The Interplay of Neuroscience and AI

LUDIC TEA: The Interplay of Neuroscience and AI
Guest: Yutaka Hirata
Date: 24.03.2026, 17:00
Location: Experimental Game Cultures Studio

A green mesh is mapping a person's face. On the top of the picture you see some phone UI-symbols such as the battery icon, or the time. A red dot is indicating that the camera is on.

Why do humans and other animals

move their eyes? Starting from this simple but profound question, this talk explores the intersection between the neuroscience of eye movements and a practical application: detecting and predicting human drowsiness using an AI-assisted smartphone app.

Yutaka Hirata is a professor of AI and robotics at the College of Science and Engineering, as well as director of the Centre for Mathematical Sciences and AI at Chubu University.