COMPLEX NETWORKS: An Integrated Approach to Science and Technology
Prof Luciano da F. Costa (Instituto de Fisica de Sao Carlos, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil)
NICTA SML SEMINARDATE: 2006-05-29
TIME: 15:00:00 - 16:30:00
LOCATION: RSISE Seminar Room, ground floor, building 115, cnr. North and Daley Roads, ANU
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ABSTRACT:
In this talk I present, in accessible fashion, the main concepts and methods from the new area of Complex Networks, which can be understood as an intersection between graph theory and statistical physics. Also presented and discussed are some recent contributions of mine to this area, including the concepts of hierarchical measurements, relationships between topology and dynamics, and several applications to linguistic, grid computing, image analysis, neuroscience and bioinformatics.
BIO:
LUCIANO DA F. COSTA is a Full Professor in the Institute of Physics at Sao Carlos. He received BSc in Electronic Eng (State Univ. - USP) and Computer Science (Federal Univ.), an MSc in Applied Physics (State Univ.), and a PhD in Electronic Eng from King's College, Univ. of London. He has authored over 100 articles in indexed journals and belongs to the editorial board of several international journals, including Neuroinformatics (Humana Press), Integrative Neuroscience (Associate Editor, WS), Journal of Biological Theory (MIT Press), and Journal of Real-Time Image Processing (Associate Editor, Springer). Jointly with Roberto M Cesar Jr, he has written the book Shape Analysis and Classification (CRC Press, 2001). He has supervised over 30 grad programmes and acted as Coordinator of the Bioinformatics Grad Programme at USP (2003-3005). His interests include complex systems, image and shape analysis, neuroinformatics, bioinformatics and pattern recognition.
