May 29, 2009
Holiday Inn Resort
Wrightsville Beach, NC USA
Intended for investigators with a wide range of experience in in brain-computer interface research. See the list of topics below to determine whether this workshop is suitable for you. Moreover, we are open to your input about which topics need the most attention. Please contact us to let us know what topics you would most like us to cover in the training session.
The training session consists of lectures, hands-on demonstrations and discussion. A PDF program is available from the link at the left side of this page.
Introduction to BCI: What is a BCI • Overview of common BCI paradigms • BCI applications: locked-in patients, game interfaces, assistive interfaces for able-bodied people (industrial, military, artistic, etc) / Data acquisition: How amplifier/electrode design affects signal quality, including the role of active electrodes • Software choices – overview of strengths and weaknesses • Distinguishing between artifacts and brain signals • Raw EEG – normal variability that should be expected in the EEG • BCI based on well known neurophysiological responses: o SSVEP o Slow Cortical Drift o Motor imagery: Alpha event-related de-synchronization and Beta event-related synchronization o P300 / Signal processing methods: Fast Fourier Transformation / Band Power. • Complex demodulation • Signal averaging / P.C.A • Source estimation: beamformers, dipoles • Fast Fourier Transformation / Band Power – Motor Imagery BCI • Linear Discriminant Analysis – P300 Speller BCI • Minimum Energy – SSVEP BCI • Mixture of Experts – Improved BCI Classification based on a Neural Network / Small groups: Running an actual BCI on various platforms • P300 speller with BCI2000/Biosemi • P300 speller with under Matlab Simulink • ERD/ERS with under Matlab Simulink
The workshop will be held at the Holiday Inn Resort at Wrightsville Beach, NC. This beautiful oceanfront hotel boasts pristine beaches, low key family fun, water sports and just plain relaxation. The Holiday Inn Resort, formerly known as the Holiday Inn SunSpree Resort, has all the comforts you would expect from a beach resort, as well as business amenities such as wireless internet access -- not to mention the fabulous views of the Atlantic Ocean. The hotel has a full service restaurant/lounge and room service, and it is conveniently located near shops, dining and the Wilmington New Hanover International Airport (ILM). Complimentary shuttle service is offered to and from the airport as well as many locations in the Wrightsville Beach area.
Airfare is not included in the registration fee, so attendees should make their own flight or driving arrangements. Flights to Wilmington, NC (ILM) are available through Atlanta, Charlotte, New York (LaGuardia), Philadelphia, Orlando and Tampa Bay.
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