BCI & Neurotech Masterclass Massachusetts and Rhode Island 1.0

BCI & NEUROTECH MASTERCLASS MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND 1.0

September 27, 2022, 09:00-17:00 (EST US)

Simply turn on your PC and get direct access to some of the most renowned national institutions and scientists in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

BCI & NEUROTECHNOLOGY IN MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND

The development of brain-computer interface technologies and connecting the brain to computers and robots via a non-muscular pathway has made a huge difference in various fields such as rehabilitation, robotics, or even art. Nowadays, BCI technology is getting noticed more and more by the international tech giants around the world, making them interested in dedicating their budgets and funding to develop this ever-growing technology. There are many labs around the world which are attempting to introduce new applications of BCI and make a difference in this field; and the BCI labs of Massachusetts and Rhode Island are leading in many aspects.

g.tec has invited some of the best BCI researchers of the states to present their exciting R&D achievements and introduce their latest BCI applications. Don’t miss this chance to get to learn new applications of brain-computer interfaces and gain insight into the nitty-gritty of the new techniques introduced by our speakers.

MASTERCLASS PROGRAM

09:00-10:00 Current and future applications of BCIs
Dr. Christoph Guger (g.tec medical engineering GmbH)

10:00-11:00 cortiQ – functional mapping and cortico-cortical evoked potentials
Dr. Christoph Kapeller (g.tec medical engineering GmbH)

11:00-12:00 Language mapping with children with stereo EEG, using rapid real time high-gamma frequency functional mapping
Dr. Takeoka Masanori (Boston Children’s Hospital)

12:00-13:00 Brain stimulation – from functional mapping to closed-loop neuromodulation
Johannes Grünwald (g.tec medical engineering GmbH)

13:00-14:00 Assessing internal, external attention, stress and cognitive load in XR using brain sensing
Dr. Nataliya Kosmyna (MIT Media Lab)

14:00-15:00 Update on the BrainGate clinical trials
Dr. Leigh Hochberg (Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School)

15:00-16:00 Fundamentals of fNIRS and its applications in neurotechnology
Dr. Yalda Shahriari (University of Rhode Island)

16:00-17:00 EEG and fNIRS, Hackathon, Unicorn teaching lab
Fan Cao (g.tec neurotechnology USA Inc.)