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Areas of Research
- Neuromorphic engineering
- Hybrid neural microsystems
- Modeling of biological sensorimotor systems
- Analog VLSI circuit design
- Nonlinear dynamical systems
- Distance learning and remote laboratories
Educational Background
- Ph.D. Computation and Neural Systems, California Institute of Technology, 1991
- M.S. Computer Science, California Institute of Technology, 1987
- B.S. Mathematics/Chemistry, Wartburge College (Waverly, IA), 1985
Selected Awards
- Georgia Tech Class of 1934 Outstanding Interdisciplinary Activities Award
- DuPont Young Professor Award
Selected Research Publications
- Simoni MF, DeWeerth SP. Sensory feedback in a half-center oscillator model. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 2006.
- Patel GN, Reid MS, Schimmel DE, DeWeerth SP. An asynchronous architecture for modeling intersegmental neural
communication. IEEE Transactions on VLSI Systems, 14:2,97-110, 2006.
- Migliore SA, DeWeerth SP. Novel nonlinear elastic actuators for passively controlling robotic joint compliance. Journal of Mechanical Design, 2006.
- Sorensen ME, DeWeerth SP, Cymbalyuk GS, Calabrese RL. Using a hybrid neural system to reveal regulation of neuronal network activity by an intrinsic current. Journal of Neuroscience, 24:23:5427-5438, 2004.
- Hudson TA, Bragg JA, Hasler P, DeWeerth SP. An analog VLSI model of muscular contraction. IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Analog and Digital Signal Processing, 50:7:329-342, 2003.
- Simon MF, Cymbalyuk GS, Sorensen ME, Calabrese RL, DeWeerth SP. Development of hybrid systems: Interfacing a silicon neuron to a leech heart interneuron. Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems, 13:173-179, 2001.
- Patel GN, Brown EA, DeWeerth SP. A neuromorphic VLSI system for modeling the neural control of axial locomotion. Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems, 12:724-730, 2000.
- Cymbalyuk GS, Patel GN, Calabrese RL, DeWeerth SP, Cohen AH. Modeling alternation to synchrony with inhibitory coupling: A neuromorphic VLSI approach. Neural Computation, 12:10:2259-2278, 2000.
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