Curriculum Vitae (long)

last updated: 24.07.2007. See also:

  • pdf version of long CV (updated 24.07.2007)
  • Short CV (html, updated 24.07.2007, or pdf, updated 24.07.2007)
  • List of publications (html, updated 23.07.2007, or pdf, to be added soon)

Personal Background

Name Marieke Rohde
Date of Birth 31.08.1979
Place of Birth Bonn, Germany
Nationality German
Work Address CCNR
JMS Building, Room 3D8
University of Sussex
Falmer, Brighton
BN1 9QG
Great Britain
Email m.rohde@sussex.ac.uk
Phone/Fax +44 1273 87-2948
+44 1273 87-7873
Homepage http://www.informatics.sussex.ac.uk/users/mr58/

Education

Since 10.2004 DPhil in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence, Centre for Computational Neuroscience and Robotics (CCNR), University of Sussex, UK.
Supervisor: Dr. Ezequiel Di Paolo
09.2006 - 01.2007 ERASMUS research stay at the Groupe Suppleance Perceptive (GSP) at the Technical University of Compiegne (UTC), France.
10.2003 - 09.2004 MSc in Evolutionary and Adaptive Systems, University of Sussex, UK. (passed with distinction, first).
Thesis: A Hierarchical Modular Neural Control Architecture for the Generation of Handwriting Trajectories.
Supervisor: Dr. Ezequiel Di Paolo
10.2000 - 09.2003 BSc in Cognitive Science, University of Osnabrück, Germany. (passed with distinction, grade A).
Thesis: Dynamical Properties of Self-Regulating Neurons.
Supervisor: Prof. Frank Pasemann, InDy, Fraunhofer AIS.
04.2003 - 09.2003 Student research project at the Intelligent Dynamical Systems (InDy) group at the Fraunhofer Institute for Autonomous Intelligent Systems (AIS) in St. Augustin, Germany.
07.2002 - 01.2003 Semester abroad, University of Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica. Course of Studies: Master in Cognitive Science
09.1999 - 07.2000 General Studies ("Studium Generale") at the Leibniz Kolleg, Tübingen, Germany
06.1999 Abitur, Integrierte Gesamtschule Bonn-Beuel, Germany. Grade: 1.2 (best of year)

Work and Teaching

Since 10.2004 Teaching Assistant (TA) at the University of Sussex. Courses taught:
  • Animal and Machine Intelligence (PG seminars): Winter term 2004 and 2005
  • Adaptive Systems (UG and PG seminars): Spring term 2005, 2006 and 2007
  • Formal Computational Skills (PG lab class): Winter term 2004
  • Further Artificial Intelligence (UG Marking): Spring term 2006
  • Principles of Programming Languages (UG practice sessions): Summer term 2007
  • Introduction to Programming Paradigms (UG lab class): Summer term 2007
Winter term 2004 Attendence of the Associate Tutors' Training Course at the Teaching and Learning Development Unit (TLDU), University of Sussex.
Since 02.2005 Webmaster for the Centre for Computational Neuroscience and Robotics (CCNR), University of Sussex.
02.2006 Taught Unit at the ERASMUS NUCOG Seminar on Cognition, Motivation, and Action 10. - 20.02.2006 in Akureyri, Iceland: Perception Causes Action Causes Perception: From Sensory Substitution to Situated Robots.
02.2003 - 04.2003 Internship at the Mediative Systems (MS) group at the Fraunhofer Institute for Autonomous Intelligent Systems (AIS) in St. Augustin, Germany.
04.2003-09.2003 Student researcher at the Intelligent Dynamical Systems (InDy) group at the Fraunhofer Institute for Autonomous Intelligent Systems (AIS) in St. Augustin, Germany.
10.2001 - 07.2003 Student Teaching Assistent at the University of Osnabrück, Germany. Courses taught:
  • Functional Programming (ML, pratice session): Winter term 2001
  • Programming in Logic (Prolog, practice session): Spring terms 2002 and 2003

Scientific Publications

Please refer to my full list of publications

Skills

Languages
  • German (native)
  • English (native level)
  • Spanish (fluent)
  • French (fluent)
IT
  • Java, Matlab, Prolog, HTML, CSS, Latex (advanced)
  • C, C++, ML, SQL (basic)
  • Areas/methods: Neural networks, physics simulation (ODE), Genetic Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Computational Linguistics
Instruction in Formal Methods
  • Statistics and Experimental Design
  • Dynamical Systems Theory
  • Linear Algebra
  • Calculus
  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • Formal Logic
Other areas of university instruction
  • Theoretical Linguistics
  • Computational Neuroscience
  • Neurobiology and Neuroanatomy
  • Evolutionary Theory
  • Philosophy (mind, language, epistemology)
  • Cognitive Psychology and Neuropsychology

Awards and Grants

Since 08.2006 Research Assistant on project Minimal perceptual crossing. A kinaesthetic-tactile feedback experimental platform. (funded with an internal strategic research fund).
10.2004 - 09.2007 Awarded with a three year Teaching Assistantship (Grant and Employment) for doctorate students by the School of Science and Technology, University of Sussex.
10.2003 - 09.2004 Awarded with a Scholarship by the EPSRC for the MSc Evolutionary and Adaptive Systems at the University of Sussex.
01.2003 MLP-Award for Excellence in Studies, Univ. of Osnabrück.
09.2002 - 12.2003 Awarded with a Scholarship by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) for a semester abroad in Costa Rica.

Organisational Involvement

09.2007 Organising committee of the CNRS summer school Enaction and Cognitive Science, 06.09.-12.09.2007 in Fréjus, France.
09.2004 - 08.2006 Organiser of the Reading Group Dynamical Structures to Understand Real Brains (DyStURB), University of Sussex.
02.2005 - 06.2005 Co-organiser of The Cyborg Experiment at the Cheltenham Festival of Science 2005. (Covered in newspaper article by Roger Highfield in the Daily Telegraph, 25.05.2005.)
09.2003 Student worker at the EuroCogSci 2003 (European Cognitive Science Conference 2003) in Osnabrück.

Conferences, Schools and Invited Talks

10.2007 Talk for the Faculty of Sciences of the Autonomous University of Mexico UNAM.
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09.2007 9th European Conference on Artificial life ECAL 2007, 10.-14.09.2007 in Lisbon, Portugal (poster).
09.2007 CNRS summer school Enaction and Cognitive Science, 06.09.-12.09.2007 in Fréjus, France (Organising Committee).
09.2007 Presentation at the Multisensory Perception and Action Group at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics in Tübingen, Germany.
04.2007 Talk at the CCNR workshop Computational Biology, Robotics, and Related Work University of Sussex, 13.04.2007.
03.2007 Workshop on Modelling Autonomy in 22.-23.03.2007 San Sebastian, Basque Country.
01.2007 PHITECO Interdisciplinary Cognitive Science Seminar Interaction and Cognition, 22.-26.01.2007, Compiegne, France.
12.2006 ARCo'06, 6.-8.12.2006 in Bordeaux, France (award winning experimental design submission).
12.2006 SAB'06 Workshop on Behaviour and Mind as a Complex Adaptive System, Rome, Italy 30.9.2006 (talk).
07.2006 50th Anniversary of Artificial Intelligence Summit, Ascona, Switzerland 9.-14.7.2006 (poster).
06.2006 CNRS summer school Constructivism and Enaction: A new paradigm for Cognitive Science, 29.05.-03.06.2006 Ile d'Oleron, France.
02.2006 ERASMUS NUCOG Seminar Cognition, Motivation, and Action, 10-20.02.2006 in Akureyri, Iceland (taught unit).
01.2006 ERASMUS NUCOG/PHITECO Interdisciplinary Cognitive Science Seminar Cognition, Motivation, Action, 20.-30.01.2006, Compiegne, France.
12.2005 Talk at the GSP group, Université de Technologie de Compiegne, 05.12.2005 in France.
09.2005 8th European Conference on Artificial Life ECAL 2005, 5.- 9.9.2005. Canterbury, Kent, UK (talk).
06.2005 3rd European Neuro-IT and Neuroengineering School. Neuroengineering of Cognitive Functions 18.06.-25.06.2005 in Venice, Italy.
03.2005 Workshop on The Dynamical Systems Approach to Life and Cognition, University of Sussex, 8 - 9.3.2005 (talk).
06.2004 Conference From Autopoiesis to Neurophenomenology: A Tribute to Francisco Varela 18.06.-20.06.2004 in Paris, France.
03.2004 Interdisciplinary College IK2004 Body and Motion 05.-12.03.2004 Günne at Lake Möhne.
08.2003 European Cognitive Science Conference 2003 EuroCogSci03 10.-13.09.2003 in Osnabrück, Germany.
03.2002 Interdisciplinary College IK2002 Autonomie und Emotion 01.-08.03.2002 Günne at Lake Möhne.
09.2001 5th Conference of the German Cognitive Science Society GK e.V., KogWis01, 25.-28.09.2001, Leipzig, Germany.
07. - 08.1998 Deutsche SchülerAkademie 1998 (Summer school for gifted and motivated students), Sankt Peter-Ording, Germany. Course 4.3: Thought Experiments.

Miscellaneous

Since 01.2004 Member of the German Cognitive Science Society (GK e.V.).
05.2005 - 08.2006 Organisation of and voluntary teaching at the Tarner Homework Club, in collaboration with the Asian Women Group and the BMECP.
01.2005 - 04.2006 University of Sussex UNICEF Society.
04.2001 - 07.2003 Active Member of Student Union, Cognitive Science Department, University of Osnabrück (including student membership in the examination committee and the study committee).
Sports I started doing Ashtanga yoga in 2005.
Some of the sports I did before:
  • Basketball
  • Gymnastics (1991-2000), Bonner Turnverein (BTV 1860)
  • Horse riding (1989-1994, Reiterpass 1993)