BGU-Brown Summer School
Embodied Brain Technology
A Practicum for Graduate Students Created by Brown & Ben Gurion Universities
a Lewis and Ina Heafitz ‘66 Neurotech Collaboration

A two week intensive course designed to expose our graduate students to the world of embodied neurotechnology.

Dates

July 18-31 - Summer school
Will be held in Providence, RI, USA

Deadline for applications

Jan. 31, 2025

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Objective

The summer school aims to expose our students to the world of neurotechnology (including a few introductory meetings on idea generation during the spring semester). You will attend talks with world-leading experts, take part in hands-on workshops, and create an innovative neurotechnology prototype that integrates principles of embodied cognition with students from both BGU and Brown. This is the third time that this collaborative innovative program takes place.

Topics

EEG & Biological Sensors
Embodied Neurotechnology and Interaction
Robotics & Control Systems (inc. BCI & VR)
Computational Methods in Neuroscience
Genetic & Biological Methods
Entrepreneurship in Neurotech
Hands-on team project

Plan

Each day of the course includes workshops, guided teamwork (mixed BGU-Brown teams working together), lessons, and panel discussions.

The last day is dedicated to showcase each team's work through a friendly "Dolphin Tank" pitch day.

This year BGU's staff and students will be arriving to Brown to attend the course in person

Application

The summer school is open to all graduate-level students at BGU, and to outstanding undergrads in their final year.

All applicants must have good programming skills in Python / Matlab and be fluent in English.

It is recommended to apply early, relevant applicants will be accepted continually, until all slots are full.

The summer school is accredited for BGU students, per each department's discretion