Starlab Barcelona SL
Starlab established in 2000, is a science and technology oriented SME with expertise managing projects, as well as with EU's Framework Programmes and European Spatial Agency. It has expertise in the development of innovative sensors and systems both in space and applied neuroscience, signal processing algorithms, data analysis based on computational intelligence and machine learning methodologies, with a strong specialisation in electrophysiology related techniques, software and hardware. Starlab's mission is to transform science into technologies with a profound and positive impact on society. We achieve this first by identifying social needs and the market opportunities they create. Then we reach to science and engineering to provide technical solutions, products and services for governments, Industry and downstream markets. Starlab Research carries out interdisciplinary R&D focusing on two main areas: Space and Applied Neuroscience. The Starlab team (now more than 25 on staff) includes 5 nationalities spanning knowledge in physics, engineering, oceanography, computer science, neuroscience and economics. Our applied Neuroscience R&D targets new sensors and systems to interface with the human brain and body. We develop sensors such as Enobio (wireless EEG system using advanced electronics) and applications such as fatigue, sleep and alertness monitoring, health, biometry and brain-machine interfaces. Recent EU projects include: SENSATION FP6 IP (Technical managers; electrophysiology sensors and algorithms), Humabio FP6 STREP (EEG/ECG biometry system), the ACTIBIO FP7 STREP (EEG/ECG ambient intelligence biometric authentication), and HIVE FET FP7 STREP (Coordinators; non-invasive brain stimulation technologies for brain-computer interface).
Contribution to the AsTeRICS Project:
Further automation of acquisition and communication capabilities of wireless recording unit Enobio within BCI applications; software toolkit for the completion of BCI based on machine learning and computational intelligence techniques; user authentication based on EEG/ECG for automate BCI system configuration; software toolkit for affect and emotional user monitoring.
Role in the AsTeRICS Project:
STARLAB will contribute to AsTeRICS mainly by integrating acquisition and communication capabilities of wireless recording unit Enobio within BCI applications. STARLAB will improve the existent software toolkit for the completion of real-world BCI based on machine learning and computational intelligence techniques.