This is the second BrainQube's presentation, with a brief overview of the project organization and the SWOT analysis. If you want to know more about BrainQube, you can find the project's presentation here: https://www.slideshare.net/BrainQubeNecst/brainqube-project-presentation-xohw17 For the video of this presentation and for updates on the project evolution, please follow us on Facebook and Twitter: https://www.facebook.com/brainqubeatnecst https://twitter.com/BrainQube_NECST

1. BRAINQUBEWork organization
Marta Brunetti marta.brunetti@mail.polimi.it
Chiara Coletti chiara.coletti@mail.polimi.it
Eleonora D’Arnese eleonora.darnese@mail.polimi.it

2. BRAINQUBE 2
1. State of Art analysis
Studying the resting
state brain connectivity
context and fMRI
images features
Best algorithm to
reconstruct brain networks:
the ICA (Independent
Component Analysis)

3. BRAINQUBE 3
2. Implementation
MATLAB C code FPGA
complexity

4. BRAINQUBE 4
3. Results validation
+
Reduction of energy
consumption with low
execution time
Accuracy compared
to other
implementations

5. BRAINQUBE 5
Gantt
Task name End date

6. BRAINQUBE 6
Strengths Weaknesses
Opportunities Threats
Low energy consumption
Low execution time
Low cost tool
Skills in the biomedical field
Only one algorithm implemented
Less user friendly than clinical
softwares
No fMRI machinery available
Growing interest in resting state
BNs
NECSTlab Technical support
fMRI scans provided by Humanitas
hospital
More complete tools available
Possible difficulties in results
reading by doctors

7. Please, feel free to write us:
marta.brunetti@mail.polimi.it
chiara.coletti@mail.polimi.it
eleonora.darnese@mail.polimi.it
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Slideshare https://www.slideshare.net/BrainQubeNecst
BRAINQUBEContacts
We would like to thank Humanitas Research Hospital for providing the fMRI scans.