Parlitz, Ulrich, (apl.) Prof. Dr.

since 2010: Scientist, Max Planck Research Group Biomedical Physics, Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization, Göttingen
2001: apl. Professor of Physics, Georg-August-University, Göttingen, Head of Complex Dynamical Systems group (Third Physical Institute, Georg-August-University, Göttingen)
1997: Habilitation in Physics, Georg-August-University, Göttingen
1994-2001: Scientific Assistent, Third Physical Institute, Georg-August-University, Göttingen
1989-1994: Research Associate, Inst. for Applied Physics, Technical University of Darmstadt
1987: PhD in Physics, Georg-August-University, Göttingen
1984: Diploma in Physics, Georg-August-University, Göttingen
Visiting Positions: Santa Fe Institute (1992), Dept. of Computer Science and Electrical Eng. UC Berkeley (1992), Inst. for Nonlinear Science, UC San Diego (2002, 2003)

Major Research Interests
Nonlinear systems like neurons, lasers, or (periodically driven) nonlinear oscillators exhibit a variety of dynamical phenomena including different types of bifurcations and chaotic oscillations. What are typical features of these systems and their dynamical states, how can they be investigated using observed time series, only, and what happens if such systems are coupled? These are typical questions leading to research topics like bifurcation and time series analysis, data based modelling, synchronization and control of dynamical systems, and network analysis. Further research interests are self-organization and (spiral) wave dynamics in spatially extended systems, including structure formation in acoustic cavitation and turbulent excitation waves in excitable media. The latter may cause arrhythmias or other malfunctions of the heart and are one of the main topics of our ongoing work on modelling, analyzing, and controlling cardiac dynamics.

Homepage Department/Research Group
http://www.bmp.ds.mpg.de/

ORCID: 0000-0003-3058-1435