MyoSymposium @ Neurips'23

Video of the symposium are available at the following links:

Humans effortlessly grasp objects of diverse shapes and properties and execute agile locomotion without overwhelming their cognitive capacities. This ability was acquired through millions of years of evolution, which honed the symbiotic relationship between the central and peripheral nervous systems and the musculoskeletal structure. Consequently, it is not surprising that uncovering the intricacies of these complex, evolved systems underlying human movement remains a formidable challenge. Advancements in neuromechanical simulations and data-driven methods offer promising avenues to overcome these obstacles.

With this in mind, we organized the MyoChallenge 23 @ NeurIPS'23, which is not only suitable for testing state-of-the-art reinforcement learning techniques but will also advance our understanding of human movement toward improved rehabilitation and assistive technologies.

The MyoSymposium @ NeurIPS'23 has an exciting lineup of Keynote and Speakers who will expand our perspectives and knowledge in the field of AI, biomechanics, neuroscience and across all this field.

During this event, the MyoChallenge team will present insights and takeaways from MyoChallenge'23. The winner of each track will have the opportunity to discuss their successful strategies and lessons learned. Finally, the MyoSuite team will provide insights into their vision for the platform and its future direction.

Location and Time

Date and time: Saturday December 16th from 9h to 12h.

Room: 354

Speaker Line up

Andrea D’Avella

IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia, Italy

University of Messina, Italy

Dario Farina

Imperial College London, UK

Scott Delp

Stanford University, USA

Sasha Salter

Meta, USA

Rick Warren

Meta, USA

Agenda (Local time (CST))

9:00AM Welcome

9:05AM Dario Farina: TBA

9:35AM MyoChallenge 2023 Summary and Winners

10:00AM Break & posters

10:20AM Andrea D'Avella: TBA

10:50AM Scott Delp: TBA

11:20AM Sasha Salter + Rick Warren: TBA

11:50AM Lesson from MyoChallenge and future of MyoSuite

Your posters at the MyoSymposium

How to present a poster at the MyoChallenge Workshop? Send a short abstract to guillaume.durandau [at] mcgill.ca with [MyoSymposium Poster] in the email's subject to get the chance to present your research during the workshop. All MyoChallenge participants are encouraged to prepare a poster.

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