Committees
Have a voice: Join a Committee
The Society encourages all members to help advance the BCI Society by taking an active role on a committee. If you are interested, please contact the appropriate committee for further information.
Audit Committee
The Audit Committee represents the BCI Society membership and acts as an independent entity that oversees the Society’s financial statements, including integrity and compliance with accounting policies. The committee reviews and approves the annual financial statements prior to their presentation at the BCI Society General Assembly.
The committee is composed of:
Walter Besio
University of Rhode Island
Robert Leeb
MindMaze
Awards Committee
The committee’s mandate is to acknowledge the contributions of Society members to the field, and to promote and facilitate the submission of high-quality nominations to the Society awards. The Awards Committee is responsible for administering the awards, including developing criteria for the awards, overseeing the selection process and the awards ceremony.
Contact email: Awards@bcisociety.org
Committee Initiative
BCI Society Early Career Award
The award acknowledges active members of the BCI Society who earned terminal degree (MD or PhD) within the last ten years and have a history of scholarly work that has advanced the field. For more info, click here
The committee is composed of:
Dean Krusienski
Virginia Commonwealth University
Donatella Mattia
Fondazione Santa Lucia
Mariska Vansteensel
University Medical Center Utrecht
Theresa Vaughan
Wadsworth Center
Bylaws Committee
The committee purpose is to assess and recommend changes to the Bylaws that are consistent with the Society’s overall mission and purpose.
The committee is composed of:
Jennifer Collinger
University of Pittsburgh
José del R. Millán
University of Texas at Austin
Nick Ramsey
University Medical Center Utrecht
Marc Slutzky
Northwestern University
Mariska Vansteensel
University Medical Center Utrecht
Communications Committee
The committee serves to coordinate communications between the BCI Society, its membership, and the public on matters central to the Society’s vision and mission. The committee advises the board on developing and executing a communication strategy consistent with the Society’s values and priority goals as well as administering and overseeing the website and other Society related electronic/print communications including social media and newsletters.
Contact email: Communications@bcisociety.org
Committee Initiatives
Newsletter
To better inform the Society members about the activities of the Board and the different committees, and about topics of general interest to Society members, the Communications Committee develops Newsletters. Newsletters are scheduled to appear twice per year.
Affiliated events
Events may include conferences, workshops, BCI hackathons, symposia, summer/winter schools, and other major activities focused on BCIs. The BCI Society offers three levels of endorsement. For more info, click here
The committee is composed of:
Brendan Z. Allison
University Southern California San Diego
Jane Huggins
University of Michigan
Natalie Mrachacz-Kersting
Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
Gernot Müller-Putz
Graz University of Technology
Stephanie Scott
Colorado State University
Fundraising Committee
Contact email: Fundraising@bcisociety.org
Committee Initiatives
vBCI Sponsorship Program
The vBCI Meeting provides an excellent opportunity for companies to gain exposure, build relationships and reach the target market of influential researchers both in the industry and in private universities and research institutions. More info here.
The committee is composed of:
Donatella Mattia
Fondazione Santa Lucia
Natalie Mrachacz-Kersting
Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
Gernot Müller-Putz
Graz University of Technology
Nick Ramsey
University Medical Center Utrecht
Membership Committee
The Membership Committee aims to create benefits for members of the Society and thereby contribute to recruiting, retaining and engaging members. The committee provides input and feedback regarding membership needs, programs and policies.
Contact email: Members@bcisociety.org
Committee Initiatives
Trainee Collaboration Projects
The Trainee Collaboration Projects program aims to support students and postdocs from different laboratories and disciplines working cooperatively on BCI-related projects. More information here.
The committee is composed of:
Luke Bashford
Newcastle University
José del R. Millán
University of Texas at Austin
Donatella Mattia
Fondazione Santa Lucia
Gernot Müller-Putz
Graz University of Technology
Victoria Peterson
IMAL, UNL-CONICET
Thomas Oxley
Synchron
Davide Valeriani
WHOOP
Theresa Vaughan
Wadsworth Center
Postdoc and Student Committee
The Postdoc and Student Committee represents the trainees of the BCI Society. Its goals are to organize professional development activities for students and postdocs, including virtual seminars with BCI experts, ad-hoc networking opportunities based on research interests, and international collaborations between trainees. The committee was formed through a recent call for participation to all student and postdoc Society members, which received an outstanding response from the community, reinforcing the timeliness of this effort.
Contact email: StudentPostdoc@bcisociety.org
Committee Initiative
BCI Society Next Generations Series
The Next Generations Series are intended for students to provide technical background on some cutting-edge topics in BCI research. The online events are free and open to any students and trainees. We do require all participants to register. For more info and see a schedule of upcoming events, please click here
The committee is composed of:
Tan Gemicioglu
Cornell University
Davide Valeriani
WHOOP
(Board Liaison)
Theresa Vaughan
Wadsworth Center
(Board Liaison)
Sajjad Ahmed Ghauri, ISRA University
Juan Jose Gonzalez Espana, University of Houston
Erica Floreani, University of Toronto
Helen Huang, Johns Hopkins University
Oluwagbenga Paul Idowu, University of Calgary / Alberta Children’s Hospital
Alex McClanahan, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Megan Parsons, Industry
Marino Sabijan, University of Zagreb, School of Medicine
Valeria de Seta, Sapienza University of Rome, Fondazione Santa Lucia IRCCS
Standards Committee
The role of the Standards Committee is twofold:
Develop sustainable relationships with standardization organizations and relevant stakeholders
Support and advise standardization organizations in the development of relevant standards and regulations
The committee is composed of:
Cuntai Guan
Nanyang Technological University
Reinhold Scherer
University of Essex, United Kingdom
Davide Valeriani
WHOOP