Thorsten O. Zander

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Thorsten O. Zander
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Born	1975 Lüdenscheid, Germany
💼 Occupation	Co-founder of Zander Labs and Lichtenberg Professor
🌐 Website	zanderlabs.com neuroadaptive.org

Thorsten O. Zander (born 1975 in Lüdenscheid, Germany) is a German scientist who invented the concept of passive brain-computer interfaces . He co-founded Zander Labs, a German-Dutch company in the field of passive brain computer interface (pBCI) and neuro-adaptive technology (NAT).

Honors and awards

• IEEE SMC, BRAIN Initiative (Best Paper Award Nominee together with Laurens Krol) (2019)
• Neuroergonomics Society, Raja Parasuraman Award for Senior Research in the field of Neuroergonomics (2016)
• Hamlyn Symposium on Medicine and Robotics, 2nd Best Poster Award (2013)
• Willumeit‐Stiftung, Berlin, Best Dissertation (2011)
• 4th International BCI meeting, Asilomar, USA, Best Poster Award (2010)
• HCI International, Orlando, USA, 2nd Best Paper Award (Overall) (2009)
• HCI International, Orlando, USA, Best Paper Award in a specific area, Universal Access in HCI (2009)
• Society for Cognitive Science Research Germany, Best Poster Award (2009)
• BBCI workshop, Berlin, Best Poster Award (2009)

Bibliography

• Neuroergonomics, edited by: Klaus Gramann, Thorsten O. Zander, Stephen Fairclough, Hasan Ayaz, Frontiers Publishing Group, 2017
• Trends in Neuroergonomics, edited by: Klaus Gramann, Thorsten O. Zander, Carolin Wienrich, Verlag der Technischen Universität Berlin, ISBN 978-3-7983-2803-7, 2016
• Using Neurophysiological Signals that Reflect Cognitive or Affective State, edited by: Anne‐Marie Brouwer, Thorsten O. Zander, Jan B. F. van Erp, Frontiers Publishing Group, ISBN 978-2-88919-613-5, 2015
• Krol, L. R., Andreessen, L. M., & Zander, T. O. (2018). Passive brain‐computer interfaces: a perspective on increased interactivity. Brain‐Computer Interfaces, Handbook: Technological and Theoretical Advances, 69‐86, 2018
• Zander T. O., Brönstrup J., Lorenz R., Krol L. R., Towards implicit control in Human Computer Interaction, Advances in Physiological Computing, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2014.
• Zander T. O., Brönstrup J., Klose E., Sonnenberg R. S., Vos W. K., Grootjen M., Towards Implicit Control through Steady‐State Somatosensory Evoked Potentials, Universal Access in Human‐Computer Interaction. Design Methods, Tools, and Interaction Techniques for eInclusion, 682‐688, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2013.
• Protzak J., Ihme K., Zander T. O., A Passive Brain‐Computer Interface for Supporting Gaze‐Based Human‐Machine Interaction, Universal Access in Human‐Computer Interaction. Design Methods, Tools, and Interaction Techniques for eInclusion, 662‐ 671, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2013.
• Meyer T., Peters J., Zander T. O., Brötz D., Soekadar S. R., Schölkopf B., Grosse‐Wentrup, Investigating the Neural Basis of Brain‐Computer Interface (BCI)‐Based Stroke Rehabilitation, Converging Clinical and Engineering Research on Neurorehabilitation, 617‐621, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2012
• Delorme A., Kothe C., Vankov A., Bigdely‐Shamlo N., Oostenveldt R., Zander T. O., Makeig S., MATLAB‐based tools for BCI research, In Tan, Nijholt (Eds.): Brain‐Computer Interfaces: applying our minds to Human‐Computer Interaction, 2010.
• Zander T. O., Kothe C., Jatzev S., Gärtner M., Enhancing Human‐Computer Interaction with input from active and passive Brain‐Computer Interfaces, In Tan, Nijholt (Eds.): Brain‐Computer Interfaces: applying our minds to Human‐Computer Interaction, 2010.
• Vilimek R., Zander T. O., BC(eye): Combining Eye‐Gaze Input with Brain‐Computer Interaction, In Hofmann A. (Ed.): Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Springer, Heidelberg Berlin, 2009.
• Zander T. O., Kothe C., Welke S., Rötting M., Utilizing Secondary Input from Passive Brain‐Computer Interfaces for Enhancing Human‐Machine Interaction, In Hofmann A. (Ed.): Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Springer, Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.
• Rötting M., Zander T. O., Trösterer S., Dzaack J., Implicit Interaction in Multimodal Human‐Machine Systems, In Schlick C. (Ed.): Industrial Engineering and Ergonomics Visions, Concepts, Methods and Tools, Springer, Berlin Heidelberg, Germany, 2009.

Selected publications

• Zander, T. O., Krol, L. R., Birbaumer, N. P., & Gramann, K. (2016). Neuroadaptive technology enables implicit cursor control based on medial prefrontal cortex activity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 113(52), 14898-14903.
• Zander TO, Jatzev S. Context-aware brain- computer interfaces: exploring the information space of user, technical system and environment. J Neural Eng, 9(1), 2012, 016003
• Zander TO, Kothe CA, Welke S, Rötting M. Enhancing human-machine systems with secondary input from passive brain-computer interfaces. In Proc 4th Int Graz, Graz, Austria, 2008, 144-149
• Zander, T. O., & Jatzev, S. (2009, September). Detecting affective covert user states with passive brain-computer interfaces. In 2009 3rd International Conference on Affective Computing and Intelligent Interaction and Workshops (pp. 1-9). IEEE.
• Krol, L. R., & Zander, T. O. (2017). Passive BCI-based Neuroadaptive Systems. In GBCIC.
• Krol, L. R., & Zander, T. O. (2017, December). Towards a conceptual framework for cognitive probing. In International Workshop on Symbiotic Interaction (pp. 74-78). Springer, Cham.
• Krol, L. R., & Zander, T. O. (2017, July). Cognitive probing for automated neuroadaptation. In The First Biannual Neuroadaptive Technology Conference (p. 22).
• Krol, L. R., Haselager, P., & Zander, T. O. (2020). Cognitive and affective probing: a tutorial and review of active learning for neuroadaptive technology. Journal of Neural Engineering, 17(1), 012001.

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