Dr. Marc-Oliver Gewaltig

Blue Brain Project, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland

Curator and author

• NEST (NEural Simulation Tool)
• (2007) Marc-Oliver Gewaltig, Markus Diesmann

Articles sponsored or reviewed

• Model sharing in computational neuroscience
• (2007) Thomas M. Morse

• Modular models of brain function
• (2007) Michael A Arbib

• Models of thalamocortical system
• (2007) Richard H. Granger, Robert A. Hearn

• Models of basal ganglia
• (2007) Jim Houk

• Synfire chains
• (2009) Moshe Abeles

Recognized contributor

• Thalamocortical oscillations
• (2006) Maxim Bazhenov, Igor Timofeev

• Models of consciousness
• (2007) Anil Seth

• Models of hypothalamus
• (2006) Richard Bertram, Joel Tabak, Natalia Toporikova

• High-conductance state
• (2007) Alain Destexhe

• Neuronal avalanche
• (2007) John M. Beggs

Marc-Oliver Gewaltig

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Research Topics

• Theory of visual cortical processing, simulation technology for large structured neuronal systems, computational neuroscience
• Techniques: Non-linear dynamics, statistical physics, applied computer science, parallel scientific computing

Academic Background

• 1988 - 1993: Studies in Physics and Computer Science, University of Bochum (D)
• 1991: Studies in Physics and Cognitive Science, University of Sussex (UK)
• 1993: MSc in Physics (Bochum, D)
• 1994 - 1996: PhD studies, Inst. for Neuroinformatics (W. von Seelen), University of Bochum (D)
• 1997 - 1999: PhD studies, Neurobiology & Biophysics (A. Aertsen), University of Freiburg (D)
• 1999: PhD in Physics, Thesis: Evolution of synchronous spike volleys in cortical networks (Reviewers: C. von der Malsburg, W. von Seelen, University of Bochum)

Research Positions

• 1994 - 1996: Research Assistant, Institute for Neuroinformatics (W. von Seelen), University of Bochum (D)
• 1995: Scientific stay Weizmann Institute of Science (IL) (A. Aertsen)
• 1996 - 1998: Research Assistant, Neurobiology & Biophysics (A. Aertsen), Inst. Biology III, University of Freiburg (D)
• 1998 - 2002: Senior scientist and project leader, Future Technology Research (Prof. E. Körner) Honda R&D Europe (Deutschland) GmbH, Offenbach (D)
• 2003 - 2011: Principal Scientist and project leader, Honda Research Institute Europe GmbH, Offenbach (D)
• 2001 - 2012: Founding member and coordinator of the NEST Initiative, the consortium behind the neural simulation tool NEST.
• 2012 - President of the NEST Initiative
• 2011 - present: Project Manager at the Blue Brain Project (EPFL)