# Eighth International Brain Computer Interface Meeting

> **NIH NIH R13** · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · 2020 · $39,734

## Abstract

Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) have the potential to revolutionize communication and mobility for people
with a variety of neurological conditions and injuries. Successful translation of BCIs to actual clinical use by
such people depends on close and productive multidisciplinary interactions, and requires recognition of and
attention to a set of crucial issues. The International BCI Meeting Series (1999, 2002, 2005, 2010, 2013, 2016,
and 2018) convened a wide range of research groups and disciplines vital to BCI research and triggered many
productive interactions and collaborations. Significant progress has been made towards restoring
communication and mobility, so the 2020 International BCI Meeting will focus on emerging applications and
techniques with the theme “BCIs: The Next Frontier”. The meeting will be organized under the leadership of a
Program Committee appointed by the BCI Society. The meeting will encourage and facilitate the development
and translation of BCIs into clinically- viable devices through the following specific aims:
1) Convene and foster productive interactions among all the disciplines and constituencies whose cooperation
is crucial to successful BCI research and development. No other venue brings them all together.
2) Present a concise and comprehensive update of the current state of BCI research and development.
3) Address in focused workshops the major topics critical for continued progress in BCI research and
development. Additional topics of broad interest will be chosen based on workshop proposals and abstracts
submitted by participants.
4) Promote the education and development of new researchers through the participation of many graduate
students and postdoctoral fellows. Networking events will encourage interactions between new and established
researchers and particularly target underrepresented groups of researchers.
5) Maximize the immediate and long-term Meeting impact through publication by the journal Brain Computer
Interfaces of a special issue of peer-reviewed primary articles and focused reviews derived from the meeting.
In summary, this meeting will assemble scientists, engineers, clinicians and policymakers involved in BCI
research and clinical use, review the present state of the field, address key issues critical to further progress,
and promote the education and participation of young researchers. This meeting and the resulting
comprehensive publications will, like its predecessors, contribute greatly to BCI research and development.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9913702
- **Project number:** 1R13DC018466-01
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH
- **Principal Investigator:** Jennifer L. Collinger
- **Activity code:** R13 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $39,734
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2020-02-01 → 2023-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9913702

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9913702, Eighth International Brain Computer Interface Meeting (1R13DC018466-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9913702. Licensed CC0.

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