Standard methods in the cognitive and behavioural neurosciences including EEG, electrocorticography (ECoG) and Brain-Computer Interfaces;
Cognitive, behavioural, molecular and cellular neurosciences;
Fundamental biology: Molecular biology, Physiology, Neurophysiology, Microbiology, Genetics.

Signal processing;
Image processing;
Machine learning;
Biological modelling;
Biomedical sensors and electronics;

User-interface design;
Game design and programming;
Physical computing;
Sound design and spatialization;
Wiring, soldering, moulding and woodworking.

Numerical computing: Matlab;
Software platform for brain-computer interfaces: BCI2000;
Image processing in java: ImageJ;
Robotic modeling, programming and simulating: Webots;
Neurons and neurons networks simulation: NEURON;
Programming for interactive media and music: Processing, MaxMsp;
Physical computing: Arduino;
Animation and Video: Flash;
3D Landscape modelling: Vue d'esprit;
Photo retouching: Photoshop;
Illustration: Illustrator;
Programming languages: Actionscript, C++, HTML, CSS, LaTex;
Basics: Office Word, Excel, Powerpoint;

G. Schalk, A.L. Ritaccio, A. de Pesters, A.M. Taplin, Rapid Mapping of Language Function Without Subject Participation (2015)

G. Schalk, P. Brunner, W.G. Coon, A. de Pesters, Improved Measurement of Cortical Excitability (2015)

Society for Neuroscience (since 2012)
American Epilepsy Society (since 2015)

1. J.F. Delgado Saa, A. de Pesters, D. McFarland, M. Cetin, Word-level Language Modeling for P300 Spellers based on Discriminative Graphical Models. Journal of Neural Engineering 12.2 (2015)

2. C. Herff, D. Heger, A. de Pesters, D. Telaar, P. Brunner, G. Schalk, T. Schultz, Brain-to-text: Decoding Spoken Sentences from Phone Representations in the Brain. Frontiers in Neuroengineering. (2015)

3. Y. Liu, W.G. Coon, A. de Pesters, P. Brunner, G. Schalk, The Effects of Spatial Filtering and Artifacts on Electrocorticographic Signals. Journal of Neural Engineering (submitted).

4. A. de Pesters, W.G. Coon, P. Brunner, A. Gunduz, A.L. Ritaccio, P. de Weerd, P.M. Roberts, N. Brunet, R. Oostenveld, P. Fries, G. Schalk, Alpha Power Indexes Task-Related Networks on Large and Small Scales: Evidence from ECoG in a Multimodal Study in Humans and a Non-Human Primate. (in preparation)

5. A. de Pesters, A.M. Taplin, A.L. Ritaccio, M.A. Adamo, G. Schalk, Mapping Expressive Language from Passive Stimuli Using Electrocorticography. (in preparation)

6. A.M. Taplin, A. de Pesters, P. Brunner, D. Hermes, J.C. Dalfino, M.A. Adamo, A.L. Ritaccio, G. Schalk, Multimodality approach to expressive language mapping, active and passive, extra- and intraoperative: a case report. (in preparation)

1. J.F. Delgado Saa, A. de Pesters, D. McFarland, Ç. Müjdat, A probabilistic graphical model for word-level language modeling in P300 spellers. 6th International Brain-Computer Interface Conference 2014, Graz, Austria (2014)

1. A. de Pesters, P. Brunner, A. Gunduz, A. L. Ritaccio, P. De Weerd, M. Roberts, N. Brunet, R. Oostenveld, P. Fries, G. Schalk, Alpha activity indexes task-related neuronal populations on large and small scales: evidence from ECoG in a multimodal study in humans and a non- human primate. Society for Neuroscience Meeting, Washington, DC, November 15-19, 2014

2. A. de Pesters, P. Brunner, A. Gunduz, A. Ritaccio, C. Mehring, P. De Weerd, M. Roberts, N. Brunet, R. Oostenveld, P. Fries, G. Schalk, Predictive modulation of alpha and gamma activity and their interaction during auditory and motor tasks in monkey and human. Society for Neuroscience Meeting, San Diego, CA, November 9-13, 2013

3. A. de Pesters, P. Brunner, A. Gunduz, C. Mehring, G. Schalk, Spatio-temporal dynamics of electrocorticographic (ECoG) activity during presentation of natural auditory stimuli. Society for Neuroscience Meeting, New Orleans, LA, October 13-17, 2012

Toward rich and enchanting interactive experiences: in search of the right ingredients, Master Thesis, 2010, London, UK

Immersion in video-games: mechanisms and technologies, Essay, 2010, London, UK

Psychophysical magic: rendering the “invisible” visible, Master Thesis, Prize for Best Master Thesis in Neurosciences, 2009, Lausanne, Switzerland

Investigating Brain Dynamics using Electrocorticography, Cognitive Systems Lab, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany (2013)

New Designers, exhibitor, 2010, London

ALT//Language, exhibitor and co-organizer, 2010, London

Dr. Gerwin Schalk,
Wadsworth Center, NYS Dept. of Health,
C650 Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12201, USA.
schalk@wadsworth.org

Dr. Jonathan Wolpaw
Laboratory Chief (Laboratory of Neural Injury & Repair)
Wadsworth Center, NYS Dept. of Health,
Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12201, USA.
wolpaw@wadsworth.org

Dr. Stephen Boyd Davis,
Research Leader at Royal College of Art,
London, UK.
stephen.boyd-davis@rca.ac.uk

Prof. Michael Herzog,
Head of the Laboratory of Psychophysics,
Brain and Mind Institute, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland.
michael.herzog@epfl.ch