Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization -- Department for Nonlinear Dynamics and Network Dynamics Group
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Prof. Dr. Marc Timme

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Group: Network Dynamics
Projects: Analysis of complex call sequences and vocal exchange in matrilineal social whales, Nonlinear Methods for Detecting Timing Relations in Neural Data, Theory of Precise Timing in Spiking Neural Networks, Complex Disordered Systems: Statistical Physics and Symbolic Computation, Structure, Dynamics and Function of Complex Networks, Dynamics of Modern Power Grids, Control and Selforganization for Autonomous Robots
Address:  Bunsenstrasse 10
37073 Göttingen
Germany
Office: Building 1, Room 01216
Phone: +49-(0)551-5176-440
Email: send email

Alternative method of contact: group secretary Barbara Kutz

year
  • 2011 Editorial Board Member
    New Journal of Physics
  • 2009 named Adjunct Professor
    at the University of Göttingen
  • 2009 Ashwin Chaos Award
    for the solution of a 2006 problem in dynamical systems' theory
  • 2008 Distinguished Referee of the Year
    at Europhysics Letters
  • 2003 Award of the Berliner Ungewitter Foundation
    for outstanding doctoral thesis and examination
  • 2002 Otto Hahn Medal
    of the Max Planck Society for outstanding research
  • 1998 Scholarship of the Stony Brook Foundation
    for summer research at the State University of New York at Stony Brook
  • 1998 Scholarship of the State University of New York at Stony Brook
    for graduate studies and research
  • 1997 Scholarship of the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service)
    for Master's studies abroad

Selected Articles:
C. Grabow, S. Grosskinsky, and M. Timme (2012).
Small-World Network Spectra in Mean-Field Theory
Phys. Rev. Lett. 108:218701. download file download file
D. Witthaut, and M. Timme (2012).
Braess's paradox in oscillator networks, desynchronization and power outage
New J. Phys. 14:083036. download file download file
F.S. Neves, and M. Timme (2012).
Computation by Switching in Complex Networks of States
Phys. Rev. Lett. 109:018701. download file download file
M. Rohden, A. Sorge, M. Timme, and D. Witthaut (2012).
Self-Organized Synchronization in Decentralized Power Grids
Phys. Rev. Lett. 109:064101. download file download file
R.M. Memmesheimer, and M. Timme (2012).
Non-Additive Coupling Enables Propagation of Synchronous Spiking Activity in Purely Random Networks
PLoS Comput. Biol. 8:e1002384. download file
C. Bick, M. Timme, D. Paulikat, D. Rathlef, and P. Ashwin (2011).
Chaos in Symmetric Phase Oscillator Networks
Phys. Rev. Lett. 107(244101). download file download file
J. Nagler, A. Levina, and M. Timme (2011).
Impact of single links in competitive percolation
Nature Physics 7:265. download file download file
S. Gorur Shandilya, and M. Timme (2011).
Inferring network topology from complex dynamics
New J. Phys. 13:013004. download file download file
H. Vester, and M. Timme (2010).
Call for cooperation to contain damage by Chile’s salmon farms
Nature 465:869. download file download file
S. Steingrube, M. Timme, F. Wörgötter, and P. Manoonpong (2010).
Self-organized adaptation of a simple neural circuit enables complex robot behaviour
Nature Physics 6:224-230. download file download file
C. Kirst, T. Geisel, and M. Timme (2009).
Sequential Desynchronization in Networks of Spiking Neurons with Partial Reset
Phys. Rev. Lett. 102:068101. download file download file
S. Jahnke, R.M. Memmesheimer, and M. Timme (2008).
Stable Irregular Dynamics in Complex Neural Networks
Phys. Rev. Lett. 100:048102. download file
M. Timme (2007).
Revealing Network Connectivity from Response Dynamics
Phys. Rev. Lett. 98(22):224101. download file
R.-. Memmesheimer, and M. Timme (2006).
Designing the Dynamics of Spiking Neural Networks
Phys. Rev. Lett. 97:188101. download file
P. Ashwin, and M. Timme (2005).
When instability makes sense
Nature 436:36-37. download file

Publications (chronological - click here to see all publications)