3 Mar 2011 21:16
SAN 2011 workshop “Gaze-independent brain-computer interfaces”
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7 Feb 2011 22:14
3rd Annual BMI Workshop at IEEE-SMC
Featured BMI Workshop
IEEE SMC 2011: 3rd Annual Workshop on Brain-Machine Interfaces
Anchorage, Alaska
October 10-11, 2011
This workshop is co-sponsored jointly by the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society (SMC), Circuits and Systems Society (CAS), and the Engineering, Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS).
Important Dates
April 1, 2011: Deadline for submission of full-length papers
June 1, 2011: Acceptance/Rejection notification
July 5, 2011: Final camera-ready papers due in electronic form
For more details:
http://www.smc2011.org/technical-program/bmi-workshop
-- Dr. José del R. Millán, Defitech Professor Defitech Chair in Non-Invasive Brain-Machine Interface Center for Neuroprosthetics School of Engineering Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) EPFL STI-CNBI ELB 138. Station 11 CH-1015 Lausanne Switzerland Tel: +41-21-6937391 Fax: +41-21-6935307 jose.millan-p8DiymsW2f8@public.gmane.org http://people.epfl.ch/jose.millan
IEEE SMC 2011: 3rd Annual Workshop on Brain-Machine Interfaces
Anchorage, Alaska
October 10-11, 2011
This workshop is co-sponsored jointly by the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society (SMC), Circuits and Systems Society (CAS), and the Engineering, Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS).
Important Dates
April 1, 2011: Deadline for submission of full-length papers
June 1, 2011: Acceptance/Rejection notification
July 5, 2011: Final camera-ready papers due in electronic form
For more details:
http://www.smc2011.org/technical-program/bmi-workshop
-- Dr. José del R. Millán, Defitech Professor Defitech Chair in Non-Invasive Brain-Machine Interface Center for Neuroprosthetics School of Engineering Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) EPFL STI-CNBI ELB 138. Station 11 CH-1015 Lausanne Switzerland Tel: +41-21-6937391 Fax: +41-21-6935307 jose.millan-p8DiymsW2f8@public.gmane.org http://people.epfl.ch/jose.millan
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22 Sep 2010 21:14
Research assistant position at EPFL, Switzerland
Hi all, we have a research assistant position at multimedia signal processing lab (MMSPL) of EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland. please see below the description of the project as well as the requirements. please also note that we close the application procedure at the end of September. http://mmspl.epfl.ch/page26467.html
7 Sep 2010 23:15
2nd TOBI Workshop: Call for Papers
TOBI Workshop II:
Translational issues in BCI development: user needs, ethics, and technology transfer
Fondazione Santa Lucia, Rome, Italy
Dec. 2-3, 2010
http://www.tobi-project.org/TOBI-workshop-2
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= Announcement =
The TOBI Project (Tools for Brain Interaction, http://www.tobi-project.org) is organizing its second workshop, which follows the one held in Graz on February 2010.
The goal of the 2nd TOBI workshop is to draw the current and future scenarios involving themes of utmost relevance to fill the gap between the promises of the neural engineering achievements and the clinical application reality in terms of BCIs as a daily use assisted device and as add-on intervention in the rehabilitation protocols:
i. user centered research and design
ii. neuroethics
iii. technology transfer
The scientific program will consist of keynote talks, oral presentations, poster presentations, and round table.
A satellite session on clustering of EU-funded projects will take place (open to participants to EU-funded projects).
Partial list of speakers:
- Richard Frackowiak, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Switzerland.
- Andrea Kübler, Julius-Maximilians Universität Würzburg, Germany
- Donatella Mattia, Fondazione Santa Lucia, Rome, Italy
- José del R. Millán, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
- Klaus-R. Müller, Technische Universität Berlin, Germany
- Guglielmo Tamburrini, Federico II University of Naples, Italy
- Paul Timmers, Head of Unit for ICT for Inclusion in the European Commission (to be confirmed).
= Call for papers =
Participants are invited to submit a 2-pages paper, which will be peer reviewed. Template and instruction for submission can be found on the workshop's web site.
Papers can be accepted either for an oral or a poster presentation.
Accepted papers will be published on a special issue on the International Journal of Bioelectromagnetism (ISSN 1456-7865).
Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit an extended version for a special issue to be published on a prominent journal of the field (to be announced).
Deadline for paper submission: October 11, 2010
= Registration =
Participants are required to register through the conference menagement system (link available on the workshop's web site). Registration includes lunches, coffee breaks, and the social dinner.
Registration fees are:
70 Euro by November 1
120 Euro by November 19
170 Euro onsite
= Important dates =
Paper submission: 11 October 2010
Early registration: 1 November 2010
Late registration: 19 November 2010
Workshop: 2-3 December 2010
= Venue =
The workshop will be held at the Congress Center of Fondazione Santa Lucia IRCCS, via Ardeatina 306, in the south-eastern part of Rome, close to the Appia Antica Park.
Hotel rooms have been pre-booked downtown Rome (in the vicinity of Piazza Repubblica, conveniently linked the main city attractions by public transportation).
Complimentary buses will transfer the participants (at the beginning and at the end of the sessions) between the workshop venue and Piazza Repubblica.
The social program will include a visit to the archaeological attractions of the city, followed by a dinner downtown.
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= Info =
Official web page:
http://www.tobi-project.org/TOBI-workshop-2
Send info requests to:
tobiworkshop_AT_hsantalucia.it
Find a more detailed PDF version of the announcement at:
http://www.tobi-project.org/sites/default/files/public/Workshop/Announcement_2ndTOBIws.pdf
-------------------------------- -- Dr. José del R. Millán, Defitech Professor Defitech Chair in Non-Invasive Brain-Machine Interface Center for Neuroprosthetics School of Engineering Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) EPFL STI-CNBI ELB 138. Station 11 CH-1015 Lausanne Switzerland Tel: +41-21-6937391 Fax: +41-21-6935307 jose.millan-p8DiymsW2f8@public.gmane.org http://people.epfl.ch/jose.millan
Translational issues in BCI development: user needs, ethics, and technology transfer
Fondazione Santa Lucia, Rome, Italy
Dec. 2-3, 2010
http://www.tobi-project.org/TOBI-workshop-2
--------------------------------
= Announcement =
The TOBI Project (Tools for Brain Interaction, http://www.tobi-project.org) is organizing its second workshop, which follows the one held in Graz on February 2010.
The goal of the 2nd TOBI workshop is to draw the current and future scenarios involving themes of utmost relevance to fill the gap between the promises of the neural engineering achievements and the clinical application reality in terms of BCIs as a daily use assisted device and as add-on intervention in the rehabilitation protocols:
i. user centered research and design
ii. neuroethics
iii. technology transfer
The scientific program will consist of keynote talks, oral presentations, poster presentations, and round table.
A satellite session on clustering of EU-funded projects will take place (open to participants to EU-funded projects).
Partial list of speakers:
- Richard Frackowiak, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Switzerland.
- Andrea Kübler, Julius-Maximilians Universität Würzburg, Germany
- Donatella Mattia, Fondazione Santa Lucia, Rome, Italy
- José del R. Millán, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
- Klaus-R. Müller, Technische Universität Berlin, Germany
- Guglielmo Tamburrini, Federico II University of Naples, Italy
- Paul Timmers, Head of Unit for ICT for Inclusion in the European Commission (to be confirmed).
= Call for papers =
Participants are invited to submit a 2-pages paper, which will be peer reviewed. Template and instruction for submission can be found on the workshop's web site.
Papers can be accepted either for an oral or a poster presentation.
Accepted papers will be published on a special issue on the International Journal of Bioelectromagnetism (ISSN 1456-7865).
Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit an extended version for a special issue to be published on a prominent journal of the field (to be announced).
Deadline for paper submission: October 11, 2010
= Registration =
Participants are required to register through the conference menagement system (link available on the workshop's web site). Registration includes lunches, coffee breaks, and the social dinner.
Registration fees are:
70 Euro by November 1
120 Euro by November 19
170 Euro onsite
= Important dates =
Paper submission: 11 October 2010
Early registration: 1 November 2010
Late registration: 19 November 2010
Workshop: 2-3 December 2010
= Venue =
The workshop will be held at the Congress Center of Fondazione Santa Lucia IRCCS, via Ardeatina 306, in the south-eastern part of Rome, close to the Appia Antica Park.
Hotel rooms have been pre-booked downtown Rome (in the vicinity of Piazza Repubblica, conveniently linked the main city attractions by public transportation).
Complimentary buses will transfer the participants (at the beginning and at the end of the sessions) between the workshop venue and Piazza Repubblica.
The social program will include a visit to the archaeological attractions of the city, followed by a dinner downtown.
--------------------------------
= Info =
Official web page:
http://www.tobi-project.org/TOBI-workshop-2
Send info requests to:
tobiworkshop_AT_hsantalucia.it
Find a more detailed PDF version of the announcement at:
http://www.tobi-project.org/sites/default/files/public/Workshop/Announcement_2ndTOBIws.pdf
-------------------------------- -- Dr. José del R. Millán, Defitech Professor Defitech Chair in Non-Invasive Brain-Machine Interface Center for Neuroprosthetics School of Engineering Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) EPFL STI-CNBI ELB 138. Station 11 CH-1015 Lausanne Switzerland Tel: +41-21-6937391 Fax: +41-21-6935307 jose.millan-p8DiymsW2f8@public.gmane.org http://people.epfl.ch/jose.millan
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30 Jul 2010 04:34
self-paced movement data (EEG) for download?
Hi, I am looking for a freely downloadable EEG data set with self-paced movement data. I think there was one available as part of a past BBCI competition, but the bbci website seems to be unavailable. Does anyone know of a freely-accessible EEG data set with self-paced movement data? Thanks, Aaron Schurger
15 Jun 2010 19:06
New Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) Post Doctoral Associate position available at The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) Post Doctoral Associate <at> The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU APL)
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL) is seeking an exceptional post-doctoral fellow to develop novel brain-computer interface applications. Successful candidates will have demonstrated experience in designing and implementing neural signal processing and machine learning algorithms; designing and conducting experiments with non-invasive neural signal acquisition devices such as EEG, fMRI and fNIR; and writing software in MATLAB and C/C++. In addition, preference will be given to candidates with experience in computer vision, medical image processing, and real-time software and hardware systems
The selected Post Doctoral Associate will be responsible for:
- Developing and working with neural signal acquisition hardware to acquire neural signals from human subjects.
- Implementing neural signal processing and decoding algorithms for end effector control / signaling in brain-computer interface and neuroprosthetic applications.
- Design, implement and test novel brain-computer interface applications using non-invasive neural signal acquisition systems and neural signal processing algorithms.
- Support applied neuroscience initiatives by analyzing data and assisting with experimental design.
- Support neuroprosthetics initiatives through performance analysis and improvement of motor decoding and sensory encoding algorithms.
- Work with University faculty and students on collaborative research projects
QUALIFICATIONS:
Required:
Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or
equivalent. Demonstrated ability in machine learning algorithm development for
neural signal processing using Matlab and C/C++. Experience designing and
conducting experiments with non-invasive neural signal acquisition devices such
as EEG, fMRI and fNIR. Excellent written/oral communication skills;
ability to articulate complex technical issues effectively. Five or more
years of neural signal algorithm research and development.
US Citizenship - Applicants selected will be subject to a Government security
investigation and must meet the eligibility requirements for access to
classified information, which includes US citizenship.
Desired:
Experience in the design, development, and implementation computer vision and / or image processing algorithms/ systems.
INFORMATION ON APL:
The Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) is a division of the Johns Hopkins University, conveniently located on 365 acres in suburban Maryland midway between Baltimore and Washington, DC. APL is a not-for-profit research and development organization with over 4,000 employees dedicated to solving a wide range of complex problems that present critical challenges to the nation. APL's staff and world-class facilities have made the Laboratory a major asset to the nation for more than six decades.
JHU APL offers a comprehensive benefits package including a vacation plan, a matching retirement program, significant educational assistance, a competitive scholarship tuition program for staff with dependents, and competitive salaries commensurate with skills and experience. For more information about our organization, please visit our web site at www.jhuapl.edu.
JHU APL is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer that complies with Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972, as well as other applicable laws, and values diversity in its workforce.
HOW TO APPLY:
Applicants should apply online at www.jhuapl.edu/employment and refer to "Job Opening ID" 101637 and/or send resume to maria.schwartz-qMVjF2muBm03uPMLIKxrzw@public.gmane.org.
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15 Jun 2010 10:14
Decade of the Mind (DOM) 2010
Hello The Decade of the Mind (DOM) project is an international initiative to advance our scientific understanding of how the mind and complex behaviors are related to the activity of human brains. This year the annual meeting will be held in Singapore, 18-20 Oct 2010. The following speakers are invited to give a talk: J. Olds, J.L. McClelland, R. Gallistel, D. Purves, K. Mogi, N. Thakor, J. Weng, C. Guan, H. Ishiguro, C. Koch, M. Spitzer, C.A. Czeisler and N. Birbaumer. More information and registration here: http://dom-6.org Regards Brice Rebsamen
26 Mar 2010 15:22
CFP: Shared Control for BMI
A gentle reminder that the deadline for this workshop is
approaching.
Looking forward to your submissions!
Jose del R. Millan
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2010 IEEE Int. Conf. on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Workshop on Brain-Machine Interfaces Brain-machine interfaces (BMI) offer the possibility of a new generation of technologies that allow users to directly control devices directly via the nervous system. BMIs can be used to develop new communication pathways to restore and augment sensory and motor function in disabled individuals. At the core of BMI system design is a controller that must accommodate the seamless interaction between systems of neurons with electronics and robotics. This workshop solicits papers in any area of BMI, but it will prioritize contributions on innovations in signal processing, controls, and robotics to revolutionize information handling between the nervous system and computing machines. The concept of “sharing control” between humans and machines has its roots back to the early history of Cybernetics. Compared to that early history, the challenges for BMIs involves developing control systems capable of handling biological signals that are sparse, noisy and dynamic in nature. Moreover, these systems are operating in a wide variety of dynamic environments encountered in the activities of daily life. One of the goals of this workshop is to identify leading advancements in Cybernetics theory that can improve performance in BMIs through cooperative control. Several examples of such systems include intelligent robotics that can assist with obstacle avoidance or accurate grasping, and adaptive algorithms that can learn the robot’s optimal behavior from the user ’s nonstationary brain signals. Of particular interest in this workshop are the principles that allow bi-directional communication and assistance between the user’s nervous system and the device being controlled as well as how to support the dynamic sharing of roles and responsibilities of a control task. In addition, topics sought include the design of collaborative, cognitive workspaces and signal analysis that supports a shared understanding of the task and environment. The workshop will feature some prominent invited speakers active in research on “shared control” in BMI and other fields such as robotics and human-computer interaction. Best contributions presented during the workshop will be invited to submit an extended version to a special issue of the IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics – Part B that will undergo a normal full review process. The theme of this special issue of SMC-B is “Shared Control in Brain-Machine Interfaces”, and submissions are open to active researchers in the field independently of whether or not they participate in this workshop. Place & Dates: Istanbul, Turkey. October 10-13, 2010. http://www.smc2010.org PAPER SUBMISSIONS: Papers should follow the IEEE format and conference guidelines. The template is available at: http://www.smc2010.org/SMC2010_Paper_Format.zip Send a PDF copy of your paper to jose.millan AT epfl.ch with the title “SMC’10-BMI Workshop”. ORGANIZERS: José del R. Millán, Ph.D. EPFL, Switzerland (http://people.epfl.ch/jose.millan) Jose M. Carmena, Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA (http://www.eecs.berkeley.edu/~carmena) Justin C. Sanchez, Ph.D. University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA (http://nrg.mbi.ufl.edu) Michael Smith, Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA Schedule: Deadline for submissions: April 15th, 2010 Notification of review: May 15th, 2010 Final manuscript due: June 27th, 2010 -- Dr. José del R. Millán, Defitech Professor Defitech Chair in Non-Invasive Brain-Machine Interface Center for Neuroprosthetics School of Engineering Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) EPFL STI-CNBI ELB 138. Station 11 CH-1015 Lausanne Switzerland Tel: +41-21-6937391 Fax: +41-21-6935307 jose.millan-p8DiymsW2f8@public.gmane.org http://people.epfl.ch/jose.millan
Looking forward to your submissions!
Jose del R. Millan
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2010 IEEE Int. Conf. on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Workshop on Brain-Machine Interfaces Brain-machine interfaces (BMI) offer the possibility of a new generation of technologies that allow users to directly control devices directly via the nervous system. BMIs can be used to develop new communication pathways to restore and augment sensory and motor function in disabled individuals. At the core of BMI system design is a controller that must accommodate the seamless interaction between systems of neurons with electronics and robotics. This workshop solicits papers in any area of BMI, but it will prioritize contributions on innovations in signal processing, controls, and robotics to revolutionize information handling between the nervous system and computing machines. The concept of “sharing control” between humans and machines has its roots back to the early history of Cybernetics. Compared to that early history, the challenges for BMIs involves developing control systems capable of handling biological signals that are sparse, noisy and dynamic in nature. Moreover, these systems are operating in a wide variety of dynamic environments encountered in the activities of daily life. One of the goals of this workshop is to identify leading advancements in Cybernetics theory that can improve performance in BMIs through cooperative control. Several examples of such systems include intelligent robotics that can assist with obstacle avoidance or accurate grasping, and adaptive algorithms that can learn the robot’s optimal behavior from the user ’s nonstationary brain signals. Of particular interest in this workshop are the principles that allow bi-directional communication and assistance between the user’s nervous system and the device being controlled as well as how to support the dynamic sharing of roles and responsibilities of a control task. In addition, topics sought include the design of collaborative, cognitive workspaces and signal analysis that supports a shared understanding of the task and environment. The workshop will feature some prominent invited speakers active in research on “shared control” in BMI and other fields such as robotics and human-computer interaction. Best contributions presented during the workshop will be invited to submit an extended version to a special issue of the IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics – Part B that will undergo a normal full review process. The theme of this special issue of SMC-B is “Shared Control in Brain-Machine Interfaces”, and submissions are open to active researchers in the field independently of whether or not they participate in this workshop. Place & Dates: Istanbul, Turkey. October 10-13, 2010. http://www.smc2010.org PAPER SUBMISSIONS: Papers should follow the IEEE format and conference guidelines. The template is available at: http://www.smc2010.org/SMC2010_Paper_Format.zip Send a PDF copy of your paper to jose.millan AT epfl.ch with the title “SMC’10-BMI Workshop”. ORGANIZERS: José del R. Millán, Ph.D. EPFL, Switzerland (http://people.epfl.ch/jose.millan) Jose M. Carmena, Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA (http://www.eecs.berkeley.edu/~carmena) Justin C. Sanchez, Ph.D. University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA (http://nrg.mbi.ufl.edu) Michael Smith, Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA Schedule: Deadline for submissions: April 15th, 2010 Notification of review: May 15th, 2010 Final manuscript due: June 27th, 2010 -- Dr. José del R. Millán, Defitech Professor Defitech Chair in Non-Invasive Brain-Machine Interface Center for Neuroprosthetics School of Engineering Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) EPFL STI-CNBI ELB 138. Station 11 CH-1015 Lausanne Switzerland Tel: +41-21-6937391 Fax: +41-21-6935307 jose.millan-p8DiymsW2f8@public.gmane.org http://people.epfl.ch/jose.millan
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9 Feb 2010 17:39
Updated Call for Papers: Special Issue on Affective and Adaptive Brain-computer Interfaces
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CALL FOR PAPERS
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Special Issue on Affective Brain-Computer Interfaces of the
International Journal of Autonomous and Adaptive Communication Systems
http://www.inderscience.com/browse/index.php?journalCODE=ijaacs
Editors: Anton Nijholt et al.
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Special Issue
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This Special Issue of the International Journal of Autonomous and Adaptive Communication Systems (IJAACS) is a follow-up of the aBCI satellite workshop of the International Conference on Affective Computing and Intelligent Interaction (ACII), held in Amsterdam in September 2009. This Special Issue, is meant to explore the advantages and limitations of using neurophysiological signals as a modality for the automatic recognition of affective and cognitive states, as well as the possibilities to use this information about the user state in innovative and adaptive applications.
Background
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Recent research efforts in brain-computer interfaces (BCI) show that brain activity can be used as an active/voluntary, or passive/involuntary control modality in man-machine interaction. While active BCI paradigms received a lot of attention in recent years, research on passive approaches to BCI is still lacking concerted activity.
However, it has been shown more than once that brain activations can carry information about the affective and cognitive state of a subject, and that the interaction between humans and machines can be aided by the recognition of those user states.
To achieve robust passive BCIs, efforts from applied and basic sciences have to be combined. On the one hand, applied fields such as affective computing aim at the development of applications that adapt to changes in the user states and thereby enrich the interaction, leading to a more natural and effective usability. On the other hand, basic research in neuroscience advances our understanding of the neural processes associated with emotions. Furthermore, similar advancements are being made for more cognitive mental states, for example attention, fatigue, and work load, which strongly interact with affective states.
We encourage submissions exploring one or more of the following topics:
* emotion elicitation and data collection for affective BCI
* detection of affective and cognitive states with BCI and other modalities
* adaptive interfaces and affective BCI, affective BCI applications
* embedding affective BCI in active and passive BCI approaches
(Revised) Time Schedule
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* February 15 : Deadline for Abstracts
* February 18 : Invitation for Full Paper Submission
* March 20: Full Paper Deadline
Paper submissions
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Potential authors should first submit a title and a one-page abstract. Please submit them in PDF format to anijholt-8r3Oct4jWDug3/DtDW+Qtg@public.gmane.org. Final papers should be at most 20 pages long and in the format of the IJAACS Journal (see http://www.inderscience.com/mapper.php?id=31).
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2 Feb 2010 07:55
Shared Control for BMI: Two Calls for Papers
Please find attached two Calls for Papers on Shared Control for Brain-Machine Interfaces.
The first one is an special issue of the journal IEEE Trans. SMC-Part B.
The second one is a workshop at the annual SMC 2010 conference in Istanbul.
Looking forward to your submissions!
Jose del R. Millan
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IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics – Part B
Special Issue: Shared Control in Brain-Machine Interfaces
Scope: Brain-machine interfaces (BMI) offer the possibility of a new generation of technologies that allow users to directly control devices directly via the nervous system. BMIs can be used to develop new communication pathways to restore and augment sensory and motor function in disabled individuals. At the core of BMI system design is a controller that must accommodate the seamless interaction between systems of neurons with electronics and robotics. This special issue focuses on innovations in signal processing, controls, and robotics to revolutionize information handling between the nervous system and computing machines.
The concept of “sharing control” between humans and machines has its roots back to the early history of Cybernetics. Compared to that early history, the challenges for BMIs involves developing control systems capable of handling biological signals that are sparse, noisy and dynamic in nature. Moreover, these systems are operating in a wide variety of dynamic environments encountered in the activities of daily life. One of the goals of this special issue is to identify leading advancements in Cybernetics theory that can improve performance in BMIs through cooperative control. Several examples of such systems include intelligent robotics that can assist with obstacle avoidance or accurate grasping, and adaptive algorithms that can learn the robot’s optimal behavior from the
user’s nonstationary brain signals.
Of particular interest in this special issue are the principles that allow bi-directional communication and assistance between the user’s nervous system and the device being controlled as well as how to support the dynamic sharing of roles and responsibilities of a control task. In addition, topics sought include the design of collaborative, cognitive workspaces and signal analysis that supports a shared understanding of the task and environment.
Schedule:
Deadline for submissions: October 31st, 2010
Notification of first review: December 15th, 2010
Revised submissions due: February 15th, 2011
Notification of final review: March 31st, 2011
Final manuscript due: May 31st, 2011
Expected publication: Late 2011
Guest Editors:
Dr. José del R. Millán, Defitech Professor
Defitech Chair in Non-Invasive Brain-Machine Interface
Center for Neuroprosthetics
School of Engineering
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL)
EPFL STI-CNBI
ELB 138. Station 11
CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
http://people.epfl.ch/jose.millan
Jose M. Carmena, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences
Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute
Program in Cognitive Science
University of California, Berkeley
754 Sutardja Dai Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720-1764, USA
http://www.eecs.berkeley.edu/~carmena
Justin C. Sanchez, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Departments of Pediatrics, Neuroscience, and Biomedical Engineering
P.O. Box 100296
Neuroprosthetics Research Group
Lab: HD-410
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32610
http://nrg.mbi.ufl.edu
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2010 IEEE Int. Conf. on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics
Workshop on Brain-Machine Interfaces
Brain-machine interfaces (BMI) offer the possibility of a new generation of technologies that allow users to directly control devices directly via the nervous system. BMIs can be used to develop new communication pathways to restore and augment sensory and motor function in disabled individuals. At the core of BMI system design is a controller that must accommodate the seamless interaction between systems of neurons with electronics and robotics. This workshop solicits papers in any area of BMI, but it will prioritize contributions on innovations in signal processing, controls, and robotics to revolutionize information handling between the nervous system and computing machines.
The concept of “sharing control” between humans and machines has its roots back to the early history of Cybernetics. Compared to that early history, the challenges for BMIs involves developing control systems capable of handling biological signals that are sparse, noisy and dynamic in nature. Moreover, these systems are operating in a wide variety of dynamic environments encountered in the activities of daily life. One of the goals of this workshop is to identify leading advancements in Cybernetics theory that can improve performance in BMIs through cooperative control. Several examples of such systems include intelligent robotics that can assist with obstacle avoidance or accurate grasping, and adaptive algorithms that can learn the robot’s optimal behavior from the user
’s nonstationary brain signals.
Of particular interest in this workshop are the principles that allow bi-directional communication and assistance between the user’s nervous system and the device being controlled as well as how to support the dynamic sharing of roles and responsibilities of a control task. In addition, topics sought include the design of collaborative, cognitive workspaces and signal analysis that supports a shared understanding of the task and environment.
The workshop will feature some prominent invited speakers active in research on “shared control” in BMI and other fields such as robotics and human-computer interaction.
Best contributions presented during the workshop will be invited to submit an extended version to a special issue of the IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics – Part B that will undergo a normal full review process. The theme of this special issue of SMC-B is “Shared Control in Brain-Machine Interfaces”, and submissions are open to active researchers in the field independently of whether or not they participate in this workshop.
Place & Dates: Istanbul, Turkey. October 10-13, 2010. http://www.smc2010.org
PAPER SUBMISSIONS:
Papers should follow the IEEE format and conference guidelines. The template is available at: http://www.smc2010.org/SMC2010_Paper_Format.zip
Send a PDF copy of your paper to
jose.millan AT epfl.ch
with the title “SMC’10-BMI Workshop”.
ORGANIZERS:
José del R. Millán, Ph.D.
EPFL, Switzerland (http://people.epfl.ch/jose.millan)
Jose M. Carmena, Ph.D.
University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA (http://www.eecs.berkeley.edu/~carmena)
Justin C. Sanchez, Ph.D.
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA (http://nrg.mbi.ufl.edu)
Michael Smith, Ph.D.
University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
Schedule:
Deadline for submissions: April 15th, 2010
Notification of review: May 15th, 2010
Final manuscript due: June 27th, 2010
--
Dr. José del R. Millán, Defitech Professor
Defitech Chair in Non-Invasive Brain-Machine Interface
Center for Neuroprosthetics
School of Engineering
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL)
EPFL STI-CNBI
ELB 138. Station 11
CH-1015 Lausanne
Switzerland
Tel: +41-21-6937391
Fax: +41-21-6935307
jose.millan-p8DiymsW2f8@public.gmane.org
http://people.epfl.ch/jose.millan
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Call for Participation: BCI project "Looking around in a virtual world" (Covert attention vs EOG)
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Call for Participation for a brain-computer interface (BCI) project
LOOKING AROUND IN A VIRTUAL WORLD
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eNTERFACE’10, the 6th Intl. Summer Workshop on Multimodal Interfaces
Amsterdam, the Netherlands, July 12th – August 6th, 2010
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== Looking Around in a Virtual World ==
The aim of this brain-computer interface (BCI) project is to develop a smart camera for virtual worlds, based on EEG (electroencephalographic) measurements. The influence on the camera could range from a mouse-look alternative, to gently nudging the camera to where the user is attending. Currently, there are two methods that could be used: covert attention, and eye movement. For this project, we will implement these pipelines, evaluate them offline, and design a mapping to camera movement, to culminate in on-line experiments to determine the usability and user experience of the developed prototypes.
For the full project description, check the official enterface website, or the project website at: http://tiny.cc/e10bci
== eNTERFACE ==
The eNTERFACE workshops gather in a single place a team of leading professionals in multimodal man-machine interfaces together with students, to work in a multidisciplinary and international environment on human-computer interaction challenges, for 4 weeks. It is an innovative and intensive collaboration scheme, designed to allow researchers to integrate their software tools, deploy demonstrators, collect novel databases, and work side by side with a great number of experts.
== Call for Participation ==
Senior
researchers, PhD, or master students interested in participating at the
Workshop can send their application by emailing the Organizing
Committee at a.a.salah-V/Xpf/srekw@public.gmane.org on
or before February
15, 2010. The application should contain: a short CV, a list
of 3 preferred projects to work on, and a list of interests/skills to
offer for these projects. Be sure to mention our project "Looking
around in a virtual world".
The workshop is free for all participants, but participants must procure their own travel and accommodation expenses. Information about the venue and accommodation are provided on the eNTERFACE’10 website:
http://enterface10.science.uva.nl
Information about the other projects can be found here:
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