Department of Zoology, University of Otago, New Zealand

Associate Professor Mike Paulin

Email mike.paulin@stonebow.otago.ac.nz

Please visit my research site: Brains, Biomechanics and Movement

Publications:

Dr Paulin's publications are available here

Teaching:

• Neurobiology and Behaviour; Biostatistics and Computer Modelling

Research Interests:

• Neural and biomechanical mechanisms of animal agility
• Evolutionary-developmental modelling of growth and motion
• 3D interactive graphics with biomedical and robotics applications

Potential Postgraduate Projects:

Projects that I supervise will

• involve computational models based on experimental data
• use interactive 3D graphics and animations as tools for exploring and explaining complex systems
• deal with fundamental issues concerning evolution, growth and/or motion of animals
• be related to applications in information processing, robotics and/or biomedicine
• involve collaborations locally (e.g. School of Dentistry) and internationally (e.g. NASA-JPL, California).

Current Postgraduate Students and Student Research

• Rachel Berquist - Electrosensory prey detection in the dogfish
• Rupert Farrow - Coding of head movements in bullfrog vestibular system
• Richard Berry - Interactive 3D model of the mandible with clinical applications in dentistry.

Left: Desktop Dogfish, 3D model of dogfish electrosensory system Centre: Analysis of coding in the bullfrog vestibular system Right: Desktop Dentist, 3D interactive model for teaching and research in mechanisms of oro-facial pain