A real-time Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) framework for sleep state stimulation using a deep-learning technique: proposal

Sleep disturbance can cause mental illnesses such as depression, hypertension, metabolic syndrome, and cognitive impairment. To date, various methods have been proposed as intervention measures for sleep disturbance, including taking a short mid-day nap. Falling asleep depends on several external factors, such as the ambience, temperature, sound, and lighting. On top of that, the factors that affect the quality and period of falling asleep can be subjective. The attempt to provide feedback based on the configuration of those external factors is time-consuming. Additionally, if those external factors are incorrectly configured, the intended short nap as a solution may have the opposite effects. As such, research on real-time sleep analysis plays an important role. However, the current study on deep-learning techniques regarding the sleep analysis that can give real-time results is still scarce compared to the offline sleep analysis. Therefore, this study aims to design and develop a real-time BCI framework for sleep state stimulation

A Real-Time Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) framework for sleep state stimulation using a deep-learning technique: proposal

Abstract— Sleep disturbance can cause mental illnesses such as depression, hypertension, metabolic syndrome, and cognitive impairment. To date, various methods have been proposed as intervention measures for sleep disturbance, including taking a short mid-day nap. Falling asleep depends on several external factors, such as the ambience, temperature, sound, and lighting. On top of that, the factors that affect the quality and period of falling asleep can be subjective. The attempt to provide feedback based on the configuration of those external factors is time-consuming. Additionally, if those external factors are incorrectly configured, the intended short nap as a solution may have the opposite effects. As such, research on real-time sleep analysis plays an important role. However, the current study on deep-learning techniques regarding the sleep analysis that can give real-time results is still scarce compared to the offline sleep analysis. Therefore, this study aims to design and develop a real-time BCI framework for sleep state stimulation

Safety and Reliability - Safe Societies in a Changing World

The contributions cover a wide range of methodologies and application areas for safety and reliability that contribute to safe societies in a changing world. These methodologies and applications include: - foundations of risk and reliability assessment and management - mathematical methods in reliability and safety - risk assessment - risk management - system reliability - uncertainty analysis - digitalization and big data - prognostics and system health management - occupational safety - accident and incident modeling - maintenance modeling and applications - simulation for safety and reliability analysis - dynamic risk and barrier management - organizational factors and safety culture - human factors and human reliability - resilience engineering - structural reliability - natural hazards - security - economic analysis in risk managemen