Postponed: Augmenting the human mind with today's tools and data
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** Update 11th March - due to the Covid-19 situation, this meeting is being postponed. All tickets sold will be refunded. A new page will be created once the situation has settled down again **
The state of the world depends on the state of the human mind. What scope is there to use technology to improve mental wellbeing and augment the human mind, and thereby improve the state of the world?
In this London Futurists event, brain-computer interface expert Martin Dinov reviews recent progress with technology that monitors the user's mental state and provides real-time personalised feedback. Martin will also be sharing his vision for how new products can help people understand themselves and their behaviours better, in order to raise performance and enable better decision making.
== About the speaker ==
Martin received a Ph.D. from Imperial College London for work on machine learning and computational models for improving brain computer interfaces and modeling brain dynamics.
His background includes 20+ years coding, public sector AI consulting, and co-founding four startups.
Martin is co-founder and CEO of Maaind, a neurotech company dedicated to building responsible AI for understanding and improving the human mind. Maaind sees Brain Computer Interfaces, or BCIs, as the next frontier in human interaction with technology. Maaind aims to ensure a safe and trustable roadmap of BCI technologies.
Maaind have developed bio-XLP technology which combines the latest in explainable AI (XAI), sensor-technology from wearables, and brain computer interfaces, to enable new accuracies in predicting mental state (stress, emotions, tiredness, attention) from text or voice.
For more about Maaind see https://maaind.com/.
For more about Martin, see http://www.martindinov.com/.
== Meeting logistics ==
2pm-4pm, Sat 14th March 2020.
Venue: Room TBC (to be confirmed), Birkbeck College (http://www.bbk.ac.uk/maps), Torrington Square WC1E 7HX, London.
Room TBC is on the TBCth floor in the main Birkbeck College building, in Torrington Square (which is a pedestrian-only square). Torrington Square is about 10 minutes walk from either Russell Square or Goodge St tube stations.
The event will be followed by a chance to continue the discussion in a nearby pub - The Meeting Place bar in the Royal National Hotel (https://www.imperialhotels.co.uk/en/restaurants-and-bars/the-meeting-place), 38-51 Bedford Way, Bloomsbury, London WC1H 0DG.
== Wifi access ==
Wireless network: BBK-Guest
Username: (to be confirmed)
Password: (to be confirmed)
(The username and password are case sensitive. In practise, it seems this wifi system often needs 2-3 attempts to make a successful connection.)
== Event hashtag ==
#LonFut
== Covering meeting costs ==
A small fee (£8) is payable to attend this meetup. This fee covers room hire costs. Please pay in advance, online, after you RSVP.
(NB you don't need a PayPal account to use the PayPal interface.)
Alternatively, if there are still seats available, payment of £10 in that case can be made in cash at the door on the day. (Requesting payment in advance assists with accurate planning of the event.)
Journalists are welcome to attend the meeting free-of-charge - please contact the organiser in advance.
== Credit ==
The image incorporates elements from Pixabay member Gerd Altmann, https://pixabay.com/photos/background-bokeh-light-circle-2709638/