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Challenging Brain Computer Interfaces: Neural Engineering Meets Clinical Needs in Neurorehabilitation
http://www.maia-project.org/workshop-2006.php
November, 9-10, 2006
IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia, Rome, Italy
Last years have witnessed advances in Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCI), but how far is this new field from clinical practice? The goal of the workshop is to draw the current and future scenarios involving the application of advanced neural engineering techniques to interpret brain signals for clinical use in the rehabilitation context.
The presentations will consist of a series of invited talks (see below) and poster presentations. Some of the major groups in BCI pursuing clinical applications of this technology will report their experience. The participation of the Associate Editors of relevant international journals in the field on neurotechnologies (IEEE TNSRE, Clinical Neurophysiology) will address how ultimate neural engineering techniques could meet the challenge. Also, the view of clinicians involved in neurorehabilitation programs will complete the picture. Finally, the European MAIA project will report their achievements in non-invasive brain-controlled robots.
Abstract Submission
Please send a one-page abstract (including figures and references, no less than 200 words) to workshop@maia-project.org using the following template
Posters will be selected depending on relevance to the workshop topic, quality, and novelty.
Selected papers of the workshop will be considered for publication in a special issue on "BCI and Robotics" of the Journal of Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience
Important Dates
Deadline for abstract submission: September 14, 2006
Notification of acceptance: September 25, 2006
Deadline for early registration: October 15, 2006
Conference dates: November 9-10, 2006
Invited Speakers
Prof. José M. Carmena, University of California Berkeley, USA
Prof. Shangkai Gao, Tsinghua University, China
Dr. Andrea Kuebler, University of Tuebingen, Germany
Prof. Marco Molinari, IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia, Rome, Italy
Prof. Christa Neuper, University of Graz, Austria
Dr. Florin Popescu, Fraunhofer Institut FIRST, Berlin, Germany
Dr. Theresa Vaughan, Wadsworth Center, Albany, USA
Organizing Committee
Prof. José del R. Millán, IDIAP Research Institute, Martigny, Switzerland (co-chair)
Prof. Maria Grazia Marciani, IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia, Rome, Italy (co-chair)
Dr. Sara Gonzalez Andrino, Geneva University Hospital, Switzerland
Prof. Fabio Babiloni, University of Rome "La Sapienza", Italy
Ac.Prof. Kimmo kaski, Helsinki University of Technology, Finland
Prof. Marnix Nuttin, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
Registration
The registration fee is:
- 50 EUR for early registration (October 15, 2006)
- 100 EUR from October 16th to November 1st
- 150 EUR onsite registration
Registration includes coffee breaks and workshop material.
Please fax this *registration form* duly filled to G&G Congressi +39 06 5033071
Hotels and venue informations
Click here to get more info (.pdf 380Ko)
Sponsors
The workshop is organized by the EU's 6th Framework Programme MAIA project.
It is also sponsored by:
The workshop is also part of the PASCAL's 2006 Thematic Programme on "Computational Neuroscience and BCI".
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