BCI.OFAC

We used functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS), a new non-invasible brain imagery device, as an additional input to an interface. Brain-computer interfaces could be used to evaluate new interfaces, or create interfaces that adapt to the user’s mental workload, or emotions, for example.

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People

Dawson Clark

Fiona Westin

Erin Treacy Solovey

Robert JK Jacob

Francine Lalosse

Krysta Chauncey

Douglas Weaver

Margarita Parasi

Matthias Scheutz

Angelo Sassaroli

Sergio Fantini

Paul Schermerhorn

Leanne M Hirshfield

Evan M Peck

Rebecca Gulotta

Regan Mandryk

Desney S Tan

Lennart Nacke

James Kebinger

Feng Zheng

M. Coutts

B.D. Frederick

Yunjie Tong

Publications

demo

iSNoW: User Perceptions of an Interactive Social NoveltyWearable

Dawson Clark, Fiona Westin, Audrey Girouard

Ubicomp / ACM International Symposium on Wearable Computers (ISWC'19)., 2019

journal

Designing a Passive Brain Computer Interface using Real Time Classification of Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy

Audrey Girouard, Erin Treacy Solovey, Robert JK Jacob

IJAACS: Int. J. of Autonomous and Adaptive Communications Systems, 2013

conference

Sensing Cognitive Multitasking for a Brain-Based Adaptive User Interface

Erin Treacy Solovey, Francine Lalosse, Krysta Chauncey, Douglas Weaver, Margarita Parasi, Matthias Scheutz, Angelo Sassaroli, Sergio Fantini, Paul Schermerhorn, Audrey Girouard, Robert JK Jacob

CHI: ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2011

thesis

Towards Adaptive User Interfaces using Real Time fNIRS

Audrey Girouard

Computer Science Department, Tufts University, 2010

chapter

From Brain Signals to Adaptive Interfaces: using fNIRS in HCI

Audrey Girouard, Erin Treacy Solovey, Leanne M Hirshfield, Evan M Peck, Krysta Chauncey, Angelo Sassaroli, Sergio Fantini, Robert JK Jacob

Brain-Computer Interfaces, 2010

magazine

From Brains to Bytes

Evan M Peck, Krysta Chauncey, Audrey Girouard, Rebecca Gulotta, Francine Lalosse, Erin Treacy Solovey, Douglas Weaver, Robert JK Jacob

XRDS: Crossroads, 2010

workshop

Real Time fNIRS Classification for BCIs

Audrey Girouard

CHI Workshop, Brain, Body and Bytes: Psychophysiological User Interaction, 2010

workshop

Brain, body and bytes: psychophysiological user interaction

Audrey Girouard, Erin Treacy Solovey, Regan Mandryk, Desney S Tan, Lennart Nacke, Robert JK Jacob

CHI EA: ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems Extended Abstracts, 2010

magazine

Your Brain, Your Computer, and You

Evan M Peck, Erin Treacy Solovey, Krysta Chauncey, Angelo Sassaroli, Sergio Fantini, Robert JK Jacob, Audrey Girouard, Leanne M Hirshfield

IEEE Computer, 2010

abstract

Combining electroencephalograph and functional near infrared spectroscopy to explore users’ mental workload

Leanne M Hirshfield, Krysta Chauncey, Rebecca Gulotta, Audrey Girouard, Erin Treacy Solovey, Robert JK Jacob, Angelo Sassaroli, Sergio Fantini

HCII, 2009

conference

Brain measurement for usability testing and adaptive interfaces: an example of uncovering syntactic workload with functional near infrared spectroscopy

Leanne M Hirshfield, Erin Treacy Solovey, Audrey Girouard, James Kebinger, Robert JK Jacob, Angelo Sassaroli, Sergio Fantini

CHI: ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2009

conference

Distinguishing Difficulty Levels with Non-invasive Brain Activity Measurements

Audrey Girouard, Erin Treacy Solovey, Leanne M Hirshfield, Krysta Chauncey, Angelo Sassaroli, Sergio Fantini, Robert JK Jacob

INTERACT: IFIP TC.13 International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, 2009

conference

Application of near-infrared spectroscopy for discrimination of mental workloads

Angelo Sassaroli, Feng Zheng, Leanne M Hirshfield, M. Coutts, Audrey Girouard, Erin Treacy Solovey, Robert JK Jacob, B.D. Frederick, Yunjie Tong, Sergio Fantini

SPIE: Conference of the International Society for Optics and Photonics, 2009

conference

Using fNIRS brain sensing in realistic HCI settings: experiments and guidelines

Erin Treacy Solovey, Audrey Girouard, Krysta Chauncey, Leanne M Hirshfield, Angelo Sassaroli, Feng Zheng, Sergio Fantini, Robert JK Jacob

UIST: ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology, 2009

poster

Adaptive brain-computer interface

Audrey Girouard

CHI EA: ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems Extended Abstracts, 2009

journal

Discrimination of Mental Workload Levels in Human Subjects with Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy

Angelo Sassaroli, Feng Zheng, Leanne M Hirshfield, Audrey Girouard, Erin Treacy Solovey, Robert JK Jacob, Sergio Fantini

Journal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences, 2008

workshop

Using functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy in HCI: Toward evaluation methods and adaptive interfaces

Audrey Girouard, Leanne M Hirshfield, Erin Treacy Solovey, Robert JK Jacob

CHI Workshop, Brain-Computer Interfaces for HCI and Games, 2008

abstract

Real-Time Assessment of Mental Workload with Near-Infrared Spectroscopy: Potential for Human-Computer Interaction

Sergio Fantini, Angelo Sassaroli, Yunjie Tong, Leanne M Hirshfield, Audrey Girouard, Erin Treacy Solovey, Robert JK Jacob

Biomedical Optics, 2008

poster

Human-Computer Interaction and Brain Measurement Using Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy

Leanne M Hirshfield, Audrey Girouard, Erin Treacy Solovey, Robert JK Jacob, Angelo Sassaroli, Yunjie Tong, Sergio Fantini

UIST: ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology Adjunct Proceedings, 2007