Prof. Dr. Stefan Rotter
Focus of research
- computational neuroscience & brain theory
- structure, dynamics & function of neuronal networks
- synaptic plasticity, adaptivity and learning in brain networks
CV
- since 2022 Elected Member of the DFG Review Board “2.23 Experimental and Theoretical Network Neuroscience”
- since 2017 Member of the Steering Committee of the Bernstein Network Computational Neuroscience
- 2017 Co-optation into the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics
- 2015–2019 Member of the Executive Committee of the German Neuroscience Society (GNS) and Spokesperson of the Section Computational Neuroscience
- 2013–2023 Appointed representative in the User Committee for large-scale IT infrastructures in the State of Baden-Württemberg (bwHPC, bwData); 2020 – 2023 elected spokesperson of the User Committee
- since 2012 Principal Investigator in the Cluster of Excellence BrainLinks-BrainTools; 2015 – 2020 member of the Executive Board
- 2012 Instructional Development Award (IDA), together with Dr. Janina Kirsch
- since 2009 Founding Member and Director of the Bernstein Center Freiburg; 2009 – 2023 Managing Director
- since 2008 Professor of Computational Neuroscience (full professor, W3), Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg
- 2003 Habilitation in Neurobiology/Biophysics, University of Freiburg
- 2002–2008 Staff Scientist (tenured), Theoretical and Computational Neuroscience, Institute for Frontier Areas of Psychology and Mental Health, Freiburg
- 1996–2002 Research Assistant (C1) of Theoretical Neurobiology and Biophysics, Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg
- 1994 PhD (Dr. rer. nat.) in Physics, University of Tübingen
- 1993–1996 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Tübingen
- 1989–1992 Research Associate, Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen; PhD studies in Neuroscience, University of Tübingen
- 1989 Diploma (MSc) in Mathematics, University of Hamburg
- 1982–1989 Studies in Mathematics and Physics, University of Regensburg (Germany), Brandeis University Waltham (USA) and University of Hamburg (Germany)
Selected publications
- Gallinaro J, Gašparović N, Rotter S. Homeostatic control of synaptic rewiring in recurrent networks induces the formation of stable memory engrams. PLOS Computational Biology 18(2): e1009836, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1009836
- Lu H, Gallinaro JV, Normann C, Rotter S, Yalçın I. Time Course of Homeostatic Structural Plasticity in Response to Optogenetic Stimulation in Mouse Anterior Cingulate Cortex. Cerebral Cortex 32(8): 1574-1592, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1093/cercor/bhab281
- Spreizer S, Senk J, Rotter S, Diesmann M, Weyers B. NEST Desktop, an Educational Application for Neuroscience. eNeuro 8(6): ENEURO.0274-21.2021, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1523/ENEURO.0274-21.2021
- Merkt B, Schüßler F, Rotter S. Propagation of orientation selectivity in a spiking network model of layered primary visual cortex. PLOS Computational Biology 15(7): e1007080, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1007080
- Pernice V, Staude B, Cardanobile S, Rotter S. How Structure Determines Correlations in Neuronal Networks. PLOS Computational Biology 7(5): e1002059, 2011. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1002059