THIRD INTERNATIONAL BCI MEETING: PROGRAM

THIRD INTERNATIONAL BCI MEETING: PROGRAM

TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 2005

2:00 - 7:00 pm Registration, Set-up of posters and demos Guggenheim Lobby

4:00 -7:00 Wadsworth Center Reception Weathervane Restaurant

7:00 - 8:30 Opening Dinner Weathervane Restaurant

8:30 - 10:00 Cash Bar Available Weathervane Restaurant

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2005

6:30 - 8:00 am Breakfast Weathervane Restaurant

8:15 - 10:15 Welcome and Laboratory Presentations Guggenheim Pavilion

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Jonathan R. Wolpaw, Wadsworth Center, New York State Dept. of Health, Albany, NY, USA

Welcoming Remarks

Christa Neuper, University of Graz and the Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria

15 years of BCI research at Graz University of Technology: Actual projects

Gerald Loeb, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles,

California, USA

BION wireless interfaces for proprioception and muscle activation

Febo Cincotti, Fondazione Santa Lucia, Rome, Italy

Technological aids to improve independence - ASPICE project

William Shain, Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY, USA

Cortical Neural Prostheses - controlling the biological interface

Leonard Trejo, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California, USA

Brain-computer Interfaces for 1-D and 2-D Cursor Control: Designs Using Volitional Control

of the EEG Spectrum or Steady-State Visual Evoked Potentials

Julien Kronegg, Computer Vision and Multimedia Laboratory, Computer Science Dept.,

University of Geneva, Switzerland

Research in Brain-computer interaction

Ou Bai, Human Motor Control Section, NINDS, NIH, Betheda, Maryland, USA

Prediction of Human Voluntary Movement Intention in Real-time --- BCI Project in Human

Motor Control Section, NINDS/NIH

Daryl Kipke, Neural Engineering Laboratory, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

Implantable Intracortical Neuroprostheses: Devices and Experimental Studies

Janis Daly, Department of Neurology, CWR University Sch of Med and Cleveland VA Medical Center; Ohio, USA

Stroke Motor Learning and Motor Control

Eric Sellers, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA

Brain - Computer Interface (BCI) Research at the University of South Florida Cognitive

Psychophysiology Lab: The P300 Event-Related Potential

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10:15 - 10:45 Break

10:45 - 12:30 pm Laboratory Presentations Continue Guggenheim Pavilion

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Meel Velliste, Departments of Neurobiology and Bioengineering, and the Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition,

University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

3D Cortical Control of an Anthropomorphic Arm under Direct Visualization

Jack Judy, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA

UCLA Neuroengineering Program and BCI Research

Gary Birch, Neil Squire Society and the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

Brain Interface Research for Asynchronous Control Applications

Daniel Moran, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Hand Orientation Control in Motor Cortex

Justin Sanchez, McKnight Brain Institute and Computational NeuroEngineering Laboratory

University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida

Brain-Machine Interfaces: Computational Approaches and Hybrid Hardware Development for

Multi-Channel Neural Data Analysis

Shangkai Gao, Dept. of Biomedical Eng., Sch. of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

Brain-Computer Interface Research in Tsinghua University

Nick Ramsey, Department of Psychiatry, University Medical Center, Utrecht, Netherlands

TBA

Joseph Francis, SUNY Downstate Med Center, Brooklyn, New York, USA

Neural ensemble activity from multiple brain regions predicts kinematic and dynamic variables

in a multiple force field reaching task.

Robert Schmidt, Cleveland Medical Devices Inc., Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Wireless Brain Computer Interface for Disabled Individuals

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12:30 - 2:15 Lunch Weathervane Restaurant

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2:30 - 5:30 Workshops: Day 1 I: Strauss Meeting Room

II:Guggenheim Pavilion

III: Stonecrop Living Room

IV: Huyck Living Room

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5:45 - 7:45 Dinner

8:00 - 9:00 Keynote Address by William J. Heetderks: Self Expression: Past, Present, and Future

9:00 on After-Hours Reception

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THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 2005

6:30 Bird Watch Led by Jane Huggins

6:30 - 8:00 am Breakfast Weathervane Restaurant

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8:15 - 10:15 Laboratory Presentations Continue Guggenheim Pavilion

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Jeremy Hill, Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tuebingen, Germany

Machine-Learning Approaches to BCI in Tuebingen

Jane Huggins, University Hospital, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

University of Michigan Direct Brain Interface: 2005 Update

Bin He, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA

A Time-Frequency Approach for EEG-based Brain-Computer Interface

Sing Yau Goh, Biomedical Engineering Department, University of Malaya, Malaysia

A BCI system for control of prosthetic hand and remote devices

Dawn Taylor, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Restoring Arm & Hand Function by Thought

Justin Williams, University of Wisconsin, Depts. of Biomedical Engineering and

Neurological Surgery, Madison, Wisconsin, USA

BioMEMS Interfaces with the Nervous System: From Cell Culture to Clinical Applications

Oscar YaZez-Suarez, Lab de Neuroimagenología, UAM Iztapalapa, Mexico City, Mexico

Brain Research at the Neuroimaging Laboratory of the Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana

Pradeep Shenoy, Neural Systems Lab, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA

BCI Research at the Neural Systems Lab, UW

Omar Feix do Nascimento, Center for Sensory-Motor Interaction, Aalborg University (AAU)

Brain-Computer Interface Research at Aalborg University

Kai Miller, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA

One-Dimensional Cursor Control and Initial Studies with Two-Dimensiona

Cursor Control Using Electrocorticographic Signals in Humans

10:15 - 10:45 am Break

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10:45 - 12:30 Laboratory Presentations Continue

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Vivian Musharwar, Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada

Could Cortical Signals Control Intraspinal Stimulators?

Edward J. Wright, Neural Signals Inc, Atlanta, GA USA

BCI control for locked-in patient in real world environments

Chuck Anderson, Department of Computer Science, Colorado State University, Fort, Collins, Colorado, USA

Signal Representations Based on Singular-Value Dec

Daniel Rizzuto, Division of Biology, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USA

A cognitive neural prosthetic system using posterior parietal cortex

Adam Gerson, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University New York, New York, USA

Real-time Image Triage based on Single-trial Detection of Visual Recognition and Discrimination Events in EEG

Maria Stokes, School of Health Professions & Rehabilitation Sci., University of Southampton, United Kingdom

Southampton Brain Computer Interfacing (BCI) Research Programme

Melody Moore, Computer Information Systems, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Biometric Interface Research at the GSU BrainLab

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12:30 - 1:45 Barbeque Weathervane Garden

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2:00 - 5:00 Workshop Day 2 I: Strauss Meeting Room

II: Guggenheim Pavilion

III: Stonecrop Living Room

IV: Huyck Living Room

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5:15 - 6:00 Data Competition Strauss Meeting Room

Klaus Müller, University of Potsdam and Fraunhofer FIRST (IDA), Berlin, Germany

BCI Competition III - Presentation of the Results

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5:30 - 6:00 Hor D’oeuvres and Cash Bar Strauss Deck

6:00 - 8:00 Dinner Weathervane Restaurant

8:00 - 9:30 Posters and Demonstrations Guggenheim Pavilion

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FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 2005

6:30 - 8:00 am Breakfast Weathervane Restaurant

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8:15 - 10:15 Laboratory Presentations Continue Guggenheim Pavilion

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Leigh R. Hochberg, Harvard Medical School, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, and Massachusetts

General Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

BrainGate Neural Interface System: Feasibility Study of a Human Neuromotor Prosthesis

Luigi Bianchi, Neurosciences Department, University of Rome, Rome, Italy

Do BCI Systems really exist?

Joseph Schulman, Alfred Mann Foundation, Los Angeles, California, USA

Wireless Network between the Brain and Injected Muscle-Nerve Stimulator/Sensors

Andrea Kuebler, Institute of Medical Psychology - Eberhard-Kars, University, Tuebingen, Germany

BCI Research at the Eberhard-Karls University

Sebastian Wills, University of Cambridge Inference Group, Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge, United Kingdom

From bits to words: information-efficient text entry

José del R. Millán, IDIAP Research Institute,

Towards a Robust BCI: Error Potentials and Online Learning

Ruthy Kaidar, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel

On MRP as a Driving Input for Asynchronous BCI

Andrew Jackson, Department of Physiology & Biophysics and Washington National Primate Research Center,

Seattle, Washington, USA

The Neurochip: A fully implanted brain-computer interface for primates

Richard Stein, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Research in the Stein Lab at the University of Alberta, Canada.

Ryan Canolty, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA

The utility of high gamma band (80-250 Hz) activity in the human subdural electrocorticogram for

BCI communication and control

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10:15 - 10:45 Break

10:45 - 12:30 Laboratory Presentations Continue

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Sandro Mussa-Ivaldi, Department of Physiology, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Remapping motor control

Scott Makeig, Institute for Neural Computation, University of California, San Diego, California, USA

Modeling mechanisms of biological control of EEG rhythms

Laura Kauhanen, Laboratory of Computational Engineering, Universityof Helsiinki, Helsiinki, Finland

BCI Research in Finland

Girolamo Garreffa, Enrico Fermi Center, Rome, Italy

Brain Computer Interface at the Enrico Fermi Center in Rome

Christoph Guger, g.tec Guger Technologies OEG, Graz, Austria

Comparison of platforms for brain-computer interfaces

Benjamin Blankertz, Frauhofer FIRST (IDA), Berlin, Germany

The Berlin Brain-Computer Interface: EEG-based communication without subject training

(1) Fraunhofer FIRST (IDA), Berlin Germany

John P. Donoghue,Brown University and Cyberkinetics Neurotechnology Systems, Inc., Foxborough, MA, USA

Development of a Human Neuromotor Prosthesis

Jonathan R. Wolpaw, Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, New York, USA

BCI Research at the Wadsworth Center

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12:30 - 1:00 Box Lunches Available Weathervane Patio

1:00 - 4:00 Optional Field Trips Off Campus

4:00 - 5:30 Workshops: Day 3 Various Locations

5:30 - 6:30 Hor d’Oeuvres and Cash Bar Weathervane Restaurant

6:00 - 8:00 Dinner Weathervane Restaurant

8:00 - 9:30 Posters and Demonstrations Guggenheim Pavilion

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SATURDAY, JUNE 18, 2005

6:30 - 8:30 am Breakfast

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8:40 - 9:50 Workshop Presentation: Hardware and Software Auditorium

9:50 - 10:10 Short Break

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10:10 - 11:20 Workshop Presentation: Methods Guggenheim Auditorium

11:20 - 11:50 Short Break

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11:50 - 1:00 pm Workshop Presentation: Signals Guggenheim Auditorium

1:00 - 2:45 Lunch Weathervane Restaurant

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3:00 - 4:10 Workshop Presentation: Clinical Applications Auditorium

4:10 - 4:30 Short Break

4:30 - 5:15 Summing up - Richard B. Stein Guggenheim Auditorium

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5:30 - 7:00 Reception and Cash Bar Stonecrop

7:00 - 10:00 Cybernetics Banquet Weathervane Restaurant

Winners of the Poster Contest announced

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SUNDAY, JUNE 19, 2005

7:00 - 9:00 am Continental Breakfast Available Weathervane Restaurant

9:00 - 11:30 Breakfast and Concluding Remarks Weathervane Restaurant

11:30 Conference Ends