UT starts Brain Computer Interfaces testing ground

The University of Twente, together with a number of companies from Overijssel and Gelderland, will start a testing ground for Brain Computer Interfacing (BCI), for example for measuring and influencing work pressure and optimizing cooperation in complex and stressful situations. For this BCI testing ground, located in the BMS Lab on campus, the UT collaborates with Thales, Artinis Medical Systems, VidiNexus and Noldus Information Technology. The project is made possible thanks to a contribution from the Operational Program East Netherlands.

Brain Computer Interfaces (BCIs) make the connection between the signals in our brain and computer systems. Computers learn from our brain and vice versa. For example, BCIs are already being used in the medical world, where patients' devices are controlled directly from the brain. At the same time, artificial intelligence and deep learning are on the rise. That is also what the new project focuses on. It will include projects that deal with mental workload and collaboration, and ways to relieve pressure. In addition, the BCI testing ground is open to companies that want to explore what the technology can mean for them. The physical location of the BCI testing ground is the BMS Lab of the Behavioral, Management and Social Sciences faculty, in the Cubicus building on the UT campus. Research groups from different UT faculties contribute to the research, such as the Data Science group of Prof. Raymond Veldhuis and the Data Analytics group of Prof. Bernard Veldkamp. Project leader is dr.ir. Jan-Willem van 't Klooster, who also leads the BMS Lab.

For further info see the dutch news item : UT start proeftuin Brain Computer Interfaces