Artistic performances offer a unique setting in which to explore the opportunities and implications of human augmentation in the context disability and non-normative bodies. The focus on creative expression, rather than sole functionality, enables the exploration of diversity as opportunity that we can capitalise on using technology as augmentation, instead of a problem that technological augmentations should attempt to address.

The Brain Body Jockey Project, also know by the shorthand B2J, is an ambitious project funded via the Japan Science Technology Moonshot R&D Program Cybernetic Being Project, which brings this idea into practice. The goal of the project is to explore the transformational opportunity of advanced technologies such as brain computer interfaces and cybernetic avatars and robotic augmentations to enhance opportunities in daily life for persons affected by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The project is spearheaded by the collaborative effort between the research and development teams at the Cybernetic Being Lab and NOUPATHY, and the DJ Masatane Muto, known as EYE VDJ Masa, who lives with advanced ALS. The tight collaboration between the performer who has lived experience of disability and the research teams ensures that every development is driven by the realization of a creative vision as well as empowerment in daily life interactions.

A special performance as part of the B2J project will be hosted at the 2026 Augmented Humans Conference, in occasion of the Moonshot-ASPIRE joint symposium on Enhancing Humanity on the 18th of March at 15:00. With this backdrop, our workshop aims to leverage this unique opportunity to engage global experts attending the AHs 2026 conference in exploring novel paradigms of inclusive human augmentation by focusing on disability-led performance.

This workshop aims to engage participants in collectively imagining future Inclusive Augmented Performances inspired by the examples of the Brain Body Jockey project which features the collaboration of a DJ with ALS and a group of researchers leveraging human augmentation technologies to deliver radically different live music performances. The goal is for the workshop to function as a discussion and ideation platform that integrates technical, artistic, and social perspectives on the challenges and opportunities of inclusive human augmentation in the context of art and creative expression.

We invite submissions from researchers, practitioners, and artists interested in human augmentation and inclusive performance, who share a commitment to exploring how augmentation technologies might contribute to more inclusive future societies, while potentially holding diverse viewpoints on how such futures should be shaped.

To participate in the workshop, we ask everyone to submit a creative expression of interest that convey their own views for the future of Inclusive Augmented Performances. We welcome diverse and creative formats and participants are welcome to use traditional written position statements (maximum 2 pages), but also pictorials, short videos or other formats that help to to express their ideas. There is no set template for submission as we expect authors to chose the format that best suits their vision.

To help participants brainstorm their ideas we recommend watching some of the videos from previous performances from the Brain Body Jockey project, which can be found at the following link: 

➡️https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-LDZnVgUAq6NuO-pJhvNIWCSMSvbaPbV

•     Submission deadline: 12th March 2026 (AoE)

•     Decision Notifications: 14th March 2026 (AoE)

•     Workshop Date: 19th March 2026

To submit your expression of interest click the button below and fill in the four required fields:

• Author names and affiliation

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• Agreement to attend the B2J Special Performance at AHs on March 18th

• Agreement to attend the workshop in person on March 19th

Submissions will be reviewed by the organising committee and selected for invitation based on the relevance to the workshop theme and the ability to foster discussion at the workshop.