Agenda: Workshop on Neuromodulation Research
(As of May 31, 2016)
| Time | Session Title | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| 8:30 | COFFEE | COFFEE |
| 9:00 - 9:05 | Opening remarks | Ted Sargent, Professor and Vice-Dean, Research, Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering |
| 9:05 - 9:15 | Introductory remarks | Ali Sheikholeslami, Professor and Associate Chair, Research, ECE |
| 9:15 - 9:35 | Neuromodulation Research Vision | Milos Popovic, Professor, ECE and IBBME & Taufik Valiante, Associate Professor, Department of Surgery (Neurosurgery), University of Toronto |
| 9:35 - 10:15 | Basics of neuromodulation | Taufik Valiante, Associate Professor, Department of Surgery (Neurosurgery), University of Toronto |
| 10:15 - 10:35 | Burning issues in neuromodulation | Milos Popovic, Professor, ECE and IBBME |
| 10:35 - 10:50 | BREAK | BREAK |
| 10:50 - 11:15 | Deep Brain Stimulation for Movement Disorders: Selected Aspects | Anthony Lang, Professor, University of Toronto, Department of Medicine |
| 11:15 - 11:40 | Neurotechnologies Research Initiatives Outside Canada | Roman Genov, Professor, ECE |
| 11:40 - 12:05 | Spinal cord stimulation for chronic pain | Steven A Prescott, Associate Professor, University of Toronto; Senior Scientist, Hospital for Sick Children |
| 12:05 - 12:10 | GENERAL Q&A | GENERAL Q&A |
| 12:10 - 1:00 | LUNCH | LUNCH |
| 1:00 - 1:25 | Challenges and opportunities in creating interfaces with the peripheral nervous system | José Zariffa, Assistant Professor, IBBME |
| 1:25 - 1:50 | Neuronavigation for neuromodulation: optical imaging from extracranial, intracranial, to interstitial | Victor Yang, Associate Professor, Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto |
| 1:50 - 2:15 | A Polyrhythmic Cognitive Device for Neuromodulation | Berj Bardakjian, Professor, ECE and IBBME |
| 2:15 - 2:30 | BREAK | BREAK |
| 2:30 - 2:45 | Optical Neuromodulation | Ofer Levi, Associate Professor, ECE |
| 2:45 - 3:00 | Engineering a Novel Therapy for Overactive Bladder | Paul Yoo, Assistant Professor, ECE and IBBME |
| 3:00 - 3:15 | From fiber optic networks to neuronal networks: Foundry integrated photonics for neuromodulation | Joyce Poon, Associate Professor, ECE |
| 3:15 - 3:30 | Coherence in neural activity as a necessity for movement: evidence for a new neuromodulation strategy | Willy Wong, Associate Professor, ECE and IBBME |
| 3:30 - 3:45 | Implantable Closed-loop Neurostimulation Technologies | Roman Genov, Professor, ECE |
| 3:45 - 4:00 | Analysis and control of neuronal synchronization: a control theory perspective | Luca Scardovi, Assistant Professor, ECE |
| 4:00 - 4:30 | Panel Discussion: How to Collaborate Effectively on This Topic | Taufik Valiante, Milos Popovic, Roman Genov, Paul Yoo, Joyce Poon, Ali Sheikholeslami |
| 4:30 | END | END |