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BR41N.IO AT
BRAINSTORMS FESTIVAL 2019

September 27-28, 2019 at Colosseum 21 in Vienna, Austria

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BR41N.IO DESIGNERS' HACKATHON AT BRAINSTORMS FESTIVAL

BR41N.IO is a brainstorming and collaborative marathon designed to be a learning experience for developers, technologists, engineers, students, artists, and scientists who cram and build brain-computer interface (BCI) applications together in teams. By putting creative minds from multiple disciplines together for a short period of time, BCI-related applications not readily thought of can be discovered and uncovered. Read more: Brainstorms Festival

There are several predefined projects at the BR41N.IO Designers' Hackathon, which the participants can choose to work on. Below, the projects are described in detail including hard- and software specifications as well as the number of possible participants for each project. The Unicorn Brain Interface and the Unicorn Suite application are mostly used to realize BR41N.IO projects. However, additional software should already be installed on your personal laptop before you come to the hackathon.

Who can participate?

Anyone can participate who has interests in BMI, BCI, robotics, AR, VR, machine learning, computing, sensors, human-machine interface systems, control, signal processing, big data, haptics, rehabilitation, and similar areas. Participants do not have to be a BMI expert to participate on a team! Interdisciplinary teams with a combination of BMI and non-BMI skills are often successful in building solutions and producing working prototypes.

Can I submit a different project?

Professional teams can also participate to develop applications during the BR41N.IO Designers' Hackathon to demonstrate full potential of some of the sponsored hardware/software. If you are looking for team members, your project will be included among the BR41N.IO projects below where people can apply for it. Submit your project to contact@br41n.io.

What's in there for me?

Be creative, think outside the box. The BR41N.IO Designers' Hackathon is fun and gets you to network and collaborate with other Geeks. The best BR41N.IO projects will be awarded with cash prizes:

1^st BR41N.IO Brainstorms Prize: $ 500
2^nd BR41N.IO Brainstorms Prize: $ 300
3^rd BR41N.IO Brainstorms Prize: $ 200

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HACKATHON SCHEDULE

Friday, September 27

10:00–10:30	Welcome
10:30–11:00	Current and future applications of brain-computer interfaces Christoph Guger
11:00–11:30	How to run a real-time BCI application Christoph Guger
11:30–12:00	Unicorn Brain Interface Demonstration Christoph Guger & Martin Walchshofer
12:00–13:00	Group formation
13:00	START BR41N.IO

Saturday, September 28

13:00	END BR41N.IO
13:00–15:00	Project presentations
15:00–15:30	Meeting Hackathon Jury
15:30–16:00	BR41N.IO Ceremony

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HACKATHON JURY

Christoph Guger (AT)

CEO of g.tec neurotechnology GmbH

Sabria Langoun (AT)

The Brainstorms Scientific, Vienna

Johannes Martinek (AT)

University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien

Angelo Nuzzo (AT)

FFG Austrian Research Promotion Agency

Herwig Springer (AT)

CEO i5 invest

Mario Zeppetzauer (AT)

Professor at University of Arts and Design, Linz

Asetila Köstinger (AT)

Köstinger International Business Consultant

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PROGRAMMING PROJECTS

‌ Unicorn Speller: Smart Home

The Unicorn Brain Interface comes with the Unicorn Speller application that is using P300 paradigm to control electronic devices such as lamps, radios or television. Watch the video Unicorn Speller Smart Home.

soft-/hardware: Unicorn Hybrid Black, Unicorn Speller, electronic devices
participants: 2 groups, 3-5 people per group
skills: basic programming skills (Matlab, Simulink)

‌ Unity Rehab

Create a Unity based game that can be used for rehabilitation purposes.

soft-/hardware: Unicorn Hybrid Black, Unity
participants: 4 groups, 3-5 people per group
Skills: Basic programming skills (Matlab, Simulink), Basic graphics programming with Unity

‌ Your Hacking Project

You are invited to create your own programming project for this hackathon. You'll have all the BCI headsets or you bring your own BCI to design and program your own fully functional headset.

soft-/hardware specifications: tbd
participants: 1 group, 3-5 people per group
skills: Basic programming skills

‌ Sense & Stimulate the Brain

Stimulate the brain with tDCS to increase or mental performance and measure brain activity with EEG at the same time with the Unicorn Hybrid Black environment.

soft-/hardware specifications: Unicorn Hybrid Black, Unicorn Brain Stimulator
participants: 2 groups, 3-5 people per group
skills: Basic programming skills (Matlab, Simulink, C#)

‌ Orthosis Control

It is possible to control a 3D printed orthosis using a Unicorn Hybrid Black with motor imagery. It is possible to move an orthosis by thinking about left or right hand motion. Watch the Orthosis Control video.

soft-/hardware: Unicorn Hybrid Black, Unicorn Speller, bring your own orthosis or use Unity instead
participants: 2 groups, 3-5 people per group
Skills: Basic programming skills (Matlab, Simulink), basic graphics programming skills with Unity

‌ Doing Nothing with AI

Doing Nothing with AI is an individually adapting robotic performance based on organic movement, peak less rhythmic narration, sine wave like repetition and brain waves recorded with Unicorn Hybrid Black. Watch the video Doing Nothing with AI.

soft-/hardware: Unicorn Hybrid Black
participants: 1 group, 5 people per group
Skills: Basic programming skills (Matlab, Simulink), basic graphics programming skills with Unity

‌‌ Flight Control

The Unicorn Hybrid Black comes with the Unicorn Speller which allows you to fly your own drone with the brain only.

soft-/hardware: Unicorn Hybrid Black, Unicorn Speller, bring your own drone or use Unity instead
participants: 2 groups, 3-5 people per group
skills: Basic programming skills (Java)

‌ Dream Painting

If you want to create a Dream Painting, you have to wear a Unicorn Brain Interface while you sleep. When you wake up, you are able to create a picture based on EEG signals.

soft-/hardware: Unicorn Hybrid Black, Unicorn Painting
participants: 2 groups, 3-5 people per group
skills: Basic programming skills (Matlab, Simulink)