Invited Talks

1.     From the magnetic-field-driven transitions to the zero-field transition in two-dimensions, XVIIIth Moriond Workshop, January 1999, Les Arcs, France.

2.     The metal, the insulator and the transitions in 2D hole systems in GaAs, 11th Trieste Mini-workshop on Strong Correlations, July 1999, ICTP, Trieste, Italy .

3.     Electrochemical surface modulation for micro self-assembly applications, Gordon Research Conference on Electrodeposition, August 2002, Colby-Sawyer College, New London, NH, USA.

4.     Engineering neural networks using carbon nanotube templates, 11th International Conference on Composites/nano Engineering (ICCE - 11), August 2004, Hilton Head, SC, USA.

5.     Carbon nanotube electrodes for engineering and recording of cultured neural networks, Biomaterials and Medical Devices Science, Technology and Business, November 17, 2005, Tel-Aviv, Israel.

6.     Carbon nanotube based neuro-chips for engineering and recording of cultured neural networks, Bio Interfaces Engineering Workshop, 29-30 November 2005, Ispra, Italy.

7.     Engineering neural networks with carbon nanotube templates, Israel Chemical Society Annual Meeting, February 27-28, 2006, Tel Aviv, Israel.

8.     Compact self-wired cultured neural networks, From Solid State to BioPhysics III, June 24 to July 1, 2006, Dubrovnik, Croatia.

9.     The Bio-Nano Interface, The Minerva Research Center for Microscale and Nanoscale Particles and Films as Tailored Biomaterial Interfaces, February 8, 2007, Bar-Ilan University, Israel.

10.  Carbon nanotube based electrodes for neuronal patterning and recording, International Conference on Emerging Mechanical Technology - Macro to Nano (EMTM2N-2007), February 16-19, 2007 BITS, Pilani, India.

11.  Carbon nanotube based neurochip, Tel Aviv Symposium in Chemical Physics on Chemistry and Physics of Bio-Nano Systems, June 7, 2007, Tel-Aviv.

12.  Interfacing with cultured neural networks using carbon nanotubes, Franco-Israeli Trends in soft matter, biophysics and microfluidics, October 7-10, 2007 Domaine de Francon, Biarritz, France.

13.  Engineering neural networks, From Principles to Applications, Complex Networks in Biology and Engineering, Tel Aviv University, October 24-25, 2007.

14.  Self-assembly and self-wiring of engineered biological and electrical networks, Monthly Seminar Series of the Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Institute (RBNI) The Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, December 19, 2007.

15.  Neurons, carbon nanotubes and everything in between, Physics colloquium, Technion, March 27, 2008.

16.  Carbon Nanotube Micro-electrodes for Neuronal Interfacing, US AFRL-Israeli Bio/Nanotechnology for Materials Workshop, March 24-25, 2008, San Francisco, CA.

17.  Nanotechnology and nano-circuits, Keynote, Motorola Israel, Technology Day Symposium, June 4, 2008.

18.  Carbon nanotubes based neurochips, Binational Korean-Israeli "Cells on chips" workshop, September 22-24, 2008, Seoul, Korea.

19.  Carbon nanotubes based neurochip, Chinese Israeli nano workshop, October 28-29, 2008, Beijing, China.

20.  Nanotubes, neurons and everything inbetween, nano Israel 2009, March 30-31, 2009, Jerusalem, Israel.

21.  Carbon nanotubes as a mechanical and electrical neuronal interface, International school on neural electronics hybrids, March 15-20, 2009, Jerusalem, Israel.

22.  Carbon nanotube based multi electrode arrays for neuronal interfacing, 1st International Conference on Neuroprosthetic Devices, March 19th and 20th, 2009, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan.

23.  Gentlemen, we can rebuild him”: Towards neuro-prosthetic nano devices, The HUJI nanocenter annual workshop, June 29-30, 2009 (Keynote).

24.  Nanotechnology for retinal implant applications, The annual meeting of the Israel ophthalmological society, July 1, 2009, Tel-Aviv.

25.  Carbon nanotube as an interface material for neuronal recording and stimulation applications, Symposium on ”Graphitic Materials”, the Fall ACS National Meeting, 16-20 August 2009,Washington DC.

26.  Carbon nanotube based neuro-sensors, Israel vacuum society meeting, October 15 2009, Herzelia, Israel.

27.  Brain chips with self-organized neurons, 2nd Korea-Israel Workshop on ”Cells and Molecules, Chips and sensors: innovative platforms for interfacing biology”, October 26, 2009, Jerusalem, Israel.

28.  Carbon nanotube integration into micro-fabricated devices, nanoRF Workshop, November 27 2009, EPFL, Lausanne.

29.  Carbon nanotubes as a biomaterial, 14th Israel Materials Engineering Conference (IMEC-14), Tel-Aviv University, December 13-14, 2009, Tel-Aviv, Israel.

30.  Self-assembled Carbon nanotube Structures and Devices, International Winter school on Electronic Properties of Novel Materials: Molecular Nanostructures, March 6-13, 2010, Kirchberg/Tirol, Austria.

31.  The Regulative Role of Neurite Mechanical Tension in Developing Neural Networks, From Solid State to BioPhysics V: From Physics to Life Sciences, June 12 - 19, 2010, Dubrovnik, Croatia.

32.  Carbon nanotube self-assembly and Devices, the International Workshop LASERION 2010 on Microfabrication, nanostructured materials and biotechnology, July 7-10, 2010, Schloss Ringberg, Germany.

33.  What can 20 neurons do? Science Foo Camp, July 30-August 1, Googleplex, Mountain View, CA.

34.  Innate oscillations and signal propagation in engineered neuronal circuits, Frontiers in Neuroengineering, September 5-9, 2010, Monte Verita, Ascona, Switzerland.

35.  Breaking the Wall of Blindness; How Neuro Engineering can Relink Brain and Body, Falling Walls Conference, November 7-8, 2010, Berlin.