Brain-Computer interface: Key technical standards and diverse application scenarios
As an interdisciplinary field of artificial intelligence and neuroscience, brain – computer interfaces (BCI) are attracting extensive attention from all sectors of the international community. The theme of this conference focuses on the technical safety and diverse application scenarios of BCI. It invites international experts in BCI technology and industry to conduct discussions, mainly centering on aspects such as technological changes of BCI, the current status of industrial applications, technical risks and challenges, and standard collaboration. The aim is to promote the safe, sustainable, inclusive and trustworthy development of BCI technology on a global scale, and to facilitate interdisciplinary communication, cooperation and technological breakthroughs in this field.
Speakers:
H.E. Mr. Shan Zhongde
Vice Minister, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, People’s Republic of China
Seizo Onoe
Director of the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB), International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Yu Xiaohui
President, China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT)
14:15-14:20
Keynote Speech
Frederic Werner
Chief, Strategy and Operations, AI for Good, TSB, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Moderator(s):
Yu Xiaohui
President, China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT)
14:20-15:00
Keynote Speech: Development and Transformation of Brain-Computer Interfaces
Speakers:
Gerwin Schalk
Professor, Fudan University, Shanghai
Xie Songyun
Full Professor, Northwestern Polytechnical University
Li Wenyu
Director Intellectual Property and Innovation Development Center, China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT)
Panel Discussion 1: Opportunities and Challenges of BCI
Dimiter Prodanov
Associate Professor, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Fabio Babiloni
Full professor of Physiology, University of Rome “Sapienza”
Hervé Chneiweiss
Director, Neuroscience-Paris Seine-lBPS Laboratory ICNRS INSERM, Sorbonne University
Xinyi Gu
Assistant Researcher, Beijing Institute of Technology
Gerwin Schalk
Professor, Fudan University, Shanghai
Panel Discussion 2: Industrialization and Commercialization of BCI
Ryota Kanai
Founder, Araya, Inc.
Yihan Wang
Marketing Manager, European Division, iFLYTEK
Yihua Ning
Founder and CEO, SceneRay
Ryota Kanai
Founder, Araya, Inc.
Panel Discussion 3:Standardization and Global Cooperation of BCI
Gerwin Schalk
Professor, Fudan University, Shanghai
Liyan Liang
Researcher, China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT)
Saurabh Bhaskar Shaw
Adjunct Research Professor, Western University
Li Wenyu
Director Intellectual Property and Innovation Development Center, China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT)
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