January 21, 2025

Time Program
8:45 - 9:15 Registration
9:15 - 9:40 Julia Berezutskaya

Introduction to STIM-ASSIST and BCI-FES technology for restoring facial movement

9:40 - 10:20 Mariska Vansteensel

Real-world application of implanted BCIs for communication

10:20 - 11:00 Ömer Güney

The Importance of accurate emotional conveyance in communication: a user's perspective

11:00 - 11:20 Coffee break
11:20 - 12:20 Panel discussion:
Mariska Vansteensel
Ömer Güney
Ricardo Bronsgeest
Marieke Verbij
Moderator: Nick Ramsey

Stakeholder perspective: potential users, caregivers, clinicians

12:30 - 13:30 Lunch
13:30 - 14:10 Rüdiger Rupp

Noninvasive grasp neuroprotheses for people with spinal cord injury – possibilities and challenges

14:10 - 14:50 Gernot Müller-Putz

Brain-computer interfaces for the control of FES: engineering aspects

14:50 - 15:30 Abidemi Bolu Ajiboye

Reconnecting the hand and arm to the brain: implanted BMI and FES clinical trial for sensorimotor functional restoration

15:30 - 15:50 Coffee break
15:50 - 16:50 Panel discussion:
Gernot Müller-Putz
Abidemi Bolu Ajiboye
Rüdiger Rupp
Gerd Fabian Volk
Jan Loits
Moderator: Julia Berezutskaya

Scientific feasibility and aligning the technology with identified user needs

18:00 - 20:00 Dinner for speakers

January 22, 2025

Time Program
9:00 - 9:40 Gerd Fabian Volk

Clinical experience with electrical stimulation of facial muscles

9:40 - 10:20 Jan Loitz

From innovation to implementation: the industrial path to advancing FES technologies

10:20 - 10:40 Coffee break
10:40 - 11:20 Marcella van Hoolwerff

Standardisation in practice

11:20 - 12:00 Stephan Goedee

From electrical nerve stimulation to muscle activation: clinical experience and challenges

12:00 - 13:00 Lunch
13:00 - 15:00 Breakout sessions:
Group 1: Engineering
Group 2: Users
Group 3: Technology & Collaboration

Identifying and prioritizing challenges and making a roadmap for the technology development

15:00 - 15:15 Closing remarks