Fraunhofer Institute for Physical Measurement Techniques IPM
Fraunhofer IPM, Freiburg / December 12, 2023 - December 13, 2023
OPM-MEG Workshop
In collaboration with the research center BrainLinks-BrainTools (BrainLinks-BrainTools) in Freiburg, Fraunhofer IPM organizes a workshop on the use of optically pumped magnetometers (OPM) for magnetoencephalography (MEG). Register now.
Carl-Zeiss-Humboldt Lecture
presented by Svenja Knappe
Monday, Dec 11, 2023, 6 p.m.
(The lecture will be held in German)
| 5:30 p.m. | Welcome |
| 6:00 p.m. | Lecture with open question session |
| 7:30 p.m. | Reception and get-together |
Venue: University of Freiburg, Department of Microsystems Engineering IMTEK, building 101, in close vicinity of Fraunhofer IPM (getting there)
Svenja Knappe has been awarded the 2023 Carl-Zeiss-Humboldt research award for her significant contributions in the fields of magnetometry and quantum sensing (Press release). She was nominated for the award by Karsten Buse from the University of Freiburg and from the Fraunhofer Institute for Physical Measurement Techniques IPM in Freiburg.
The lecture will provide an accessible overview of her contributions and will be followed by a reception.
Workshop participants are warmly invited to attend the event (Please, select the corresponding checkbox when registering).
The lecture is funded by the Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung.
Workshop
Tuesday, Dec 12, 2023
Venue: Fraunhofer IPM
Program
| 10:00 a.m. | Registration and Coffee |
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| 10:30 a.m. | Welcome Karsten Buse, Fraunhofer IPM / Ilka Diester, University of Freiburg |
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| 10:50 a.m. | Opening Peter Koss, Fraunhofer IPM |
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| 11:00 a.m. | Tutorial introduction to optically pumped magnetometers (OPM) Georg Bison, Paul Scherrer Institute |
SESSION 1
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| 11:30 a.m. | Commercializing OPM Svenja Knappe, University of Colorado at Boulder |
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| 12:00 a.m. | Lunch break | |
| 1:30 p.m. | Precise magnetic measurements on background fields and magnetic imaging on the micro- and nanoscale - opportunities and systems based on the nitrogen-vacancy centre in diamond Jan Jeske, Fraunhofer IAF |
SESSION 2
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| 2:00 p.m. | Measuring the beginnings of human brain function in the womb with OPM Sarang Dalal, Aarhus University |
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| 2:30 p.M. | Coffee Break | |
| 3:15 p.m. |
Adopting OPM for cognitive neuroimaging Robert Oostenveld, Radboud University |
SESSION 3
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| 3:45 p.m. | Flexibility is key: OPM application cases from neuroimaging and materials science Tilmann Sander-Thömmes, Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (National Metrology Institute of Germany) |
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| 4:45 p.m. | Tour at Intelligent Machine-brain interface technology (imbit) |
Wednesday, Dec 13, 2023
Venue: Fraunhofer IPM
Program
| 09:00 a.m. | Surjo Soekadar, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin | SESSION 4
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| 09:30 a.m. | High-resolution magnetoencephalography with OPM Lauri Parkkonen, Aalto University |
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| 10:00 a.m. | Coffee break & Lab tour | |
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| 11:00 a.m. |
Diamond-based quantum sensing for neurosurgery (clinical background) Jürgen Beck, University of Freiburg |
SESSION 5
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| 11:30 a.m. | Diamond-based quantum sensing for neurosurgery (technological background) Arne Wickenbrock, Johannes-Gutenberg-University Mainz |
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| 12:00 a.m. | Lunch Break | |
| 1:30 p.m. | The potential of OPM-MEG for the future of brain-computer interfacing Tonio Ball, University of Freiburg |
SESSION 6
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| 2:00 p.m. | Panel discussion (moderated by Maryna Kapitonova) |
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| 2:30 p.m. | Take home message | |
| 2:45 p.m. | End of workshop |
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