Patrick Ofner

Research Topics

• motor control & movement augmentation
• motor unit decoding
• brain-computer interface
• computational neuroscience 

Techniques

• neurophysiological recordings (high-density EMG, EEG)
• functional electrical stimulation
• behavioural experiments
• computational modelling
• signal analysis, machine learning 

Research Positions

• Since 2021: Postdoc, Bernstein Center Freiburg, University of Freiburg, Germany
• 2019 – 2021: Senior Researcher, Area Knowledge Discovery, Know-Center, Austria
• 2011 – 2018: University Project Assistant, Institute of Neural Engineering, Graz University of Technology, Austria

Academic Background

• 2011 – 2019: PhD, Doctoral School of Computer Science, Graz University of Technology, Austria, Supervisor: Univ.-Prof. Gernot R. Müller-Putz
• 2008 – 2011: MSc., Information and Computer Engineering, Graz University of Technology, Austria
• 2004 – 2008: BSc., Information and Computer Engineering, Graz University of Technology, Austria

Awards and Nominations

• 2020: INGE St. Research Award 2019, in the category “Dissertation”, awarded by INGE St. - the Styrian Brain Research Initiative
• 2020: alumniTUGraz 1887 award 2020, 3^rd place in the category “Dissertation”, awarded by alumniTUGraz 1887
• 2020: nominated for the Heinz Zemanek Award 2020 by Graz University of Technology

Publications