BCI & NEUROTECH MASTERCLASS CANADA 1.0
July 21, 2023 (MST Calgary)
Simply turn on your PC and get direct access to the most renowned national institutions and scientists in Canada.
FIRST TIME IN CANADA
Brain-computer interface technologies are becoming more and more popular because they open up many new human-centered research opportunities. International tech giants are also throwing themselves into the BCI field along with a lot of money. But what is happening in Canada regarding brain-interfacing technologies? There are many labs striving to find new applications to make a difference on the market.
g.tec has invited some of the best BCI researchers to present you the most exciting R&D that is currently happening in Canada. Don’t miss this chance to learn new and future applications of brain-computer interfaces and acquire insights into the know-how and techniques of our speakers.
MASTERCLASS PROGRAM
9:30-10:15 Current and future applications of BCIs: assessment, control, rehabilitation, communication
Christoph Guger, g.tec medical engineering GmbH
10:15-11:00 How new technologies improve the care of severely brain damaged patients
Steven Laureys, CERVO Brain Research Center, University Laval, Quebec
11:00-11:30 recoveriX – closed loop BCI system for stroke rehabilitation
Christoph Guger, g.tec medical engineering GmbH
11:30-12:00 Towards EEG-based biomarkers of large-scale brain networks – applications in psychiatry
Saurabh Bhaskar Shaw, Western University, London, Vector Institute, Toronto
12:00-12:30 Lunch break
12:30-13:00 What do you gain by combining EEG and fNIRS?
Micah Ching, g.tec neurotechnology Canada
13:00-14:00 BCIs to enhance life participation for children with severe neurological disabilities
Adam Kirton & Dion Kelly, University of Calgary
14:00-14:45 More than child’s play: enabling BCI for kids
Eli Kinney-Lang, Erica Floreani, University of Calgary
14:45-15:00 Coffee break
15:00-15:30 A BCI based on corticomuscular coherence for application in sensorimotor control
Stevie Foglia, Aimee J. Nelson, McMaster University
15:30-16:00 BCIs signal processing and machine learning
Tiago H. Falk, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique
Centre Énergie, Matériaux, Télécommunications, Montreal
16:00-16:30 How to use the Unicorn Education Kit in your curriculum and join the hackathons?
Micah Ching, g.tec neurotechnology Canada
16:30-17:30 Bootstrapping a local neurotech ecosystem in Alberta
Eden Redman, NeuroAlbertaTech
17:30-18:00 Multi-modal outcome analysis in pediatric mild traumatic brain injury
Pauline DeJesus, University of Calgary
18:00-18:30 Taking cognitive neuroscience outside the lab with mobile eeg and eeg-notebooks
John D. Griffiths, University of Toronto
18:30-19:30 Towards an optical-brain computer interface to assess brain function in patients with brain injuries
Androu Raafat F. Abdalmalak, Western University
Dr. Christoph Guger
g.tec medical engineering GmbH
Eden Redman
NeurAlbertaTech
Dion Kelly
BCI4Kids Lab | University of Calgary
Dr. Adam Kirton
Professor of Pediatrics and Clinical Neurosciences; Pediatric Neurologist, Alberta Health Services
Eli Kinney-Lang
Postdoctoral Researcher at University of Calgary
Erica Floreani
BCI Technologist at Alberta Children's Hospital
Pauline de Jesus
University of Calgary
Dr. Steven Laureys
Neurologist, CERVO Brain research centre
Dr. Saurabh Bhaskar Shaw
Post-doctoral Associate, Department of Psychiatry, Western University, London Postgraduate Affiliate, Vector Institute, Toronto
Aimee J. Nelson
McMaster University
Tiago H. Falk
Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique Centre Énergie, Matériaux, Télécommunications Montreal
Stevie Foglia
McMaster University
Androu Raafat F. Abdalmalak
Department of Physiology and Pharmacology and Department of Psychology, Western University
John Griffiths
Research Scientist & Assistant Professor, CAMH & University of Toronto Chapter Lead, NeuroTechX Toronto
Micah Ching
g.tec neurotechnology USA Inc.