May 10, 2018 Cesar Ravello

Cesar R. Ravello

Position: Postdoctoral Researcher

Areas of interest
Vision, Retinal circuits, Neural processing and coding, Artificial Neural Networks, Deep Learning, Neuromorphic Computing.

Current research
Modelling the mammalian retinal response to complex stimuli.

email address: cesar at dlab dot cl

Education training:

  • Universidad de Valparaíso; Ph.D. (with highest honors) in Neuroscience (2013-2018).
    • Research Topics: Retinal physiology, Visual Processing.
    • Thesis Title: Motion coding in the rodent retina under stimulation with complex images.
    • Tutor: Prof. Adrián G. Palacios.
    • Co-Tutor: María-José Escobar (UTFSM)
  • Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile; B. Sc. (with honors) in Biology (2004-2009).

Publications:

    • César R Ravello, Laurent U Perrinet, María-José Escobar, and Adrián G Palacios. Retinal adaptation to the statistics of natural images improves efficiency of information encoding and transmission. (In preparation).
    • Cesar Ravello, Maria-Jose Escobar, Adrian G Palacios, Laurent Perrinet Palacios. Differential response of the retinal neural code with respect to the sparseness of natural images. (In preparation)
    • César R Ravello, Laurent U Perrinet, María-José Escobar, and Adrián G Palacios. Speed-Selectivity in Retinal Ganglion Cells is Sharpened by Broad Spatial Frequency, Naturalistic Stimuli. Scientific Reports volume 9, Article number: 456 (2019)

Research Experience

  • PhD Student, Laboratorio de Electrofisiología de la Visión, Centro Interdisciplinario de Neurociencias de Valparaíso, Universidad de Valparaíso — 2013-2017
  • Research Assistant, Laboratorio de Síntesis de Máquinas Inteligentes, Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas, Universidad de Chile — 2012-2013
  • Research Assistant, Computational Biology Lab, Centro de Modelamiento Matemático, Universidad de Chile — 2010-2012

Internships and research visits

  • Laurent Perrinet – Institut de Neurosciences de La Timone, Marsella, Francia. May-June 2015 & November-December 2016
  • Fréderic Alexandre – Inria Bordeaux Sud-Ouest, Burdeos, Francia. May 2015
  • Bruno Cessac – Inria Sophia-Antípolis, Antibes, Francia. May-June 2014

Outreach Publications

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