Campus and Community

First IST Distinguished Lecture

Professor José Príncipe, from University of Florida, was the first guest speaker of IST Distinguished Lecture Series.

Professor José Carlos Príncipe gave the first IST Distinguished Lecture this Friday at Instituto Superior Técnico (Salão Nobre).

The lecture was titled “Toward Cognitive Integration of Prosthetic Devices” and focused on brain machine interfaces.

Professor José Príncipe approached topics such as neuroengineering, non-linear dynamics and machine learning. José Príncipe also highlighted some of the areas where this type of work has implications: biocompatibility, electrode miniaturization and electronic systems, or machine learning.

At the end the lecturer challenged the audience saying that “You must be able to continue these ideas in the future”.