Ranjan Pradhan, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow Computational Bioengineering Group Biotechnology and Bioengineering Center 8701 Watertown Plank Road Milwaukee, WI 53226-0509 (414)-955-2235 (414)-955-6568 (Fax) Email: rpradhan@mcw.edu

Education:

• PhD., Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India. (Jan 2004-March 2008)
  Dissertation: The Effect of Chaotic Vasomotion in Skeletal Muscle on Tissue Oxygenation
• M Tech, Electrical Engineering (Control System Engg.),Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India. (April 2000-April 2002

Research Interests:

Mathematical Modeling of Physiological Systems, Modeling Vasomotion and Oxygen Transport in Microcirculation, Mitochondrial Cation Transport Systems, Computational Neuroscience,  Nonlinear Dynamics in Physiological Systems.

Publications:

• Ranjan. K. Pradhan, V. S. Chakravarthy, A computational Model that links Nonperiodic Vasomotion to enhanced Oxygenation in skeletal muscle, Mathematical Bioscience, Vol. 209/2, pp 486-499, 2007.
• Ranjan K. Pradhan, V.S. Chakravarthy, A. Prabhakar, Effect of Chaotic Vasomotion in Skeletal Muscle on tissue oxygenation. Microvascular Research, Vol. 74/1, pp 51-64, 2007.
• Ranjan K. Pradhan, V. S. Chakravarthy, Desynchronized Vasomotion and Desynchronized Fiber Activation Pattern Enhances Oxygenation in a Model of Skeletal Muscle. (Under Review).
• R. Gandrakota, V. S. Chakravarthy, Ranjan K. Pradhan, A model of Indispensability of a large Glial Layer in Cerebrovascular Circulation. (Submitted).
• Ranjan K. Pradhan, V.S. Chakravarthy, A. Prabhakar, The role of Chaotic capillary Vasomotion in tissue Oxygenation, CDPS 2007, Kolkata, Proceeding of Abstr., pp-32.2007.
• Ranjan K. Pradhan, V. S.Chakravarthy, Desynchronized Fiber activation pattern and Desynchronized Vasomotion enhance Oxygenation in a Computational Model of skeletal Muscle. Microcirculation, Vol.14, No4-5, pp 487: Ox-7 (Abstr), 2007.
• Ranjan K. Pradhan, V.S. Chakravarthy, Chaotic capillary vasomotion in skeletal muscle is crucial for efficient oxygenation: A Model. Proceeding of IFMBE, Vol-12, 2005, Singapore.
• M. Maitra, Ranjan K. Pradhan, D. Saha, A. Mukherjee. Optimal Location Area Planning for Mobile Cellular Network Using Evolutionary Computing, IETE Journal of Research, Vol 51, No. 3, pp.235-244, May/June 2005.
• M. Maitra, Ranjan K. Pradhan, D. Saha, A. Mukherjee, Design of Optimal LA in Personal Communication Services Network Using Simulated Annealing Technique, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 2510, Springer-Verlag, 2002, pp. 755-766.
• M. Maitra, Ranjan K. Pradhan, D. Saha, A. Mukherjee. Optimal Location Area Planning for PCS Network Using Evolutionary Computing Methods, Proc. International Conference on Systematic, Cybernetics and Informatics (SCI-2004), Orlando, Florida, July 18-21, 2004.