9:00 | Brain–Computer Interfaces: From First Experiments to Clinical Reality
Christoph Guger, g.tec medical engineering GmbH (AT)
11:00 | High-Fidelity EEG: Recording the Brain Properly
Bernard Wong, g.tec medical engineering GmbH (AT)
12:00 | Translating Neurotechnology into Real-World Applications Brendan Allison, UC San Diego (USA) 13:00 | ECoG and Stereo-EEG: Building High-Performance Invasive BCIs Christoph Kapeller, g.tec medical engineering GmbH (AT) 14:00 | ECoG in Functional Neurosurgery: Clinical Lessons from the Operating Room Kyousuke Kamada, Chitose City Hospital (JP) 13:00 | ECoG and stereo-EEG for BCIs: hardware and software requirements
Christoph Kapeller, g.tec medical engineering GmbH (AT) 15:00 | Live Demonstration: High-Fidelity Wireless EEG Acquisition Under Real Experimental Conditions Christoph Guger, g.tec medical engineering GmbH (AT) 16:00 | Multimodal Brain Recording: Integrating EEG and fNIRS Danut Irimia, g.tec medical engineering GmbH (RO) 17:00 | Reproducibility in BCI: From Signal Quality to Scientific Standards Leonhard Schreiner, Stanford University (USA)
18:00 | Founders’ Lecture: The Evolution and Future of Brain–Computer Interfaces Jon Wolpaw, National Center for Adaptive Neurotechnologies (USA)
19:00 |Panel Discussion: The Future of Recording in BCI – Standards, Reproducibility and Clinical Translation Leonhard Schreiner, Stanford University (USA), Jon Wolpaw, National Center for Adaptive Neurotechnologies (USA), Brendan Allison, UC San Diego (USA)
09:00 | High-Gamma Activity and Cortico-Cortical Evoked Potentials in Network-Level Brain Mapping Christoph Kapeller, g.tec medical engineering GmbH (AT) 10:00 | From Patient-Specific Simulations to Probabilistic Mapping for Group-Level Analysis in Deep Brain Stimulation
Simone Hemm, FHNW – University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland (CH)
11:00 | Direct Electrical Stimulation: Methods, Limits and Intraoperative Applications
Francois Bonnetblanc, CAMIN, Inria, University of Montpellier (FR)
12:00 | Real-Time Closed-Loop Neuromodulation Experiments: System Implementation
Patrick Reitner, g.tec medical engineering GmbH (AT) 13:00 | Pioneers’ Lecture: Cortico-Cortical Evoked Potentials — From Discovery to Network Neurosurgery Riki Matsumoto, Kyoto University (JP) 14:00 | Oscillatory Neural Dynamics in Acute and Chronic Neuromodulation Nuri Firat Ince, Mayo Clinic (USA) 15:00 | From Neural Circuits to Surgical Reality: Deep Brain Stimulation and ECoG in Clinical Practice
Aysegul Gunduz, University of Florida (USA) 16:00 | State-of-the-Art Intraoperative Neuromonitoring Andrea Szelenyi, LMU Munich (DE) 17:00 | An Implantable Brain–Spine Interface Restoring Lower Limb Movement After Complete Spinal Cord Injury
Valeria Spagnolo, EPFL (CH), 3rd Place Winner BCI Award 2025
18:00 | Advanced Network Mapping with CCEPs in Epilepsy and Neurosurgery
Gilles Huberfeld, Rothschild Foundation Hospital (FR)
19:00 | Panel Discussion: The Limits and Future of Invasive BCI and Neuromodulation
Nuri Firat Ince, Mayo Clinic (USA), Christoph Kapeller, g.tec medical engineering GmbH (AT), Aysegul Gunduz, University of
Florida (USA), Andrea Szelenyi, LMU Munich (DE)
20:00 | Closing Lecture: Brain Stimulation – Clinical Practice and Network Perspectives
Wolf-Julian Neumann, Wyss Center for Bio- and Neuroengineering (CH)
DAY 3 - APRIL 22 (CEST (Vienna))
09:00 | Signal Processing for High-Quality EEG Johannes Grünwald, g.tec medical engineering GmbH (AT)
10:00 | Feature Extraction and Classification in Brain–Computer Interfaces Reinhold Scherer, University of Essex (UK) 11:00 | Reinhold Scherer, University of Essex (UK) Adrian Mai, Saarland University & HTW Saar (DE) 12:00 | Engineering High-Performance BCIs for Neurorehabilitation Jing Jin, East China University of Science and Technology (CN) 13:00 | Machine Learning in Brain–Computer Interfaces Dean Krusienski, Virginia Commonwealth University (USA) 14:00 | AI for BCI Data: Deep Learning and Generalization Nadia Mammone, University Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria (IT) 15:00 | Neural Speech Decoding from Intracranial Recordings Nima Mesgarani, Columbia University (USA) 16:00 | An Inner Speech Neuroprosthesis
Erin M. Kunz, Stanford University (USA), 1st Place Winner BCI Award 2025 17:00 | Neuroethical Considerations and Industry–Academic Partnerships Tristan McIntosh, Washington University School of Medicine (USA) 18:00 | Neuromodulation in Clinical Settings Jonathon Parker, Mayo Clinic (USA) 19:00 | Panel Discussion: AI in BCI – Generalization, Ethics and the Limits of Decoding Jonathon Parker, Mayo Clinic (USA), Reinhold Scherer, University of Essex (UK) and Sebastian Sieghartsleitner, g.tec medical engineering GmbH (AT)
20:00 | Future Opportunities: Scaling Brain Recording – 1024-Channel EEG and High-Density Systems
Sebastian Sieghartsleitner and Paulina Schomaker, g.tec medical engineering GmbH (AT)
09:00 | TMS–EEG with Active and Passive Electrodes: Practical Implementation and Demonstration Slobodan Tanackovic, g.tec medical engineering GmbH (AT) 10:00 | State-of-the-Art Navigated TMS Technology passwords Henri Hannula, Nexstim (FI) 11:00 | Studying Local Excitability and Effective Connectivity with TMS–EEG Coregistration
Marta Bortoletto, IMT Lucca (IT)
12:00 | BCIs, Disorders of Consciousness, and Network Integrity
Steven Laureys, CERVO Brain Research Centre (CA) 13:00 | Brain Rhythms Underpinning the Level of Consciousness in Humans
Claudio Babiloni, Sapienza University of Rome (IT) 14:00 | TMS in Alzheimer’s Disease: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Potential
Giacomo Koch, Fondazione Santa Lucia (IT)
15:00 | Tele-TMS: Advancing Automated Neuromodulation through EEG-Informed Robotics
Mitsuaki Takemi, Hiroshima University (JP) 16:00 | Signal Processing for TMS–EEG: Artifact Suppression and Recovery Johannes Grünwald, g.tec medical engineering GmbH (AT) 17:00 | New Insights on Oscillators and Their Applications to Engineering and Science Aleksandr S. Khachunts, L. A. Orbeli Institute of Physiology of National Academy of Sciences (AM) 18:00 | High-Precision TMS–EEG in Network Neuroscience
Corey Keller, Stanford University (USA)
19:00 | Panel Discussion: From Biomarkers to Intervention – Ethical and Clinical Boundaries in Neurotechnology Claudio Babiloni, Sapienza University of Rome (IT) and Steven Laureys, CERVO Brain Research Centre (CA), Corey Keller, Stanford University (USA)
20:00 | Closing Lecture: EEG and fNIRS Recordings for BCI Experiments Maria Antonia Piedrahita López, University of Miami (USA)
09:00 | Wearable Neurotechnology: Fashion, Interaction and Brain–Computer Interfaces Anouk Wipprecht, Pioneer of fashion-tech interfaces integrating neurotechnology with interactive design (NL) 10:00 | BCI Training in Virtual Reality: Bridging the Gap to the Real World Tom Carlson, University College of London (UK)
11:00 | Developing and Deploying Neurotechnology Applications in Practice David B. Grayden, University of Melbourne (AU) 12:00 | Integrating Neurotechnology into Aeromedical Training Systems: EEG, fNIRS and Eye Tracking Thomas David, AMST Systemtechnik – Aerospace Medicine and Simulation (AT) 13:00 | Python for Real-Time Neuroscience Johannes Grünwald, g.tec medical engineering GmbH (AT) 14:00 | Exploring Brain Network Connectivity: A Python-Based EEG Pipeline
Reza Abiri, Anna Cetera, University of Rhode Island (USA) 15:00 | From Code to Control: Implementing Practical BCIs
Patrick Reitner, g.tec medical engineering GmbH (AT) 16:00 | Immersive Neurotechnology: BCI Integration in Virtual Environments
Tiago Falk, INRS – Institut national de la recherche scientifique (CA) 17:00 | Unity and BCI: Building Interactive Neurotechnologies Javi Rodriguez and Daniel Romero, g.tec medical engineering GmbH (AT) 18:00 | Real-World Deployment of Brain–Computer Interfaces
Theresa Vaughan, National Center for Adaptive Neurotechnologies (USA)
19:00 | Rapid Demo: Four Real-World BCIs in 20 Minutes Christoph Guger, g.tec medical engineering GmbH (AT)
19:20 | Panel on Preparation for the Hackathon: Building the Next Generation of BCIs – Tools, Platforms and Creative Applications
Tom Carlson, University College of London (UK) and Johannes Grünwald, g.tec medical engineering GmbH (AT)
20:00 | Closing Lecture: VR, XR and Real-Time Brain-Computer Interfaces
Bernard Wong, g.tec medical engineering GmbH (AT)
09:00 | Launching BR41N.IO 2026: Global Hackathon Architecture and Hosting Network
Christoph Guger, g.tec medical engineering GmbH (AT) and Hackathon Hosts 10:00 | Real-Time BCI Development: Hardware, APIs and Deployment Bernard Wong and Pauline Schomaker, g.tec medical engineering GmbH (AT)
11:00 | Available BCI Paradigms and Open Datasets: MI, P300, SSVEP and ECoG Sebastian Sieghartsleitner, Rupert Ortner and Johannes Grünwald, g.tec medical engineering GmbH (AT)
12:00 | Hackathon Tracks, Evaluation Criteria and Awards
Christoph Guger, g.tec medical engineering GmbH (AT)
Start of BR41N.IO all Day & Night Hacking
06:00 | Final Hacking Phase and Project Completion
14:00 | BR41N.IO Project Presentations and Live Demonstrations 18:00 | BR41N.IO Awards Ceremony
18:30 | Certificate Ceremony and Closing Remarks
09:00 | Closed-Loop BCI Neurorehabilitation for Stroke, Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson’s Disease
Christoph Guger, g.tec medical engineering GmbH (AT)
10:00 | Neurorehabilitation with BCI, FES and VRneurorehabilitation Pablo Cruz Gonzalez, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HK) 11:00 | Non-Invasive BCI for Stroke Rehabilitation: Current Evidence and Clinical Challenges SSubasree Ramakrishnan, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (IN) 12:00 | Brain–Computer Interfaces for Rehabilitation Robotics Jose Maria Azorín, Universidad Miguel Hernandez (ES)
13:00 | Restoring Rapid Natural Bimanual Typing with a Neuroprosthesis after Paralysis Justin Jude, Massachusetts General Hospital (USA) 14:00 | Clinical Neurorehabilitation for Individuals with Stroke Using Advanced Technologies Joon-Ho Shin, National Rehabilitation Center in Korea (KR) 15:00 | Robotic Neurorehabilitation and Brain–Machine Interfaces Jose Pons, Shirley Ryan Ability Lab (USA) 16:00 | BCI-Based Rehabilitation for Upper Extremity Stroke Vivek Prabhakaran, University of Wisconsin (USA) 17:00 | Practical Implementation of BCI-Based Stroke Therapy (Live Session)
Sebastian Sieghartsleitner, g.tec medical engineering GmbH (AT) 18:00 | Neurorehabilitation and Outcome Assessment: Measuring Recovery David Lin, Harvard University (USA) 19:00 | Panel Discussion: Evidence, Scalability and the Future of BCI-Based Neurorehabilitation David Lin, Harvard University (USA), Woosang Cho, g.tec medical engineering GmbH (AT) and Jose Pons, Shirley Ryan Ability Lab (USA) 20:00 | Closing Lecture: Emerging Indications for BCI Neurorehabilitation – Long COVID and Rare Neurological Disorders Woosang Cho, g.tec medical engineering GmbH (AT)
Day 9 explores biomarkers across disorders of consciousness, dementia, cardiac arrest, emotional processing, concussion, and invasive mapping. Multimodal approaches including EEG, ECG, ECoG, and fMRI are presented. The panel discusses validity, ethics, and clinical reliability of biomarker-based prediction.
09:00 | BCI-Based Assessment and Prediction in Disorders of Consciousness Christoph Guger, g.tec medical engineering GmbH (AT) 10:00 | mindBEAGLE: Assessment, Communication and Prognosis in Disorders of Consciousness Sebastian Sieghartsleitner, g.tec medical engineering GmbH (AT)
11:00 | Neurophysiological Biomarkers in Dementia Research
Tomasz M. Rutkowski, The University of Tokyo (JP)
12:00 | Electrophysiological Biomarkers in Disorders of Consciousness Rossella Spataro, Neurorehabilitation Unit, Villa delle Ginestre Hospital, ASP Palermo (IT) 13:00 | High-Resolution ECG Biomarkers for Neurocardiology Applications and Electrostructural Cardiac Phenotyping Gabriella Captur, University College of London (UK) 14:00 | Amygdala-Based Biomarkers for Emotional and Cognitive Processing Oded Kraft, Graymatters (IL) 15:00 | Neurophysiological Biomarkers in Patients with Disorders of Consciousness Marzia de Lucia, CHUV (CH) 16:00 | Interpretable Machine Learning Solutions for EEG, MEG and ECoG Data Analysis Alex Ossadtchi, Higher School of Economics (RU) 17:00 | Pioneer Lecture: Neural Biomarkers for Movement Reconstruction Lee Miller, Northwestern University (USA)
18:00 | Biomarkers for Concussion and Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Kimberly Connolly, VoxNeuro (CA)
19:00 | Panel Discussion: The Future of Neurophysiological Biomarkers – Validity, Ethics and Clinical Translation
Alex Ossadtchi, Higher School of Economics (RU), Oded Kraft, Graymatters (IL) and Lee Miller, Northwestern University (USA)
20:00 | Future Opportunities: Electric Fields across Scales – From Macro to Nano Approaches for Cortical Circuit Modulation
09:00 | Functional Mapping with Electrocorticography (ECoG)
Christoph Guger, g.tec medical engineering GmbH (AT) 10:00 | Clinical Applications of High-Gamma Activity Mapping in Neurosurgery Takahiro Sanada, Northwell (USA)
11:00 | Passive Brain Mapping and Time–Frequency Analysis in Neurosurgical Practice
Kyousuke Kamada, Chitose City Hospital (JP) 12:00 | Real-Time Functional Mapping Using High-Gamma and Ultra-High-Gamma Activity
Christoph Kapeller, g.tec medical engineering GmbH (AT) 13:00 | Development of Flexible Electrode Technologies for Functional Mapping Jordi Ferre, Aitex (ES) 14:00 | Micro- and Macro-Electrode Design for Invasive Neurophysiology
Emma Acerbo, DIXI Medical (FR) 15:00 | Pioneer Lecture: High-Gamma Mapping in Brain–Computer Interfaces
Peter Brunner, Washington University St. Louis (USA)
16:00 | High-Gamma Mapping with Stereo-EEG in Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery
Masanori Takeoka, Harvard University (USA) 17:00 | Broadband (High-Gamma) Mapping, Power-Laws, and Exploration of Somatotopy in Brain Circuitry Kai Miller, Mayo Clinic (USA)
18:00 | Panel Discussion: Advances, Limitations and Ethical Boundaries of High-Gamma Mapping Kai Miller, Mayo Clinic (USA), Christoph Kapeller, g.tec medical engineering GmbH (AT), Takahiro Sanada, Northwell (USA) and Emma Acerbo, DIXI Medical (FR) 19:00 | Comprehensive Examination, Social Media Challenge and Closing Ceremony Christoph Guger, g.tec medical engineering GmbH (AT)
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