About Workshop
This workshop introduces participants to advanced Neuro-AI, EEG signal processing, Brain-Computer Interface systems, synthetic neural data generation, transformer-based decoding, and real-time edge deployment. Participants will learn how to preprocess EEG data, apply generative AI for augmentation, build neural decoding models, and develop closed-loop BCI applications using tools such as MNE-Python, PyTorch, EEG-GANs, ONNX Runtime, TensorFlow Lite, Streamlit, and WebSockets.
Aim
The aim of this workshop is to equip participants with advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of Neuro-AI systems by enabling them to process EEG signals, apply generative AI for neural data augmentation, design transformer-based decoding models, and deploy real-time closed-loop BCI applications on cloud and edge-compatible platforms.
What Participants Will Learn
- Introduce modern Neuro-AI and BCI architectures.
- Explain EEG preprocessing, filtering, and artifact removal techniques.
- Demonstrate synthetic EEG data generation using EEG-GANs.
- Explore EEGNet, TCNs, and transformer-based neural decoding.
- Build understanding of motor imagery and imagined speech decoding concepts.
- Train participants in real-time closed-loop BCI system development.
- Introduce edge deployment using ONNX Runtime and TensorFlow Lite.
- Highlight neuro-privacy, BCI UX, and ethical considerations.
Structure
📅 Day 1: Advanced Signal Architectures & Synthetic Data Augmentation
- The Modern Neuro-AI Landscape: Moving past legacy P300 matrices to continuous motor imagery and imagined speech decoding using modern EEG arrays such as OpenBCI, Emotiv, Kernel, and Neuralink.
- High-Performance Preprocessing & Filtering: Stream handling via MNE-Python. Implementing Common Spatial Patterns, Surface Laplacian derivations, and real-time Independent Component Analysis for artifact suppression.
- Generative AI for Neural Augmentation: Architecting Generative Adversarial Networks, EEG-GANs, and conditioning latent diffusion models to synthesize authentic multi-channel training datasets.
💻 Hands-on Lab
- Code an automated Google Colab pipeline that ingests raw EEG data, removes artifacts via ICA, and uses an EEG-GAN to generate 5,000 synthetic high-fidelity training trials.
📅 Day 2: Foundational Neuro-Transformers & Neural Decoding
- Deep Learning Paradigms for Brain Data: Mapping long-range neural phase synchronization using spatial-temporal matrix embeddings with EEGNet and Temporal Convolutional Networks.
- Designing Foundational Neural Transformers: Building an EEG-Transformer with Multi-Head Self-Attention layers in PyTorch. Implementing masked signal pre-training models using large-scale public data registries.
- Speech & Intention Decoding: Algorithmic phonetic mapping from continuous sensory-motor cortices and classification of imagined movements. Utilizing cross-subject transfer learning for zero-shot calibration.
💻 Hands-on Lab
- Construct an end-to-end Neural Transformer in PyTorch. Load a multi-subject motor imagery dataset, embed spatial-temporal tensors, apply self-attention blocks, and evaluate cross-subject accuracy.
📅 Day 3: Real-Time Closed-Loop Systems & Production Edge Deployment
- Low-Latency Closed-Loop Architecture: Setting up Lab Streaming Layer configurations for synchronous live ingestion. Compressing inference windows down to sub-50ms for seamless feedback loops.
- Edge Computing & TinyML for Wearables: Model quantization, knowledge distillation, and structural pruning to convert PyTorch models into lightweight ONNX Runtime and TensorFlow Lite architectures for low-power edge chips.
- BCI UX Design & Neuro-Privacy: Triggering actions inside VR, robotics, and web interfaces. Designing adaptive systems based on real-time cognitive workload metrics and hardening biophysical logs against privacy vulnerabilities.
💻 Hands-on Lab
- Develop and launch a full-stack, real-time web application using Streamlit and WebSockets that simulates a live brainwave feed, decodes intentional thoughts via an edge Transformer, and executes instant UI controls.
Important Dates
Registration Ends
4:30 PM IST
Workshop Dates
2026-06-13
5:30 PM IST
5:30 PM IST
What You Will Gain
Outcomes
- Understand modern EEG-based Neuro-AI and BCI workflows.
- Preprocess and clean EEG signals using MNE-Python and ICA.
- Apply spatial filtering and feature extraction methods.
- Generate synthetic EEG training data using generative AI.
- Build basic transformer-based neural decoding models in PyTorch.
- Evaluate cross-subject motor imagery classification models.
- Develop simulated real-time BCI applications using Streamlit and WebSockets.
- Optimize models for wearable and edge-based deployment.
Who Should Attend
- Researchers in neuroscience and cognitive science
- Academicians and faculty in BCI and neural signal analysis
- Industry professionals in healthcare, neurotech, and AI-based assistive systems
- Data scientists and AI practitioners working with EEG/BCI data
- Graduate/postgraduate students in neuroscience, biomedical engineering, or data science