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I. Personal Data
| Name |
Zoltan Tomori, PhD, assoc. prof. |
| Born |
November 27, 1956 in Kosice, Slovakia |
| Address |
Institute of Experimental Physics, SAS,
Watsonova 47, Kosice, Slovakia |
| tel. |
+421 55 7204130 |
| fax |
+421 55 7204139 |
| e-mail |
tomori@saske.sk |
| Marital Status |
Married, 2 adult children |
II. Professional Preparation
| Undergrad. & Grad. |
Dept. Electr. Engineering, Technical University of Kosice.Degree: Dipl. Eng. in Electronics ( 1981)) |
| Postgraduate |
Dept. Cybernetics & Artificial. Intelligence
Degree: PhD. (1990) |
| Postdoctoral |
Dartmouth College, NH, USA
Area: Image processing (1993) |
| Habilitation |
Dept. Cybernetics & Artificial. Intelligence
Degree: assoc. professor. (2007) |
III. Appointments
| 1982 – 1985 |
Technical assistant, Institute of Neurobiology, Slovak
Academy of Sciences, Kosice, Slovakia |
| 1985 – 1992 |
Research assistant, Institute of Experimental Physics,
Slovak Academy of Sciences, Kosice |
| 1993 |
Image analysis specialist, Dept. of Physiology, Dartmouth College,
NH, USA |
| 1994 – present |
Research scientist and programmer, Institute of
Experimental Physics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Kosice, Slovakia. |
IV. Significant Activities
Foreign Stages:
- Dept. of Radiology, Loma Linda University, CA, USA
(2003, 2004, 2007), 6 weeks each
- Dept. Anesthesiology, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
(2003, 2004, 2007), 6 weeks each
Grants:
- Principal investigator of 4 VEGA grants (Slovak Grant
Agency) related to the application of image processing methods in
Biophysics.
- Principal investigator of 3 Czech-Slovak grants related
to application of stereological methods in microscopic particles
analysis.
- Software consultant of NASA grant - Loma Linda University, CA, USA
- Participant of US grant oriented to automated behavior
monitoring of minipig suffering from Huntington disease
Developed software:
Image processing program "Ellipse".
Various special plug-in modules extends the capabilities of basic
program. Program is written in Microsoft Visual C++ using MFC library.
Teaching
Lecturing at the Dept. of Computer Sciences and
Artificial Intelligence, Technical University Kosice (“Computer Vision”
courses and “Object oriented and component programming “). A special
programming environment for students has been proposed allowing
development of own simple plug-in modules for digital image processing.
Membership in Selected Professional Societies:
1996 – present: IEEE Computer Society.
1991 – 1993 Member of Czechoslovak Committee of IAPR (International
Association for Pattern Recognition)
Selected papers
(Click HERE to show the complete list of publications)
- Hefferan, M.P. – Kucharova, K. – Kinjoh, K. - Kakinohana, O. –
Sekerkova, G. - Nakamura, S. - Fuchigami, T. - Tomori, Z. - Yaksh,
T. – Kurtz, N. - Marsala, M,: Spinal astrocyte GluR1 overexpression
following ischemic insult facilitates behavioral signs of spasticity
and rigidity. Journal of Neuroscience. (2007) In Press.
- Kakinohana, O. - Hefferan, M.P. - Nakamura, S. - Kakinohana, M.
- Galik, J. - Tomori, Z. - Marsala, J. - Yaksh, T.L. - Marsala, M,:
Development of GABA-sensitive spasticity and rigidity in rats after
transient spinal cord ischemia: a qualitative and quantitative
electrophysiological and histopathological study. Neuroscience 141
(2006) 1569–1583
- Marek, J. - Demjénová, E. - Tomori, Z. - Janáček, J. - Zolotova,
I. - Valle, F. - Favre, M. - Dietler, G.: Interactive measurement
and characterization of DNA molecules by analysis of AFM images.
Cytometry A. 63A (2), (2005), pp. 87-93.
- Marsala, M. - Hefferan, M. P. - Kakinohana, O. - Nakamura, S. -
Marsala, J. - Tomori, Z.: Measurement of peripheral muscle
resistance in rats with chronic ischemia-induced paraplegia or
morphine-induced rigidity using a semi-automated computer-controlled
muscle resistance meter. Journal of Neurotrauma 22, No 11, (2005)
1348-1361.
- Radochova, B. - Janáček, J. - Schwarzerová, K. - Demjénová, E. -
Tomori, Z. - Karen, P. - Kubínová, L.: Analysis of endoplasmic
reticulum of tobacco cells using confocal microscopy. Image Analysis
and Stereology 24, (2005), 181-185.
- Marsala, M. – Kakinohana, O. – Yaksh, T.L. – Tomori, Z. –
Marsala, M. – Cizkova, D.: Spinal implantation of hNT neurons and
neuronal precursors: graft survival and functional effects in rats
with ischemic spastic paraplegia. European J. of Neuroscience 20, No
9, (2004) pp. 2401-2414.
- Kakinohana, O. - Cizkova, D. - Tomori, Z. - Hedlund, E. –
Marsala, S. - Isacson, O. – Marsala, M.: Region specific cell
grafting into cervical and lumbar spinal cord in rat: a qualitative
and quantitative stereological study. Experimental Neurology 190, No
1, (2004) pp 122-132.
- Timko, M. - Koneracka, M. - Kopcansky, P. - Tomori, Z. - Vekas,
L. - Jozefczak, A. - Skumiel, A. - Radenovic, A. - Dietler, G. -
Bystrenova E. and Lita M.: Complex characterization of physiology
based magnetic fluids. Indian Journal of Engineering & Material
Sciences 11, (2004), pp.276-282.
- Karen, P - Jirkovská, M, - Tomori, Z.- Demjénová, E. - Janáček,
J. - Kubínova, L:. Three-dimensional computer reconstruction of
large tissue volumes based on composing series of high-resolution
confocal images by GlueMRC and LinkMRC software. Microscopy Research
and Technique 62: (2003), pp. 415-422.
- Tomori, Z. - Krekule, I - Kubínová, L: Disector program for
unbiased estimation of particle number, numerical density and mean
volume. Image Analysis and Stereology 20, (2001), pp.119-130.
- Viglasky, V. – Antalík, M. – Bágeľova, J. – Tomori, Z. –
Podhradský, D.: Heat-induced conformational transition of cytochrome
c observed by temperature gradient gel electrophoresis at acidic pH.
Electrophoresis 21, (2000), pp. 850-858.
- Tomori, Z. - Matis, L. - Karen, P. - Kubínová, L. - Krekule,
I.: STESYS for Windows: an improved software system for
semiautomatic stereological measurements. Physiological Research 49,
(2000), pp.695-701.
- Tomori, Z. – Marcin, J. – Vilim, P.: Pyramidal seeded region
growing algorithm and its use in image segmentation. Lecture Notes
in Computer Science 1689 (1999), pp. 395-402.
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