Pavan P Ramdya
Tenure Track Assistant Professor
pavan.ramdya@epfl.ch +41 21 69 36960 https://ramdya-lab.epfl.ch/
Citizenship : USA
EPFL SV BMI UPRAMDYA
AAB 1 05 (Bâtiment AAB)
Station 19
CH-1015 Lausanne
EPFL SV IBI-GE
AAB 1 05 (Bâtiment AAB)
Station 19
CH-1015 Lausanne
Mission
We use genetics, microscopy, modeling, and quantitative behavioral analysis to understand how the brain works.
Biography
https://ramdya-lab.epfl.ch/
Fields of expertise
Neuroscience
Behavior
Neuroengineering
Synthetic neurobiology
Publications
MAIN PUBLICATIONS
| Chen C-L*, Hermans L*, Viswanathan MC, Aymanns F, Unser M, Cammarato A, Dickinson MH, Ramdya P Nature Communications. 2018 Oct 22; 9(1):4390. |
Imaging neural activity in the ventral nerve cord of behaving adult Drosophila. |
| Ramdya P, Thandiackal R, Cherney R, Asselborn T, Benton R, Ijspeert AJ, Floreano D. Nature Communications. 2017 Feb 17;8:14494. |
Climbing favours the tripod gait over alternative faster insect gaits. |
| Ramdya P, Lichocki P, Cruchet S, Frisch L, Tse W, Floreano D, Benton R. Nature. 2015 Mar 12;519(7542):233-6. |
Mechanosensory interactions drive collective behaviour in Drosophila. |
| Pavan Ramdya & Florian Engert Nature Neuroscience, 2008 Sep;11(9):1083-90. |
Emergence of binocular functional properties in a monocular neural circuit. |
Infoscience
C.-L. Chen; L. Hermans; M. C. Viswanathan; D. Fortun; F. Aymanns et al. : Imaging neural activity in the ventral nerve cord of behaving adult Drosophila; Nature Communications. 2018-10-22. DOI : 10.1038/s41467-018-06857-z.
V. Uhlmann; P. Ramdya; R. Delgado-Gonzalo; R. Benton; M. Unser : FlyLimbTracker: An Active Contour Based Approach for Leg Segment Tracking in Unmarked, Freely Behaving Drosophila; PLoS ONE. 2017. DOI : 10.1371/journal.pone.0173433.
P. Ramdya; R. Thandiackal; R. Cherney; T. Asselborn; R. Benton et al. : Climbing favours the tripod gait over alternative faster insect gaits; Nature Communications. 2017. DOI : 10.1038/ncomms14494.
A. Maesani; P. Ramdya; S. Cruchet; K. Gustafson; R. Benton et al. : Fluctuation-driven neural dynamics reproduce Drosophila locomotor patterns; Plos Computational Biology. 2015. DOI : 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1004577.
P. Ramdya; P. Lichocki; S. Cruchet; L. Frisch; W. Tse et al. : Mechanosensory interactions drive collective behaviour in Drosophila; Nature. 2015. DOI : 10.1038/nature14024.
P. P. Ramdya; T. Schaffter; D. Floreano; R. Benton : Fluorescence Behavioral Imaging (FBI) tracks identity in heterogeneous groups of Drosophila; PLOS One. 2012. DOI : 10.1371/journal.pone.0048381.
A. F. Silbering; R. Rytz; Y. Grosjean; L. Abuin; P. Ramdya et al. : Complementary Function and Integrated Wiring of the Evolutionarily Distinct Drosophila Olfactory Subsystems; Journal Of Neuroscience. 2011. DOI : 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2360-11.2011.
P. Ramdya; R. Benton : Evolving olfactory systems on the fly; Trends In Genetics. 2010. DOI : 10.1016/j.tig.2010.04.004.
C.-L. Chen; L. Hermans; M. C. Viswanathan; D. Fortun; F. Aymanns et al. : Imaging neural activity in the ventral nerve cord of behaving adult Drosophila; Nature Communications. 2018-10-22. DOI : 10.1038/s41467-018-06857-z.
V. Uhlmann; P. Ramdya; R. Delgado-Gonzalo; R. Benton; M. Unser : FlyLimbTracker: An Active Contour Based Approach for Leg Segment Tracking in Unmarked, Freely Behaving Drosophila; PLoS ONE. 2017. DOI : 10.1371/journal.pone.0173433.
P. Ramdya; R. Thandiackal; R. Cherney; T. Asselborn; R. Benton et al. : Climbing favours the tripod gait over alternative faster insect gaits; Nature Communications. 2017. DOI : 10.1038/ncomms14494.
A. Maesani; P. Ramdya; S. Cruchet; K. Gustafson; R. Benton et al. : Fluctuation-driven neural dynamics reproduce Drosophila locomotor patterns; Plos Computational Biology. 2015. DOI : 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1004577.
P. Ramdya; P. Lichocki; S. Cruchet; L. Frisch; W. Tse et al. : Mechanosensory interactions drive collective behaviour in Drosophila; Nature. 2015. DOI : 10.1038/nature14024.
P. P. Ramdya; T. Schaffter; D. Floreano; R. Benton : Fluorescence Behavioral Imaging (FBI) tracks identity in heterogeneous groups of Drosophila; PLOS One. 2012. DOI : 10.1371/journal.pone.0048381.
A. F. Silbering; R. Rytz; Y. Grosjean; L. Abuin; P. Ramdya et al. : Complementary Function and Integrated Wiring of the Evolutionarily Distinct Drosophila Olfactory Subsystems; Journal Of Neuroscience. 2011. DOI : 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2360-11.2011.
P. Ramdya; R. Benton : Evolving olfactory systems on the fly; Trends In Genetics. 2010. DOI : 10.1016/j.tig.2010.04.004.
Teaching & PhD
Teaching
- Life Sciences Engineering,
PhD Programs
- Doctoral Program in Neuroscience
- Doctoral Program in Computational and Quantitative Biology
- Doctoral program in robotics, control, and intelligent systems
- Doctoral Program in Electrical Engineering
- Doctoral Program in Biotechnology and Bioengineering
Courses
State-of-the-Art Topics in Neuroscience VI (2018)
The goal of the course is to increase the knowledge in the fields of motor control and neurorobotics. The students will acquire knowledge about state-of-the-art discoveries in motor control in biological and artificial/robotic systems. 
Controlling behavior in animals and robots
Students will acquire an integrative view on biological and artificial algorithms for controlling autonomous behaviors in animals and robots. Students will synthesize and apply this knowledge in oral presentations and exercises.