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Overview

Dive into 140 hours of cutting-edge education over 10 days, featuring insights from 85 speakers representing 86 institutions. Engage in 44 Hackathon projects led by 15 hosts, all focused on pushing the boundaries of neurotechnology.

Join the BR41N.IO Designers’ Hackathon to craft your own brain-computer interface or biomedical applications under the guidance of international experts. Open to biomedical engineers, neuroscientists, developers, makers, neurologists, neurosurgeons, therapists, and researchers in the brain-computer interface and neurotechnology field.
Earn a participation certificate with 14 credits and enhance your CV by showcasing your involvement in The Spring School.

Program

Day 1 - April 22 (Vienna Time)

RUNNING BRAIN-COMPUTER INTERFACE AND NEUROTECHNOLOGY

8:00 AM Brain-computer interface and neurotechnology overview
Christoph Guger, g.tec medical engineering GmbH (AT) & Hackathon Host

9:00 AM How to record EEG with 99% purity index
Francisco Fernandes, g.tec medical engineering GmbH (AT)

10:00 AM Olfactory/scent BCI and healthy aging neurobiomarkers using EEG, electrobulbography, fNIRS, eye tracking
Tomasz M. Rutkowski, RIKEN AIP & The University of Tokyo, Tokyo (JP)

11:00 AM g.tec Suite – real-time processing and off-line analysis
Martin Walchshofer, g.tec medical engineering GmbH (AT)

12:00 PM The impact of robotics and other modern technologies on the lives of humans and other living organisms
Masa Jazbec, University of Art and Design Linz (AT)

1:00 PM g.tec Suite to control Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality
Bernard Wong, g.tec neurotechnology Hong Kong (HK)

2:00 PM ECoG and stereo-EEG for BCIs: hardware and software requirements
Christoph Kapeller, g.tec medical engineering GmbH (AT)

3:00 PM Speech decoding and synthesis from intracranial signals
Dean Krusienski, Virginia Commonwealth University (USA)

4:00 PM Running EP experiments: auditory, visual, vibro-tactile
Slobodan Tanackovic, g.tec medical engineering GmbH (AT)

5:00 PM Robotic couture – BCIs in fashion. Screendress and much more
Anouk Wipprecht, Fashion Designer (USA)

6:00 PM Making better BCIs: BCIs create synthetic hexors
Jon Wolpaw, National Center for Adaptive Neurotechnologies (USA)

7:00 PM Neuromotor interfaces for human-computer interaction at Meta
Alexandre Gramfort, Meta Reality Labs (USA)

8:00 PM Closed-loop experiments with EEG and functional electrical stimulation and TMS
Alexander Lechner, g.tec medical engineering GmbH (AT)

Day 2 - April 23

STATE-OF-THE-ART NEUROMODULATION

8:00 AM Optimizing open-loop and closed-loop brain stimulation procedures
Johannes Gruenwald, g.tec medical engineering GmbH (AT)

9:00 AM The endovascular neural interface: from proof of concept to the clinical trial
Sam John, University of Melbourne (AU) & Hackathon Host

10:00 AM Exploring the neural mechanisms of normal and abnormal brain functions in humans using BCI
Shenghong He, Oxford University (UK)

11:00 AM Direct cortical responses, axono-cortical and cortico-cortical evoked potential to guide brain (tumor) surgery: interests, measures, and interpretations
Francois Bonnetblanc, Université de Montpellier (FR)

12:00 PM Cortical dynamics and neurotechnological challenges
Mavi Sanchez, IDIBAPS (ES)

1:00 PM Combining MEG, EEG, ECoG
Milena Korostenskaja, g.tec neurotechnology USA (USA)

2:00 PM Rhythmic entertainment in cortical dynamics
Kai Miller, Mayo Clinic (USA)

3:00 PM Decoding cross-modal information from the brain using intracranial recordings
David Brang, University of Michigan (USA)

4:00 PM Investigation of high-frequency oscillations of iEEG with computational intelligence for the rapid localization of seizure onset zone in epilepsy
Nuri Firat Ince, Mayo Clinic (USA)

5:00 PM Tractography, brain stimulation und mapping for white matter navigation
Christoph Kapeller, g.tec medical engineering GmbH (AT)

7:00 PM Configuring an EEG/ECoG lab
Christoph Guger, g.tec medical engineering GmbH (AT)

8:00 PM Brain-to-text and brain-to-voice
Nicholas Scott Card, Maitreyeee N. Wairagkar, UC Davis (USA), 1st place winner BCI Award

Day 3 - April 24

GAINING MORE RESOLUTION

8:00 AM Leisure, arts and productivity: expectations and challenges for BCIs in the era of AI
Michele Romani, g.tec medical engineering GmbH (AT)

9:00 AM The Next Level: Integrating BCI in Modern Gaming Experiences
Ethel Pruss, Caterina Ceccato, Anita Vrins, Jos Prinsen, Tilburg University (NL)

10:00 AM EEG in action – extracting fMRI guided EEG biomarkers for therapy
Oded Kraft, Graymatters (IL)

11:00 AM User training in motor imagery brain-computer interfaces
Maryam Alimardani, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL) & Hackathon Host

12:00 PM g.Pangolin – 1024 channel ultra high-density EEG grids
Leo Schreiner, Matteo La Rosa, Pauline Schomaker, g.tec medical engineering GmbH (AT), Sapienza University (IT), University of Groningen (NL)

1:00 PM Noninvasive in-vivo whole heart electrophysiological mapping
Gaby Captur, University College London (UK)

2:00 PM Next frontiers of artificial intelligence in brain-computer interfaces
Nadia Mammone, University Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria (IT)

3:00 PM Towards finding an objective and data-driven approach for defining real TMS-EEG from sham responses
Ahmadreza Keihani, University of Pittsburgh (USA)

4:00 PM Challenges and opportunities in studying effective connectivity through TMS-EEG coregistration
Marta Bortoletto, IRCCS Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli (IT)

5:00 PM Immersion and how to have a realistic experience based on cognitive factors
Jonas Vibell, University of Hawaii (USA)

6:00 PM Hyperscanning – EEG recordings from multiple subjects with cognitive load
Francisco Fernandes, g.tec medical engineering GmbH (AT)

7:00 PM How to get clean EEG and ECoG data by running OSCAR
Johannes Gruenwald, g.tec medical engineering GmbH (AT)

8:00 PM A high-performance neuroprosthesis for speech decoding and avatar control
Kaylo Littlejohn, University of California, San Francisco, 2nd place winner BCI Award (USA)

Day 4 - April 25

CUTTING-EDGE BRAIN-COMPUTER INTERFACE TECHNOLOGY

8:00 AM Current research at SHIBAURA University
Shin’ichiro Kanoh, Shibaura Institute of Technology (JP)

9:00 AM Configuring a BCI and neurotechnology lab
Christoph Guger, g.tec medical engineering GmbH (AT)

10:00 AM Recording spikes from micro-electrocorticographic array: Applications for brain-computer interface
Jack Yu Tung Lo, National Neuroscience Institute (SG)

11:00 AM BCIs in Essex
Reinhold Scherer, Essex University (UK) & Hackathon Host

12:00 PM Neuroimaging findings of human brain changes following long-duration spaceflight to the International Space Station and during zero-g flights
Steven Jillings, University of Antwerp (BE)

1:00 PM Hybrid brain-machine interfaces for remote monitoring & neurorehabilitation of neurological disorders
Zied Tayeb, University of Lincoln (UK), Myelin-H (LX)

2:00 PM Electrical stimulation evoked biomarkers of human brain networks
Dora Hermes, Mayo Clinic (USA)

3:00 PM Neurofeedback in Virtual Reality – DTx in the new dimension!
Christian Gnerlich, brain.jo (GE)

4:00 PM Neurotechnology and spatial design synergies – from microcontrollers to cities
Firas Safieddine, Spatial Forces (ES)

5:00 PM Wireless EEG and fNIRS recordings
Maria Antonia Piedrahita, Patrick Reitner, g.tec medical engineering Colombia (CO), g.tec medical engineering GmbH (AT)

6:00 PM Recording biosignals from different and multiple amplifiers
Micah Ching, g.tec medical engineering Canada (CA)

7:00 PM TMS experiments with active and passive EEG electrodes
Slobodan Tanackovic, Patrick Reitner, g.tec medical engineering GmbH (AT)

8:00 PM Wearable BCIs and Virtual Reality: neuroergonomics meets the metaverse
Tiago Falk, INRS-EMT (CA)

Day 5 - April 26 (Vienna time)

INVASIVE AND NON-INVASIVE BCI APPLICATIONS

8:00 AM Wireless EEG recordings and sports
Francisco Fernandes, g.tec medical engineering, Schiedlberg (AT)

9:00 AM Non-invasive neuro-interfaces for interacting with robotics exoskeletons
Jose Maria Azorin, Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche, Alicante (ES)

10:00 AM Sleep analyses – when we go beyond EEG?
Samu Kainulainen, University of Eastern Finland (FI)

11:00 AM Don’t believe the hype: neuroprivacy and the importance of ecological validity
Oskar MacGregor, University of Skövde, Sweden

12:00 PM Research on paradigm design, algorithm optimization and application of Brain-computer
Jing Jin, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, (CN)

1:00 PM Neurophysiologically based brain state tracking & modulation: integrating brain implants & cloud brain co-processors
Vaclav Kremen, Mayo Clinic (USA)

2:00 PM Alphabet reversal writing in children’s learning process: a study of event-related potential in alerting, orienting, and inhibition
Ivy Jong Hui Ying, Universiti Sains Malaysia (MY)

3:00 PM Decoding speech from human motor cortex to restore communication for people with paralysis
Dan Rubin, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital (USA)

4:00 PM BCI-fi: BCI science fiction
Brendan Z. Allison, UCSD, San Diego, California (USA)

5:00 PM On the role of synergies in human-robot interaction
Ramana Kumar Vinjamuri, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (USA)

6:00 PM Using multi-channel intracortical microstimulation to elicit tactile feedback
Charles Greenspon, University Chicago, 3rd place winner BCI Award (USA)

7:00 PM Measuring EEG in dolphines
Matt Schalles, Aurora University (USA)

8:00 PM The g.tec configurator and the Unicorn Educational Kit
Fan Cao, g.tec medical engineering GmbH, Schiedlberg (AT)

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