Cybathlon Symposium 2020
17-18 Sep | The Cybathlon Symposium goes virtual! It continues to promote user-driven designs and evaluate assistive technologies. Register now!
As a kick-off into the Cybathlon, the Cybathlon Symposium, aimed at promoting user-driven designs and evaluating assistive technologies, will take place over two days during 17–18 September 2020.
The entirely virtual symposium is co-chaired by Future Health Technology principal investigators (PI), Prof. Roger Gassert and Dr Olivier Lambercy. In spite of the virtual format, the organisers will ensure interactivity during talks, posters/demos and the podium session.
Prof. Cuntai Guan PI of Connected Rehabilitation Technology and Assistive Devices and FHT BCI team member will deliver a keynote on "Brain-Computer Interface for brain Function Recovery in Stroke Rehabilitation". Prof. Effy Vayena, FHT PI of Health Data Governance and Value Creation will also participate in the podium discussion on "Promoting the provision and acceptance of assistive technologies".
Keynote speakers:
- Brain-Computer Interface Race: Dr Cuntai Guan, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
- Functional Electrical Stimulation Bike Race: Dr Vance Bergeron, École Normale Supérieure de Lyon, France
- Powered Arm Prosthesis Race: Dr Antonio Bicchi, Italian Institute of Technology & University of Pisa, Italy
- Powered Leg Prosthesis Race: Dr Helen Huang, North Carolina State University & University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
- Powered Exoskeleton Race: Dr Robert Griffin, Florida Institute for Human & Machine Cognition, USA
- Powered Wheelchair Race: Dr Amit Goffer, UPnRIDE Robotics Ltd., Israel
Participation to the virtual Cybathlon Symposium is free this year, making it accessible to a larger public, especially students.
