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BrainGurion 5.0

Brain-Machine Interface Hackathon

24 Hours, 100 entrepreneurial students. 

Our participants will collaborate to create products that improve the field of MENTAL HEALTH, based on human machine interface. The teams will be guided by expert mentors and will be given access to advanced innovative equipment.

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June 06-07
2024

Gev Yam, 77 Ha-Eneriya St, Beer Sheva

The challenge

The Challenge

Within 24 hours, you and your teammates will create a product aimed at addressing or improving a mental health disorder

The neurological component can be expressed by control of the product or feedback. The product can be digital or physical, and may be supported by a combination of technologies, such as EEG, Virtual Reality (VR), Microcontrollers and Robots.

 

Inspiration Board

Inspiration Board
 

difficulties &  Symptoms

physiological
Rapid heartbeat
Dizziness 
Sweating
Nausea
Cold and clammy hands
​Difficulty swallowing
Muscle tension
Dry mouth
Trembling
Hyperventilation
Gastrointestinal issues

Psychological
Paralysis
Irritability
Detachment from oneself
Fear of insanity or death
Excessive worries
Negative thoughts
Rumination

Inside Out: Personal Stories dealing with Mental Health

Agenda

Thursday - June 6th

Friday - June 7th

13:00

Registration, Reception and refreshments

00:00

Munch time

13:30

Welcome Session

03:00

Surprise

14:30

Start Hacking!

09:30

Code Freeze, Breakfast and Presentations

19:00

Dinner

12:30

Closing Remarks and Awards

20:00

Hacking

Criteria for judging

 

Innovation 

How innovative is the technology or idea? 

 

Neurological components 

How much does the product rely on neurophysiological activity and human monitoring?

Prototype

Is the product ready for use?

Product Impact

How impactful is the product in improving mental health?

Pitch Deck

Quality of presentation.

Bonus

The judges' discretion regarding the “additional value” of the product.

Criteria For Judging
To pick the winning team, the judges will ask themselves the following questions:

Registration options

Registration Options

Alone or with a team?

You can join as part of a team, or by yourself and we will find a team for you. 

Team size

2-6 people

Observer

You can take part without participating in the Hackathon.

Agenda
Prizes

Prizes


 

A Raspberry Pi kit for each participant  + an electronics kit

 

Pre-Hackathon schedule

Pre-Hackathon Schedule
We're welcoming you to participate in our lectures and workshops planned for the Hackathon

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Judging Panel

Judging Panel

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Strategy & Organizational development | Making strategy become alive | Innovation dream & executive

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Psychiatrist & Senior lecturer at the Technion | Expert in Computational Neuroscience, Complex Systems Physics, integrating these fields with psychiatry.

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VP of R&D at ZOLL Itamar |  Former CEO of NeuroIndex 

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CEO of Lanefesh Association, Lecturer and Writer

Our Mentors
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Dr. Shachar Maidenbaum

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Department of Biomedical Engineering
Faculty of Engineering Sciences BGU

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Prof. Oren Shriki

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Head of the Computational Psychiatry Lab at BGU

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Prof. Ohad Ben-Shahar

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Head, School of Brain Sciences and Cognition
Director, The interdisciplinary Computational Vision Lab (iCVL) BGU

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Dr. Liron Rabany

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Chief Scientist, Theranica

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Miriam Dissen

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PhD candidate, BGU

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Dr. Nir Getter

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EEG expert | senior algorithm developer at NeuroHelp

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Senior Lecturer, Dept. of Cognitive and Brain Sciences, BGU | Deep learning and human vision

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Dr. Or Duek

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A clinical psychologist, Assistant Professor in the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Community Health Sciences at BGU

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Head of clinical neuropsychology unit ,lead researcher in the mental health center of Beer Sheva, Lecturer and neurofeedback practitioner

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Psychiatrist, head of department at a psychiatric hospital in Be'er Sheva​​​

Ofir Itzhak Shahar

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Senior Lecturer at Reichman University, Research Leader at Neurobrave

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Senior Lecturer at Reichman University, Research Leader at Neurobrave

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Child and adolescent psychiatry

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Software Engineer -

Audio Signal Processing |

Winner of BrainGurion 3.0 

Meet Our Mentors

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 Co-Owner at Kelim Shluvim, Diagnosis Treatment & Training Ltd and in ROTEM - Center for Practical Professional Training

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Neuroscientist and clinical psychologist | faculty member in the Psychology Department at Bar-Ilan University | head of the Laboratory for Touch and Neuropsychopharmacology

Ofir Itzhak Shahar

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Senior Lecturer at Reichman University, Research Leader at Neurobrave

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Postdoctoral studies in Computational Psychiatry, Max Planck UCL Centre | PhD in Neuro-clinical Science, BGU | Licensed clinical psychologist (Children, Adolescents and Young adults)

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a clinical-health and developmental-health psychologist and a translational stress/health researcher.

Kfir Hayman

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Software Engineer -

Audio Signal Processing |

Winner of BrainGurion 3.0 

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Dr. Miriam Guendelman

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Neuroscience PhD Candidate, BGU

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Technical Manger & System Architect 

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Ofir Itzhak Shahar

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 Computer Science & Neuroscience B.Sc Student at BGU's 'Eitan' Honors Program

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Or Rabani

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Co-founder & former CEO of BrainstormIL

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Psychotherapist

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Kfir Hayman

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Software Engineer -

Audio Signal Processing |

Winner of BrainGurion 3.0 

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Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at BGU

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A software engineer with a strong background in DevOps |  Working at  "Classiq" company, which develops tools to enable Quantum Software Development

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Clinical psychologist & Copywriter

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Director of the Samueli Initiative for Responsible AI in Medicine and a Senior Lecturer, Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University

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Neuroscience & Neurotechnology Researcher | Co-head Neuro Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) Research Group

Our Team
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Chen Ben Shoshan

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Hackathon Team Manager of Brainstorm BGU | Cognitive, Neuroscience & Psychology student at BGU

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Noa Ben Asher

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Hackathon Team Manager of Brainstorm BGU | Cognitive, Neuroscience & Psychology student at BGU

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Hadas Eitan

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Team leader of Brainstorm BGU | Cognitive and Neuroscience Student at BGU

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Yuval Lachberg

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Hub Team Manager of Brainstorm BGU | Cognitive and Neuroscience Student at BGU

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Elad Orpaz

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Hub Team Manager of Brainstorm BGU | Cognitive and Neuroscience Student at BGU

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Boaz Merchav

Digital Team Manager of Brainstorm BGU | Cognitive, Neuroscience & Psychology student at BGU

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Anton Pasternak

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NeuroHub Team of Brainstorm BGU | Cognitive and Neuroscience  student at BGU

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Asaf Harel

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Chairman Of The Board at BrainstormIL

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Ishai Bleiweiss

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Events Team Manager of Brainstorm BGU | Cognitive and Neuroscience student at BGU

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Alex Lazarovich

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NeuroHub Team of Brainstorm BGU | Computer science Student at BGU

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Shani Jacob

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Events Team Manager of Brainstorm BGU | Cognitive and Neuroscience student at BGU

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Adi Cohen

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NeuroHub Team of Brainstorm BGU | Psychology & Biology student at BGU

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Ofek Salama

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CEO of BrainstormIL

Meet Our Team

Copyright & Intellectual Property Disclaimer 

We would love to see your ideas become a reality in the future. However, this event is above all intended to inspire creativity and provide an opportunity to gain experience and network. Things you share with others in this event are public and will not remain confidential. In addition, the participation is as a team which may include, in addition to you, other students from various academic institutions and various majors. As a team, you may also be accompanied by professional mentors. New works or ideas may be created as part of such a team which members and mentors may be subject to different IP restrictions. Therefore, in order to maintain your IP rights, please consider carefully what you share with others, or otherwise bring with you and/or present in this event, especially an idea you are actively working on or is too similar to an idea you’d prefer to pursue individually at a later time and we highly recommend you consult with a legal advisor before doing so.

Our Partners

Our Partners

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