From July 24 to 26, the 4th China Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) Contest was held at Zhongguancun International Technology Trading Center. Themed “Brain-Machine Interconnection, Mind Controls Everything, ” the competition attracted over 150 domestic and international universities, research institutes and technology enterprises including Tsinghua University, Peking University, University of Macau and University of Manchester. A total of over 320 participating teams and more than 1,000 research talents competed on the same stage, with nearly 100 brain-computer interface related projects participating in the competition and exhibition activities.
It is reported that this competition features five major segments: Skills Competition, Technical Competition, Pre-Incubation Competition, Youth Thesis Defense, and Innovation Achievement Exhibition, totaling 5 major categories and 15 sub-categories. The competition focuses on tackling core technical bottlenecks such as brain-computer interface encoding and decoding algorithms, lightweight EEG acquisition devices, and clinical practical adaptation, helping to drive the technical iteration and product upgrading of domestic non-invasive, miniaturized, and high-stability brain-computer devices.
Among them, the Pre-Incubation Competition was established for the first time at this edition of the competition, with participating projects covering invasive and non-invasive devices, EEG acquisition and parsing algorithms, neural rehabilitation, human-computer interaction, medical health, smart wearables and other directions. It is reported that projects emerging from the Pre-Incubation Competition will receive a series of comprehensive incubation services including space, policy, platform and funding, accelerating the commercialization and industrial scaling of brain-computer interface technology.
In the Innovation Achievement Exhibition Zone, over 30 domestic leading brain-computer enterprises, research teams and medical institutions gathered to showcase cutting-edge products. More than 10 related units released latest technical achievements including the Brain-Computer Interface Trusted Data and Algorithm Benchmark Platform, Brain-Computer Interface Testing and Verification Platform, and Transcranial Electrical Stimulation Devices, concentrating on demonstrating the latest progress in domestic brain-computer interface industrialization. Furthermore, 6 national key hospitals released brain-computer interface ward and rehabilitation diagnosis and treatment scenario requirements during the competition period, pointing out technical iteration directions for enterprises and research teams, and promoting the true landing of brain-computer interface technology in frontline medical rehabilitation.
Furthermore, at the competition’s opening ceremony, Haidian District’s brain-computer interface industry development planning blueprint and the first batch of public service platforms for the Zhongguancun (Haidian) Brain-Computer Interface Industry Cluster were released, providing top-level support and hardware foundations for the regional brain-computer industry development.
