Luís Amaral Explained

Luís A. N. Amaral
Birth Name:Luís A. Nunes Amaral
Birth Date:12 July 1968
Alma Mater:University of Lisbon (BS, MS)
Boston University (Ph.D.)
Citizenship:Portuguese
Occupation:Physicist
Known For:his research of network theory

Luís A. N. Amaral (born 12 July 1968) is a Portuguese physicist recognized for his research in complex systems and complex networks.[1] [2] [3] [4] His specific research interests include the emergence, evolution, and stability of complex social and biological systems.[5] He is best known for his work in network classification and cartographic methods for uncovering the organization of complex networks. He is currently professor at McCormick School of Engineering and Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University.[1]

Education

Amaral received both his bachelor's and master's degrees in physics from the University of Lisbon in 1990 and 1992, respectively. He then went to Boston, where he performed his doctoral work under the supervision of H. Eugene Stanley at Boston University, and received his doctoral degree in 1996. He was a postdoctoral researcher at Forschungszentrum Jülich, MIT, Boston University, and Harvard Medical School. In 2002, he became a professor at Northwestern University.[5]

Academic career

Amaral has published over one hundred fifty scientific peer-reviewed papers in leading scientific journals, with more than twelve thousand citations.[6] His research has been featured in many media sources. He is currently editor of several academic journals including [7] and PLoS ONE.[8] He also serves as the graduate program director at the Department of Chemical Engineering at Northwestern University. He was expected to become the co-director of Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems (NICO) in the fall of 2013.[9]

Entrepreneurship

Amaral is the co-founder and scientific advisor of Chimu Solutions, Inc.[10] The company's main product, Footballrrating.com, tracks the performance of soccer teams and individual players.[4] The technique is based on a paper co-authored by Amaral and the other co-founder of the company, Jordi Duch.

Personal life

Professor Amaral currently lives in the city of Evanston with his wife and his two sons, Jordi and Ferran. Apart from science, he is interested in food and history. He is also an avid soccer fan, particularly for the Portugal national soccer team and Sport Lisboa e Benfica.[4]

Awards and honors

Selected publications

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: McCormick School of Engineering website news. 13 June 2013.
  2. Web site: JSMF Advisory members website. 21 June 2013.
  3. Web site: HHMI Early Career Scientist Bio. 21 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130514104332/http://www.hhmi.org/research/ecs/amaral_bio.html. 14 May 2013. dead.
  4. Web site: New York Times . . 21 June 2013 . https://archive.today/20130629190255/http://www.forbes.com/2010/06/16/real-madrid-world-cup-technology-breakthroughs-soccer-statistics.html?boxes=Homepagelighttop . 29 June 2013 . dead .
  5. Web site: Amaral Lab website. 13 June 2013.
  6. Web site: Web of Science. 13 June 2013.
  7. Web site: Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment, Scientific Directorate and Editorial Board. 21 June 2013.
  8. Web site: PLoS ONE Editorial Board. 21 June 2013.
  9. Web site: NICO website News. 13 June 2013.
  10. Web site: Chimu Solutions website. 13 June 2013.

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