BrainGurion 4.0
Brain-Machine Interface Hackathon
24 Hours, more than100 entrepreneurial students.
Our participants will join together to create products that will improve our SENSES, based on human machine interface. The teams will be guided by expert mentors and will be given access to advanced innovative equipment.
March 30-31
2023
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The Challenge
Within 24 hours, your teammates and you will create a product that will improve or rehabilitate one's senses using neurological components
The neurological component can be expressed by control of the product or feedback. The product can be digital or physical, and may be supported by a combination of technologies, such as EEG, Virtual Reality (VR), Microcontrollers and Robots.
ביקשנו מאנשים בעלי לקות באחד החושים לספר לנו על בעיה יומיומית שהיו רוצים שימצא לה פתרון, אולי המוצר שלכם יהיה זה שיפתור אותה?
שחייה במים פתוחים באופן עצמאי או התראה בפני מכשולים בבריכה
כלי שיאותת היכן המאחז הבא בקיר הטיפוס
תקשורת בין שני רוכבי טנדם במצב של רעש או לקות שמיעה
רונית, לקויית ראייה
אלירן, לקוי ראייה
רחל, לקויית ראייה
דרור, לקוי ראייה
לקויית ראייה מזה 17 שנים המתניידת ללא כלי עזר
Innovation
How innovative is the technology or idea?
Neurological components
How much does the product use Neurological signals?
Prototype
Is the product ready for use?
Product Impact
Does the product significantly improve / rehabilitate ones sense?
Pitch Deck
Quality of presentation.
Bonus
The judges' discretion regarding the “additional value” of the product.
Criteria For Judging
To pick the winning team, the judges will ask themselves the following questions:
Inspiration Board
Agenda
Thursday - March 30th
12:00
Registration, Reception and lunch
13:00
Welcome Session
Friday - March 31th
03:00
Surprise
07:00
another Surprise!
14:00
Start Hacking!
9:30
Code Freeze, Breakfast and Presentations
20:00
Dinner
12:00
Closing Remarks and Awards
21:00
Hacking
Judging Panel
Pre-Hackathon Schedule
We're welcoming you to participate in our lectures and workshops planned for the Hackathon
Meet Our Mentors
will be published soon...
Dr. Mor Nahum
Head of the Computerized Neuroscience Laboratory
HUJI
Prof. Amir Amedi
computational neuroscientist, multisensory researcher, director of BCT lab, RUNI
Dr. Tamar Arens-Arad
VP R&D at ZOLL Itamar
Prof. Carmel Sofer
Cognition and brain science dep.
Chairman of Yazmut 360° BGU
Meet Our Mentors
Prof. Oren Shriki
Head of the Computerized Neuroscience Laboratory BGU
Dr. Jennifer Resnik
Auditory processing, Head of Resnik Laboratory BGU
Prof. Ohad Ben-Shahar
Head, School of Brain Sciences and Cognition
Director, The interdisciplinary Computational Vision Lab (iCVL) BGU
Prof. Elana Zion Golumbic
Director of the Human Brain Dynamics Lab BIU
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Dr. Shachar Maidenbaum
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Faculty of Engineering Sciences BGU
Prof . Gal Ifergane
Chairman, Division of Brain Medicine at Soroka Medical Center
Dr. Yaron Segal
Founder and CINO at BrainQ Technologies
Dr. Anan Moran
Sensory processing, Head of the Anan Moran Laboratory TAU
Dr. Michal Rivlin
Dynamic computations in retina, Head of Michal Rivlin lab,
Weizmann Institute of science
Prof. Hagai Bergman
Grandfather, Doctor, and brain researcher HUJI and Hadassa medical center
Dr. Liron Rabany
Chief Scientist, Theranica
Dr. Aharon Ravia
Computational neuroscience,
Weizmann Institute of science | Co-Founder of Stealth Mode Startup
Moshe Kilim
business and social entrepreneur specializing in tech for disabled people
Ofer Perl, PhD
Postdoctoral Researcher, ABY Human Memory Lab
Ori Morava
Technical Program Manager | Incubation & Disruptive Innovation group | intel
Rotem Vekslar
Neuroscience Project Manager at Davinci Neuroscience LTD and The Baruch Ivcher Institute For Brain, Cognition & Technology
Kfir Hayman
Software Engineer - Audio Signal Processing | Winner of BrainGurion 3.0
Adi Nissim
Pursuing Master's Degree in Cognitive Science
Dr. Miriam Guendelman
Neuroscience PhD Candidate, BGU
Daniel Polyakov
Neuroscience PhD Candidate, BGU
Yarden Ben Horin
Neuroscience MA Student, BGU
Miriam Dissen
PhD candidate, BGU
Ophir Almagor
Neuroscience MA Student, BGU
Yasmin Abergel Zaushnizer
Neuroscience M.S.c student | EEG specialist BGU
Saleh Natour
Neuroscience PhD Candidate, BGU
Dr. Nir Getter
EEG expert | senior algorithm developer at NeuroHelp
Naama Oring
Neuroscience M.Sc student
Kfir Nissim
Software Developer
Amit Aharoni
Computer science Student specializing in AI | 3rd place winner of BrainGurion 2.0
Meet Our Team
Niv Cohen
Hackathon Team Manager of Brainstorm BGU | Cognitive, Neuroscience & Psychology student at BGU
Hadas Eitan
Hackathon Team Manager of Brainstorm BGU | Cognitive and Neuroscience Student at BGU
Ofir Itzhak Shahar
Team leader of Brainstorm BGU | Computer Science & Neuroscience B.Sc Student at BGU's 'Eitan' Honors Program
Yuval Lachberg
Hub Team Manager of Brainstorm BGU | Cognitive and Neuroscience Student at BGU
Tomer Gold
Digital Team Manager of Brainstorm BGU | Cognitive and Neuroscience student at BGU
Noa Zilberman
Digital Team Manager of Brainstorm BGU | Cognitive, Neuroscience & Psychology student at BGU
Yuval Englander
Events Team Manager of Brainstorm BGU | Cognitive, Neuroscience & Psychology student at BGU
Elad Orpaz
Hub Team Manager of Brainstorm BGU | Cognitive and Neuroscience Student at BGU
Shani Jacob
Events Team Manager of Brainstorm BGU | Cognitive and Neuroscience student at BGU
Or Rabani
Gordon Cohen NeuroTech Hub Manager
Ofek Salama
CEO of BrainstormIL
Yael Abel
Head of Event Production, BrainstormIL
Asaf Harel
Chairman Of The Board at BrainstormIL
Copyright & Intellectual Property Disclaimer
We would love to see your ideas become a reality in the future. However, this event is above all intended to inspire creativity and provide an opportunity to gain experience and network. Things you share with others in this event are public and will not remain confidential. In addition, the participation is as a team which may include, in addition to you, other students from various academic institutions and various majors. As a team, you may also be accompanied by professional mentors. New works or ideas may be created as part of such a team which members and mentors may be subject to different IP restrictions. Therefore, in order to maintain your IP rights, please consider carefully what you share with others, or otherwise bring with you and/or present in this event, especially an idea you are actively working on or is too similar to an idea you’d prefer to pursue individually at a later time and we highly recommend you consult with a legal advisor before doing so.
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