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AmI 2007: Constructing Ambient Intelligence pp 268–285Cite as

The Use of Brain-Computer Interfacing in Ambient Intelligence

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Part of the book series: Communications in Computer and Information Science ((CCIS,volume 11))

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This paper is aimed to introduce IDIAP Brain Computer Interface (IBCI) research that successfully applied Ambience Intelligence (AmI) principles in designing intelligent brain-machine interactions. We proceed through IBCI applications describing how machines can decode and react to the human mental commands, cognitive and emotive states. We show how effective human-machine interaction for brain computer interfacing (BCI) can be achieved through, 1) asynchronous and spontaneous BCI, 2) shared control between the human and machine, 3) online learning and 4) the use of cognitive state recognition. Identifying common principles in BCI research and ambiance intelligence (AmI) research, we discuss IBCI applications. With the current studies on recognition of human cognitive states, we argue for the possibility of designing empathic environments or devices that have a better human like understanding directly from brain signals.

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  1. IDIAP Research Institute,  , Martigny, Switzerland

    Gangadhar Garipelli, Ferran Galán, Ricardo Chavarriaga, Pierre W. Ferrez, Eileen Lew & José del R. Millán

  2. Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

    Gangadhar Garipelli, Pierre W. Ferrez, Eileen Lew & José del R. Millán

  3. University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

    Ferran Galán

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Garipelli, G., Galán, F., Chavarriaga, R., Ferrez, P.W., Lew, E., del R. Millán, J. (2008). The Use of Brain-Computer Interfacing in Ambient Intelligence. In: Mühlhäuser, M., Ferscha, A., Aitenbichler, E. (eds) Constructing Ambient Intelligence. AmI 2007. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 11. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-85379-4_34

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