REU/YSP Presentations

Students who are participating in the CSNE Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) and Young Scholars Program will present their work in Mary Gates Hall on Wednesday, August 15 (9 am to noon) in a poster session and again on Tuesday, August 21 (9 am to 2:45 pm) in Russell Hall during a slide session (10 minute talk, 5 minutes of questions from the audience).  Everyone is welcome to attend both events. 

Schedule of Presentations (Russell Hall, August 21)

9:00 Introductions

9:05-9:20 Encoding Properties of Sensor Covered Actuators, Darren Howell, Senior, Neurobiology, University of Washington

9:20-9:35 Automatic Computer Vision Motion/Object Tracking Tool to Explore Flight Decision Making in the Manduca sexta Moth, Shawn Wilkinson, Junior, Computer Science, Morehouse College

9:35-9:50 Creating a Self-Sufficient Autonomous Quadrotor Helicopter, Marina Dimitrov, Senior, Catlin Gabel School

9:50-10:05 Autonomous Flight of the AscTec Hummingbird ResearchPilot, Fallon Clark, Sophomore, Computer Science, Spelman College

10:05-10:20 Characterization of Artifact Caused by Vibrotactile Stimuli in EEG, Eric Crespo, Junior, Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

10:20-10:35 Advanced Algorithms for Effective Brain-Communication, Stefan Martin, Junior, Electrical Engineering, University of Washington

10:35-10:45  Break

10:45-11:00 EEG Measurements of Attention with the Emotiv Headset, Amanda Nguyen, Senior, Bioengineering, Clemson University

11:00-11:15 A Brain-Computer Interface Using an Emotiv Neuroheadset and a PR2 Robot, Juan De Dios Morales, Senior, Computer Science, University of Washington

11:15-11:30 Characterization of Emotiv headset for use in BCI systems, Bailey Life, Senior, Forest Ridge School of Sacred Heart

11:30 – 12:00 Comparing Movement and EMG Evoked by Cervical Intra-spinal Microstimulation in Intact and Spinal Cord-Injured Rats, Danielle Lockwood, Junior, University of Arizona and Frances Cho, Freshman, Columbia University

12:00 – 1:00 LUNCH

1:00-1:15 EMG Driven Proprioceptive Feedback, Alex Chavez, Junior, Biochemistry and Cell and Molecular Biology, UCSD Southwestern College

1:15-1:30 Finger Tracking with the Kinect, Francisco Candido, Junior, Aerospace Engineering , San Diego State University

1:30-1:45 Detecting Damaged Brain Vasculatures from a Neural-prosthetic Device Ballistic Insertion, Susie Nguyen, Senior, Biochemistry, San Diego State University

1:45-2:00 Immunohistochemical Characterization of Vasculature Damage Caused by Planar, Singleshank Neural Implants in the Rat Motor Cortex, D. Cale Crowder, Junior, Biomedical Engineering, University of Akron

2:00-2:15 Circadian Modulation of Neuromotor Control, Jennifer Gile, Sophomore, Biology, University of Washington

2:15-2:30 Discerning Selective Auditory Attention for BCIs with Amplitude Modulation, Jessie Zhang, Freshman, Undeclared, University of Washington

2:30-2:45 Alteration of Attentional State with Auditory Sirens: How Distracted are You?, Jonathan Mount, Sophomore, Bioengineering, University of Washington