Benjamin Merkt

Benjamin Merkt
Bernstein Center Freiburg
Hansastrasse 9a
79104 Freiburg i.Br.
Tel.: +49 (0)761 203 9319
Fax: +49 (0)761 203 9559 

Research Project

• NeuroSeeker - Investigation of local and global cortical circuits with advanced  neural  probes for high-resolution electrophysiological monitoring and optogenetic stimulation
   

Research Topics

• Localization of neurons using high density multi electrode arrays
• Investigation of the layered structure of the cerebral cortex
   

Techniques

• Data analysis of electrophysiological recordings
• Compressed sensing algorithms
• Large-scale neuronal network simulations

CV

Academic Background

• Since 10/2014: PhD Student, Bernstein Center, Albert-Ludwigs-University, Freiburg, Germany
• 04/2014 - 07/2014: Research Assistant, Physics Department, Albert-Ludwigs-University, Freiburg, Germany
• 09/2010 - 05/2011: Year Abroad, Wesleyan University, CT, USA
• 10/2007 - 02/2014: Diploma in Physics, Albert-Ludwigs-University, Freiburg, Germany

Publications

Articles 

• B. Merkt, J. Timmer, D. Kaschek. Higher-order Lie-symmetries in
  identifiability and predictability analysis of dynamic models. Phys.
  Rev. E 92, 2015, 012920 
• M. Schmidt, U. Kahlert, J. Wessolleck, D. Maciaczyk, B. Merkt, J.
  Maciaczyk, J. Osterholz, G. Nikkhah, M. O. Steinhauser. Characterization
  of a Setup to test the Impact of High-Amplitude Pressure Waves on Living
  Cells. Sci. Rep. 4, 2014, 3849

Software

• symmetryDetection: A python script for finding structural non-identifiabilities in ODE models