Theses/Internships

Master's Theses

Ongoing:

• "Identifying EEG Biomarkers of Virtual Embodiment for Restorative Brain-Computer Interfaces", Student: Daniela Esteves, MSc in Biomedical Engineering and Biophysics, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal (Supervisors: Athanasios Vourvopoulos - IST; Alexandre Andrade - iBEB). 🇵🇹

• "Recommentations for Combining Brain-Computer Interfaces, Motor Imagery and Virtual Reality in Upper Limb Stroke Rehabilitation: A Qualitative Person-Centered Co-design Study", Student: Ines Oliveira, Master of Advanced Physiotherapy Practice in Neurology, Escola Superior de Saúde - ESS/IPS, Politecnico de Setubal, Setubal, Portugal (Supervisors: Carla Pereira; Ana Isabel Almeida - ESS/IPS; Athanasios Vourvopoulos - IST). 🇵🇹

Concluded:

• "Functional connectivity of brain networks during motor imagery and observation: an EEG-fMRI study", Student: Raquel Agostinho, MSc in Biomedical Engineering, Bioengineering Department, Instituto Superior Tecnico, Lisbon, Portugal (Supervisors: Patricia Figueiredo; Athanasios Vourvopoulos). 🇵🇹

• "Multimodal control of Robot vs Virtual Reality for Motor Rehabilitation after Stroke", Student: Afonso Araujo, MSc in Electrical and Computer Engineering, DEEC, Instituto Superior Tecnico, Lisbon, Portugal (Supervisors: Athanasios Vourvopoulos; Alexandre Bernardino). 🇵🇹

• "Improving Online Performance in Motor-Imagery Brain-Computer Interfaces", Student: Shay Englander, MSc in Biomedical Engineering, Bar-Ilan University, Tel Aviv, Israel/IST,Lisbon, Portugal  (Supervisors: Athanasios Vourvopoulos; Patricia Figueiredo). 🇮🇱 🇵🇹

• "Predicting BOLD-fMRI signal from simultaneous EEG using Machine and Deep Learning algorithms", Student: Pietro Stabile, MSc in Biomedical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy (Supervisors: Patricia Figueiredo). 🇮🇹 🇵🇹

• “Assessment of Electrophysiological Responses During an Embodied VR-BCI training task”, Student: Evangelos Georgaras, MSc in Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Athens, Greece (Supervisors: Athanasios Vourvopoulos). 🇬🇷 🇵🇹

• “Temporal Effects of Virtual Embodiment on Motor Imagery Brain-Computer Interfaces”, Student: Katarina Vagaja, Neurosciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (Supervisors: Athanasios Vourvopoulos; Klaus Linkenkaer Hansen - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam). 🇳🇱

• “Influence of Cognitive Workload Features in Motor Imagery Brain-Robot Interfacing Performance”, Student: Andre Branco, MSc in Electrical and Computer Engineering, DEEC, Instituto Superior Tecnico, Lisbon, Portugal (Supervisors: Athanasios Vourvopoulos; Alexandre Bernardino). 🇵🇹

• “Estimation of EEG models of motor imagery brain activity measured by simultaneous fMRI”, Student: Alberto Montagna, MSc in Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, Politecnico di Torino, Torino, Italy (Supervisors: Patricia Figueiredo; Athanasios Vourvopoulos). 🇮🇹

• “Brain-Computer Interfaces Training with Virtual-Reality after Bilateral Neuromodulation with rTMS on Upper Limbs for Motor Recovery after Stroke”, Student: Mónica Afonso, MSc in Biomedical Engineering, Bioengineering Department, Instituto Superior Tecnico, Lisbon, Portugal (Supervisors: Athanasios Vourvopoulos; Juan Pablo Romero -  Universidad Francisco de Vitoria). 🇵🇹 🇪🇸

• “EEG functional connectivity measures during Motor Imagery training in VR-BCI”, Student: Rita da Silva Feixeira, MSc in Biomedical Engineering, Bioengineering Department, Instituto Superior Tecnico, Lisbon, Portugal (Supervisors: Athanasios Vourvopoulos; Alexandre Andrade - FCUL). 🇵🇹

• “Action anticipation through EEG signals for human-robot interaction”, Student: Rodrigo Miguel Costa da Silva Vieira, MSc in Electrical and Computer Engineering, DEEC, Instituto Superior Tecnico, Lisbon, Portugal (Supervisors: Athanasios Vourvopoulos; Plinio Moreno). 🇵🇹

• "Comparing Traditional Monitor and Virtual Reality Stimulation Methods for Emotion Recognition using Electroencephalographic Signals", Student: Maja Milekic, MSc in Biomedical Engineering, Bioengineering Department, Instituto Superior Tecnico, Lisbon, Portugal/Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy (Supervisors: Patricia Figueiredo; Andrea Farabbi). 🇮🇹 🇵🇹

• “Collaborative design approach for stroke upper limb rehabilitation using virtual reality and brain computer interface”, Student: Miguel Russo, MSc in Advanced Practice Physiotherapy in Neurology, Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal, ESS/IPS, Setubal, Portugal (Supervisors: Carla Perreira, Ana Isabel Almeida- IPS; Athanasios Vourvopoulos). 🇵🇹