Curriculum Vitae

Palghat Udayashankar Arun

1. Personal Data
Office Address: [Address for correspondence]
Gummer Lab
Section Physiological Acoustics and Communication
Dept. Otolaryngology, University Tbingen
Elfriede Aulhorn Strasse 5
72076 Tbingen, Germany
Tel. +49/ 7071 2988234
arun.pu@tuebingen.mpg.de
School Address: Graduate School of Neural & Behavioural Sciences
International Max Planck Research School
Universitt Tbingen
sterbergstrae 3
D-72074 Tbingen Germany
phone: (+49) 7071-29-77179
fax: (+49) 7071-29-5089

DOB/Place: 27 December 1983 in Coimbatore, India






2. Academic Career


September 2005 - present M.Sc Neuroscience, University of Tuebingen,
Germany, International Max Planck Research
School (Expected final GPA : 1.7)

August 2001 April 2005 Bachelor of Electrical and Electronics
Engineering, Anna University, Chennai, India,
(First Class with Distinction, Cumulative
Average: 79%)

3. Course Work
Bachelor
Semester No. 01
THEORY
Mathematics I
Physics I
Chemistry I
Basic Civil Engineering
Basic Electrical Engineering
Engineering drawing and graphics
English I
Semester No. 02
Theory
Mathematics II
Physics II
Electric Circuit Analysis
Chemistry II
Basic mechanical engineering
Basic electronics engineering
English II
Engineering drawing and graphics II
Practicals
Computer Programming lab
Workshop Practice
Physical Sciences Lab
Semester-3
Theory
MA231:Mathematics - III
PH231:Material Science
ME251:Thermodynamics
CE261:Fluid Mechanics
EE232:Electrical Machines - I
EE231:Electromagnetic Theory
EC253:Electron Devices
Practical
EE241 Electrical Machines Laboratory-
I


Semester-4
Theory
EE235:Control Systems
EC256:Communication Engineering
EE234:Electrical Machines - II
EC254:Electronic Circuits
EE236:Network Analysis and Synthesis
EE237:Object Oriented Programming
Practical
EC258 Electronics Laboratory
EE242 Electrical Machines Laboratory-
II





Semester-V
THEORY
EE331:Measurements and
Instrumentation
EE332:Power Electronics
EE333:Digital Systems
EE334:Integrated Circuits
EE335:Transmission and Distribution
EE336:Design of Electrical Apparatus
PRACTICAL
EE341 Control Systems Laboratory
EE342 Power Electronics Laboratory

Semster VI
THEORY
MG331 Principles Of Management
EE337 Digital Signal Processing
EE338 Protection & Switchgear
EE339 Power System Analysis
EE340 Microprocessor & Applications
EE350 Computer Architecture
PRACTICAL
EE343 Measurement &
Instrumentation Laboratory
EE344 IC & Microprocessor
Laboratory

Semester VII
THEORY
MG431 Engineering Economics And
Financial Accounting
EE431 Power System Control
EE432 Solid State Drives
EE433 High Voltage Engineering
CE071 Principles Of Environmental
Science and Engineering
GE035 Professional Ethics
PRACTICAL
EE439 Comprehension
EE 435 Power System Simulation Lab.

Semester VIII
THEORY
GE406 Total Quality Management
Bio Medical Instrumentation
HVDC transmission
PRACTICAL
EE444 Project Work





Master
Semester I
Autonomous and Endocrine system
Functional Organization of Vertebrate
CNS
Macroscopic and Microscopic Anatomy
of CNS
Molecular and Cellular Biology of
Neurons
Motor Systems
Neurophysiology
Sensory Systems I - Visual System
Sensory Systems II - Auditory and
other Senses
Theoretical Neurobiology
Semester II
Behaviour and Cognition:
Communication and Social Cognition
Behaviour and Cognition:
Neuropsychology
Behaviour and Cognition: Spatial and
Visual Cognition
Behavioural Pharmacology
Developmental Neurobiology
Genetic and Molecular Basis of Neural
Diseases
Introduction to MATLAB Programming
Methods in Molecular Neurobiology
Probability and Statistics






4. Research Activities

Bachelors level

Under the supervision of Prof.N.Venkateswaran, I learnt how to run simulations
in Matlab and C++ and I got a good introduction to computational neuroscience.
Here I participated in a project that proposed a Simulation Model for predicting
The Multi-Million Neuron Interconnectivity involving Dendrites-Axon-Soma-
Synapse of the Brain Regions whose BOLD-fMRI is known and Evolution of a
Neurophysiologically Inspired Supercomputing Architecture for Modeling the
Respective Brain Regions. The MMiNIDASS model was presented at the DMCN
2005, a conference held at the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research,
Heidelberg. (http://www.warftindia.org/research.php?id=CHARAKA)

Masters level

Lab rotations
Gummer Lab, THRC, Tuebingen, Germany
The first lab rotation was a purely analytical project in cochlear fluid mechanics.
The project investigated that effect and existence of slip between the endolymph
and the tectorial membrane. It was supervised by Prof. Anthony. W. Gummer. It
was found that the slip was very small and that it did not significantly alter fluid
motion. The project was completed in three months time. (http://www.uni-
tuebingen.de/cochlea/)

Rainer lab, Dept. Logothetis, Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics,
Tuebingen, Germany
For a period of one month under the supervision of Dr.Gregor Rainers students,
I observed electrophysiological recordings from the V4 area of the macaque
brain. I also attempted to model the experimental data.
(http://www.kyb.mpg.de/lo/index.html)

De Schutter lab, University of Antwerp, Belgium
Under the supervision of Dr.Pablo Achard, I learnt how to simulate Purkinje cell
models on Genesis. I am currently working on Calcium dynamics in the Purkinje
cell. The model captures calcium buffering, calcium pumps and one dimensional
radial diffusion of calcium. This work is a continuation of the interesting results
published by Dr.Achard and Dr.De Schutter in PLoS computational Biology
where tight constraints were found on the variation of calcium conductance.
(http://www.tnb.ua.ac.be/)

Masters thesis
I plan to write my Masters thesis on calcium dynamics in the outer hair cell under
the supervision of Prof.Gummer at the Tuebingen Hearing Research Centre.
Here I would be modeling data generated with calcium fluorescence imaging
experiments. The work would be done in collaboration with Dr.Csaba Haratozi, a
postdoctoral associate of the lab.





5. Publications/ Thesis
THESIS work at WARFT:
Investigation of the fMRI BOLD response to extract the electrical activity of
neurons, submitted towards partial fulfillment of the research trainee program at
WARFT.*

Project work for the final year of Engineering:
Neurophysiologically inspired control systems for robots ,

Publications in Conferences

Prof N Venkateswaran, Palghat Udayshankar Arun et al., Simulation Model
for predicting The Multi-Million Neuron Interconnectivity involving Dendrites-
Axon-Soma-Synapse of the Brain Regions whose BOLD-fMRI is known and
Evolution of a Neurophysiologically Inspired Supercomputing Architecture for
Modeling the Respective Brain Regions, DMCN 2006*

6. Language Skills

Tamil
English
German

7. Achievements

Secured 99.9 percentile in the TAMIL NADU PROFESSIONAL COURSE
ENTRANCE EXAMINATION conducted by ANNA UNIVERSITY in the
year 2001
Featured in the top five (out of 126 students) in several courses during my
undergraduate study
Secured a scholarship from the Max Planck Society to pursue Maters in
Neural and Behavioural sciences in Tuebingen

8. Extra curricular activities
Successfully completed a practical training program at ITI limited,
BANGALORE during MAY 2003
Stood first in the ZERTIFIKAT DEUTSCH examination conducted by the
GOETHE INSTITUT INTER NATIONES in CHENNAI during
NOVEMBER 2003
Arranged industrial visits to various companies including INDOTECH
TRANSFORMERS and CPCL as a student representative of the industrial
visit coordination committee
Organized and conducted a technical quiz program for PULSE 2003.
PULSE is an annual technical event conducted by the Electrical and
Electronics Dept., SVCE




9. References

Professor Dr. Anthony W. Gummer
Section Physiological Acoustics and Communication, University Tbingen
Elfriede Aulhorn Strasse 5
72076 Tbingen, Germany
anthony.gummer@uni-tuebingen.de
http://www.uni-tuebingen.de/cochlea/


Dr.Pablo Achard
Theoretical Neurobiology, University of Antwerp
Universiteitsplein 1, Building T, 5th floor
2610 Wilrijk, Belgium
pablo@tnb.ua.ac.be
http://www.tnb.ua.ac.be/pablo


Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Frank Schaeffel
Section of Neurobiology of the Eye, University Tbingen
Calwerstr. 7/1, 72076 Tbingen, Germany
frank.schaeffel@uni-tuebingen.de
http://www.uak.medizin.uni-tuebingen.de/frank/index.html