Artificial Vision 2024 REGISTRATION
Thursday, 5th - Friday, 6th December, 2024
Aachen, Germany


FINAL PROGRAMME

14 CME-POINTS



RWTH


RWTH

Juelich

Novotel Aachen City
www.artificial-vision.org



SponsorsBack to top

We thank the following companies for their generous support of the Artificial Vision Symposium 2024 in Aachen:



Roche Pharma AG
Emil-Barell-Straße 1
79639 Grenzach-Wyhlen
www.roche.de
Sponsorship: EUR 2.175,-


Novartis Pharma GmbH
Sophie-Germain-Straße 10
90443 Nürnberg
www.novartis.de
Sponsorship: EUR 2.150,-




Bayer Vital GmbH
Geb. K56
51366 Leverkusen
www.gesundheit.bayer.de
Sponsorship: EUR 1.650,-


AbbVie Deutschland GmbH &
Co. KG - EyeCare

Mainzer Straße 81
65189 Wiesbaden
www.abbvie.com
Sponsorship: EUR 1.400,-




Alimera Sciences
Ophthalmologie GmbH

Cicerostraße 21
10709 Berlin
www.alimera-sciences.de
Sponsorship: EUR 500,-


The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft DFG supports the meeting with EUR 20.000,- The financial support of these eight companies adds to the budget of Artificial Vision 2024 financing the costs of this conference, i.e. printing costs, postage, bank fees, rental costs of the congress venue, technical equipment, catering, travel expenses and accommodation for invited speakers, web design, insurances, certification fees, PCO etc.



PrefaceBack to top

Dear Collegues and Friends,

it is my great pleasure to invite you all to the 2024 Artifi cial Vision Conference in Aachen, Germany.

Although, many wonderful ideas how to design a visual neuroprosthesis for the blind had been developed in the past and enormous work was done in many labs, institutes, and clinics around the globe, the sustainable realization of a product providing useful vision for the patients is still not achieved. Clinical trials have been performed on several products in the past with moderate to good success, but it turned out that it is extremely difficult for companies to remain well fi nanced for continuously pursuing research, development, fabrication, service, rehab, clinical trial sponsoring, and many other aspects.

Many lessons have been learned so far and although the translation is still a big problem, the enthusiasm of many researchers to continue the quest for a better visual prosthesis is still unbroken.

The challenge, to restore vision in blind patients remained a big task, but over the years, we learned a lot about how to interface the visual system with new materials and electrode designs. We learned how to provide data and energy for high density systems and for larger implants. AI based algorithms for data processing of the visual input shortly opened new possibilities and the design of stimulus patterns based on simultaneous recording of retinal or cortical activity may also be a wonderful approach to achieve useful percepts with future implants.

Artifi cial Vision 2024 in Aachen, Germany is the best opportunity to discuss all these new aspects of Visual Neuroprosthetics with colleagues and friends from all over the world.

Sincerely and on behalf of the organizing committee


Peter Walter

Dr. Peter Walter
Professor of Ophthalmology
RWTH Aachen University



General InformationBack to top

Scientific programme
and further information

Prof. Dr. Peter Walter
Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Aachen
RWTH Aachen University, Medical Faculty
Pauwelsstraße 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany
Phone: +49 (0) 2 41 / 8 08-81 91
Fax: +49 (0) 2 41 / 8 08-24 08
E-Mail: pwalter@ukaachen.de

Organization

Congress-Organisation Gerling GmbH
Werftstraße 23, 40549 Düsseldorf, Germany
Phone: +49 (0) 2 11 / 59 22 44
Fax: +49 (0) 2 11 / 59 35 60
E-Mail: info@congresse.de
Homepage: www.congresse.de

Venue

Novotel Aachen City
Peterstraße. 66, 52062 Aachen, Germany

Official Language

English

Date

Thursday, December 5th, 2024, 12:30 h - 18:30 h
Friday, December 6th, 2024, 09:00 h - 17:30 h

Opening hours congress office

Thursday, December 5th, 2024, 11:30 h - 18:30 h
Friday, December 6th, 2024, 08:30 h - 17:30 h

Opening hours industrial

Thursday, December 5th, 2024, 12:30 h - 18:30 h
Friday, December 6th, 2024, 09:00 h - 13:50 h

Online Registration

Registration

Hotel Booking

We blocked several rooms in the Novotel Aachen City from December 4 to December 7, 2024. Please contact the reservation department and refer to the code „Artifi cial Vision“:
Phone No.: +49 (0)89 121 406 255
E-mail: aachen.reservierung@accorhotels.com

Attendance Fee

 

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Registration Until 4th December On site
International symposium attendance fee EUR 250,- EUR 320,-
Reduced rate for PhD students and residents* EUR 130,- EUR 170,-

*PhD Students and residents must supply a letter of verification as proof of training. The letter has to be sent to the congress organization prior to the meeting.

The attendance fee covers the costs for coffee breaks, lunch, and the conference dinner (accompanying person EUR 50,–). Incl. VAT and excl. foreign transfer fees.

Payment

by bank transfer (bank details are quoted on your confirmation and invoice. Please do not transfer money without noting your invoice number!) PayPal or by credit card: VISA, AMERICAN EXPRESS, MASTERCARD

Important notes for participants

The attendance fee covers the costs for coffee breaks, lunch, and the conference dinner. If you register late or on-site we cannot guarantee for lunch and participation in the social program.

You are encouraged to apply for the meeting either online, by mail or by fax. Cancellation for the symposium has to be made via e-mail or via fax (+49 (0) 2 11 / 59 35 60) by December 1st, 2024. In any case an administration fee of EUR 22,– has to be paid. After this date no refunds can be made.

Changes, errors and misprints excepted.


CME-POINTSBack to top

The Symposium is certified by the Ärztekammer Nordrhein providing 7 CME-points for each day for the German Continuing Medical Education System.

For the german participants: Bitte geben Sie ihre EF-Nummer bei der Onlineanmledung an, damit wir die Punkte an die Ärztekammer melden können.

An equivalent Certificate of Attendance will be given to you upon on-site registration.



INFORMATION FOR SPEAKERSBack to top

Presentations

V     10 min presentation + 5 min discussion
KV     5 min presentation + 2 min discussion

Projection

Microsoft PowerPoint presentation on CD-R/DVD/flash drive or own notebook.
Video codec: Quicktime 7.7.9®, Windows Media Player 12.0®



SOCIAL EVENTBack to top

Conference Dinner
Thursday, December 5th, 2024

19:30 h

Erholungs-Gesellschaft Aachen 1837
Reihstraße 13
52062 Aachen

Price per person
(incl. dinner and drinks):

Participant – included in the attendance fee, but due to notification (incl. dinner and drinks):
Accompanying person – EUR 50,-


© event probat GmbH



Scientific ProgrammeBack to top

Thursday, 5th December, 2024

7 CME-POINTS

12:00 h

Come Together

12:30 h

Welcome Note
Peter Walter (Organizing Committee)
Veronika Rink (DFG, Program Chair Microsystem Technology)
Stefan Uhlig (Dean of the Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen University)

12:45 h
-
14:30 h

1st Session

Understanding degeneration and regeneration in the visual system

Chairs:
Yiqing Li (Guangzhou/PRC)
Frank Müller (Juelich/D)


01.01 V
12:45 h

David G. Litvin1, A. Boizot1 , D.Ghezzi2
(1Ophthalmic and Neural Technologies Laboratory, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Lausanne/CH, 2Hôpital ophtalmique Jules-Gonin, Fondation Asile des Aveugles, Lausanne/CH)
Corneal recordings reveal periodic rhythmic activity in-vivo

01.02 V
13:00 h

Anna Kochnev Goldstein1*, S.V. Shah2*, Z.C. Chen3, P. Vasireddy1, A.J. Phillips1, M. Bhuckory3,4, D. Palanker3,4
(1Department of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, CA/USA, 2School of Medicine, Stanford University, CA/USA, 3Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory, Stanford University, CA/USA, 4Department of Ophthalmology, Stanford University, CA/USA, *These authors contributed equally)
Mapping the Electrical Resistivity of Retinal Layers

01.03 KV
13:15 h

Nruthyathi Nruthyathi1, M. Jung2, J. Wang3, V. R. Montes2, A. Offenhäusser2, A. Willuweit3 , F. Müller1
(1Institute of Biological Information Processing, Molecular and Cellular Physiology (IBI-1), Forschungszentrum Jülich/D, 2Institute of Biological Information Processing, Bioelectronics (IBI-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich/D, 3Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-4), Forschungszentrum Jülich/D)
Short phases of pathological rhythmic activity similar to rd retinae are also present in retinae of RCS rats

01.04 KV
13:22 h

Mari Bonse1, J. Wang1, S. Krause1, M. Schöneck1, N. Burda1, M. Cremer1, N. Jon Shah1,4,5, K.-J. Langen1,6, B. Kampa2,4, F. Müller3, A. Willuweit1
(1Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-4, INM-2, INM-11), Forschungszentrum Jülich/D, 2Department of Neurophysiology, Institute for Biology II, RWTH Aachen University/D, 3Institute of Biological Information Processing (IBI-1), Forschungszentrum Jülich/D, 4JARA BRAIN, Institute for Neuroscience and Medicine, Forschungszentrum Jülich/D, 5Department of Neurology, RWTH Aachen University/D, 6Department of Nuclear Medicine, RWTH University Hospital/D)
Distribution of Neurotransmitters in a Retinitis Pigmentosa rodent model

01.05 KV
13:29 h

Julia Baumann1, D. Holtrup1 , E. Balla1, H. Koch2, K. van Loo2, S. Rotter3, F. Müller4, B. Kampa1
(1RWTH Aachen University, Department of Neurophysiology/D, 2Uniklinik Aachen, Department of Neurology/D, 3University of Freiburg, Bernstein Center Freiburg/D, 4Forschungs- zentrum Jülich, Institute of Biological Information Processing (IBI)/D)
Plug-and-play integration of a new sensory channel in evolution

01.06 V
13:36 h

Yiqing Li
(State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology Visual Science, Guangzhou/PRC)
Restoring Sight: Zinc, Dopamine, and AR Technology in Glaucoma Recovery

01.07 KV
13:51 h

Liyan Liu, J.H. Tang, Q. Zhang, Z. Liu, Y.H. Zhuo, Y.Q. Li
(State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University/PRC)
The role of sialylation on neuroprotection and optic nerve regeneration

01.08 KV
13:58 h

Jiahui Tang, Z. Liu, Y.Q. Li
(State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-se University/PRC)
The Role of Mitochondrial Fusion in Optic Nerve Regeneration and Targeted Intervention Strategies

01.09 KV
14:05 h

Zhe Liu, J.H. Tang, Q. Zhang, L.Y. Liu, Y.H. Zhuo, Y.Q. Li
(State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology Visual Science, Guangzhou, Guangdong/PRC)
The mechanism and targeted therapy of zinc mediating retinal ganglion cell injury through histone H4 deacetylation

14:15 h
-
15:55 h

2nd Session

New Electrodes

Chairs:
Karsten Seidl (Duisburg/D)
Daniel Palanker (Stanford, CA, USA)


02.01 V
14:15h

Daniel Palanker1, M. Bhuckory1, K. Ly1 , A. Shin1, A. Kochnev-Goldstein1, N. Jensen1, L. Galambos1, E. Butt2, K. Mathieson2, T. Kamins1
(1Stanford University, CA/USA, 2University of Strathclyde, Glasgow/UK))
From clinical proof of concept to high-resolution prosthetic vision

02.02 V
14:30 h

Tarık Safa Kaya1, H. Nur Kaleli2, R. Balamur3, A.Önal4, Ç. Pehlivan2, U. Berkay Çalışkan3, 14:30 h R. Mohajeri3, A. Şahin 2,5, M. Hasanreisoglu2,5, S.Nizamoglu3*
(1Department of Material Science and Engineering, Koç University, Istanbul/TR, 2Research Center for Translational Medicine, Koç University, Istanbul/TR, 3Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Koç University, Istanbul/TR, 4Department of Biomedical Science and Engineering, Koç University, Istanbul/TR)
Quantum Dot-Integrated Nanowire Arrays for Photovoltaic Retinal Stimulation in the Near-Infrared

02.03 V
14:45 h

Jisung Kim1, J.S. Lee2, C.H. Baek1
(1Department of Transdisciplinary Medicine, Seoul National University of Hospital/ROK, 2Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering, Seoul National University/ROK)
Development of a Flexible 60-Channel PFA Film-Based Electrode for High-Resolution Retinal Stimulation

02.04 V
15:00 h

Hwi Ahn
(Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul/ROK)
Neural electrode fabrication using spin-coated cyclic olefin copolymer film

02.05 V
15:15 h

Jiseon Lee1, J. Kim2, N. Lee1, J. Seo1,3
(1Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul/ROK, 2Department of Transdisciplinary Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul/ROK, 3Biomedical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul/ROK Fabrication process of 3D pre-pressed PFA based electrodes for effective stimulation

02.06 KV
15:30 h

Simon Decke1,2, M. Jung1,2, J. Abu Shihada1,2, L. Koschinski1,2,3, S. Musall1,2,4,5, V. Rincón Montes1, A. Offenhäusser1
(1Institute of Biological Information Processing (IBI-3) - Bioelectronics, Forschungs- zentrum Jülich/D, 2RWTH Aachen University/D, 3Helmholtz Nano Facility (HNF), Forschungszentrum Jülich/D, 4Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Experimental Epileptology and Cognition Research, University of Bonn/D, 5University Hospital Bonn/D))
Flexible 3D Microelectrode Arrays with High Aspect Ratio Electrodes for Neuronal Recordings

02.07 KV
15:37 h

Domenic Pascual1, A. Albert1, K. Seidl1,2
(1University of Duisburg-Essen, Electronic Components and Circuits, Duisburg/D, 2Fraun- hofer Institute for Microelectronic Circuits and Systems, Duisburg/D))
Towards a Flexible Retinal Implant with 3D Needle Microelectrodes through Silicon Ultrathinning and ASIC Integration

02.08 KV
15:44 h

Claire Baum1*, P. Vasireddy1*, P. Wang1, A.J. Phillips1, K. Affolder2, S. Kachiguine2, P. Hottowy3, A.Sher2, A. Litke2, E.J. Chichilnisky1
(1Stanford University, CA/USA, 2University of California, Santa Cruz, CA/USA, 3AGH University of Science and Technology, Krakow/PL, *Equal contributions)
High density penetrating electrodes for three-dimensional neural recording and stimulation at single-cell resolution

15:55 h

Coffee break in the industrial exhibition

16:25 h
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18:30 h

3rd Session

New Systems

Chairs:
Yasuo Terasawa (NIDEK CO., LTD)
Eduardo J. Chichilnisky (Stanford, CA/USA)


03.01 V
16:25 h

Yasuo Terasawa1,2,3, H. Tashiro2, J. Ohta3
(1R&D Div., NIDEK CO., LTD., 2Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University/J, 3Institute for Research Initiatives, Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST))
Toward a visual prosthesis featuring 1000+ ch stimulating electrodes by distributed architecture

03.02 V
16:40 h

Mohajeet B. Bhuckory1,2, A. Shin 3, V. Mamchik1, Q. Devaud1, D. Pham-Howard1,2, N. Jensen4, A. Kochnev Goldstein4 , R. Dalal2 and D. Palanker1,2
(1Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory, Stanford, CA/USA, 2Department of Ophthal- mology, Stanford, CA/USA, 3Department of Material Science, Stanford, CA/USA, 4Depart- ment of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, CA/USA)
Mimicking the subretinal space in atrophic AMD for pre-clinical testing of prosthetic vision

03.03 V
16:55 h

Nathan Jensen, A. K. Goldstein, K. Ly, D. Palanker
(Stanford University, CA/USA)
Design Optimization of a Subretinal Photovoltaic Prosthesis for Human Anatomy

03.04 KV
17:10 h

Roman Deubel1, S. Johnen2, E. Glowacki3 , Z. Gao1, S. Ingebrandt1
(1Institute of Materials in Electrical Engineering, RWTH Aachen University/D, 2Department of Ophthalmology, RWTH Aachen University/D, 3Department of Bioelectronics Materials and Devices, CEITEC/CZ)
Advancing Therapeutic Strategies for Retinitis Pigmentosa: Development of a Triple Neuronal Interface

03.05 KV
17:17 h

Kazim Or
(Private Ophthalmology Office, Hamburg/D)
Li-Fi Data Transmission and Wireless Energy Transmission Perspective in Human Artificial Vision

03.06 KV
17:24 h

Eashika Ghosh, G. Ziyu, V.T. Xuan, S. Ingebrandt
(Institute of Materials in Electrical Engineering 1, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen/D)
Concept of foldable, active epiretinal implants with enhanced spatial resolution

03.07 KV
17:31 h

Ieva Vebraite Adereth, S.Oz, C. Bar-Haim, Y. Hanein
(School of electrical engineering, Tel Aviv University/IL)
Bi-directional recording and stimulation of the retina inside the eye with soft electrodes

03.08 KV
17:38 h

Martin Kasavetov, E. Yilmaz, L. Koschinski, M. Jung, S. Decke, A. Offenhäusser, V. Rincón Montes
(Institute of Biological Information Processing (IBI-3) – Bioelectronics, Forschungszentrum Jülich/D)
Development of 3D penetrating neural stacks for intraneural recording and stimulation

03.09 KV
17:45 h

Kalyani Devkota, R. Opgenorth, B. Chowdhury, S. Johnen, S. Ingebrandt, Z. Gao
(RWTH Institut für Werkstoffe der Elektrotechnik I, Aachen/D)
Opto-electro and Iono-electro active microelectrode as multifunctional platform for neurodegeneration study of the retina

03.10 V
17:52 h

Viviana Rincón Montes1, M. Jung1,2, M. Kasavetov1 , N. Nruthyathi3, F. Balcewicz4, T. Lohmann4, F. Müller3, P. Walter4, A. Offenhäusser1
(1Institute of Biological Information Processing (IBI-3) - Bioelectronics, Forschungs- zentrum Jülich/D, 2RWTH Aachen/D, 3Institute of Biological Information Processing (IBI-1), Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Forschungszentrum Jülich/D, 4Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital RWTH Aachen)
A Roadmap to In Vivo Validation of Intraretinal Implants

03.11 KV
18:07 h

Fatemeh Molasarvestani, E. Ghosh, S. Ingebrandt, X. Thang Vu
(Institute of Materials in Electrical Engineering 1 (IWE1), RWTH Aachen University, Aachen/D)
Flexible epiretinal implant with high stimulation electrode count

03.12 V
18:14 h

Madeline Hays1, A.J. Phillips1 , R. Wijermars2, M. Jang3, P. Wang1, S. Cogan4, D. Muratore2, E.J. Chichilnisky1
(1Stanford University, CA/USA, 2Delft University of Technology/NL, 3National University of Singapore/SGP, 4University of Texas at Dallas, TX/USA)
Evaluation of analog compressive readout architecture for neuroengineering applications using ex vivo recordings from the macaque retina

18:30 h

End of the scientific programme day 1

19:30 h

Conference dinner


Friday, 6th December, 2024

7 CME-POINTS

09:00 h
-
11:20 h

4th Session

Preclinical Stimulation Studies

Chairs:
Paul Werginz (Vienna/A)
John S. Pezaris (Boston, MA/USA)

04.01 V
9:00 h

Keith Ly1,2, D. Pham-Howard1,2, M. B. Bhuckory1,2, A.K. Goldstein3, N. Jensen3, D. Palanker1
(1Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory, Stanford, CA/USA, 2Department of Ophthalmology, Stanford, CA/USA, 3Department of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, CA/USA)
Selectivity for Bipolar Cell Stimulation by Subretinal Implants

04.02 V
9:15 h

Paul Werginz, L. Koppenwallner, G. Zeck
(Institute of Biomedical Electronics, TU Wien, Vienna/A)
Short pulse stimulation to prevent axonal activation in retinal implants

04.03 KV
9:30 h

Andrea Corna, G. Zeck
(Institute of Biomedical Electronics, TU Wien, Vienna/A)
Selective Sinusoidal Electrical Stimulation of Retinal Ganglion Cells for Visual Prosthetics

04.04 V
9:37 h

Taekyung Lee1, S Hwang3, J Lee1, J Seo1,2, S Jun3,4,5
(1Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Seoul National University/ROK, 2Biomedical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital/ROK, 3Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Ewha Womans University/ROK, 4Graduate Program in Smart Factory, Ewha Womans University/ROK, 5Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Ewha Womans University/ROK)
Fabrication of COC-based neural electrodes and performance evaluation via ex vivo stimulation of mouse retinal cells

04.05 V
9:52 h

Hyeonhee Roh1,2, J. Kang2, H. Lee2, M. Im1,3,4
(1Brain Science Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)/ROK, 2School of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering, Korea University/ROK, 3Division of Bio-Medical Science & Technology, KIST School, University of Science and Technology (UST) /ROK, 4KHU-KIST Department of Converging Science and Technology, Kyung Hee University/ROK)
Efficiency of Combined Optogenetic and Electric Stimulation Depending on Amplitude and Waveform of Electric Stimulation in Mouse Retina

04.06 V
10:07 h

Laurens Goyvaerts1,2, M. Schelles1, L. Merken2,3, P. Janssen3, M. Kraft1, F. Ceyssens2
(1Micro- and Nanosystems, Dept. of Electrical Engineering, KU Leuven/B, 2ReVision Implant, Haasrode/B, 3Laboratory for Neuro- and Psychophysiology, Dept. of Neuro- science, KU Leuven/B)
Pre-clinical cortical prosthesis studies at ReVision Implant

04.07 KV
10:22 h

iayun Wang1, T. Lohmann1, F. Balcewicz1, S. Johnen1, Y. Wu2, H. Konermann2, K.Keven2, J. Stegmaier2, P.Walter1, S. Baumgarten1
(1Department of Ophthalmology, RWTH Aachen University/D, 2Institute of Imaging and Computer Vision, RWTH Aachen University/D)
Histological effects of cryo and laser coagulation on small animal eyes and anatomical construction in 3D

04.08 V
10:29 h

John S. Pezaris1,2, N. J. Killian3
(1Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA/USA, 2Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA/USA, 3Einstein College of Medicine; New York City, NY/USA)
Visual exploration of letters in a simulation of artificial vision

04.09 KV
10:42 h

Bisruta Chowdhury1, R. Deubel1, H. Koch2, S. Ingebrandt1 , Z. Gao1
(1Institute of Materials in Electrical Engineering 1 (IWE1), RWTH Aachen University/D, 2Section of Epileptology, Department of Neurology, RWTH Aachen/D)
Development of therapeutic neuro-ophthalmological implants

04.10 KV
10:49 h

Ramandeep Vilkhu1, P. Vasireddy1, K. Kish2, A. Gogliettino1 , A. Lotlikar1, P. Hottowy3, W. Dabrowski3, A. Sher4, A. Litke4, S. Mitra1, E.J. Chichilnisky1
(1Stanford University, CA/USA, 2University of Michigan, Ann Arbor,MI/USA, 3AGH Univer- sity of Science and Technology, Krakow/PL, 4University of California, Santa Cruz, CA/USA)
Identifying and probing the mechanism of nonlinear current summation during multielectrode stimulation using a biophysical model

04.11 KV
10:56 h

Amrith Lotlikar1, P. Vasireddy1, A. J. Phillips1, J. Brown1, R. Vilkhu1, P. Hottowy2, A. Sher3, A. Litke3, S. Mitra1, E.J. Chichilnisky1
(1Stanford University, CA/USA, 2AGH University of Science and Technology, Krakow/PL, 3University of California, Santa Cruz, CA/USA)
Rapid Calibration of Electronic Epiretinal Implants using Optimized Stimulation and Recording

04.12 V
11:03 h

Andrew J. Phillips1, M. Hays1, A. Kling1, R. Vilkhu1, P. Vasireddy1, P. Hottowy2, W. Dabrowski2, A. Sher3, A. Litke3, E.J. Chichilnisky1
(1Stanford University, CA/USA, 2AGH University of Science and Technology, Krakow/PL, 3University of California, Santa Cruz, CA/USA)
Precise reproduction of diverse naturalistic firing patterns in multiple neuronal populations using electrical stimulation

11:20 h

Coffee break in the industrial exhibition

11:50 h
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12:50 h

5th Session

Encoding, AI

Chairs:
Johannes Stegmaier (Aachen/D)
Michael Beyeler (Santa Barbara, CA/USA)

05.01 V
11:50 h

Michael Beyeler1, J. Granley1, A. Lozano2,3, C. Soto3, F. Grani3, A. Rodil3, E. Fernandez3
(1University of California, Santa Barbara, CA/USA, 2Netherlands Institute for Neuro- science, Amsterdam/NL, 3University Miguel Hernandez de Elche/E)
Human-in-the-Loop Optimization of Neural Encoding Strategies for Visual Neuroprostheses

05.02 V
12:05 h

Yuli Wu1, D. Nguyen1, H. Konermann1, R. Yilmaz1, P. Walter2, J. Stegmaier1
(1Institute of Imaging and Computer Vision, RWTH Aachen University/D, 2Department of Ophthalmology, RWTH Aachen University/D)
Visual Fixation-based Retinal Prosthetic Simulation

05.03 KV
12:20 h

Henning Konermann1, Y. Wu1, P. Walter2, J. Stegmaier1
(1Institute of Imaging and Computer Vision, RWTH Aachen University/D, 2Department of Ophthalmology, RWTH Aachen University/D)
Beyond Downsampling: Semantic Preservation in Retinal Implant Stimuli

05.04 KV
12:27 h

Nick Lorenz1, L. Heyermann1, P. Löhler1, A. Albert1, A. Erbslöh2, K. Seidl1,3
(1University of Duisburg-Essen, Electronic Components and Circuits, Duisburg/D, 2Univer- sity of Duisburg-Essen, Intelligent Embedded Systems Lab, Duisburg/D, 3Fraunhofer Institute for Microelectronic Circuits and Systems, Duisburg/D)
Conceptional First Draft of Retinal Stimulation Encoding in Computational Environment

05.05 V
12:34 h

Leo Buron1, L. Kaiser1, J. Dicke1, N. Lorenz2, J. Zimmermann3, K. Seidl2, G. Schiele1, A. Erbslöh1
(1University of Duisburg-Essen, Intelligent Embedded Systems Lab, Duisburg/D, 2Univer- sity of Duisburg-Essen, Department of Electronic Components and Circuits, Duisburg/D, 3University of Pavia, Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Pavia/I)
How to Enable Embedded Neural Signal Processing in Future Retinal Implants

12:50 h

Lunch break in the industrial exhibition


13:50 h
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16:05 h

6th Session

Human Studies

Chairs:
Gislin Dagnelie (Baltimore, MD/USA)
Peter Walter (Aachen/D)

06.01 V
13:50 h

Jungyeon Park1, A. K. Goldstein2, Y. Zhou2, D. Palanker1,3
(1Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory, Stanford, CA/USA, 2Electrical Engineering, Stanford, CA/USA, 3Ophthalmology, Stanford University, CA, USA)
Simulating and enhancing prosthetic vision with PRIMA implants

06.02 V
14:05 h

Takeshi Morimoto, R. Atsumi
(Department of advanced visual neuroscience, Osaka university graduate school of medicine/J)
The effect of the size of the visual field of a retinal prosthesis on visual recognition.

06.03 V
14:20 h

Nico Marek1, S. Pollmann1,2
(1Department of Psychology, University of Magdeburg/D, 2Center for Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Magdeburg/D)
Eye movements support memory-guided search with peripheral scotoma simulation in virtual reality

06.04 V
14:35 h

Roberto Morollón Ruiz, L. Soo, D. Waclawczyk, J. A. Cueva Garcés, M. M. Ayuso Arroyave, I. Willemse, E. Fernández
(Miguel Hernandez University, Elche/E)
Evaluating the feasibility of a cortical visual neuroprostheses based on intracortical microelectrodes for Orientation and Mobility Tasks

06.05 V
14:50 h

Ralf Hornig1, Y. Le Mer2, M. Muqit3, L. Olmos de Koo4, J.A. Sahel5, D. Palanker6, F.G. Holz7
(1La Science, Paris/F, 2Fondation A. de Rothschild, Paris/F, 3Moorfields Eye Hospital, London/UK, 4University of Washington, Seattle, WA/USA, 5University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA/USA, 6Stanford University, CA/USA, 7University of Bonn, Bonn/D)
Restoration of Detailed Form Vision with the PRIMA Retinal Implant System

06.06 V
15:05 h

Astrid Jiang1, M.P. Barry2, G. Dagnelie3, P.R. Troyk2
(1Neuroscience Department, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD/USA, 2Pritzker Institute, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL/USA, 3Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD/USA)
Phosphene Interactions Among Electrode Groups in Intracortical Visual Prosthesis (ICVP)

06.07 V
15:20 h

Eduardo Fernandez
(Bioengineering Institute, University Miguel Hernández, Elche/E)
Advancements in Cortical Visual Neuroprosthesis:
Recent Studies in Four Human Volunteers

06.08 V
15:35 h

Gislin Dagnelie1, P. Grant2, M.P. Barry3, K. Stipp3, V.L. Towle4, F.T. Collison2, F.J. Lane3, K. Stephan4, K. Jiang1, J.P. Szlyk2, P.R. Troyk3
(1Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD/USA, 2Chicago Lighthouse, IL/USA, 3Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL/USA, 4University of Chicago, IL/USA)
Functional outcomes from the Intracortical Visual Prosthesis (ICVP)

06.09 V
15:50 h

Daniele Re, R. Ibrahim, S. Oz, A. Sharon, I. Vebraite Adereth, Y. Hanein
(Tel Aviv University/IL)
Towards Wearable Non-invasive Approach to Retina stimulation:
Phosphene Induction and Temporal Interference Studies

16:05 h

General discussion with coffee break and farewell


17:30 h

End of the meeting



Your way to AachenBack to top


International Airports. High Speed Train System

From Frankfurt: Take the ICE High Speed train from Frankfurt Airport Station to Cologne Main Station (approx. 1h) and continue to Aachen Main Station (approx. 45-60 min).

From Düsseldorf:Take the train from Düsseldorf Airport Station to Düsseldorf Main Station (approx. 10 min) and then continue to Aachen Main Station (approx. 1.5 h).

From Cologne: Take the train from Cologne Airport Station to Cologne Main Station (approx. 15 min) and then continue to Aachen Main Station (approx. 45 - 60 min).

From Aachen Main Station take a taxi to Technologiezentrum at Europaplatz


By car

From Frankfurt Airport you can drive highway A3 to Cologne and then change to A4 direction to Aachen. At AK Aachen please change to A544 direction Aachen Europaplatz (approx. 3 h).

From Düsseldorf Airport. A52 ➔ A61 ➔ A44. Then A544 direction Europaplatz (approx. 95 km, 1 h)

From Cologne Airport. Take the A59, then change to A599 followed by A4 towards Aachen. Then A544 direction Europaplatz. (approx. 82 km, 1 h)




Meeting address

Novotel Aachen City
Peterstraße. 66
52062 Aachen
Germany



AachenBack to top


Aachen and the EUREGIO area

The city of Aachen is the most western city in Germany close to the borders of The Netherlands and Belgium. Aachen has approx. 250,000 inhabitants and the University and the University Hospital are the largest employer here in Aachen. Aachen has a long history and you can still see significant witnesses of a time long ago, such as the cathedral with its beautiful and mystic octagon and the astonishing gothic city hall. But Aachen with its important historic phase of Charlemagne today is a young and vivid town with its university and the many students from various countries in the world. RWTH Aachen University is one of the leading technical universities in Europe with a strong focus on mechanical and electrical engineering but also on information technology and natural sciences. Aachen forms a cultural, industrial and also scientific cross border triangle together with Liege in Belgium and Maastricht in The Netherlands forming the EUREGIO area. Many cooperations exist between the institutions within this area.

The Artificial Vision Meeting is set to the beginning of December. Although the weather might not be perfect – in fact it could be cold and maybe rainy – it is worth to visit the cosy Christmas Market in the city. You should try “Printen”, a local biscuit speciality with a high “addiction” potential.

Aachen is also not far away from Cologne with its huge cathedral and its several concert halls and the province capital Düsseldorf with its important art and fashion scene. You can also reach the European capitals Paris and Brussels by high speed train within a few hours.

There are also many more reasons to come and visit Aachen and we are looking forward to see you.