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.
File: | Hofmann_MMB06_ref_01.pdf |
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, 2005. pp. 421--422.
File: | BMT05_id215_01.pdf |
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} } |
Towards the detection of microsleep events in a driving simulator., .... 2005.
File: | Christ_BMT05.pdf |
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}, } |
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.
File: | Washington_NE05_poster_sml.pdf |
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}, } |
Deep brain stimulation and synchronous neurotransmitter Detection, 2005.
File: | LitzaBMT05_scrpt.pdf |
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}, } |
Prototype of a patient monitoring device based on an embedded RISC/DSP system, 2005.
File: | KONDRA_RISCDSP_BMT05.pdf |
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}, } |
A wireless body area network for multichannel EMG recordings, in Biomedizinische Technik , 2005.
File: | Ahmad_WBAN_BMT05.pdf |
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}, } |
A Small Network with Huge Artificially Grown Pyramidal Cells, 2005.
File: | Kondra_WAMBAMM05.pdf |
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}, } |
Identifying different patterns of capnographic curves on spontaneously breathing patients., .... 2005.
File: | Ahmad_InCAP_BMT05.pdf |
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}, } |
2004
A neural probe process enabling variable electrode configurations, Sensors & Actuators B: Chemical , vol. 102/1, pp. 51-58, 2004.
File: | Kindlundh__S_A__2004_01.pdf |
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} } |
A novel system for stereotactic functional neurosurgeries, 2004.
File: | Menne_BMT04_01.pdf |
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.
File: | Hofmann_mstNews_0104_01.pdf |
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} } |
Compression of the cerebral cortex during corticotomy: A study of dimpling in rats, 2004.
File: | Knopp_et_al._Dimpling_DGNC_01.pdf |
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}, } |
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.
File: | menne_cars2004.pdf |
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.
File: | Jannasch_BMT04_01.pdf |
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
On-demand neural probes, in Transducers 03 - The 12th Int' Conference on Solid State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems , 2003.
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.
File: | Habil_V5_01.pdf |
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} } |
Realtime bioelectrical data acquisition and processing from 128 channels utilizing the Wavelet-Transformation, Neurocomputing , vol. 52-54, pp. 247-254, 2003.
File: | Folkers_NEUCOM_03.pdf |
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} } |
Quantifying Olfactory Perception: Mapping Olfactory Perception Space by using Multidimensional Scaling and Self-Organizing Maps, Neurocomputing , vol. 52-54, pp. 591-597, 2003.
File: | Madany-NEUCOM2003_final.pdf |
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} } |
Lifting Scheme - an alternative to wavelet transforms for real time applications, GlobalDSP Magazine , pp. 3-6, 2003.
File: | Folkers_GlobalDSP_Dec03_01.pdf |
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} } |
Neurosurgery by Multichannel Electrophysiology, Patient Specific Navigation, and Customized Database, Poster and Biomedizinsiche Technik , vol. 48 (E1), pp. 500-501, 2003.
File: | Menne-BMT2003_01.pdf |
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} } |
Kontinuierliche Analyse atrialer Elektrogramme von DDD-Schrittmachern in Ruhe und unter Belastung mittels automatischer Signalverarbeitung, Herzschrittmachertherapie \& Elektrophysiologie , vol. 14 (Supp1), pp. 86-87, 2003.
Bi-Stabile Mikrodraht-Matrix für die neuronale Ableitung, 2003. Eingereicht zum Deutschen Patent.
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.
File: | JensenYoshida2003_01.pdf |
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} } |