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2ND CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
CYBATHLON SYMPOSIUM 2020
Promoting User-Driven Design and Evaluation of Assistive Technology
April 29, 2020
(3 days before the main CYBATHLON 2020 event)
Zurich, Switzerland
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Abstract submission deadline: December 13, 2019 (hard deadline, no extension)
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CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES
The CYBATHLON Symposium 2020 will bring together leading experts to present and discuss recent technological advances and challenges within the six disciplines of the CYBATHLON:
— Brain-Computer Interface Race
— Functional Electrical Stimulation Bike Race
— Powered Arm Prosthesis Race
— Powered Leg Prosthesis Race
— Powered Exoskeleton Race
— Powered Wheelchair Race
CONFERENCE PROGRAM
— 6 keynote lectures related to the six disciplines of the CYBATHLON
— 8 short talks selected from submitted abstracts
— Poster session
— Podium discussion involving end-users, technology developers, ethics experts and politicians
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
— Cuntai Guan, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
— Vance Bergeron, École Normale Supérieure de Lyon, France
— Antonio Bicchi, University of Pisa & Italian Institute of Technology in Genoa, Italy
— Helen Huang, North Carolina State University & University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
— Peter Neuhaus, Florida Institute for Human & Machine Cognition, USA
— Amit Goffer, UPnRIDE Robotics Ltd., Israel
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION AND REGISTRATION
— Interested participants should prepare and submit an abstract using the provided template by December 13, 2019
— Submission guidelines and the abstract template can be found at: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__cybathlon-2Dsymposium.ethz.ch_call-2Dfor-2Dabstracts.html&d=DwIGaQ&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=KmuawjwNpT9A2bnhzaNVjw8wO7L_TDosEXIk33h_tlw&m=7wgNSJpfpV664Fzf0H4C-vBf0_y8X4Gm7qCpdLE8Ca0&s=btxsdL3Pxppyy34Pu4J92oXwX6SP_4EkWRXGuSB7Xz0&e=
— We especially encourage junior scientists to submit an abstract presenting their work
— Abstracts will be reviewed by a scientific committee and authors will be notified by January 17, 2020
— Accepted contributions will be presented as (interactive) posters or short talks
— Registration will open following the abstract review
— Authors of accepted contributions will be requested to register for the symposium within 2 weeks following notification
— Public registration for the symposium will open in February 2020
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
— Roger Gassert, ETH Zurich
— Olivier Lambercy, ETH Zurich
— Nadine Favre, ETH Zurich
— Maya Kamber, ETH Zurich
PARTNER
The CYBATHLON Symposium 2020 is supported by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SFN)
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LOCATION/VENUE
The CYBATHLON Symposium 2020 will take place at the conference center Schluefweg, right next to the SWISS Arena, three days before the main CYBATHLON 2020 event.
FURTHER INFORMATION
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or contact us by mail at
[email protected]
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Prof. Dr. Roger Gassert
Rehabilitation Engineering Lab
Institute of Robotics and Intelligent Systems
Department of Health Sciences and Technology
ETH Zürich
BAA, Lengghalde 5
8008 Zürich, Switzerland
Phone: +41 44 510 7234
E-Mail: [email protected]
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