[Comp-neuro] Monday 8/27 @ EMBC'2012: IEEE EMB/CAS/SMC Workshop on Brain-Machine-Body Interfaces

Final Call for Participation

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

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

When:

Monday August 27, 2012 (directly preceding EMBC 2012)

8:00am-6:30pm

Where:

Sapphire A, San Diego Bayfront Hilton

San Diego, California, USA

Program, Schedule, and Registration:

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

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'12, the workshop combines invited lectures by leading experts with an exciting and highly interactive program of solicited contributions, including live demonstrations, and poster and spotlight presentations.  All attendees are also invited to participate in a panel discussion on future directions in brain-machine-body interfaces, and in the selection of best poster and demonstration awards at the conclusion of the workshop program.

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