The project involves building software for a brain-computer interface. The system takes neural electrical signals and turns them into mouse motion. One aspect of the project will be investigating other, richer ways to interpret these signals, for example as sounds (since they have amplitude and frequency). The user of the interface has locked-in syndrome, meaning he is paralyzed and cannot speak. He will be using the interface to speak and control his environment, among other things. The job will involve programming in C and Java. It may involve some driver code, some MIDI work (generating the sounds), and some user interface work.
This research is part of an ongoing collaboration between researchers at Georgia Tech, Georgia State, and Emory.
For more information, contact Jen Mankoff