Pavan P Ramdya

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Tenure Track Assistant Professor

pavan.ramdya@epfl.ch 41 21 693 69 60 https://ramdya-lab.epfl.ch/

Citizenship : USA

EPFL SV BMI UPRAMDYA
AAB 1 05 (Bâtiment AAB)
Station 19
CH-1015 Lausanne

41 21 693 69 60
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Office: AAB 1 05
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Web site: Web site: https://ramdya-lab.epfl.ch

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EPFL SV IBI-GE
AAB 1 05 (Bâtiment AAB)
Station 19
CH-1015 Lausanne

41 21 693 69 60
Office: AAB 1 05
EPFL > SV > IBI-SV > IBI-SV-GE

Web site: Web site: https://bioengineering.epfl.ch/

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Fields of expertise

Neuroscience
Behavior
Neuroengineering
Synthetic neurobiology

Mission

We use genetics, microscopy, modeling, and quantitative behavioral analysis to understand how the brain works.

Biography

https://ramdya-lab.epfl.ch/

Publications

Infoscience publications

Infoscience

Extensive and diverse patterns of cell death sculpt neural networks in insects

S. Pop; C.-L. Chen; C. J. Sproston; S. Kondo; P. Ramdya et al.

Elife. 2020-09-07. DOI : 10.7554/eLife.59566.

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Deformation-aware Unpaired Image Translation for Pose Estimation on Laboratory Animals

S. Li; S. Günel; M. Ostrek; P. P. Ramdya; P. Fua et al.

2020-09-01. Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR).

Detailed record

Serotonergic Modulation of Walking in Drosophila

C. E. Howard; C.-L. Chen; T. Tabachnik; R. Hormigo; P. Ramdya et al.

Current Biology. 2019-12-16. DOI : 10.1016/j.cub.2019.10.042.

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DeepFly3D, a deep learning-based approach for 3D limb and appendage tracking in tethered, adult Drosophila

S. Günel; H. Rhodin; D. Morales; J. H. Campagnolo; P. Ramdya et al.

eLife. 2019-10-04. DOI : 10.7554/eLife.48571.

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Imaging neural activity in the ventral nerve cord of behaving adult Drosophila

C.-L. Chen; L. Hermans; M. C. Viswanathan; D. Fortun; F. Aymanns et al.

Nature Communications. 2018-10-22. DOI : 10.1038/s41467-018-06857-z.

Detailed record

FlyLimbTracker: An Active Contour Based Approach for Leg Segment Tracking in Unmarked, Freely Behaving Drosophila

V. Uhlmann; P. Ramdya; R. Delgado-Gonzalo; R. Benton; M. Unser

PLoS One. 2017. DOI : 10.1371/journal.pone.0173433.

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Climbing favours the tripod gait over alternative faster insect gaits

P. Ramdya; R. Thandiackal; R. Cherney; T. Asselborn; R. Benton et al.

Nature Communications. 2017. DOI : 10.1038/ncomms14494.

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Fluctuation-driven neural dynamics reproduce Drosophila locomotor patterns

A. Maesani; P. Ramdya; S. Cruchet; K. Gustafson; R. Benton et al.

Plos Computational Biology. 2015. DOI : 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1004577.

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Mechanosensory interactions drive collective behaviour in Drosophila

P. Ramdya; P. Lichocki; S. Cruchet; L. Frisch; W. Tse et al.

Nature. 2015. DOI : 10.1038/nature14024.

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Fluorescence Behavioral Imaging (FBI) tracks identity in heterogeneous groups of Drosophila

P. P. Ramdya; T. Schaffter; D. Floreano; R. Benton

PLOS One. 2012. DOI : 10.1371/journal.pone.0048381.

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Complementary Function and Integrated Wiring of the Evolutionarily Distinct Drosophila Olfactory Subsystems

A. F. Silbering; R. Rytz; Y. Grosjean; L. Abuin; P. Ramdya et al.

Journal Of Neuroscience. 2011. DOI : 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2360-11.2011.

Detailed record

Evolving olfactory systems on the fly

P. Ramdya; R. Benton

Trends In Genetics. 2010. DOI : 10.1016/j.tig.2010.04.004.

Detailed record

Extensive and diverse patterns of cell death sculpt neural networks in insects

S. Pop; C.-L. Chen; C. J. Sproston; S. Kondo; P. Ramdya et al.

Elife. 2020-09-07. DOI : 10.7554/eLife.59566.

Detailed record

Deformation-aware Unpaired Image Translation for Pose Estimation on Laboratory Animals

S. Li; S. Günel; M. Ostrek; P. P. Ramdya; P. Fua et al.

2020-09-01. Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR).

Detailed record

Serotonergic Modulation of Walking in Drosophila

C. E. Howard; C.-L. Chen; T. Tabachnik; R. Hormigo; P. Ramdya et al.

Current Biology. 2019-12-16. DOI : 10.1016/j.cub.2019.10.042.

Detailed record

DeepFly3D, a deep learning-based approach for 3D limb and appendage tracking in tethered, adult Drosophila

S. Günel; H. Rhodin; D. Morales; J. H. Campagnolo; P. Ramdya et al.

eLife. 2019-10-04. DOI : 10.7554/eLife.48571.

Detailed record

Imaging neural activity in the ventral nerve cord of behaving adult Drosophila

C.-L. Chen; L. Hermans; M. C. Viswanathan; D. Fortun; F. Aymanns et al.

Nature Communications. 2018-10-22. DOI : 10.1038/s41467-018-06857-z.

Detailed record

FlyLimbTracker: An Active Contour Based Approach for Leg Segment Tracking in Unmarked, Freely Behaving Drosophila

V. Uhlmann; P. Ramdya; R. Delgado-Gonzalo; R. Benton; M. Unser

PLoS One. 2017. DOI : 10.1371/journal.pone.0173433.

Detailed record

Climbing favours the tripod gait over alternative faster insect gaits

P. Ramdya; R. Thandiackal; R. Cherney; T. Asselborn; R. Benton et al.

Nature Communications. 2017. DOI : 10.1038/ncomms14494.

Detailed record

Fluctuation-driven neural dynamics reproduce Drosophila locomotor patterns

A. Maesani; P. Ramdya; S. Cruchet; K. Gustafson; R. Benton et al.

Plos Computational Biology. 2015. DOI : 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1004577.

Detailed record

Mechanosensory interactions drive collective behaviour in Drosophila

P. Ramdya; P. Lichocki; S. Cruchet; L. Frisch; W. Tse et al.

Nature. 2015. DOI : 10.1038/nature14024.

Detailed record

Fluorescence Behavioral Imaging (FBI) tracks identity in heterogeneous groups of Drosophila

P. P. Ramdya; T. Schaffter; D. Floreano; R. Benton

PLOS One. 2012. DOI : 10.1371/journal.pone.0048381.

Detailed record

Complementary Function and Integrated Wiring of the Evolutionarily Distinct Drosophila Olfactory Subsystems

A. F. Silbering; R. Rytz; Y. Grosjean; L. Abuin; P. Ramdya et al.

Journal Of Neuroscience. 2011. DOI : 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2360-11.2011.

Detailed record

Evolving olfactory systems on the fly

P. Ramdya; R. Benton

Trends In Genetics. 2010. DOI : 10.1016/j.tig.2010.04.004.

Detailed record

Selected 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.

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

Doctoral Program in Photonics

PhD Students

Aymanns Florian, Braun Jonas Friedrich, Chen Chin-Lin, Günel Semih, Hermans Laura Joan, Lobato Rios Victor, Ozdil Pembe Gizem, Wang Sibo,

Courses

Planning your scientific journey

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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.