🧠🔐 BrainGuard is officially underway! On May 26 our team held its kick-off at KlaesLab, Ruhr University Bochum — the start of a new chapter in Neuro-Cybersecurity. How do we protect brain-computer interfaces & neural data from cyber threats? #BrainGuard 🚀

Excited to announce CATlab — the Cognition, Action and Touch Lab — a new junior research group at our department, led by Dr. Art Pilacinski( @fatresearchcat.bsky.social ). The group will explore how cognition, action, and touch interact in neuroscience research. Congratulations, Art! 🧠

🎓 Big congrats to Jannis Steinert for successfully defending his Master's thesis on Adaptive Human-Robot Collaboration with LPS @RUB Bochum! 🤖 His eye-tracking research links gaze patterns to operator cognitive states — paving the way for smarter, adaptive robots! 👁️✨ #KlaesLab #Robotics

🥽 Call for Papers: Virtual Bodies for Real Humans We are hosting a new Research Topic in Frontiers in Virtual Reality! Hosted by Christian Klaes, Michael Wiesing & Art Pilacinski. We're looking for research on embodiment, phantom touch & the emotional impact of avatars. 🧠✨

Huge congratulations to Dr. Aline Xavier Fidêncio for successfully defending her PhD thesis! 🎓✨ On Nov 10th, Aline presented her work on "Machine learning-based strategies for detection and application of neurobiological error-related reinforcement signals in BCIs." 🧠🤖

🎮🚀 Early-bird registration is LIVE! Secure your spot at #VRS2025 VR Summit (Oct 20-21) & VR Hackathon (Oct 18-19) in Bochum 🇩🇪. Build immersive worlds, meet pioneers, win prizes. 👇 Sign up now → vrs.rub.de #VRS2025 #VRHackathon #VirtualReality #Bochum

@fatresearchcat.bsky.social from our lab participated in Shonan Meeting 216 “HCI × Neuroscience” in Japan 🧠💻 shonan.nii.ac.jp/seminars/216/ #ShonanMeeting

📣 Call for Submissions: VRS Conference 2025! 🗓️ October 20–21 | 📍 Bochum, Germany 🧾 Deadlines: Talks — July 30 | Posters/VR Demos — July 30 Join us to explore cutting-edge developments in extended reality, human cognition, and health at the third edition of VRS!

Do you or someone you know experience tremors? 🧐 We’re conducting a Virtual Reality experiment to analyze movement patterns in tremor patients. Your participation could help improve diagnosis for Parkinson’s & Essential Tremor! 📩 Contact: [email protected] #TremorStudy #MedicalResearch

Funny to have an own avatar (like a zillion kg skinnier) talking about research with that deeeeep voice. Our lab's new podcast series is out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TlO...