Talks

2022

• N/A

2021

• 12/06/21 "Cortical basis of speech and handwriting in humans for neural interfaces," Invited talk, James H. Clark Center, Stanford University. Via Zoom.

• 12/02/21  "Cortical basis of speech and handwriting in humans for neural interfaces," Invited Keynote talk, Centre for Transformative Neuroscience - Launch Evert,  Newcastle University. Via Zoom.

• 11/09/21 "Cortical basis of speech and handwriting in humans for neural interfaces," Invited talk for Alumni audience, Stanford University. Via Zoom.

• 10/06/21 "Cortical basis of speech and handwriting in humans for neural interfaces," Invited talk for Neurology Grand Rounds, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard University. Via Zoom.

• 09/21/21 "Cortical basis of speech and handwriting in humans for neural interfaces," Invited talk, NCAN Center, New York, invited talk. Via Zoom.

• 09/18/21 "Cortical basis of speech and handwriting in humans for neural interfaces," Invited Keynote talk, Tencent / Nature WE Summit, Beijing. Virtual via pre-recording / green screen. Keynote Talk (32 min) YouTube and some news articles WSJ, FT and GT

• 09/10/21 "Cortical basis of speech and handwriting in humans for neural interfaces," Invited talk, Georgia State University. Virtual via Zoom.

• 06/10/21 "Cortical basis of speech and handwriting in humans for neural interfaces," Invited talk, The Deutsches Primatenzentrum (DPZ) GmbH (German Primate Center), Göttingen, Germany. Virtual via Zoom.

• 06/02/21 "Cortical basis of speech and handwriting in humans for neural interfaces," Invited talk, Department of Bioengineering Seminar, Imperial College London, London. Virtual via Zoom.

• 05/20/21 "Cortical basis of speech and handwriting in humans for neural interfaces," Invited talk, Neuroengineering Seminar Series, NeuroEngineering Initiative, Department of Electrial and Computer Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX. Virtual via Zoom.

• 05/06/21 "Similar low-dimensional neural population dynamics in dorsal premotor motor cortex during human speech and hand movements," 10th International IEEE EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering. Virtual via Zoom.

• 04/20/21 "Cortical basis of speech and handwriting in humans for neural interfaces," Invited talk, Bernstein Center Freiburg, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany. Virtual via Zoom.

• 04/14/21 "Cortical basis of speech and handwriting in humans for neural interfaces,” Invited talk, Robarts Research Synergy Series on Brain-Machine Interfaces, Western University, London, Ontario, Candada. Virtual via Zoom.

• 04/09/21 "Cortical basis of speech and handwriting in humans for neural interfaces,” Invited keynote talk, University of Texas at Dallas' 10th anniversary of the founding of the Department of Bioengineering. Virtual via Zoom.

• 04/01/21 "Cortical basis of speech and handwriting in humans for neural interfaces," Invited talk, At the intrface of brain and machine, Nature Symposium, Beijing, China. Virtual via Zoom.

• 03/15/21 "Cortical basis of speech and handwriting in humans for neural interfaces,” Invited talk, CNS Colloquium. New York University. Virtual via Zoom.

• 02/12/21 "Cortical basis of speech and handwriting in humans for neural interfaces," Invited talk, Grand Rounds, Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA. Virtual via Zoom.

• 01/20/21 "Cortical basis of speech and handwriting in humans for neural interfaces," Invited talk, Translational Neuroengineering Technology (TNT) Network, School of Medicine & University & Applied Physics Lab, Johns Hopkins University. Virtual via Zoom.

2020

• 09/25/20 "Brain-machine interfaces: From basic science and engineering to clinical trials," Invited talk, Theory Center, Columbia University, New York City, NY. Virtual via Zoom.

2019

• 08/24/19 "Brain-machine interfaces: From basic science and engineering to clinical trials," Invited talk, Neural Interfaces Seminar, Stanford University, Stanford, CA. Full-video-of-talk-url
• 05/6/19 "Brain-machine interfaces: From basic science and engineering to clinical trials," Invited talk, National Institutes of Health Neuroscience Seminar Series, Bethesda, MD.
• 03/22/19 "Brain-machine interfaces: From basic science and engineering to clinical trials," Keynote talk, 9th International IEEE EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering, San Francisco, CA.

2018

• 10/18/18 "Brain-machine interfaces: From basic science and engineering to clinical trials," 2018 Andrew Cargenie Mind and Brain Prize acceptance talk, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA.
• 07/17/18 "Brain-machine interfaces: From basic science and engineering to clinical trials," Brain-Machine Interface Symposium invited talk, IEEE EMBS annual meeting, Honolulu, HI
• 06/26/18 "Brain-machine interfaces: From basic science and engineering to clinical trials," Neuroscience Seminar invited talk, Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit, University College London, London, UK
• 05/10/18 "Neural population dynamics underlying motor learning transfer," M^5 Meeting invited talk, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
• 02/15/18 "Brain-machine interfaces: From basic science and engineering to clinical trials," AAAS invited talk, Austin, TX

2017

• 10/26/17 "Neural population dynamics and dimensions in the motor system," HHMI meeting at Janelia Farm, Ashburn, VA
• 10/19/17 "Neural population dynamics underlying motor preparation and generation," Princeton Neuroscience Institute Seminar, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
• 10/05/17 "Brain-machine interfaces: From basic science and engineering to clinical trials," UCSF, Neuroscience Seminar, San Francisco, CA

2016

• 12/16/16 "Brain-machine interfaces: Engineering challenges and opportunities," Qualcomm, San Diego, CA
• 12/15/16 "Brain-machine interfaces: From basic science and engineering to clinical trials," 2016 Rockwood Memorial Lecture, University of California at San Diego and Salk Institute, La Jolla, CA flyer
• 10/27/16 "Brain-machine interfaces: From basic science and engineering to clinical trials," invited talk, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
• 10/06/16 "Brain-machine interfaces: From basic science and engineering to clinical trials," invited talk, NSF ERC Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
• 05/21/16 "Brain-machine interfaces: From basic science to clinical trials," invited talk, McKnight Foundation, Minneapolis, MN
• 05/17/16 "Brain-machine interfaces: From basic science to clinical trials," invited talk, Department of Neurobiology, Duke University, Durham, NC
• 04/16/16 "Brain-machine interfaces: From basic science to clinical trials," invited talk, Simons Foundation, Amelia Island, FL
• 02/03/16 "Implanted integrated circuit requirements for brain-machine interfaces," invited talk, IEEE International Solid State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), San Francisco, CA

2015

• 11/20/15 "Toward clinically viable brain-machine interfaces," invited talk, Google [x], Mountain View, CA
• 11/10/15 "Toward clinically viable brain-machine interfaces," Keynote talk, Lefler Symposium, Department of Neurobiology, School of Medicine, Harvard University, Boston, MA pdf url
• 10/20/15 "Cortical control of arm movements: A dynamical systems approach," Special lecture (plenary talk), Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, McCormick Place, Chicago, IL Full-video-of-talk.mp4 (1.28 GB)

• 10/01/15 "Toward Clinically Viable Brain-Machine Interfaces," Stanford Neurosciences Institute (SNI) 2nd Annual Symposium, Stanford University, Stanford, CA pdf

• 09/28/15 "Toward Clinically Viable Brain-Machine Interfaces," plenary symposium talk, American Neurological Association (ANA) Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL

2014

• 08/26/14 "Neural Dynamics of Reaching: The Need for New Neurotechnologies," Plenary talk, 1st International IEEE EMBS Workshop on Advanced NeuroTechnologies for BRAIN Initiatives (ANTBI), Sheraton Hotels & Towers, Chicago, IL. pdf
• 06/20/14 "Toward Clinically Viable Brain-Machine Interfaces," The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, Menlo Park, CA.
• 05/07/14 "Toward Clinically Viable Brain-Machine Interfaces," Thomas A. McMahon Memorial Lecture, School of Eningeering and Applied Sceiences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. pdf
• 03/24/14 "Brain Prostheses," Keynote talk, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Head's Association, Annual Meeting, Napa, CA.

2013

• 05/11/13 "Brain Prostheses," 2013 TEDxStanford, Stanford University, Stanford, CA. YouTube
• 05/08/13 "Motor Cortical Control and Prostheses: A Dynamical Systems Perspective," 2013 McGovern Institute Symposium: Neural Control of Movement -- Models, Representations & Brain-Machine Interfaces, MIT, Cambridge, MA. url

• 04/10/13 "Mind Over Matter," Congressional Biomedical Research Caucus, Co-chairs Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D-CA) and Congressmen Rush Holt (D-NJ), Steve Stivers (R-OH), and Charlie Dent (R-PA), US House of Representatives, Rayburn Building, Washington D.C. Organized by the Coalition for the Life Sciences (working with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Society for Neuroscience, etc). Video (url)
• 03/04/13 "Translating Thought to Action in the Motor Cortex," Rewiring the Brain Symposium, Berg Hall, Li Ka Shing Center for Learning and Knowledge, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA

2012

• 01/20/12 "Neural Prosthetics," TEDxStanford, Stanford University, Stanford, CA Full-video-of-talk-url
• 08/31/12 "Toward High-Performance Clinically-Viable Brain Machine Interfances," Keynote talk, IEEE EMBC. Hilton Bay Shore, San Diego, CA. Talk abstract (pdf) and ieee.tv video (url)

2011

• 08/31/11 "Monkey Models for Brain-Machine Interfaces: The Need for Maintaining Diversity," IEEE EMBC, Boston Marriott Copley Place, Boston, MA
• 07/11/11 "Toward a Single-Trial Understanding of Motor Preparation," Sloan-Swartz Summer Meeting, HHMl Janella Farm campus, Washington, DC
• 06/08/11 "High-Performance Neural Prosthetic Systems," Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics (SBMT; formerly IBMISPS), UCSF, San Francisco, CA
• 06/06/11 "Dynamical Systems and Optogenetic Investigations of Motor Control," SBMT, UCSF, San Francisco, CA
• 05/27/11 "Emerging Directions for Higher-Performance Neural Prosthetic Systems,” Alfred P. Nobel Symposium, Stockholm, Sweeden. url pdf
• 05/14/11 "Toward Clinically-Viable Brain-Machnie Interfaces," Plenary Talk, Biological Psychiatry Annual Meeting, Hyatt Regency, San Francisco, CA
• 04/26/11 "Toward a Single-Trial View of Motor Preparation and Learning," Neural Control of Movement (NCM) Annual Meeting (Satellite), Peurto Rico
• 04/07/11 "Toward a Single-Trial Understanding of Motor Preparation," Neuroscience, John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD. Video (url)
• 04/04/11 "Toward a Single-Trial Understanding of Motor Preparation and Neural Variance," Neural Variability Symposium, Banbury Center, CSHL, NY
• 02/28/11 "Toward Clinically Useful Neural Prostheses," Neuromodulation Symposium, Berg Hall, Li Ka Shing Center for Learning and Knowledge, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
• 02/24/11 "Toward Clinically-Viable Intra-Cortically Based Neural Prostheses," Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
• 02/23/11 "Toward a Single-Trail Understanding of Motor Preparation," Mohoney Institute of Neurological Sciences, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

2010

• 12/10/10 "Toward Clinically Viable Cortically-Controlled Prosthetic Systems," Keynote, launch of Center for Neural Engineering and Prostheses (CNEP), University of California at Berkeley & University of California at San Francisco, Berkeley, CA
• 11/12/10 "Toward a Single-Trial View of Motor Preparation," Keynote, Advances in Computational and Motor contro (ACMC)l, pre-meeting at Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA
• 10/28/10 "Toward a Single-Trial View of Motor Preparation," Department of Brain and Cognitive Science, MIT, Cambridge, MA
• 09/23/10 "Toward High-Performance Cortically-Controlled Prostheses," Aspen Brain Meeting, New York Academy of Science, Aspen, CO
• 09/15/10 "Neural Prosthetics / Brain Machine Interfaces," Neurocritical Care Society Meeting, Marriott, San Francisco, CA
• 09/10/10 "Toward High-Performance Cortically-Controlled Prostheses," Department of Bioengineering retreat, University of Utah, Park City, UT
• 05/09/10 "Toward High-Performance Cortically-Controlled Motor Prostheses," GRSNC Symposium, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada
• 05/07/10 "Brain-Machine Interfaces," Neuroengineering Grand Challenges Symposium, IEEE EMBS, Bethesda, MD
• 04/07/10 "Neural Basis of Motor Preparation and Prostheses," Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
• 03/06/10 "Brain Machine Interfaces," Leading Matters (together with Prof. Bill Newsome), Stanford University alumni event, Newport Beach, CA

2009

• 12/17/09 "Toward a Single-Trial Understanding of Motor Preparation," Neuroscience, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
• 12/15/09 "High Performance Neural Prostheses," Neuroscience, Columbia University, New York, NY
• 12/14/09 "Toward a Single-Trial Understanding of Motor Preparation," Neuroscience, Cornell Weill Medical School, New York, NY
• 11/03/09 "Neural Basis of Motor Preparation and Prostheses," Department of Bioengineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
• 09/11/09 "Toward a Single-Trial Understanding of Motor Preparation," Neuroscience, Yale University, New Haven, CT
• 05/09/09 "Brain Machine Interfaces," Leading Matters (together with Prof. Carla Shatz), Stanford University alumni event, Newport Beach, CA
• 02/12/09 "High-Performance Cortically-Controlled Prosthesis Design," Integrated Neural Interfaces Symposium, IEEE ISSCC, San Francisco, CA
• 01/08/09 "Neural Basis of Reach Preparation and Communication Prostheses," Neuroscience, Brown University, Providence, RI
• 01/06/09 "Neural Basis of Reach Preparation and Communication Prostheses," Neuroscience, Harvard University School of Medicine, Boston, MA

2008

• 12/04/08 "Toward High-Performance Cortically-Controlled Prostheses," Next Generation Medical Electronics Symposium, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT, Cambridge, MA"
• 11/19/08 "Dynamical Systems Perspectives of Motor Cortical Activity," Symposium, Society for Neuroscience, Washington, DC
• 10/11/08 "Neural Prostheses", Future of Human Health Symposium (alumni weekend), Stanford University, Stanford, CA Video (url)
• 10/03/08 "Toward High-Performance Cortically-Controlled Prostheses," Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
• 06/26/08 "Extracting Dynamical Structure Embedded in Premotor Cortical Activity," AREADNE conference, Santorini, Greece
• 05/16/08 "Toward High Performance Communication Prostheses," International Conference on Cognitive and Neural Systems (ICCNS), Boston University, Boston, MA
• 02/29/08 "Neural Basis of Reach Preparation", Keynote, COSYNE annual conference, Salt Lake City, UT
• 02/20/08 "Neural Basis of Reach Preparation and Communication Prostheses," Neuroscience, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
• 02/01/08 "Neural Basis of Motor Preparation and Cortical Prostheses," Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

2007

• 2007 "Neural Basis of Reach Preparation and Communication Prostheses," Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
• 2007 "Extracting Dynamical Structure Embedded in Premotor Cortical Activity," Neural Coding, Computation and Dynamics (NCCD) meeting, Lyon, France
• 2007 Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit, University College London, London, UK
• 2007 National Academy of Engineering regional meeting, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
• 2007 "New Approaches to Examining Neural Processing in Motor and Premotor Cortex," Neural Control of Movement (NCM) Annual Meeting, Seville, Spain
• 2007 Department of Electrical Engineering, Caltech, Pasadena, CA

2006

• 2006 Neuroscience, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
• 2006 "Brain-Computer Interfaces," Ninth Annual Chinese-American Kavli Frontiers of Science Symposium, U.S. National Academy of Science, Irvine, CA
• 2006 "Invasive Brain-Machine Interface: Neural Spike Coding, Sorting, Analysis," Innovative Neural Interfaces Workshop, IEEE EMBC, New York, NY
• 2006 "Increasing the Peformance of Cortically-Controlled Prostheses," Applied Neurocomputation Workshop, IEEE IMBC, New York, NY
• 2006 Neural Engineering Symposium, University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, TX
• 2006 Department of Electrical Engineering, University of California at Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA

2005

• 2005 "Decoding Movement Plans for use in Neural Prosthetic Systems," Japanese-American Frontiers of Science Symposium, U.S. National Academy of Science, Kanagawa, Japan
• 2005 Neuroscience, Columbia University, New York, NY
• 2005 NCM annual meeting, Key Biscayne, FL
• 2005 COSYNE annual conference, Snowbird, UT

2004

• 2004 CNS annual conference, Baltimore, MD
• 2004 Statistical Analysis of Neuronal Data (SAND) Workshop, 2nd Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA
• 2004 American Medical Writers Association, annual meeting, Berkeley, CA
• 2004 Computer Science & Telecommunications Board (CSTB), National Research Council of the U.S. National Academies, Palo Alto, CA

2002

• 2002 Computational Neuroscience - Positions and Perspectives, Max Plank Institute, Frankfurt, Germany

2001

• 2001 Neural Information and Coding (NIC) Workshop, Big Sky, MT

2000

• 2000 Department of Brain and Cognitive Science, MIT, Cambridge, MA
• 2000 Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
• 2000 Biomedical Engineering Program and Department of Electrical Engineering, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
• 2000 Department of Bioengineering, Columbia University, New York, NY
• 2000 Department of Bioengineering, Washington University in Saint Louis, Saint Louis, MO

1999

• 1999 Department of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
• 1999 European Conference on Visual Perception (ECVP), Annual Conference, Trieste, Italy
• 1999 Department of Bioengineering, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, CA

1997

• 1997 Principles of Behaving Systems Workshop, “Motor Control and Posterior Parietal Cortex,” University of Cambridge, UK