Advancing Neurotechnology
Bridging Brains, Machines and Society
The NeurotechEU Symposium, entitled “Advancing Neurotechnology — Bridging Brains, Machines and Society”, will take place at the University of Bonn on the occasion of the NeurotechEU Board of Rectors Meeting 2025. The scientific community is invited to attend and participate in discussions on the various aspects of neurotechnology.
For further information regarding cost coverage for scientists of NeurotechEU partner universities, please consult your respective project coordinator.
NeurotechEU Symposium 2025, Bonn
Date and location
May 13, 2025
08:30 am - 06:15 pm
German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Venusberg Campus 1/ Gebäude 99, 53127 Bonn
Registration
Deadline: February 28, 2025
Speakers
Program
08:30 - 09:00 am: Registration
09:00 - 09:15 am: Welcome by Ilona Grunwald Kadow
Robert Harris
Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
The microglial niche in neurodegeneration – understanding pathology and targeting for immunotherapy
Guillermina López-Bendito
Institute of Neuroscience, Miguel Hernández University-CSIC, Spain
Sensory Circuit Development: The interplay between spontaneous activity and transcriptional programs
Abdel el Manira
Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
Modular circuits for flexible motor actions
Institute for Experimental Epileptology and Cognition Research, University of Bonn Medical Center, Germany
Synaptic plasticity dynamics across space and time
Jürgen Gall
Institute of Computer Science, University of Bonn, Germany
Analyzing behavior in video recordings
Marcel van Gerven
Department of Artificial Intelligence, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University, Netherlands
Neuromorphic computing for neurotechnology
12:45 - 02:00 pm: Lunch
Department of Neuroscience, UMF Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Brain recovery - an integrated concept in a continuous care strategy
José M. Azorín
Systems Engineering and Automation Department, Miguel Hernández University, Spain
AI-powered brain-machine interfaces for neurorehabilitation with exoskeletons
Jeremie Dequidt
CRIStAL-Research Center in Computer Science, Signal and Automatics of Lille, University of Lille, France
Soft robotics for neurosurgery procedures
Paolo Gargiulo
Institute of Biomedical and Neural Engineering, Department of Engineering, Reykjavik University, Iceland
Novel paradigm to assess postural control response using high density EEG, virtual reality and moving platform
Department of Economics, Boğaziçi University, Turkey
Perspective in what we call “neurometaphysics” dimension in NeurotechEU
Olympia Colizoli
Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University, Netherlands
Neurophilosophy and the consciousness conundrum: Easy, hard, and real problems
Juliette Sénéchal
Faculty of Law, Politics and Economics, University of Lille, France
The legal protection of neural data - EU/USA comparative approaches
06:00 - 06:15 pm: Wrap-up
Information on filming and photography
During the symposium, the University of Bonn arranges for photographs to be taken and filming to be done. This will be published online, in printed media and on social media channels for the purpose of promoting its activities. By taking part in the symposium, participants consent to being photographed and filmed as well as to the associated material being stored and published. Please speak to our photographers and filming team on site if you do not wish to be photographed or filmed.
Contact and Organisation
Verena Schropp
Argelanderstraße 1
53115 Bonn