Journal Publications
Book Chapters
MS/Ph.D. ThesesHairston, G. (2022-May) “Using Bio-Inspired Techniques to Design for Improved Sustainability and Robustness in Net Zero Communities.” Mechanical Engineering M.S. Thesis, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.
Wilson, T. (2022-May) “Designing and Optimizing Supply Chain Networks for Resilience using Ecological Network Analysis.” Mechanical Engineering M.S. Thesis, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.
Foster, A. (2021-June) “Ecological Uniqueness for Understanding Line Importance in Power Grids.” Texas A&M Energy Institute M.S.E. Thesis, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.
Adsul, T. (2021-June) “Ant Inspired Innovation Research Strategies.” Mechanical Engineering M.S. Thesis, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.
Brehm, C.; (2020-May) “Improving the Environmental and Economic Outcomes of Industrial Networks using Nestedness to Design Resource Distribution Infrastructure” Mechanical Engineering M.S. Thesis, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.
Peer Reviewed Conference Publications
*Chatterjee, A.; Helbig ,C.; R. Malak; A. Layton. “A Survey of Graph-Theoretic Approaches for Resilient System of Systems Design.” ASME 2022 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (IDETC/CIE2022). St. Louis, MO, 2022.
*Wilson, T.; *Chatterjee, A.; Layton, A. “Exploring the Effects of Partnership and Inventory for Supply Chain Resilience Using an Ecological Network Analysis.” ASME 2022 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (IDETC/CIE2022). St. Louis, MO, 2022.
*Blair, S.; Banks, H.; *Hairston, G.; Linsey, J.; Layton, A. “Modularity Analysis of Makerspaces to Determine Potential Hubs and Critical Tools in the Makerspace.” ASEE 2022 Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN, 2022.
*Chatterjee, A.; Huang, H.; Davis, K.; Layton, A. “A Multigraph Modeling Approach to Enable Ecological Network Analysis of Cyber Physical Power Networks.” 2021 IEEE International Conference on Communications, Control, and Computing Technologies for Smart Grids (SmartGridComm) – Control and Operations for Smart Grids Symposium. Aachen, Germany, 2021. (virtual due to COVID-19)
Huang, H.; *Chatterjee, A.; Davis, K.; Layton, A. “An Investigation into Ecological Network Analysis for Cyber-Physical Power Systems.” 2021 IEEE International Conference on Communications, Control, and Computing Technologies for Smart Grids (SmartGridComm) – Cyber Security and Privacy Symposium. Aachen, Germany, 2021. (virtual due to COVID-19)
*Hairston, G.; A. Layton. “An Eco-Industrial Park-Based Method for Net Zero Community Creation.” ASME 2021 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers & Information in Engineering Conference, 2021. (virtual due to COVID-19)
*Wilson, T.; *Chatterjee, A.; Layton, A. “Developing a Supply Chain Modeling Approach to Facilitate Ecology-Inspired Design for Sustainability and Resilience.” ASME 2021 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers & Information in Engineering Conference, 2021. (virtual due to COVID-19)
*Blair, S.; Banks, H.; Linsey, J.; Layton, A. “Ecosystem Modularity as a Guide for Makerspaces Evaluations.” ASEE 2021 Conference & Exposition. Long Beach, CA, 2021. (virtual due to COVID-19)
*Foster, A.; Huang, H.; M. R. Narimani; *L. Homiller; K. Davis; A. Layton. Ecological Uniqueness for Understanding Component Important in Power Grids. 2021 IEEE Texas Power and Energy Conference (TPEC). College Station, TX, USA, 2021. (virtual due to COVID-19)
Layton, A.; B. Bras; M. Weissburg. Designing Sustainable Manufacturing Networks: The role of exclusive species in achieving ecosystem-type performance. Cleveland, OH, 2017. ASME 2017 International Design Engineering Technical Conference.
Bras, B.; Layton, A.; Weissburg, M. Improving Performance of Eco-Industrial Parks. Crete, Greece, 2016. SDM 3rd International Conference on Sustainable Design and Manufacturing.
Conference Presentations
Chatterjee, A; R. Malak; A. Layton. Bio-inspired Design: Quantifying System of Systems Fitness. 18th Annual Conference on Systems Engineering Research (CSER). Redondo Beach, CA, USA, 2020.Panyam, V.; T. Dave; A. Layton. ASME 2018 International Design Engineering Technical Conference, Understanding Ecological Efficiency and Robustness for Network Design Using Thermodynamic Power Cycles. Quebec City, Canada, 2018.
Layton, A.; B. Bras; M. Weissburg. ASME 2017 International Design Engineering Technical Conference, Designing Sustainable Manufacturing Networks: The role of exclusive species in achieving ecosystem-type performance. Cleveland, OH, 2017.
Bras, B.; Layton, A.; Weissburg, M. SDM 3rd International Conference on Sustainable Design and Manufacturing, Improving Performance of Eco-Industrial Parks. Crete, Greece, 2016.
Weissburg, M.; Layton, A.; Bras, B., International Society of Bionic Engineering, Biomimetics Workshop 2015 – Optimization and “trade-off” in Biomimetics, The Ecology of Human Infrastructure. Changchun, China, 2015.
Layton, A.; Bras, B.; Weissburg, M. ASME 2015 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences, Ecological robustness as a design principle for sustainable industrial systems. Boston, MA, 2015.
Layton, A.; Bras, B.; Reap, J.J.; Weissburg, M. ASME 2013 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Biologically Inspired Closed Loop Manufacturing Networks. San Diego, CA, 2013.
Layton, A.; Georgia Tech Research and Innovation Conference, Bio-Inspired Design of Thermal Networks. Atlanta, GA., 2013.
Layton, A.; Reap, J.J.; Bras, B. 5th ASME Energy Sustainability Conference, A Correlation between Thermal Efficiency and Biological Network Cyclicity. Washington D.C., 2011.
Layton, A.; Bras, B.; Weissburg, M. Institute for Biological Engineering Conference, Environmental to Industrial Ecology: Analogies. Atlanta, GA, 2011.
Layton, A.; Bras, B.; Weissburg, M. Institute for Biological Engineering Conference, Understanding Biological Metabolic Rate Limits for use in Engineering. Atlanta, GA, 2011.