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Professor Amaral conducts and directs research that provides insight into the emergence, evolution, and stability of complex social and biological systems. His research aims to address some of the most pressing challenges facing humanity, including the mitigation of errors in healthcare settings, the characterization of the conditions fostering innovation and creativity, or the growth limits imposed by sustainability.
Education/Academic qualification
Physics, PhD, Boston University
… → 1996
Physics, MS, University of Lisbon
Physics, BS, University of Lisbon
Research interests
- Complex networks in nature
- study of innovation and creativity
- system-level modeling of biological processes
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Integrative Multi-Scale Systems Analysis of Gene-Expression-Driven Aging Morbidity
9/15/20 → 6/30/22
Project: Research project
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A1: Systemic Content Analysis of Litigation Events (SCALES) Open Knowledge Network to Enable Transparency and Access to Court Records
Amaral, L. A. N., Pah, A. R., Schwartz, D. L., Clopton, Z. D., Delaney, E. F., DiCola, P. C., Gowder, P. A., Hagan, J. L., Hammond, K. J., Loeb, N. & Sanga, S.
9/1/20 → 8/31/22
Project: Research project
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SCISIPBIO: A data-science approach to evaluating the likelihood of fraud and error in published studies
9/1/20 → 8/31/22
Project: Research project
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EAGER: Investigating the Hinge Mechanics of the Spike Protein to Understand the Coronavirus Infection Mechanism
6/15/20 → 11/30/21
Project: Research project
Research Output
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Conformational stability of the bacterial adhesin, FimH, with an inactivating mutation
Liu, J., Amaral, L. A. N. & Keten, S., Mar 2021, In: Proteins: Structure, Function and Bioinformatics. 89, 3, p. 276-288 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A new evaluation framework for topic modeling algorithms based on synthetic corpora
Shi, H., Gerlach, M., Diersen, I., Downey, D. & Amaral, L. A. N., 2020.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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Centrality anomalies in complex networks as a result of model over-simplification
Alves, L. G. A., Aleta, A., Rodrigues, F. A., Moreno, Y. & Nunes Amaral, L. A., 2020, In: New Journal of Physics. 22, 1, 013043.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Erratum: Cartography of complex networks: Modules and universal roles (Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment (2005) (P02001) DOI: 10.1088/1742-5468/2005/02/P02001)
Guimerà, R. & Nunes Amaral, L. A., Mar 2020, In: Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment. 2020, 3, 039901.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
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Fly-QMA: Automated analysis of mosaic imaginal discs in Drosophila
Bernasek, S. M., Peláez, N., Carthew, R. W., Bagheri, N. & Amaral, L. A. N., 2020, In: PLoS computational biology. 16, 3, e1007406.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access