Complex Lab
Research group on complex systems at the State University of Maringa
Recent Publications
Deep learning criminal networks
Recent advances in deep learning methods have enabled researchers to develop and apply algorithms for the analysis and modeling of …
Age and market capitalization drive large price variations of cryptocurrencies
Cryptocurrencies are considered the latest innovation in finance with considerable impact across social, technological, and economic …
Effects of shady environments on fish collective behavior
Despite significant efforts devoted to understanding the underlying complexity and emergence of collective movement in animal groups, …
Machine Learning Partners in Criminal Networks
Recent research has shown that criminal networks have complex organizational structures, but whether this can be used to predict static …
Schrödinger Equation with Geometric Constraints and Position-Dependent Mass
We investigate the solutions of the Schrödinger equation in the presence of geometric constraints represented by a backbone structure …
Invasive alien species records are exponentially rising across the Earth
Humans are facilitating the introduction and range expansion of invasive alien species (IAS), which have negatively impacted ecological …
The Physics of Cities
The word “physics” can be understood in at least two ways. First, based on the Greek origin of the word, physics means …
Characterizing postural sway signals by the analysis of zero-crossing patterns
Center of pressure (COP) signals have been widely used to investigate various aspects of human balance during quiet standing. Here, we …
On the dynamics of reporting data: A case study of UFO sightings
There are a growing number of large databases online. In this study, we used data from 80,332 cases of UFO sightings reported from 1906 …
Popularity of Video Games and Collective Memory
Describing the permanence of cultural objects is an important step in understanding societal trends. A relatively novel cultural object …
News and press coverage
Engrenagens do conhecimento
Ao analisar a produção científica ao longo da carreira de mais de 6 mil pesquisadores brasileiros de 14 disciplinas, a equipe do físico Haroldo Ribeiro, da Universidade Estadual de Maringá, no Paraná, identificou padrões distintos de comportamento em relação à publicação de artigos.
Scientific American: Computer Program Measures the Entropy of Art
Computer Program Measures the Entropy of Art The digitization of paintings could help art historians detect previously unknown patterns and connections
By Jess Romeo on March 5, 2019
Lavanguardia: Críticos artificiales del arte humano
Los algoritmos llegan a las mismas interpretaciones y conclusiones sobre la pintura que los expertos más reputados.
Una investigación sobre arte basada en la inteligencia artificial demuestra que las métricas digitales fundamentadas en la física coinciden con los conceptos propuestos a lo largo de la historia por los expertos humanos.
Revista Pesquisa Fapesp: A evolução da pintura segundo a física
Embora a arte seja um domínio do subjetivo, um método computacional criado com base em duas medidas inspiradas pela física permitiu quantificar numericamente as mudanças de características visuais na pintura ao longo dos últimos mil anos.
Tech Xplore: Machine learning enables physics-inspired metrics for analyzing art
An international research collaborative reports that a systematized AI analysis of artwork produced over the last millenium yields revealing information about historical evolutionary artistic trends. Additionally, the results map well to canonical concepts about styles and periods of art history.
People
Faculty
Renio dos Santos Mendes
State University of Maringa
Associate Professor
Complex systems, Anomalous Diffusion, Statistical Physics
Sergio de Picoli Jr.
State University of Maringa
Assistant Professor
Complex Systems, Statistical Physics
Haroldo Valentin Ribeiro
State University of Maringa
Assistant Professor
Complex Systems, Statistical Physics, Anomalous Diffusion, Data Analysis
Max Javier Jáuregui Rodríguez
State University of Maringa
Assistant Professor
Complex Systems, Statistical Physics, Nonextensive Statistical Mechanics
Postdoctoral researchers
Diego Domingues Lopes
State University of Maringa
Postdoctoral researcher
Complex Systems, Particle Physics, Machine Learning
Arthur Augusto Barizon Pessa
State University of Maringa
Postdoctoral researcher
Complex Systems, Complex Networks, Time Series Analysis
Ph.D. students
Andre Seiji Sunahara
State University of Maringa
Ph.D. student
Complex systems, Science of Science, Data visualization
Master students
Undergrad students
