Background:

The field of wearable robotics has witnessed tremendous advancements in recent years. These devices, including exoskeletons and prosthetics, offering solutions from physical rehabilitation and mobility assistance to skill enhancement, hold the potential to significantly transform our quality of life. However, the true potential can only be realized if the devices are comfortable, intuitive to use, and capable of integrating seamlessly with the wearer's body and mind. This is the juncture where neurodesign plays a pivotal role.

About NeuroDesign:

Neurodesign harnesses insights from neuroscience to understand how humans interact with technology at a cognitive and physiological level. It aims to inform the design of wearable robotics in a way that maximizes user acceptance, comfort, efficiency, and overall satisfaction. For example, by understanding the neural mechanisms underlying proprioception (our sense of body position and movement), designers can create wearable devices that provide feedback in a manner that aligns with our brain's expectations, making the devices feel more like an extension of our own body.

Workshop Overview:

We are very pleased to announce that our 1st workshop – “NeuroWearX: Amplifying Digital Healthcare with Neurodesign in Wearable Robotics” will be held both onsite and online on October 11, 2023, in conjunction with the IEEE-EMBS International Conference on Body Sensor Networks – Sensors and Systems for Digital Health (IEEE BSN 2023), at MIT Media Lab. Our goals are to explore the transformative potential of integrating neurodesign principles into wearable robotics for advancing digital healthcare. 

NeuroWearX Website:

https://www.neurodesign-hri.ws/neurowearx 

IEEE BSN 2023 Website:

https://bsn.embs.org/2023/

Invitation for Abstract:

We invite you to submit your extended abstract to share your recent findings, innovative designs, and transformative insights in this rapidly evolving field. The submitted abstracts will be presented in a dedicated poster session. All professionals from around the globe will have network opportunities to discuss, present, and forge the future of cutting-edge technology of neurodesign in wearable solutions.

List of Topics:

Abstracts are invited on topics that relate to but are not limited to: 

• Understanding and optimizing human-robot interaction between the patient and the wearable device

• Fundamentals of wearable robot design, mechanism, control and machine l learning algorithms

• Principles of neural mechanisms, interfacing and sensorimotor control for robotics

• Advanced sensors and actuators in wearable rehabilitation and prosthetics

• Wearable exoskeletons for movement therapy

• Recent advancements in soft robotics for neurorehabilitation

• Hybrid systems where biological and artificial components are integrated

• Neuroplasticity and its relationship with robotic-assisted rehabilitation

• Robotics-assisted training and assessment

• Brain-computer interfaces in wearable rehab technology

• Biomechanics of wearable robots

• Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems

• Patient and clinician experiences

• Patient-Centered Design

• Patient-specific adaptation and personalization of wearable robotic systems

• Integration of Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) with wearable robotics

• Real-world applications, case studies, and success stories

• Challenges, ethical considerations, and future prospects

Submission Guidelines:

1. The submitted extended abstracts (short papers) should be 2 pages.

2. Authors should use the IEEE template: https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates.html for the submission. All papers are to be submitted via the submission system of EasyChair (https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=ieeebsn2023_neurowearx).

3. Include any relevant keywords related to your study.

Important Date:

Abstract Submission Deadline: September 29, 2023

Notification of Acceptance: October 2, 2023

Publication:

Accepted abstracts will be published in the workshop proceedings, and their expansion (Full papers) may be considered for inclusion in a special edition of Frontiers in Robotics and AI: https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/51072/neurodesign-in-human-robot-interaction-the-making-of-engaging-hri-technology-your-brain-cant-resist

Venue:

MIT Media Lab

Cambridge, MA

USA

Contact:  

If you have any queries or need assistance, please contact us at info.neurowearx@gmail.com 

Sincerely yours,

NeuroWearX Organizing Committee