Internationality – benefits for science and research career?

Prof. Leena UkkonenFaculty of Biomedical Sciences and Engineering

Tampere University of Technology

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From its very foundations, scientificcommunity is international and basedon the continuous interaction between

its members.

The scientific community: Diversity makes the difference

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http://undsci.berkeley.edu/article/socialsideofscience_02

Internationality and my research career

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Wireless Brain Machine Interfaces (BMIs)• Wireless Brain Machine Interface (BMI) is based on

capturing the brain signals with electrodes and wirelessly communicating them to the control system.

• This technology has the potential to restore mobility and communication of paralyzed patients.

• Prosthetic limbs can be controlled with the patient’s thought.

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Conventional wired brain machine interface system

Vision of Fully Wireless Brain Machine Interface System

8Lebedev, M., and Nicolelis, M., inTrends in Neuroscience, Vol. 29, No. 9, 2006.

International research teamTUT: Prof. Leena Ukkonen, Academy Research Fellow Toni Björninen, Prof. Lauri SydänheimoUC Berkeley: Prof. Jan Rabaey, Prof. Jose CarmenaUCLA: Prof. Yahya Rahmat-SamiiUCSF: Prof. Shuvo Roy, Prof. Nalin Gupta

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It is difficult to say what is impossible, for the dream of yesterday is the hope of today and the reality of tomorrow.

R.H. Goddard

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