[Comp-neuro] 8/27/2012, San Diego CA: IEEE EMB/CAS/SMC Workshop on Brain-Machine-Body Interfaces

IEEE EMB/CAS/SMC Workshop on Brain-Machine-Body Interfaces

Monday August 27, 2012, San Diego, California, USA

http://embc2012.embs.org/program/bmbi

CALL FOR PAPERS AND PARTICIPATION

Brain-machine interfaces (BMI), or brain-computer interfaces (BCI), extend the capacity of the human brain in directly communicating and interacting with the environment.  BMI/BCI research has traditionally focused on harnessing this capability for applications of neural prostheses in restoring communication and mobility of the motor impaired.  A larger range of clinical applications are now emerging that extend the BMI/BCI and neural prostheses paradigms to brain-machine-body interfaces, harnessing benefits of neuromodulation and sensory feedback in interfacing across the central and peripheral nervous systems, facilitating closed-loop and minimally-invasive remediation of neurological and motor disorders, and more generally encompassing mind-body in health and wellbeing.

This 3rd workshop in a series co-sponsored by the IEEE EMB, CAS, and SMC Societies highlights advances in brain-machine-body interface technology and its myriad applications promoting health and wellness that result from synergies between scientists, engineers, and clinical practitioners in this rapidly emerging field.  Held on Monday August 27, 2012 in conjunction with EMBC 2012 (http://embc2012.embs.org) at the San Diego Bayfront Hilton, the workshop combines invited lectures by leading experts with an exciting and highly interactive program of solicited contributions.  A limited number of student and postdoctoral fellow travel grants will be provided, and best poster and demonstration awards will be conferred at the workshop.

One-page papers for poster and spotlight presentations and live interactive demonstrations are solicited on theoretical foundations, technology advances, and clinical and health-promoting applications covering all aspects of brain-machine-body interfaces including (but not limited to):

• Brain-machine and brain-computer interfaces;
• Closed-loop neuromodulation and deep-brain stimulation;
• Remediation and rehabilitation of neurological and motor disorders;
• Sensory feedback in motor prostheses;
• Neuromorphic brain-machine and silicon-neuron interfaces;
• Non-invasive and minimally invasive mobile brain/body functional imaging;
• Transcranial magnetic and electrical stimulation;
• Optogenetics for behaviorial neuroscience;
• Neurofeedback and stimulation induced plasticity;
• Electroacupuncture;
• Body area networks for wireless health; etc.

Submission instructions and more information are at the workshop URL:

http://embc2012.embs.org/program/bmbi

KEY DATES:

July 15, 2012: Deadline for submission of one-page papers

July 25, 2012: Notification of acceptance

August 27, 2012: Workshop, San Diego Bayfront Hilton

CONTACT:

Workshop Chair:

Gert Cauwenberghs, UC San Diego, USA, gert@ucsd.edu

Workshop Co-Chairs:

Maysam Ghovanloo, Georgia Tech, USA, mgh@gatech.edu

José del R. Millán, EPFL, Switzerland, jose.millan@epfl.ch

Organizing Committee:

Metin Akay, Univ. of Houston, USA

Bin He, Univ. of Minnesota, USA

Paul Sajda, Columbia Univ., USA

Mohamad Sawan, Ecole Polytechnique de Montréal, Canada

Nitish Thakor, Johns Hopkins Univ., USA; National Univ. of Singapore

James Weiland, Univ. of Southern California, USA