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Prof. Patrice Lynne Weiss received her PhD in Physiology and Biomedical Engineering from McGill University. She is an Emeritus Professor at the University of Haifa, Executive Research Advisor at ALYN Hospital's Helmsley Pediatric & Adolescent Rehabilitations Research Center and a founding board member of the International Society for Virtual Rehabilitation. Furthermore, Prof. Weiss was a founding member of the first Canadian master’s and doctoral programs in physical and occupational therapy, and established one of the first clinical centers for assistive technology, focusing on computer-based access solutions. In 2001, she established the Laboratory for Innovations in Rehabilitation Technology at the University of Haifa, where she developed and evaluated novel virtual environments, haptic interfaces, and on-site and online technologies, to explore the effects of individual, telerehabilitation and collaborative platforms. Her research has been funded by numerous national and global agencies, including the European Union, the Israel Science Foundation, the Israeli Ministry of Science and Technology, and the Israeli Center of Research Excellence: Learning in a Networked Society. She has co-edited two books, authored more than 250 peer-reviewed papers, proceedings and book chapters, and delivered numerous keynote addresses at international conferences.

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Elana Zion Golumbic directs the Human Brain Dynamics Lab at the Gonda Brain Research Center at Bar Ilan University, where she is a Senior Lecturer in the Neuroscience Department. Her research interests include cognitive neuroscience; sensory systems; electrophysiology; language and speech; neuroimaging; neural interfaces; translational neuroscience; behavioral, cognitive and linguistic paradigms. Dr. Elana Zion Golumbic’s research focuses on studying how the brain processes information in real life, with a particular emphasis on the processing of natural continuous stimuli, such as speech and music. Her research utilizes a range of techniques for recording electric and magnetic signals from the human brain (EEG, MEG and ECoG), as well as advanced behavioral tools.