Ulrich Parlitz

Ulrich Parlitz is an Adjunct Professor of Physics at Georg-August-University Göttingen and a Scientist leading the Biomedical Physics Group at the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization. His research focuses on nonlinear dynamics, chaos theory, and biomedical applications, particularly in cardiac dynamics and excitable media. He has held visiting positions at institutions like UC San Diego and the Santa Fe Institute.

Education:

• 1987 PhD in Physics, Georg-August-University Göttingen
• 1984 Diploma in Physics, Georg-August-University Göttingen

Research Interests:

• Analysis of nonlinear systems (neurons, lasers, oscillators)
• Bifurcation and chaos phenomena
• Data-based modeling and synchronization control
• Wave dynamics in excitable media (e.g., cardiac arrhythmias)
• Fractal dimension estimation and reservoir computing

Labs/Teams: Leads the Biomedical Physics Group at MPI-DS and contributes to the IMPRS Program in Physics of Biological and Complex Systems.