>>> EURASIP Journal on Applied Signal Processing Special Issue on Trends in Brain-Computer Interfaces Brain-computer interfaces (BCI), an emerging domain in the field of man-machine interaction, have attracted increasing attention in the last few years. Among reasons one may cite the expansion of neurosciences, the development of powerful information processing and machine learning techniques and, last but not least, the mere fascination exerted by a direct control of human intellect upon the material world. The goal of this special issue is to present a broad overview of state-of-the-art approaches to brain-computer communication with emphasis on signal processing issues. Topics of interest include (but are not limited to): o EEG-based BCI systems o Cortical activity-based BCI systems o BCI systems based on MEG, fMRI, etc. o Preprocessing and feature extraction techniques for BCI systems o Neural activity processing o Protocols and evaluation methodologies for BCI systems o Machine learning applied to BCI systems o Applications of BCI systems in rehabilitation, entertainment, robotics, etc. Authors should follow the EURASIP JASP manuscript format described at the journal site http://asp.hindawi.com/. Prospective authors should submit an electronic copy of their complete manuscript through the EURASIP JASP's manuscript tracking system according to the following timetable. Manuscript Due January 31, 2004 Acceptance Notification May 30, 2004 Final Manuscript Due August 31, 2004 Publication Date 1st Quarter, 2005 GUEST EDITORS: Jean-Marc Vesin, ¨cole Polytechnique Fˆdˆrale de Lausanne (EPFL), Signal Processing Institute, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland; jean-marc.vesin@epfl.ch Touradj Ebrahimi, ¨cole Polytechnique Fˆdˆrale de Lausanne (EPFL), Signal Processing Institute, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland; touradj.ebrahimi@epfl.ch <<< Please visit http://asp.hindawi.com for more information about the journal. Request a free sample copy of the journal at the journal's web site. EURASIP JASP publishes as many issues as required based on the flow of high-quality manuscripts and current scheduled special issues. To submit a proposal of a special issue, please contact the journal's editor-in-chief. In order not to receive any future "EURASIP JASP" alert messages, please click on the following link: http://alert.hindawi.com/remove.asp?j=asp&e=dolinsky@gsu.by or send an email to majordomo@alert.hindawi.com with the following line in the body of the message unsubscribe asp dolinsky@gsu.by >>>