Smart Machines – Neural Evolution
Conference Program
At IFESS 2012 you will have the opportunity to participate in amazing panels and sessions featuring some of the most prominent researchers worldwide and the most relevant topics to neural prostheses.
Please note that the entire Scientific Program will take place in the Kinnear Centre
| Sunday, September 9, 2012 | ||||
| TIME | Activity | Chairs/Moderators | Paper title | |
| 08:00-08:05 | Opening Remarks | Dr. Vivian Mushahwar (Conf. Chair) | ||
| 08:05-08:10 | Welcoming Address | Dr. Kathryn Todd (Professor and Senior VP (Research) - Alberta Health Services) | ||
| 08:15-09:00 | Keynote I | IFESS 2012 Scientist of Vision Award Recipient: Dr. Michael Levin (Tufts University) |
Drs. Vivian Mushahwar and Milos Popovic | |
| Title: Endogenous Bioelectrical Controls of Growth and Form: molecular mechanisms and biomedical opportunities | ||||
| 09:05-10:30 | Session D1-I | Electrical Stimulation and Regenerative Medicine | Dr. Rajiv Midha | |
| 09:05-09:10 | Introduction to Session | |||
| 09:10-09:25 | Dr. Rajiv Midha (University of Calgary) |
Direct nerve and transynaptic spinal cord electrical stimulation enhances axonal regeneration and target reinnervation | ||
| 09:25-9:40 | Mario Romero-Ortega (University of Texas at Arlington and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center) |
Closed-loop Peripheral Nerve Interfacing Through Regenerative Multielectrode Arrays | ||
| 09:40-09:55 | Yury Gerasimenko (University of California - Los Angeles) |
Multisite spinal cord stimulation to facilitate posture and locomotion | ||
| 09:55-10:10 | Laura Alvarado-Pacheco Vodovnik Award Nominee (University of Alberta) |
FES-assisted arm and leg cycling improves walking speed and regularity after spinal cord injury | ||
| 10:10-10:30 | Discussion | |||
| 10:30-10:45 | Break | |||
| 10:45-12:15 | Session D1-II | New Directions | Dr. Milos Popovic | |
| 10:45-10:50 | Introduction to Session | |||
| 10:50-11:05 | Chet Moritz (University of Washington - Seattle) |
Cervical intraspinal microstimulation improves forelimb motor recovery after spinal contusion injury | ||
| 11:05-11:20 | Robert Shepherd (Bionic Institute and Melbourne University) |
An overview of preclinical studies for the development of a safe and effective retinal prosthesis | ||
| 11:20-11:35 | Patrick Pilarski (University of Alberta) |
Towards Prediction-Based Prosthetic Control | ||
| 11:35-11:50 | Daniel McDonnall (Ripple, Inc) |
Verification and Validation of a Blink Prosthesis for Patients with Facial Paralysis |
||
| 11:50-12:15 | Discussion | |||
| 12:15-13:30 | Lunch | |||
| 13:30-15:00 | Session D1-III | Neuromorphic Engineering and Circuits | Dr. Ralph Etienne-Cummings | |
| 13:30-13:35 | Introduction to Session | |||
| 13:35-13:50 | Kevin Mazurek (Johns Hopkins University) |
Neuromorphic approach to a locomotion control algorithm as applied to the cat walking cycle | ||
| 13:50-14:05 | Glenn DeMichele (Illinois Institute of Technology) |
Enhancements for the Implantable Myoelectric Sensing (IMES) System | ||
| 14:05-14:20 | Russell Dodd - Vodovnik Award Nominee (University of Alberta) |
Microelectronics for In-Vivo Neural Recording | ||
| 14:20-14:35 | Sung Eun Lee - Vodovnik Award Nominee (Seoul National University) |
A Compact Deep Brain Stimulation System for Animal Experiments | ||
| 14:35-15:00 | Discussion | |||
| 15:00-15:15 | Break | |||
| 15:15-16:45 | Plenary Session I | The Path to Success of the Cochlear Prosthesis: Dr. Robert Shepherd (Bionic Institute and University of Melbourne) |
Dr. Jay Ingram | |
| Prelude: Dr. Trina Uwiera (Pediatric Cochlear Implant Surgeon, University of Alberta) |
||||
| 17:00-19:00 | Opening Reception | |||
| Monday, September 10, 2012 | ||||
| TIME | Activity | Chairs/Moderators | ||
| 08:15-09:00 | Keynote II | Dr. Andres Lozano (University of Toronto) | Dr. Zelma Kiss | |
| Title: Electrical Stimulation to Adjust the Activity of Circuits and Networks in the Human Brain | ||||
| 09:05-10:30 | Session D2-I | Neuromodulation | Dr. Andres Lozano Dr. Zelma Kiss |
|
| 09:05-09:10 | Introduction to Session | |||
| 09:10-09:25 | Mark George (Medical University of South Carolina) | New Findings Regarding Electrical Stimulation Treatments for Depression (ECT and TMS) | ||
| 09:25-09:40 | Shirley Fecteau (Laval University) | Cognitive enhancement with noninvasive brain stimulation | ||
| 09:40-09:55 | Aiko Thompson (Helen Hayes Hospital) | Operant Conditioning of the Soleus H-Reflex in People with Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury and Its Effects on Locomotion | ||
| 09:55-10:10 | Alyssa Hindle (University of Alberta) | Changes in corticospinal excitability for a hand muscle induced by functional electrical stimulation versus somatosensory stimulation | ||
| 10:10-10:30 | Discussion | |||
| 10:30-10:45 | Break | |||
| 10:45-12:15 | Session D2-II | Electrodes: At the Neural Interface | Dr. Thomas Stieglitz Dr. Anastasia Elias |
|
| 10:45-10:50 | Introduction to Session | |||
| 10:50-11:05 | David Martin (University of Delaware) | Direct local polymerization of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) in rat brain | ||
| 11:05-11:20 | Patrick Tresco (University of Utah) | A Predictive Model of the Foreign Body Response to Devices Implanted Chronically in the Central Nervous System | ||
| 11:20-11:35 | Jens Schoenburg (Lund University) | Floating ultraflexible neural interfaces – concepts and novel design | ||
| 11:35-11:50 | Anne Vanhoestenberghe (University College London) | An interconnection method for ultra-compliant electrodes | ||
| 11:50-12:15 | Discussion | |||
| 12:15-13:30 | Lunch | |||
| 13:30-17:00 | Session D2-III | Free Activity in Banff National Park and Surrounding Areas | ||
| 17:00-20:00 | Session D2-IV | Chaired Poster Session | ||
| Dinner (in Conjunction with Poster Session) | ||||
| Tuesday, September 11, 2012 | ||||
| TIME | Activity | Chairs/Moderators | ||
| 08:15-09:00 | Keynote III | Dr. Todd Kuiken (Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago and Northwestern University) | Dr. Ming Chan | |
| Title: Targeted Reinnervation: Development of a neural interface for artificial limbs | ||||
| 09:05-10:30 | Session D3-I | Bionic Medicine and Plasticity | Dr. Todd Kuiken Dr. Ming Chan | |
| 09:05-09:10 | Introduction to Session | |||
| 09:10-09:25 | Ming Chan (University of Alberta) |
A Novel Targeted Sensory Reinnervation Method to Enhance Feedback and Improve Function of Myoelectric Prostheses after Upper Limb Amputation | ||
| 09:25-09:40 | Paul Marasco (Louis Stokes Cleveland Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center) |
An electrophysiological investigation of the neural substrates of limb movement feedback | ||
| 09:40-09:55 | Peter Konrad (Vanderbilt University) |
Microneurography as a tool for testing limb prosthetics | ||
| 09:55-10:10 | Ephrem Zewdie - Vodovnik Award Nominee (University of Alberta) |
Increases in the excitability of spinal inhibitory pathways from intensive locomotor training after incomplete Spinal Cord Injury | ||
| 10:10-10:30 | Discussion | |||
| 10:30-10:45 | Break | |||
| 10:45-12:15 | Session D3-II | Reanimating the Limbs: Neuroprostheses and Exoskeletons | Dr. Daniel Ferris Dr. Nitin Sharma | |
| 10:45-10:50 | Introduction to Session | |||
| 10:50-11:05 | Daniel Ferris (University of Michigan) |
Incorporating feedforward control from the human nervous system into robotic exoskeletons and prostheses | ||
| 11:05-11:20 | Robert Kirsch (Case Western Reserve University) |
Implanted neuroprosthesis for reanimating the arm in high tetraplegia | ||
| 11:20-11:35 | Ronald Triolo (Case Western Reserve University) |
|
Neuroprostheses for Standing, Stepping and Seated Function after Paralysis: The Emperor's New Clothes or The Wrong Trousers? | |
| 11:35-11:50 | Brad Holinski - Vodovnik Award Nominee (University of Alberta) |
Intraspinal Microstimulation for Restoring Walking | ||
| 11:50-12:15 | Discussion | |||
| 12:15-13:30 | Lunch | |||
| 13:30-15:00 | Session D3-III | Brain Machine Interfaces | Dr. Anna Wang Roe Dr. Patrick Pilarski | |
| 13:30-13:35 | Introduction to Session | |||
| 13:35-13:50 | Anna Wang Roe (Vanderbilt University) |
Optical imaging of cortical networks via intracortical microstimulation | ||
| 13:50-14:05 | Christian Ethier (Northwestern University) |
Auto-adaptive algorithm for FES neuroprostheses | ||
| 14:05-14:20 | Marissa Powers (Drexel University) |
Volitional hind limb movement after complete spinal cord transection using cortical control of FES | ||
| 14:20-14:35 | Alim Louis Benabid (Joseph Fourier University) |
Brain Machine Interface: The Clinatec Brain Driven Exoskeleton for Tetraplegic Patients | ||
| 14:35-15:00 | Discussion | |||
| 15:00-15:15 | Break | |||
| 15:15-16:45 | Plenary Session II | Neural Prostheses: Lessons Learned and Future Directions | ||
| Dr. Alim Louis Benabid (Joseph Fourier University, Grenoble); Dr. P. Hunter Peckham (Case Western Reserve University); Dr. Richard Stein (University of Alberta) |
Dr. Jay Ingram | |||
| 19:00-23:00 | Conference Banquet and Presentation of the Bohdan V. Olijnyk Study Participant Award | |||
| Wednesday, September 12, 2012 | ||||
| TIME | Activity | Chairs/Moderators | ||
| 08:15-09:00 | Keynote IV | Dr. Daniel Bader (Southampton Univeristy and Eindhoven University of Technology) | Dr. Chester Ho | |
| Title: Pressure Ulcers and the Role of Neuroprostheses | ||||
| 09:05-10:30 | Session D4-I | Pressure Ulcers and the Role of Neuroprostheses | Dr. Daniel Bader Dr. Chester Ho |
|
| 09:05-09:10 | Introduction to Session | |||
| 09:10-09:30 | Amit Gefen (Tel Aviv University) |
Pressure ulcers top-to-bottom: How can these wounds onset at a cell scale? | ||
| 09:25-09:45 | Cees Oomens (Eindhoven University of Technology) | The role of deformation, ischemia and reperfusion in pressure related deep tissue injury | ||
| 09:45-09:55 | Leandro Solis (University of Alberta) | Daily use of Intermittent Electrical Stimulation for the Prevention of Deep Tissue Injury | ||
| 09:55-10:05 | Alisa Ahmetovic (University of Alberta) | Clinical implementation of an intermittent electrical stimulation system, the Smart-e-Pants, for prevention of deep tissue injury in long term care, rehabilitation hospital, and acute neuro-rehabilitation settings | ||
| 10:05-10:30 | Discussion | |||
| 10:30-10:45 | Break | |||
| 10:45-12:15 | Session D4-II | Secondary Complications, Exercise and Denervated Muscles | Dr. Arthur Prochazka Dr. David Collins |
|
| 10:45-10:50 | Introduction to Session | |||
| 10:45-10:50 | Glen Davis (University of Sydney) | Virtual Reality Hybrid Cycling versus Outdoor Hybrid Cycling in Individuals with SCI: A Pilot Study | ||
| 11:05-11:20 | Euan McCaughey - Vodovnik Award Nominee (University of Glasgow and Queen Elizabeth National Spinal Injuries Unit) |
Abdominal Functional Electrical Stimulation to assist ventilator weaning in tetraplegia | ||
| 11:20-11:35 | Liping Qi (University of Alberta) |
Pushrim kinetics and coordination patterns of shoulder muscles during surface and incline wheelchair propulsion | ||
| 11:35-11:50 | Ryan Downey - Vodovnik Award Nominee (Politecnico di Milano and University of Florida) | Asynchronous Stimulation with an Electrode Array Reduces Muscle Fatigue during FES Cycling | ||
| 11:50-12:15 | Discussion | |||
| 12:15-13:30 | Lunch | |||
| 13:30-15:00 | Session D4-III | Somatosensory Prostheses | Dr. Douglas Weber Dr. Sean Dukelow |
|
| 13:30-13:35 | Introduction to Session | |||
| 13:35-13:50 | James Hokanson (University of Pittsburgh) | Channel Interactions during Synchronous Microstimulation with High Density Microelectrode Arrays | ||
| 13:50-14:05 | Kevin Otto (Purdue University) |
Towards optimal parametric identification for electrical microstimulation of the auditory cortex | ||
| 14:05-14:20 | Lee Miller (Northwestern University) | Stimulus detection threshold and the interaction of multiple electrodes | ||
| 14:20-14:35 | Zelma Kiss (University of Calgary) | Use of thalamic stimulation to restore somatosensory perception | ||
| 14:35-15:00 | Discussion | |||
| 15:00-15:15 | Break | |||
| 15:15-16:45 | Plenary Session III | The Ethics of Neural Prostheses | Dr. Shaun Gray | |
| 15:15-16:45 | Ulf Gorman (Lund University); Dr. Philip Troyk (Illinois Institute of Technology) |
|||
| 16:45-17:00 | Awards Ceremony and Closing Remarks | |||
| 17:00-17:30 | IFESS Annual General Meeting | |||