Smart MedTech: Cognitive Sensing Technologies for Human Performance Monitoring

Tuesday, July 12, 2022

2:00pm – 4:00pm

Location: Meet the Experts Theater, Moscone South, Exhibition Level, Room 2

Session Moderator(s)

Regina Shia, PhD

Sr. Research Scientist
Air Force Research Laboratory, Ohio, United States

Speaker(s)

MC

Mike Cushman

President & CEO
Mantel Technologies, WA, United States
Thibault Roumengous, PhD

Lead Scientist
NIRSense and Bionica Labs, VA, United States
George Sun

Founder & CEO
Nextiles, NY, United States

Panelist(s)

Hadi Hosseini, PhD

Assistant Professor
Stanford University

Cognitive sensing has become a standard practice in the government, academia, and industry for the purposes of understanding how changes in cognitive activity influence medical and non-medical human performance factors. As this focus area evolved, technology has advanced to allow real-time sensing and algorithm development to assist with data driven decision-making. Currently, cognitive sensing has progressed to provide such capability in highly dynamic environments such as air, space, and austere missions. In addition, such technology enables remote monitoring of neurologically deficient patient recovery and athletic performance monitoring. As we move toward cognitive sensing with high mobility, materials advances become a significant factor to allow for long-term wear, comfort, reduced motion artifact, and improved signal quality. Smart MedTech Cognitive Sensing Technologies for Human Performance Monitoring will discuss wearable systems with advanced materials for real-time cognitive sensing in dynamic environments.

Presentations:

2:00pm – 2:05pm

Welcome Remarks
Session Chair: Regina Shia, PhD – Air Force Research Laboratory
2:05pm – 2:25pm

Closing the Loop: Autonomous Modulation of Cognitive Human Performance Through Wearable Systems
Speaker: Mike Cushman – Mantel Technologies
2:25pm – 2:45pm

Flight Environment Compatible Wearable Fnirs for Real-time Monitoring of Aircrew Cognitive Workload
Speaker: Thibault Roumengous, PhD – NIRSense and Bionica Labs
2:45pm – 3:05pm

Developing Fabric-based Electrodes Sensors (i.e. EXG) for Real-time Monitoring of Cognitive Load, Awareness, and Decision Making
Speaker: George Sun – Nextiles
3:05pm – 3:55pm

Cognitive Sensing Technologies Panel Discussion
Panelist: Mike Cushman – Mantel Technologies
Panelist: Thibault Roumengous, PhD – NIRSense and Bionica Labs
Panelist: George Sun – Nextiles
Panelist: Hadi Hosseini, PhD – Stanford University
3:55pm – 4:00pm

Closing Remarks
Session Chair: Regina Shia, PhD – Air Force Research Laboratory