CURRICULUM VITAE

THEODOROS ZANOS

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CURRICULUM VITAE

THEODOROS ZANOS

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Theodoros Zanos
3723 Mentone Ave
Los Angeles, California, 90034
USA

voice: +1 213 675 5807
email: zanos at usc dot edu
Nationality: Greek

Date of Birth: 7/31/1980

UNIVERSITY STUDIES

07/2004 - 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 EXPERIENCE

06/2004 - 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 10^th 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 9^th 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 10^th 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
Theodoros P. Zanos, Ioannis Voskas, Georgios Tzimiropoulos, Heracles Panagiotides

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
Theodoros P. Zanos, Ioannis Voskas, Georgios Tzimiropoulos, Drosos Kourounis, Traianos Youltsis

o      Temporal and spatial detection of objective responses on multi-trial ERP waveforms
Theodoros P. Zanos, Ioannis Voskas, Georgios Tzimiropoulos, Heracles Panagiotides, George Sergiadis

o      Connectivity study using EEG data for the N170 brain response using coherence on wavelets and cross-correlation statistical analysis
Theodoros P. Zanos, Ioannis Voskas, Georgios Tzimiropoulos, Georgios Sergiadis, Heracles Panagiotides

AWARDS – DISTINCTIONS - ACTIVITIES

04/2006                         1^st Prize Winner, Oral Presentation Award, 10^th Annual Fred Grodings Graduate Research Symposium, Los Angeles, CA

05/2004                         1^st 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                             2^nd 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