August 29th – 30th, 2023
At the first Neuroscience of the Everyday World conference, we are bringing together leaders in the fields of computer science, biomedical engineering, cognitive science, neurology, and clinical neuroscience to present state-of-the-art research, all focused on the study of continuous brain measurement in real-world activities. The presentations will all focus on innovative methodologies (e.g., fNIRS, EEG, BCI+real time feedback), different real-world contexts (e.g., measurements at home, in the clinic/hospital), and a range of healthy and disease states (e.g., dementia, stroke).
The conference will be 1.5 days with 2 keynotes, 3 symposia and a poster session. The goal is to facilitate extensive discussion and brainstorming to accelerate the impact of these convergent activities.
Agenda
TUESDAY, AUGUST 29
Keynote: Joy Hirsch, “TBD”
Symposium 1: Innovations in technologies to continuously monitor the brain in the
real world.
Alexander von Lühmann, “fNIRS in the Everyday World”
Klaus Gramman, “Imaging natural cognition in the real world“
Andrew Duchowski, “Contextualizing the Everyday World through Gaze“
Symposium 2: Monitoring the brain in healthy subjects
Allan Reiss, “Neuropsychiatric and Cognitive Neuroscience Applications“
Ralph Adolphs, “Eyetracking in autism using webcams and smartphones“
Bettina Sorger, “fNIRS for Brain-based Interaction and Neurofeedback Learning in the Everyday World“
Poster Session followed by a Reception
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30
Keynote 2: Hasan Ayaz, “Neuroergonomics: Observing the “Brain at Work” in Everyday Life“
Symposium 3: Monitoring the brain in clinical populations. Applications of
continuous brain monitoring in neurological disorders and development.
Lou Awad, “Brain-in-the-loop control of soft robotic exosuits for gait assistance in the everyday world“
Adam Woods, “Leveraging artificial intelligence, clinical trials and neuroimaging to precision dose transcranial direct current stimulation“
Swathi Kiran, “Using fNIRS to understand everyday interactions and discourse in post-stroke individuals with aphasia“
Conference Summary Discussion
Location
The conference will be held at Boston University on the 9th floor of the Photonics Center at 8 St Mary St, Boston, MA, USA starting at 8am on Tuesday August 29 and end by 1pm on Wednesday August 30, 2023.
Registration
Please register you plan to attend on our registration page here. Do indicate if you plan to attend in person or virtually. As this conference is planned to be a highly interactive brainstorming event, we strongly encourage you to attend in person. Registration deadline is August 20th, 6pm Eastern Time
Submissions
The conference will have poster sessions for participants to present their research. Please submit an abstract using this form here. An abstract template can be found here. Abstract submission deadline is July 15th, 6pm Eastern Time.
Trainee Travel Awards
There are travel awards to assist trainees in attending this conference. Trainees selected to receive a travel award will be asked to organize a conference summary report with the other awardees. The awards will cover economy airfare and two nights of hotel, up to $1000 for domestic travel and $1500 for international travel. Trainees should apply for the travel award when submitting an abstract and are encourage to apply by July 1. During submission, the trainee will be asked if they want to be considered for the travel award, their mentor’s name and email address, and the amount requested for the award. There is a fixed sum available and so minimizing the amount requested permits more awards to be made. Trainees should then have their mentor send a short email to the organizers at brainrec@bu.edu confirming the applicant is a trainee and briefly explaining the relevance of the workshop for the trainee and the relevance of the trainee’s poster for the workshop. Awards will be made on a rolling basis starting July 1.
Speakers
Keynotes
Joy Hirsch, PhD
Yale School of Medicine, USA
Symposia Speakers
Ralph Adolphs, PhD
Caltech, USA
Eyetracking in autism using webcams and smartphones
Louis Awad, PhD
Boston University, USA
Brain-in-the-loop control of soft robotic exosuits for gait assistance in the everyday world
Andrew Duchowski, PhD
Clemson School of Computing, USA
Contextualizing the Everyday World through Gaze
Swathi Kiran, PhD
Boston University, USA
Using fNIRS to understand everyday interactions and discourse in post-stroke individuals with aphasia
Klaus Gramann, PhD
Technische Universität Berlin, Germany
Imaging natural cognition in the real world
Bettina Sorger, PhD
Maastricht University, Netherlands
fNIRS for Brain-based Interaction and Neurofeedback Learning in the Everyday World
Alexander von Lühmann, PhD, TU Berlin – BIFOLD, Germany
fNIRS in the Everyday World
Adam Woods, PhD
University of Florida, USA
Leveraging artificial intelligence, clinical trials and neuroimaging to precision dose transcranial direct current stimulation
Organizers and Sponsors
Conference organized by
David Boas, PhD | Swathi Kiran, PhD | Alexander von Lühmann, PhD
Co-organized by the BU Neurophotonics Center …
… and the Center for Brain Recovery
Sponsored by the Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute
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