Institute of Cybernetics of CNR
Via Campi Flegrei 34, I-80078 Pozzuoli
(NA), ITALY
Tel. +39 81 8675142 Fax
+39 81 8042519
e-mail vdm@biocib.cib.na.cnr.it
Curriculum vitae et studiorum
Born: 4th March 1956 in Casamicciola (NA), Italy
1982
Degree in Biological Sciences University of Naples
1983-1986
Post graduate Fellow at the Department of Physiology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Naples Federico II
From 1986
Researcher at the Institute Cybernetics of Italian National Research Council (CNR)
From 1989
Co-operate in a joint project between Italian National Research Council and the Academy of Sciences of Czechoslovak republic (from 1992 Czech Republic).
from 1990
Principal investigator of the research project "Correlation analysis of electrophysiological cortical signals: neural models and visual perception"
1994
Invited Lecturer at the international school "Biocybernetics of Vision: Integrative mechanisms and cognitive processes " organized by GNCB-CNR in honor of professor E. Caianiello (16-22th October, Ischia, Italy).
1996
From February to July Guest Professor at the Dept. Of Physiology of University of Bologna
1998
From April to July Guest Professor at the Dept. Of Physiology of University of Bologna
2001-2003
Italian-side leader researcher of the International Joint Research Project between Italian National Research Council and Academy of Sciences of The Czech Republic entitled "Modeling of synaptic integration in a single neuron: neurotransmitter diffusion and post-synaptic events"
2002-2003
Contract Professor of "Probability Computation and Mathematical Statistics" at Faculty of Sciences Mat. Phys. and Natural of University of Basilicata, Potenza, Italy.
2005
General Chair of the Symposium “1st International Symposium on Brain Vision and Artificial Intelligence “ (BVAI2005), Napoli, Palazzo Serra di Cassano, 19-21st October 2005.
2007
Member of the Steering Committee of the Symposium “2nd International Symposium on Brain Vision and Artificial Intelligence”, Napoli, Palazzo Serra di Cassano, 10-12 October 2007.
Teaching
2002-2003 "Probability Computation and Mathematical Statistics" at Faculty of Sciences Mat. Phys. and Natural of University of Basilicata, Potenza, Italy.
Editorial Boards and Editorial Activity
M. De Gregorio, V. Di Maio, M. Frucci and C. Musio (Eds., 2005) “Brain Vision and Artificial Intelligence”, Lecture Notes In Computer Sciences (LNCS 3704), Springer.
From 2007 - Member of the Advisory and Editorial Board of “The open Cybernetics and Systemics Journal”, Bentham Publisher LTD, Holland.
2007-2008- Guest Editor of Brain Researcher for the Special Issue “Vision and Brain”, Elsevier.
Activity as International Referee
Biosystems
Mathematical Biosciences
Physica D
Medical Sciences Monitor
Brain, Vision and Artificial Intelligence (BVAI 2005), Lectur Notes In Computer Sciences (LNCS 3704), Springer Verlag
Advances in Brain, Vision and Artificial Intelligence (BVAI 2007), Lectur Notes In Computer Sciences (LNCS 4729), Springer Verlag
Perceptual and Motor Skills, Ammons Editor, LTD
Experienced in :
Scientific:
Visual Perception of Geometrical Figures
Electrophysiology of Hippocampus
Models of synaptic transmission
Tecnical:
Extracellular electrophysiological recordings and signal analysis
Computer programming: Basic, Visual basic Professional, C++
Computer system Management: Linux and Windows 95/98/NT