Director of Neuroinformatics
University of Pennsylvania
philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dr. Cieslak has worked on high-resolution diffusion-weighted MRI (dMRI) for nearly 10 years. While diffusion tensor imaging became the de Facto method for acquiring and analyzing dMRI, his work focused on q space imaging methods such as Diffusion Spectrum Imaging, Generalized Q-sampling Imaging and High Angular Resolution Diffusion Imaging. Dr. Cieslak developed methods for quantifying deterministic tractography, applied it to developmental stuttering and worked with others to do basic methods research on the impact of analysis pipeline choices on human connectome models. More recent work has focused on developing interpretable geometry-based methods for quantifying white matter structure, including developing an tractography method that performs comparably to current methods but is 7e6 times faster.
Dr. Cieslak's research in psychology has focused on how the brain interacts with the autonomic nervous system during stressful or high-stakes tasks. developed and maintains software for non-invasively measuring event-related changes in sympathetic drive and working to enable the recording of these signals during fMRI.
I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.
Friday, November 11, 2022
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
