Group members

Guillermo Abramson studies complex systems at the boundary between physics and biology. His interests comprise dynamical systems, the formation of spatiotemporal structures, and the emergence of order in ecological systems. In particular, he is interested in mathematical aspects of epidemic propagation. He has a Ph. D. in physics, is an independent researcher of CONICET, and teaches at Instituto Balseiro. As an amateur astronomer, he is also involved in the divulgation of astronomy.

Yimy Amarillo studies the contribution of different ionic conductances to the excitability of individual neurons, and their impact on the functioning of neural networks. He is particularly interested in the contribution of intrinsic properties of thalamic neurons to their function as scanners of sensory information, as well as in the possible integrating function of the thalamus. He is a medical doctor and holds a Ph. D. in neurosciences. He has recently been incorporated to CONICET as adjunct researcher.

Damián Blasi carries on his M. Sc. thesis, entitled "Complex networks applied to the modeling of emergent phenomena in linguistics", under the direction of Dr. Marcelo Kuperman.

Sebastián Bouzat is interested in transport phenomena in physical and biological systems (molecular engines, vehicular traffic, transport in plasmas), and in epidemic propagation on social networks. He has a Ph. D. in physics, and he is adjunct researcher of CONICET and chief teaching assistant of Instituto Balseiro.

The research work of Adrián A. Budini is focused on open quantum systems (dissipation and decoherence), quantum optics (fluorescence, single-molecule spectroscopy, quantum jumps, stastistics of photon counting), and classical stochastic processes (Langevin equations). His main contributions consist of the formulation and application of non-Markovian model dynamics to those areas. He bears a Ph. D. in physics from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (2003), and is assistant researcher of CONICET.

Manuel O. Cáceres studies transport processes in quantum and classical heterogeneous systems, analyzing violations to the fluctuation-dissipation theorem. He also studies passive scalar classical fluids in turbulent media, asymptotic mathematical behaviour of positive nonsymmetric random matrices, and statistical properties of nonlinear systems perturbed by arbitrary noise. He has a Ph. D. in physics, and he is reasearcher of CONEA, principal researcher of CONICET, and associate professor of Instituto Balseiro.

Carolina Daza Caro carries on her M. Sc. thesis, entitled "Neural coding in sensorial systems", under the direction of Dr. Inés Samengo.

Hugo Eyherabide carries on his Ph. D. research, entitled "Analysis of the neural code in primary sensory information", under the direction of Dr. Inés Samengo.

Miguel Ángel Fuentes, Ph. D. in physics, is interested in stochastic systems with memory, and nonlinear systems in general. Presently, he studies ecological and social systems. He is a researcher of CONICET.

Pablo Gleiser does research on systems that can be modelled and characterized by means of complex networks. In particular, he is interested in the characterization of communities in social systems, in functional brain networks, and in the modelling of circadian neurons of the fruit fly. He bears a Ph. D. in physics from the National University of Córdoba, and he is adjunct researcher of CONICET and chief teaching assistant of Instituto Balseiro.

Soledad Gonzalo Cogno carries on her M. Sc. thesis, entitled "Calculations and experiments in neural networks", under the direction of Dr. Marcela Nadal.

Damián Hernández carries on his Ph. D. thesis, "Collective phenomena in complex structures", under the direction of Dr. Damián Zanette.

Marcelo Kuperman does interdisciplinary research, linking physics and mathematics with biology and social sciences. He is interested in epidemiological phenomena, culture propagation, microeconomic behaviour, game theory, and structure formation and propagation, involving complex networks and nonlinear differential equations. He has a Ph. D. in physics, is adjunct researcher of CONICET, and teaches at Instituto Balseiro. Presently, he is head of FiEstIn.

Germán Mato studies the dynamics of neural systems in order to understand their functional capacities, analyzing models of neural networks by means of numerical and analytical techniques. He also works on the processing of medical images, developing algorithms that provide useful information to the clinical medium. He holds a Ph. D. in physics, and he is researcher of CNEA, adjunct researcher of CONICET, and adjunct professor of Instituto Balseiro. Presently, he coordinates the Medical Physics Master programme of Instituto Balseiro.

Marcela Nadal studies the molecular mechanisms of plasticity that allow individual neurons to adapt their function according to the dynamical complexity of the stimuli they receive. She is interested in the mechanisms relevant to learning and memory, to the processing of sensory information, and to the the generation of oscillations that contribute to neural network synchronization. She has a Ph. D. in molecular and cellular biology, she carried on postdoctoral research in neurosciences, and she is adjunct researcher of CONICET.

Pablo Naim carries on his Ph. D. research, "Function of potassium channels in neural plasticity associated with simple learning forms" under the direction od Dr. Marcela Nadal and the codirection of Dr. Inés Samengo.

Gabriel Paissan carries on his Ph. D. thesis, entitled "Learning in networks of interacting dynamical systems", under the direction of Dr. Damián H. Zanette.

Sebastián Risau Gusmán studies mathematical models of epidemic propagation in social networks. He also analyzes mathematical models of circadian neurons in the fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster), in order to contribute to the understanding of the mechanisms that generate coherent circadian cycles in the brain. He is also interested in graph theory, and in the calculation of random matrix spectra. He has a Ph. D. in physics, is adjunct researcher of CONICET, and teaches at the National University of Comahue.

Román Rossi Pool carries on his Ph. D. research, "Plasticity and dynamics in neural systems", under the direction of Dr. Germán Mato.

Inés Samengo, Ph. D. in physics, studies the way in which the nervous system represents sensory information (visual, auditory, etc.). Her aim is to understand the neural code: how spike trains encode information. She analyzes experimental data and theoretical neuron models, using tools from statistical physics and information theory. She is an adjunct researcher of Conicet, and chief teaching assistant of Instituto Balseiro.

Eugenio Urdapilleta does his Ph. D. research, "Adaptation processes in sensory systems and their role in information transmission", under the direction of Dr. Inés Samengo.

Damián H. Zanette studies synchronization processes in large populations of interacting dynamical systems, and analyzes models of biological and social phenomena, such as epidemic propagation and opinion formation, on networks and other complex structures. He is also interested in the statistical properties of language and music. He holds a Ph. D. in physics, and he is principal researcher of CONICET and associate professor of Instituto Balseiro.