BCI Security – UW BioRobotics Lab

Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) represent a direct communication link between the brain and an external device. Recent experimental results show how electroencephalographic (EEG) signals, recorded from consumer-grade BCI devices, can be used to extract private information about a user. With sufficient computational power, this information can be exploited by others to make inferences about our memory, intentions, conscious and unconscious interests, as well as about our emotional reactions. Privacy and security issues arising from the misuse of BCI devices is an important issue that deserves immediate attention and careful consideration. This project focuses on making improvements to privacy and security properties of BCI-enabled technologies.