Dr. Jie Yang is a Research Professor at the School of Engineering, Westlake University. He has been selected for the Hangzhou Westlake Pearl Program and recognized as an Overseas High-Level Talent in Hangzhou. His research focuses on brain-computer interfaces (BCIs), brain-inspired computing chips, and language decoding. Dr. Yang leads major research projects, including the State Technology Innovation 2030 program (Brain Science and Brain-Inspired Research) and the Zhejiang Province "Pioneer" R&D Program, etc., with total research funding exceeding 20 million RMB. He has published over 50 academic papers in prestigious journals such as IEEE JSSC, TBioCAS, and TBME, etc. His work has been recognized with several industry awards, including the Science and Technology Innovation Corridor Gold Award and the Westlake Talents Category B.
Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) have the potential to revolutionize human interaction by establishing a direct communication channel between the brain and external devices. Enhancing this communication bandwidth requires capturing a vast array of neural activities, necessitating a high number of recording channels. However, recording thousands of channels of intracortical signals presents significant challenges in integrated circuits (IC) design. These challenges include minimizing chip area, reducing system power consumption, and achieving high-bandwidth wireless data transmission. Additionally, as the number of recorded channels increases, it becomes possible to decode not only motor intentions but also higher cognitive functions such as language, which is unique to humans. In this talk, I will introduce our research team's latest progress in addressing the challenges in chip design and the advancements we have made in decoding Chinese language from neural signals.
