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CURRICULUM VITAETHEODOROS ZANOSPDF version is available here
CURRICULUM VITAETHEODOROS ZANOSPERSONAL INFORMATION
Theodoros Zanos Date of Birth: 7/31/1980
UNIVERSITY STUDIES07/2004 - Now 2nd Year PhD Student, University of Southern California, Viterbi School of Engineering, Biomedical Engineering Department 07/2004 - 05/2006 Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California, Viterbi School of Engineering, Biomedical Engineering Department Overall GPA: 3.7 out of 4 07/1998 - 04/2004 5-Year Engineering Diploma, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Engineering School, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Specialization - Division of Electronics & Computer Engineering. Overall GPA: 7.61 out of 10 (passable 5 out of 10 or higher) Major (Specialization, last 2 years) GPA: 8.43 out of 10
LANGUAGES & CERTIFICATES§ Greek (Mother Language) § English - Excellent Written & Spoken - ETS GRE Exams: Verbal 450/800 (%45), Quantitative 760/800 (%83), Analytical Writing 4.5/6 (%47), December 2003, Thessaloniki - ETS TOEFL Exams: Overall 300/300, Essay Rating 6/6, December 2003, Thessaloniki - Certificate of Proficiency in English, University of Cambridge, UK, June 1996, Thessaloniki
RESEARCH & PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE06/2004 - Now Graduate Research Assistant at the University of Southern California, Viterbi School of Engineering, Biomedical Engineering Department, Biomedical Simulations Resource, in Dr. Marmarelis’ research lab under the supervision of Dr. Spiros Courellis, implementing computational algorithms for neuroprosthetics 02/2004 - 06/2004 Signal Processing Researcher & Software Developer for the “Thersippos” project of the MRI Lab of the Computer Engineering School, AUTH, researching and implementing advanced signal processing methods for signal detection under heavy noise environment under professor George Sergiadis 05/2004 - 06/2004 Web Site Developer for the “Union of Foresters of Eastern Macedonia & Thrace”,(www.dasofylakesamt.gr) 07/2002 - 06/2004 Member of the MRI Lab of the Computer Engineering School, AUTH, researching EEG & MRI signal processing methods under professor George Sergiadis Summer 2002 2 months of research in the Functional Brain Connectivity Lab, Dept of Radiology, University of Washington, Seattle, focusing on fcMRI studies under professor Dietmar Cordes Summer 2002 2 months of research in the Center on Human Development and Disability, University of Washington, Seattle, focusing on ERP studies under professor Heracles Panagiotides Summer 1999 Software & Hardware Technical Support, ‘Organotechniki”, Drama. Summer 1998 Software & Hardware Technical Support, “Computer Center”, Drama. 1995 – 96 Participation in Computerization & Software Development for Department Of Forestry, Drama.
JOURNAL, CONFERENCE & SYMPOSIUM PAPERS · T. P. Zanos, S. H. Courellis, R. E. Hampson, V. Z. Marmarelis, T. W. Berger, “A multi-input modeling approach to quantify hippocampal nonlinear dynamic transformations”, Proc. of IEEE 2006 International Conference of the EMBS, New York, NY, 2006 · T. P. Zanos, S. H. Courellis, R. Hampson, V. Z. Marmarelis, T. W. Berger, “Modeling transformations of neural information flow in behaving rats: A multi-input / multi-output approach”, Proc. of 10th Annual Fred S. Grodins Graduate Symposium, Los Angeles, CA, 2006 · T. P. Zanos, S. H. Courellis, R. Hampson, V. Z. Marmarelis, T. W. Berger, “Spatiotemporal kernels describing hippocampal nonlinear dynamics in behaving rats”, Proc. of 9th Annual Fred S. Grodins Graduate Symposium, Los Angeles, CA, 2005 · V. Z. Marmarelis, T. P. Zanos, S. H. Courellis, T. W. Berger, “Boolean Modeling of Neural Systems with Point-Process Inputs and Outputs”, Proc. of IEEE 2006 International Conference of the EMBS, New York, NY, 2006 · S. H. Courellis, T. P. Zanos, M. C. Hsiao, R. E. Hampson, S. A. Deadwyler, V. Z. Marmarelis, T. W. Berger, “Modeling Hippocampal Nonlinear Dynamic Transformations with Principal Dynamic Modes”, Proc. of IEEE 2006 International Conference of the EMBS, New York, NY, 2006 · M. Hsiao, C. H. Chan, V. Srinivasan, A. Ahuja, G. Erinjippurath, T. P. Zanos, G. Gholmieh, D. Song, J. D. Wills, J. LaCross, S. H. Courelis, A. R. Tanguay, J. J. Granacki, V. Z. Marmarelis, T. W. Berger, “VLSI Implementation of a nonlinear neuronal model: A “Neural Prosthesis” to restore hippocampal trisynaptic dynamics, Proc. of IEEE 2006 International Conference of the EMBS, New York, NY, 2006 · M. Hsiao, V. Srinivasan, T. P. Zanos, A. Ahuja, G. Gholmieh, S. H. Courellis, D. Song, V. Z. Marmarelis, J. LaCross, J. D. Wills, A. R. Tanguay, J. J. Granacki, T. W. Berger, “Cortical Prosthesis Project: Proof-of-Concept in Hippocampal Slice”, Proc. of 10th Annual Fred S. Grodins Graduate Symposium, Los Angeles, CA, 2006
PAST RESEARCH ACTIVITIES · Contribution of the cardiac rate in undersampled fMRI data to functional connectivity Theodoros P. Zanos, Dietmar Cordes · Senior Thesis Projects
o Implementation
of a GUI based EEG signal processing software for use on ERP
experiments
o Implementation
of a quick FEM based EEG source localization software, using
adaptable head models from MRI images, rapid sparse matrix solvers
and self-learning algorithms for the solution of the inverse problem
o Temporal
and spatial detection of objective responses on multi-trial ERP
waveforms
o Connectivity
study using EEG data for the N170 brain response using coherence on
wavelets and cross-correlation statistical analysis
AWARDS – DISTINCTIONS - ACTIVITIES 04/2006 1st Prize Winner, Oral Presentation Award, 10th Annual Fred Grodings Graduate Research Symposium, Los Angeles, CA 05/2004 1st Prize Winner, Senior Thesis Contest, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Engineering School, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Thessaloniki, Greece 2003 - 2004 Founder & Chairman of the IEEE EMB Thessaloniki Student Branch Chapter, first in Greece, organizing Hospital & Industry visits, Workshops and other activities 1996 2nd Prize Winner, Physics & Mathematics Contest “Vasileios Xanthopoulos”, Drama, Greece
MEMBERSHIPS: § IEEE (Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers, U.S.A.) since 1999 § EMBS (Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society) § Computer Society § Signal Processing Society
RESEARCH INTERESTS: § Modeling of Non-Linear, Non-Stationary Biological Systems § Neuroprosthetic Algorithms § Advanced Signal & Image Processing Techniques applied on Biomedical Data § Computational Neuroscience § Scientific Programming & Computational Methods
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES: § Mathworks Matlab (Advanced) § Visual C++ (Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0) (Advanced) § GCC (Advanced) § Visual Basic (Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0) (Advanced) § DSP Programming (TI 6177) (Basic) § Microsoft SQL Server (Basic) § Assembly Programming (6502, 6809, 68000) (Basic) § HTML (Basic) § Turbo Pascal (Basic) § Fortran F77 (Basic)
SOFTWARE PACKAGES: § SuSe Linux 8.2 § Code Composer Studio § Mathematica § Microsim Spice 8
INTERESTS & HOBBIES: § Music (electronic, 70’s funk-jazz) § Sports (Basketball) § Cinema § Computer Games § Fantasy And Horror Literature |
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