NeurotechX Networking Events

NeurotechX, the leading global community in the field of neurotechnology, is thrilled to announce the restart of the NeurotechX Berlin chapter. After a brief hiatus, we are returning stronger than ever, ready to foster collaboration and innovation at the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and neurotechnology in the vibrant city of Berlin.

The NeurotechX Berlin chapter aims to bring together professionals, researchers, entrepreneurs, and investors who are passionate about the advancements and potential of neurotechnology. Through regular events hosted at the prestigious Berlin AI Campus, we will provide a platform for knowledge sharing, live presentations, and professional networking opportunities.

Whether you are an industry professional, academic researcher, entrepreneur, or investor, we invite you to join the NeurotechX Berlin chapter. Together, we can explore the fascinating world of neurotechnology, exchange knowledge, and collectively drive advancements in the field.

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Program

5:30 pm - Reception and refreshments

5:45 pm - Guest talk: A City That Can Save Us

Environmental Neuroscientist Dr. Robin Mazumder will discuss his science and the story behind it, drawing on personal narrative that intertwines with his research journey that focuses on a core question: “How does urban design impact mental health?”. Robin will share how his clinical background as an occupational therapist informed his research interest, specifically his observations on how the design of the city impacted the patients he served. This interest evolved into what is known as “neurourbanism”, an emerging discipline that uses neurotech (EEG/EDA/ECG) to measure the stress impact of urban design, ultimately to better understand how our environments make us sick, specifically how urban living activates genes associated with mental illness. Robin will conclude with a broader conversation on how cities are organized chaos, and how the intentional and evidence-informed agile urban design can help address some of society’s most complex and dire challenges.

7:00 pm - Networking speed dating sessions

Speaker's Biography:

Robin Mazumder is an environmental neuroscientist with a keen interest in how urban stress impacts individual, community, and societal wellbeing. His PhD research, funded by the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship, applied wearable technology in real and virtual settings to examine psychological and physiological responses to the urban environment. His research interests are informed by his clinical experience as a mental health occupational therapist working in the cores of Canadian cities, including Edmonton where he lived for five years. In addition to his research, Robin is an outspoken advocate for urban design that supports wellbeing and has given more than 30 keynotes internationally on the topic. He was named Top 40 Under 40 by Avenue Magazine in 2014, an "Edmontonian to Watch" in 2015 by Metro Edmonton, and in 2018 was awarded the University of Waterloo’s President’s Community Impact Award in recognition of his leadership and advocacy. Robin is also passionate about science communication and has been interviewed by and written for major media publications, including the CBC, Huffington Post, Wired, and Vice. He is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Technical University of Berlin doing research in the emerging discipline of Neurourbanism, and is signed with literary agency Cooke-McDermid writing a book for the general public on the implications of neurourbanism on pressing societal issues.

Media: linktr.ee/robinmazumder

Research: https://bit.ly/mazumderresearch

Website: www.robinmazumder.com