Overview

The Neural Engineering Community welcomes researchers, members of academia, clinicians, and representatives of patient associations, industry, government agencies, funders, and other interested parties to attend the premier conference for this highly interdisciplinary fi­eld. NER is the world’s gathering place for biomedical engineers, neuroscientists, and clinicians to share research and to exchange ideas and breakthrough advances in novel engineering tools for elucidating brain function and neuro technologies for the restoration and enhancement of impaired sensory, motor, and cognitive functions. The conference program will feature keynote speakers, invited talks, mini-symposia, and poster sessions.

Organizing Committee

Pedro Irazoqui, Johns Hopkins University - GENERAL CHAIR
Najim Dehak, Johns Hopkins University - GENERAL CO-CHAIR
David Blodgett, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory - PROGRAM CHAIR
Erika Ross, Onward Medical - PROGRAM CHAIR
Nitish Thakor, Johns Hopkins University - PROGRAM CHAIR
Archana Venkataraman, Johns Hopkins University - PROGRAM CHAIR
Janice Sandler, IEEE EMBS - EXECUTIVE OFFICE
Nancy Zimmerman, IEEE EMBS - EXECUTIVE OFFICE
May Wang, IEEE EMBS - VICE PRESIDENT OF CONFERENCES

Keynotes

Timothy Denison, PhD - Bioelectronic Zeitgebers?” Considering how biological rhythms should factor into the design and deployment of neural interfaces
Mounya Elhilali, PhD - Perspectives on Hearing Technologies: Closing the Loop Between Sensory and Cognitive Systems
Amadeu Llebaria, PhD - Photopharmacology: Using Light for A Precise Spatiotemporal Control of Drug Activity
Jacob Robinson - Toward Minimally Invasive Neurotech: Magnetic and Optical Technologies to Miniaturize Neural Interfaces