Although the concept of Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) dates back to the 1970s, it was not until around 20 years ago that the development of these interfaces became a field of research in its own right. Initially confined to the palliation of severe motor disabilities, the field of potential applications of BCIs has expanded over time, now approaching the general public.

The specification, implementation and validation of BCIs constitutes the central theme of the team. Each member has specific skills in one or more theoretical fields: spatio-temporal signal processing, multi-sensor fusion, data classification and clustering, constrained programming, human-machine interaction through multimodal interfaces and virtual reality.

This activity, highly multidisciplinary and therefore partly located outside the scope of CRIStAL, is only possible because we have established privileged relationships with many partners, either local (Lille University Hospital services: clinical neurophysiology, psychiatry, neurological brain injury rehabilitation), national (CORTICO) or international (BCI society, NeurotechEU).