The IEEE SMC 2018 8th Workshop on Brain-Machine Interface Systems (BMI) will be held on October 7-10, 2018 in Miyazaki, Japan as part of the program of SMC 2018 – the flagship annual conference of the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society. The goal of the workshop is to provide a forum for researchers to present research results, facilitate the interaction and intellectual exchange between researchers, developers and consumers of BMI technology. We invite contributions reporting the latest advances, innovations and applications in the field of BMI.

The workshop is organized by the IEEE SMC Technical Committee on Brain-Machine Interfaces Systems and is technically co-sponsored by the IEEE Brain Initiative. Participation is free to all registered SMC 2018 attendees. The theme of this year’s workshop is:
     

 International Brain Initiative: Bringing Together Disciplines and Countries


Program at a glance

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Sun Oct. 7 Mon Oct. 8 Tue Oct. 9 Wed Oct. 10
Full day Hackathon Hackathon
Special sessions
Global Brain
Intiatives meeting
Invited Talks
Panels
9-10 9:30-11:30 Sessions MoAM 9:30:10:00 Opening Ceremony 9:30-10:15 Talk: Kawato
 
10-11 Talk: Rutkowski 10:00-10:30 Talk: Sajda Status of
Global Brain Projects
10:15-11:00 Talk: Cichocki
11-12 11:00-12:30 Status of
Global Brain Projects
11:00-11:30 Talk: Bjaalie
11:30-13:00 Panel: Future Opportunities and Funding
12-13 12:30-13:00 Talk: Guger 11:50-13:20 IEEE P2725.1™ Standards Working Group 12:30-13:30 Future research and Funding Opportunities Panel: Future Opportunities and Funding (cont.)
13-14 Talk: Guger 13:30-15:30 Sessions MoPM 13:30-14:30 Neuroethics;
Data sharing
Panel: Important Topics in Real World Neurotechnologies
14-15 14:30-15:30 New topics;
Translational aspects
Panel: Merging Minds and Machines
15-16
 
15:20-17:20 Tutorial 15:30-16:00 Coffee break and Posters Closing session: Open discussion
16-17 16-18 Panel: Standards for Neurotechnologies
16-18 Sessions MoEV
Role of IEEE Brain; Standards; Int. Brain Community Closing session: Posters and networking reception
17-18 17:00-17:30 Talk: Kamada Open Discussion

The IEEE SMC Society and the IEEE President, James Jefferies, will host a special meeting of global Brain Initiative leaders from Japan, China, US (NSF and NIH), Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Europe (HBP), IEEE, and other groups working on large-scale multi-year brain projects.

This meeting is driven by input from the global Brain Initiatives representatives, and we hope these discussions will support the efforts of the Kavli Foundation and others to establish an International Brain Initiative. Topics include the current status of global Brain Initiatives and the International Brain Initiative, future collaboration and cooperation opportunities with each other, commercialization and standardization, neuroethics, and data sharing. We will also highlight the IEEE Brain Initiative and the brain research and neurotechnology efforts that are happening across IEEE. The meeting will also be attended by the president of the International Neuroethics Society.

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The goal of the workshop is to provide a forum for researchers to present research results, facilitate the interaction and intellectual exchange between researchers, developers, and consumers of BMI technology. We invite contributions reporting the latest advances, innovations, and applications in the field of BMI, including affective BMIs, hybrid BMIs, deep learning for BMIs, BMI-controlled robots, neurorehabilitation, and BMI for VR/AR applications. These and other topics represent both challenges to the field and a tremendous opportunity for collaborative and multidisciplinary research, involving not only peers with expertise in the field of BMI, but also those with expertise in systems engineering, human-machine systems, cybernetics, neuroscience, medicine, robotics, amongst other disciplines. The four-day workshop will feature tutorials, panels, a brain-computer interface hackathon, a number of prominent invited speakers, presentations of contributed papers, and the brain initiatives meeting.


This is the third year that the IEEE SMC BMI Workshop is hosting a Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) Hackathon with over $4,000 in prizes. The BCI Hackathon is a brainstorming and collaborative marathon designed to rapidly produce fully functional BCI prototypes. The BCI Hackathon will take place on October 7-8, 2018 and provides an environment for innovation and entrepreneurship. Learn more about the IEEE SMC2018 BCI Hackathon projects and teams, how to form or join one, and how to register here.

Click here to register to the hackathon student competition



Important Dates

February 23, 2018 Deadline for submission of proposals for BMI Special Sessions  
March 16, 2018 Acceptance/rejection notification of proposals for BMI Special Sessions  
April 14, 2018 Deadline for submission of contributions for BMI regular and special sessions
June 15, 2018 Acceptance notification for all categories of BMI submissions  
July 20, 2018  Author registration
July 30, 2018  Final camera-ready papers due for BMI regular and special sessions
October 7-10, 2018  Conference dates 
October 7-8, 2018  BMI Hackathon
October 8, 2018  Special Sessions 
October 8, 2018  Panel: Standards for Neurotechnologies 
October 9, 2018  Meeting of the Global Brain Initiatives 
October 10, 2018  Invited talks / Panels 

Program Commitee

General Chair General Co-Chairs Brain Initiatives Meeting Chairs Technical Program Chairs Technical Program Co-Chairs
  • Ricardo Chavarriaga, EPFL, Switzerland
  • Jing Jin, East China Univ., China
  • Riki Matsumoto, Kyoto Univ. Japan
  • Yingxu Wang, Univ. of Calgary, Canada
Special Sessions Chairs Special Sessions Co-Chairs Publicity Chairs, Sponsorship, Exhibits
  • Yu-Fei Huang, Univ. Texas SA, USA
  • Margaret Thompson, UW, USA
Media
  • Sarah Breinbauer, br41n.io, Austria
Technical Editor

Brain hackathon Commitee

Hackathon Chair Hackathon Co-Chairs Hackathon Student Competition Chairs
  • Kojiro Matsushita, Gifu Univ., Japan
  • Takeshi Ogawa, ATR, Japan