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Leonardo P. Maia
Assistant Professor
E-mail: lpmaia AT ifsc.usp.br
Instituto de Física de São Carlos IFSC
Universidade de São Paulo USP
Extension (ramal): 8725 (internal to the campus of São Carlos)
Room G-18, phone: +55 16 3373 8725
Research interests
My research interests have been focused on the theoretical modeling of evolutionary systems, from genes and microorganisms to human societies. However, I am also starting developing research on the applications of techniques from Statistical Physics in Theoretical and Computational Neuroscience.
Career
Since 2008 - Assistant professor of Physics at IFSC-USP
2006 - 2008 - Assistant professor of Applied Mathematics at UFABC
2004 - 2006 - Teaching assistant (non-tenure-track position) of Mathematics at ICMC-USP
Education
- 2000 - 2004: PhD in Physics, IFSC-USP
- 1998 - 2000: MSc in Physics, UFSCar
- 1996 - 1997: BSc in Physics, UFSCar
- 1993 - 1996: (incomplete) B. Eng. in Materials Engineering, UFSCar