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Univ.-Prof. Priv.-Doz. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn. Gernot Plank
- Division of Medical Physics and Biophysics
- 1. stv. Lehrstuhlinhaber/Lehrstuhlinhaberin
- EMail: gernot.plank(at)medunigraz.at
- Tel: +43/316/385/71526
- http://ccl.medunigraz.at
- MEDonline-Visitenkarte
- Externe ID's
- Researcher ID: C-9498-2011
- ORCiD: 0000-0002-7380-6908
Statistik Austria, science classification
- Image processing - (102003)
- Computer simulation - (102009)
- Supercomputing - (102023)
- Biophysics - (106006)
- Biomedical engineering - (206001)
- Electro-medical engineering - (206002)
- Biomechanics - (211904)
- Physiology - (301110)
- Cardiology - (302032)
Scientific Expertise
- Computational Biology
- Supercomputing - Cluster based distributed Computing
- Biophysical aspects of Defibrillation
- Theoretical aspects of cardiac near-field measurements
- Cardiac Arhythmias
- Teaching activities - Numerical methods in biomathematics
- Finite elements - Mesh generation techniques for virtual organs
- Digital image processing - Segmentation- and registration techniques for biological applications
- Cardiac Biomechanics
- Cardiovascular hemodynamics
Curr. Vitae
| 2010 | Appointed as Associate Professor at the Medical University of Graz |
| 2007 | Shortlisted for a tenure track research position at the University of Oxford |
| 2006 | Shortlisted and interviewed for a position as a junior University Lecturer at the University of Oxford |
| 2006 | Research Stay, "Numerical methods for modelling low voltage defibrillation", Department of Mathematical Sciences and Department of Computer Sciences, University of Liverpool |
| 2006 -2007 | Visiting Professor at the Institute of Computational Medicine, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA. The research stay is funded by a Marie Curie Outgoing Interntational Fellowship awarded by the European Commission. Focus of the research work is the investigation of mechanisms underlying the formation of isoelectric windows after failed near-DFT defibrillation shocks. |
| 2003 | Research Stay, "Development of Computer Simulation Tools to model the Magnetic Field of the Heart", Physikalisch Technische Bundesanstalt PTB, Berlin, Deutschland |
| 2003 -2006 | Senior Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute of Biophysics, Center for Physiological Medicine, Medical University of Graz |
| 2002 | Research Stay, "Development of Computer Simulation Tools to model the Magnetic Field of the Heart", Physikalisch Technische Bundesanstalt PTB, Berlin, Deutschland |
| 2002 -2003 | Postdoctoral Fellow, "Computer Model of Structure and Function of Atrial Tissue", Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Calgary, AB, Canada |
| 2000 | PhD. Degree, "Examination of vector-loops morphologies of the cardiac near-field during depolarization phase", Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Technical University of Graz |
| 2000 -2002 | Postdoctoral Fellow, "Computer Model of Structure and Function of Atrial Tissue", Department of Electronical Engineering at the University of Valencia, Spain |
| 1997 -2000 | PhD - Student, Researcher by contract, Institute of Medical Physics and Biophysics at the University of Graz |
| 1997 | Research Stay, "Development of a Hardware Model of Cardiac Excitation Spread based on Chua's Cells", Department of Solid State Physics - non linear Physics Group, University Santiago de Compostela, Spain |
| 1995 | Master's Degree, "Visualization of normal and abnormal excitation spread in cardiac tissue at a microscopic size scale", Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Technical University of Graz |
| 1987 -1995 | Study, Biomedical Engineering at the Technical University of Graz |
| 1986 | School leaving examination, Bundesrealgymnasium Steyr |
Awards
| 2009 | Forschungspreis für Simulation und Modellierung, Land Steiermark |
| 2009 | Gordon Research Conference on Cardiac Arrhythmia Mechanisms, Best Poster Award in the tissue level category |
| 2009 | Gordon Research Conference on Cardiac Arrhythmia Mechanisms, 3-rd prize in the organ level poster competition |
| 2008 | "Stefan-Schuy-Preis" der Österreichischen Gesellschaft für Biomedizinische Technik |
| 2008 | "Cum Laude Poster Award" of the SPIE Conference on Medical Imaging, Physiology, function and Structure from Medical Images. |
| 2001 | "Stefan-Schuy-Preis" der Österreichischen Gesellschaft für Biomedizinische Technik |
| 2001 | Madrid Arrhythmia Meeting Award, Spain |
Appointments/Memberships in Professional Societies
| 2013 -2015 | Österreichische Gesellschaft für Biomedizinische Technik Mitglied des Vorstands |
Editorial board appointments for scientific journals
| 2012 -2015 | BIOMEDIZINISCHE TECHNIK: |
| 2011 -2015 | FRONTIERS IN CARDIAC ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY: Review Editor |
| 2010 -2015 | FRONTIERS IN COMPUTATIONAL PHYSIOLOGY AND MEDICINE: Review Editor |
Reviewer for scientific journals
Expert for appointment/habilitation procedures
| 2023 | Berufung: Gutachter: Medizinische Universität Graz Professur für Medizinische Chemie |
| 2023 | Berufung: Mitglied: Medizinische Universität Graz Tenure Track Professur für „Cardiovascular Engineering“ |
| 2023 | Habilitation: Mitglied: Medizinische Universtität Graz |
| 2021 | Habilitation: Mitglied: Medizinische Universität Graz |
| 2012 | Habilitation: Mitglied: Karl Franzens Universität |
Reviewer/Expert funding organizations
| 2007 -2007 | Europäische Kommission - European Union |
Organizer of scientific conferences, Chairs
| 2018 | The Heart by Numbers: Integrating Theory, Computation and Experiment to Advance Cardiology Organisator |
| 2018 | 2-nd CARPentry Workshop on Computational Modeling of Cardiac Electromechanics Organisator |
| 2017 | 1-st Carpentry Summerschool on Computational Modeling of Cardiac Electromechanics Organisator |
| 2014 | SFB Workshop Modelling and Simulation in Biomechanics Mitglied Organisationskomitee |
| 2012 | 8-th European Solid Mechanics Conference, Cardiac Mechanics Chair |
| 2009 | Methods and applications for cardiac electromechanical modeling Organisator |
| 2008 | Cardiac Arrhythmia Research Package Usergroup Meeting 2008 Organisator |
| 2008 | INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE (ICCS 2008), Workshop on Bioinformatics' Challenges to Computer Science Mitglied Organisationskomitee |
| 2006 | Dreiländertreffen 2006 Chair |
| 2005 | Control theory with applications to physiology and medicine - Ovide Arino Summer School in Biomathematics. Course Electrophysiology and Heart Control Organisator |