Mette Sofie Olufsen

Department of Mathematics
North Carolina State University
Campus Box 8205
Raleigh, NC  27695-8205
Tel:   919 515 2678 
Fax: 919 515 3798 

msolufse@unity.ncsu.edu

I am an associate professor at  the Department of Mathematics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC.  My primary research experience is in the fields of biomathematics, especially, I am interested in studying the dynamics of the cardiovascular system using fluid dynamics and system level models.I have a Ph.D. in applied mathematics and a M.S. in mathematics and computer science from Roskilde University, Denmark.

Teaching (Spring 2009):

MA432

MA325

Research

  1. Ellwein LM, Pope SR, Xie A, Batzel JJ, Kelley CT, Olufsen MS. Modeling cardiovascular and respiratory dynamics in congestive heart failure. Submitted 2009.
  2. Valdez-Jasso D, Banks HT, Haider MA, Bia D, Zocalo Y,  Armentano RL, Olufsen MS. Viscoelastic models for passive arterial wall dynamics. Adv Appl Math Mech, in press, 2009.
  3. Pope SR, Ellwein LM, Zapata CL, Novak V, Kelley CT, Olufsen MS. Estimation and identification of parameters in a lumped cerebrovascular model, Math Biosci Eng, 6(1): 93-115, 2009.
  4. DeVault K, Gremaud PA,  Novak V, Olufsen MS, Vernieres G, Zhao P. Blood flow in the circle of Willis: Modeling and calibration, Multiscale Mod Simul: SIAM Int J, 7(2):8888-909, 2008.
  5. Valdez-Jasso D, Haider MA, Banks HT, Bia D, Zocalo Y, Armentano R, Olufsen MS. Analysis of viscoelastic wall properties in ovine arteries, IEEE Trans Biomed Eng, Forthcomming Article, August 2008.
  6. Batzel J, Novak V, Kappel F, Olufsen MS, Tran HT. Introduction to the special issue: Short-term cardiovascular-respiratory control mechanisms, J Cardiovasc Eng, 8(1):1-4 2008.
  7. Olufsen MS, Alston AV, Tran HT, Ottesen JT Novak V. Modeling heart rate regulation - Part I: Sit-to-stand versus head-up-tilt, J Cardiovasc Eng, 8(2):73-87, 2008.
  8. Fowler KR, Gray GA, Olufsen MS. Modeling heart rate regulation - Part II: Parameter identification, J Cardiovasc Eng, 8(2):109-119, 2008.
  9. Ellwein LM, Tran HT, Zapata C, Novak V, Olufsen MS. Sensitivity analysis and model assessment: Mathematical models for arterial blood flow and blood pressure, J Cardiovasc Eng, 8(2):94-108, 2008.
  10. Bai P, Banks HT, Dediu S, Govan AY, Last M, Lloyd A, Nguyen HK, Olufsen MS, Rempala G, Slenning BD. Stochastic and deterministic models for agricultural production networks, Math Biosci Eng, 4(3):373-402, 2007.
  11. Steele BN,  Olufsen MS, Taylor  CA. Fractal network model for simulating abdominal and lower extremity blood flow during resting and exercise conditions, Comp Meth Biomech Biomed Eng, 10:39-51, 2007.
  12. Yang C (work with Levy R, Olufsen M.S, Witelski, T). Modeling effects of aging on blood flow and pressure in the arterial system, Vertices Duke Uni J Sci Technol, 23:6-15, 2006.
  13. Larsen JK, Andreasen V, Larsen H, Olufsen MS, Ottesen JT. Cardiovascular modeling at IMFUFA in The way through Science and Philosophy: Essays in Honor of Stig Andur Pedersen. Andersen HB, Christiansen FV, Jorgensen KF, Hendricks VF (editors). Tributes Volume 4. College Publications, London, 2006, pp 87-97.
  14. Olufsen MS, Tran HT, Ottesen JT, REU program, Lipsitz LA, Novak V. Modeling baroreflex regulation of heart rate during orthostatic stress, Am J Physiol, R1355-R1368, 2006.
  15. Justice DH, Trussell HJ, Olufsen MS. Analysis of Blood Flow Velocity and Pressure Signals using the Multipulse Method, Math Biosci Eng, 3(2): 419-440, 2006. 
  16. Olufsen MS, Ottesen JT, Tran HT, Ellwein LM, Lipsitz LA, Novak V. Blood pressure and blood flow variation during postural change from sitting to standing: Model development and validation, J Appl Physiol 99: 1523-1537, 2005.
  17. Olufsen MS, Tran HT, Ottesen JT. Modeling cerebral blood flow control during posture change from Sitting to standing, J Cardiovasc Eng 4(1): 47-58, 2004.
  18. Olufsen MS, Nadim A. On deriving lumped models for blood flow and pressure in the systemic arteries, Math Biosci Eng 1(1): 61-80, 2004.
  19. Ottesen JT, Olufsen MS, Larsen JK (editors). Mathematical Models in Human Physiology,  SIAM, Philadelphia, 2004.
  20. Olufsen MS, Whittington MA, Camperi M, Kopell N. New Roles for the Gamma Rhythm: Population Tuning and Preproccesing for the Beta Rhythm, JCNS 14: 33-54, 2003.
  21. Olufsen MS, Nadim A, Lipsitz LA. A Lumped Parameter Model for Cerebral Blood Flow Regulation, Am J Physiol, Reg Int Comp Physiol, 282: R611-R622, 2002.
  22. Olufsen MS, Peskin CS, Kim WY, Pedersen EM, Nadim A, and Larsen J. Numerical Simulatoin and Experimental Validation of Blood Flow in Arteries with Structured Tree Outflow Conditions, Ann Biomed Eng 28(11): 1281-1299, 2000.
  23. Olufsen MS. A Structured Tree Outflow Condition for Blood Flow in the Larger Systemic Arteries, Am J Physiol, Heart and Circ Physiol,  276: H257-H268, 1999.
  24. Thesis: Olufsen MS. Modeling the Arterial System with Reference to An Anestesia Simulator, Text 345, IMFUFA, Roskilde University, Denmark, 1998.

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