Ulrich G. Hofmann
Former Research Associate
Research Interests
HUMAN-MACHINE-INTERFACING
NEURO-ENGINEERING
Goal: Bridging the gap between experimental and simulation approaches for the neuro- and medical sciences.
• Novel high-performance and realtime data acquisition systems for many channels (and neurons).
• Realtime visualization, analysis and data mining in huge neuronal data volumes.
• Modelling of big realistic neuron networks.
CV
2008 Professor, University of Lübeck
2008 Call for a professorate in Biomedical Engineering/Neural Engineering, Reykjavik University, Iceland
2007 Co-Founder of "pro-MedTec GmbH", Lübeck, medical robotics
2005/06 Co-Author "Graduate School Lübeck", DFG-Exzellenzinitiative
2003 Habilitation in Computer Science
1999-2000 Member of the Board of Directors of BioTuL AG, München, Germany
since 1999 Research Associate, University of Lübeck
1997-1998 Postdoctoral Scholar, Feodor-Lynen-Fellow, Division of Biology, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA. "Technology for multisite neuronal recordings"
1996 Research Associate, HCM-Fellow, Institutionen för Fysikalisk Kemi, Åbo Akademi, Turku, Finland. "Ultra-microscopy and surface functionalization of semiconducors"
1993-1996 Research Assistant; Physics Department, Technische Universität München.
Biosensors, ultra-microscopy, ultra-thin films, bio-functionalization, cell culture
1993-1994 Co-founder and part-time manager of the scientific services company MiNT, München
1992-1993 Graduation in Physics, Diploma. Technische Universität München.
Thesis: " Polymerizable diacetylene lipids on the air/water interface"
1987-1992 Undergraduate studies in Technical Physics, Technische Universität München. Specializing in medical electronics and medical radiological physics.
1985-1987 Officer track in the German Army medical service
1985 High School Graduation
2006
Multisite Microelectrodes for use in Human Deep Brain Stimulation, 2006.
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| Bibtex: | @INPROCEEDINGS{Hofmann2006,
author = {U.G. Hofmann and C.K.E. Moll and G. Engler and A.K. Engel and M. Bör, D. Hühl and U. Thomas and P. Detemple},
title = {Multisite Microelectrodes for use in Human Deep Brain Stimulation},
year = {2006},
} |
2005
Robust rib cage segmentation in {C}{T} image series using active contour models., in Proceedings of BMT-2005 , Nürenberg, Germany: VDE, Sep.2005. pp. 421--422.
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| Bibtex: | @InProceedings{Condurache05f,
title = {Robust rib cage segmentation in {C}{T} image series using active contour models.},
booktitle = {Proceedings of BMT-2005},
author = {A. P. Condurache and E.A. Essah and A. Reske and M. Seiwerts and H. Busse and T. Aach and U.G. Hofmann},
publisher = {VDE},
address = {Nürenberg, Germany},
pages = {421--422},
month = {September 14--16},
year = {2005}
} |
A Small Network with Huge Artificially Grown Pyramidal Cells, Apr. 2005.
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| Bibtex: | @Misc{KondraWAM-BAMM05,
author = {Kondra, S. and Menne, K. and Klostermann, M. and Klatt, S. and Hofmann, U. G.},
title = {A Small Network with Huge Artificially Grown Pyramidal Cells},
booktitle = {Poster Presented at WAM-BAMM’05, San Antonio, TX, US},
month = {April},
year = {2005},
} |
A wireless body area network for multichannel EMG recordings, in Biomedizinische Technik , 2005.
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| Bibtex: | @Conference{Ahmad_WBAN_BMT05,
author = {Ahmad, F. and Kondra, S. and Hofmann, U. G.},
title = {A wireless body area network for multichannel EMG recordings},
booktitle = {Biomedizinische Technik},
year = {2005},
volume = {50},
number = {Supplementary vol. 1, Part 2},
series = {Biomedizinische Technik},
month = {Januar},
} |
Deep brain stimulation and synchronous neurotransmitter Detection, 2005.
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| Bibtex: | @Conference{LitzaBMT05_scrpt,
author = {Litza, M.G and Hiller, A. and Moser, A. and Hofmann, U. G.},
title = {Deep brain stimulation and synchronous neurotransmitter Detection},
year = {2005},
month = {Januar},
} |
Identifying different patterns of capnographic curves on spontaneously breathing patients., .... 2005.
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| Bibtex: | @Book{Ahmad_InCAP_BMT05,
title = {Identifying different patterns of capnographic curves on spontaneously breathing patients},
year = {2005},
author = {Ahmad, F. and Stein, N. and Kondra, S. and Hofmann, U. G. and Matz, H. and Gehring, H.},
volume = {50},
number = {Supplementary vol 1, Part 2},
series = {Biomedizinische Technik},
} |
Prototype of a patient monitoring device based on an embedded RISC/DSP system, 2005.
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| Bibtex: | @Article{KONDRA_RISCDSP_BMT05,
author = {Kondra, S. and Yew, C. and Ahmad, F. and Hofmann, U. G.},
title = {Prototype of a patient monitoring device based on an embedded RISC/DSP system},
year = {2005},
month = {Januar},
} |
Synchronous stereo-video and biosignal recording – a basic setup for Human-Computer-Interface applications, in Conference Proceedings. 2nd International IEEE EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering , Arlington, VA, USA: IEEE, 2005.
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| Bibtex: | @InProceedings{Burmeister2ndInternIEEE2005,
author = {Burmeister, O.P. and Litza, M.G. and Nitschke, M. and Hofmann, U.G.},
title = {Synchronous stereo-video and biosignal recording – a basic setup for Human-Computer-Interface applications},
booktitle = {Conference Proceedings. 2nd International IEEE EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering},
year = {2005},
address = {Arlington, VA, USA},
publisher = {IEEE},
} |
Towards the detection of microsleep events in a driving simulator., .... 2005.
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| Bibtex: | @Book{Christ_BMT05,
title = {Towards the detection of microsleep events in a driving simulator},
year = {2005},
author = {Christ, O. and Otto, S. and Barth, E. and Hofmann, U. G.},
volume = {50},
number = {Supplementary vol 1},
series = {Biomedizinische Technik},
} |
2004
Compression of the cerebral cortex during corticotomy: A study of dimpling in rats, Apr. 2004.
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| Bibtex: | @Misc{Knopp_et_al._Dimpling_DGNC_01,
author = {Knoop, Ulrich and Jensen, W. and Kewley, D. T. and Bower, J. M. and Yoshida, K. and Hofmann, U.G.},
title = {Compression of the cerebral cortex during corticotomy: A study of dimpling in rats},
month = {April},
year = {2004},
} |
A neural probe process enabling variable electrode configurations, Sensors & Actuators B: Chemical , vol. 102/1, pp. 51-58, 2004.
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| Bibtex: | @ARTICLE{KindlundhSA2004,
author = {Kindlundh, M. and Norlin, P. and Hofmann, U.G.},
title = {A neural probe process enabling variable electrode configurations},
year = {2004},
journal = {Sensors & Actuators B: Chemical},
volume = {102/1},
pages = {51-58}
}
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A novel system for stereotactic functional neurosurgeries, 2004.
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| Bibtex: | @inproceedings{Menne04,
author = {Menne, KML and Bör, M and Detemple, P and Hofmann, U.G.},
title = {A novel system for stereotactic functional neurosurgeries},
year = {2004}
} |
Acute Multisite Recording Probes for Neurons in Mice and Men, mstNews , pp. 14-16, 2004.
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| Bibtex: | @ARTICLE{HofmannMstNews0104,
author = {U. G. Hofmann and M. Bär and P. Detemple and M. Kindlundh and P.
Norlin},
title = {Acute Multisite Recording Probes for Neurons in Mice and Men},
journal = {mstNews},
year = {2004},
pages = {14-16}
}
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Enhancement of the benefits of intraoperative electrophysiological recordings during framebased stereotactic surgeries by customized signal analysis, Talk and Abstract, 55. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie, Köln, Abstracts, MI.03.02. , 2004.
On-line 32 channel signal processing and integrated database improve navigation during cranial stereotactic surgeries, 2004.
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| Bibtex: | @inproceedings{MenneO3204,
author = {Menne, KML and Moll, CKE and Kondra, S and Bör, M and Detemple, P and Engel, AK and Hofmann, UG},
title = {On-line 32 channel signal processing and integrated database improve navigation during cranial stereotactic surgeries},
year = {2004}} |
Recording electromyographic signals in a classical conditioning experiment, Short Article and Poster, Jahrestagung der DGBMT, Ilmenau, Schiel&Schön , 2004.
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| Bibtex: | @Article{Jannasch2004,
author = {Jannasch, S. and Klinger, R. and Matter, N. and Hofmann, U.},
title = {Recording electromyographic signals in a classical conditioning experiment},
journal = {Short Article and Poster, Jahrestagung der DGBMT, Ilmenau, Schiel&Schön},
year = {2004},
month = {Januar},
} |
2003
Assessment of subdural insertion force of single-tine microelectrodes in rat cerebral cortex, in 25th Ann. Int. Conf of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine \& Biology Society , Cancun, Mexico , 2003. pp. 2168-2171.
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| Bibtex: | @INPROCEEDINGS{JensenYoshida2003,
author = {W. Jensen and U. G. Hofmann and K. Yoshida},
title = {Assessment of subdural insertion force of single-tine microelectrodes
in rat cerebral cortex},
booktitle = {25th Ann. Int. Conf of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine \& Biology
Society},
year = {2003},
pages = {2168-2171},
address = {Cancun, Mexico}
}
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Bi-Stabile Mikrodraht-Matrix für die neuronale Ableitung, 2003. Eingereicht zum Deutschen Patent.
Kontinuierliche Analyse atrialer Elektrogramme von DDD-Schrittmachern in Ruhe und unter Belastung mittels automatischer Signalverarbeitung, Herzschrittmachertherapie \& Elektrophysiologie , vol. 14 (Supp1), pp. 86-87, 2003.
Lifting Scheme - an alternative to wavelet transforms for real time applications, GlobalDSP Magazine , pp. 3-6, 2003.
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| Bibtex: | @ARTICLE{FolkersGlobalDSP2003,
author = {A. Folkers and S. Jannasch and U. G. Hofmann},
title = {Lifting Scheme - an alternative to wavelet transforms for real time
applications},
journal = {GlobalDSP Magazine},
year = {2003},
pages = {3-6}
}
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Neurosurgery by Multichannel Electrophysiology, Patient Specific Navigation, and Customized Database, Poster and Biomedizinsiche Technik , vol. 48 (E1), pp. 500-501, 2003.
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| Bibtex: | @ARTICLE{MenneBMT2003,
author = {K. M. L. Menne and A. Folkers and H. Schuhart and U. G. Hofmann},
title = {Neurosurgery by Multichannel Electrophysiology, Patient Specific
Navigation, and Customized Database},
journal = {Poster and Biomedizinsiche Technik},
year = {2003},
volume = {48 (E1)},
pages = {500-501}
}
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On-demand neural probes, in Transducers 03 - The 12th Int' Conference on Solid State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems , 2003.
Quantifying Olfactory Perception: Mapping Olfactory Perception Space by using Multidimensional Scaling and Self-Organizing Maps, Neurocomputing , vol. 52-54, pp. 591-597, 2003.
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| Bibtex: | @ARTICLE{MadanyNeuCom2003,
author = {A. Madany Mamlouk and C. Chee-Ruiter and U. G. Hofmann and J. M.
Bower},
title = {Quantifying Olfactory Perception: Mapping Olfactory Perception Space
by using Multidimensional Scaling and Self-Organizing Maps},
journal = {Neurocomputing},
year = {2003},
volume = {52-54},
pages = {591-597}
}
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Realtime bioelectrical data acquisition and processing from 128 channels utilizing the Wavelet-Transformation, Neurocomputing , vol. 52-54, pp. 247-254, 2003.
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| Bibtex: | @ARTICLE{FolkersNeuCom2003,
author = {A. Folkers and F. Mösch and T. Malina and U. G. Hofmann},
title = {Realtime bioelectrical data acquisition and processing from 128 channels
utilizing the Wavelet-Transformation},
journal = {Neurocomputing},
year = {2003},
volume = {52-54},
pages = {247-254}
}
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Technologien und Methoden für die akute, neuronale Vielfach-Ableitung – Mikrostrukturtechnik, Datenaufnahme und Signal-Analyse in Echtzeit auf dem Weg zur direkten Gehirn-Maschine-Kopplung, 2003. Habilitationsschrift, Technisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät, Universität zu Lübeck.
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| Bibtex: | @MISC{HofmannHabil2003,
author = {Ulrich G. Hofmann},
title = {Technologien und Methoden für die akute, neuronale Vielfach-Ableitung
– Mikrostrukturtechnik, Datenaufnahme und Signal-Analyse in Echtzeit
auf dem Weg zur direkten Gehirn-Maschine-Kopplung},
howpublished = {Habilitationsschrift, Technisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät,
Universität zu Lübeck},
year = {2003}
}
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