In order to accomplish one of its focal missions, which is to foster applied research in advanced topics, the Faculty of Engineering (FOE), together with the TICKET Research Lab at Antonine University (UA), organized on December 13, 2022, a seminar on scientific research entitled Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs): The Interplay of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Neurotechnology, given by Dr. Hoda Fares, a postdoctoral researcher at the ibrAIn Research Center in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Aarhus University in Denmark.

With the growing interest among researchers in Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs), and given the increasingly intertwined nature of the physical and digital worlds, the seminar explored the main challenges of BCIs, covered the applications of current technologies, and discussed the future directions of this field, which has come under greater scrutiny, for it is transforming the way we live and communicate.

This top-notch research topic sparked the students’ interest from both the Departments of Computer and Communications Engineering (DCCE) and Technology in Computer Science (DTCS) at the FOE. Furthermore, it grabbed the attention of UA faculty members, among whom were medical doctors and scientific researchers, as they were present to quench their thirst for a fruitful exchange of scientific ideas. Such seminars are intended to keep community members abreast of current emerging technologies while keeping in mind that the transformational power of technological breakthroughs must always be used for the benefit of people.