DATE: Thursday, November 19, 2026
FROM: 7:00pm-9:00pm EST
WHERE: Online
Discover the creative possibilities of brainwaves with the Washington DC Chapter of ACM SIGGRAPH and Masahiro Kahata, a pioneer in brain-computer interfaces and the developer of the Interactive Brainwave Visual Analyzer (IBVA). Joining us from Berlin, Masahiro will demonstrate the latest version of his Neurofeedback interface software. IBVA has been used to animate 3D digital objects with real-time brainwaves and to control Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) output, enabling hardware and software synthesizers to create brainwave music. Presented at several annual SIGGRAPH conferences, Mac World, and numerous international venues, IBVA brings together technology, art, and music in an exploration of brainwave-driven creativity.
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Please join us on Thursday, November 19, 2026, from 7:00pm to 9:00pm EST online to learn more about Masahiro Kahata’s pioneering work in the field of brain-computer interfaces and Neurofeedback.
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Biography – Masahiro Kahata
Masahiro Kahata is a pioneer in the field of brain-computer interfaces. He began making electrical systems with vacuum tubes over 50 years ago in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. In the 1960s, he started to use the transistor and ICs. In the 1970s, he made custom-made stereo & PA systems with OpAmp, analogue & digital I/O systems with LEDs. During this time, he also developed his interest in psychotronics. Psychotronics stands for the interdisciplinary study of the interaction of matter, energy, and consciousness. In the mid-1980s, Masahiro and Japan’s leading computer corporation – ASC II – created ASC II Laboratories. In his role as Chief Lab Researcher, he researched new human-computer interface designs. After that, ASC II corporation created Microsoft Japan which developed the world’s first Windows computer for NEC corporation in 1987. In 1988 Masahiro started Psychic Lab Inc. in Japan, which lead to the development of the Interactive Brainwave Visual Analyzer (IBVA). During his time in Japan and America, he worked with companies like BUG, American Biotech and Sony America.
Since 2000 Masahiro created several interactive brainwave–based art installations. In 2017 he decided to move to Berlin, Germany.
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