The BCI 2013 Award Winner and BCI Trends

Abstract

The preceding chapters described several of the most novel and promising BCI projects in 2013. The authors also extended the information in their original two-page submissions with additional details, related work, newer directions, and discussion. In this concluding chapter, we announce the 2013 Award winner, discuss trends reflected in the awards, and preview next year’s BCI Award.The BCI Award 2013 WinnerThis year’s jury had the biggest challenge in any BCI Award so far. With 169 submissions, reviewing and scoring all submissions and then selecting ten nominees was not easy. The jury then had to select a winner, who was publicly announced in front of hundreds of other BCI researchers at the Fifth Annual BCI Conference in Asilomar, CA in June 2013. The winner also earned $3000, the statue, and an invitation to the 2014 jury. Theresa Vaughan and the jury chose the winning project because it scored high on all of the Award Criteria, and was particularly novel and promising, with signif ...