Project: A novel SSVEP-based BCI spelling system
In my master thesis, I developed a Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) for people who suffer from locked-in syndrome, which is a condition in where a person loses the ability to control muscles and communicate. The brain mostly functions though. Fortunately, with today’s technology, it is possible to help these people by either using a …
Wrap up III – Hello Japan, Hello Osaka, Hello EMBC!
Before handing in my MSc Thesis, I was encouraged to write a ~4-page paper and submit it to the 35th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC ’13). Two months later, I got an acceptance letter saying, that my paper will be published and …
Wrap up II – PhD scholarship in Early Warning of Acute Diseases from Portable Vital Signs Monitoring and -Interpretation
Wouhuu!!! Already two months before my graduation, I received some amazing job offers. Since I always wanted to combine medicine with technology, I applied and got a PhD scholarship in the field of Biomedical Engineering! For the next 3 years, I’ll be working with monitoring and interpretation of physiological signals (such as heart …
Wrap up, I – Graduation
I have been super busy over the past few months, so there hasn’t been any time for updating the website. So the next few posts are quick wrap up about the most exciting things that have happened, starting with my graduation. Master of Science in Digital Media Engineering! I defended …
Project: ADHD treatment using a neuroheadset – Mobile version
In a previous project, I developed a game where the player wears a neuroheadset, Emotiv EPOC, which is equipped with fourteen sensors for measuring EEG activity. The game was fully controlled using only brain activity. The downside was, that the user would grow tired fast and the game was not …
Project: ADHD treatment using a neuroheadset
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a development disorder which cannot be cured. There are many causes for ADHD, including genetic heritage, mother drinking alcohol or smoking during pregnancy, traumas, toxins, food additives, excessive watching of TV during an early age, and many more. An alternative treatment method, which has …
Project: Detecting mood in texts
To understand the mood within a text, whether the text is dark and gloomy, or just happy, we need to read it. But what if we want to find out whether songs written in the 90’s were happier than songs these days? Instead of spending days on reading lyrics from hundreds of songs, we can let the …
New website, this time WordPress
After creating several personal websites, and giving up on them because updating was too cumbersome, I’m trying out WordPress as CMS. Very simple and easy to use! May consider using WordPress for other websites as well, if plugins are well implemented as in Joomla