André Longtin

André Longtin is a Full Professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Ottawa, affiliated with the Faculty of Science. He co-directs the Centre for Neural Dynamics & Artificial Intelligence and holds cross-appointments in Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Mathematics and Statistics. His research focuses on nonlinear dynamics, stochastic systems, and computational neuroscience, with applications to sensory processing, neural coding, and thermodynamic principles in biological systems.

Education: B.Sc. (Honours Physics, Université de Montréal), M.Sc. (Physics, Université de Montréal), Ph.D. (Physics, McGill University, 1989). Postdoctoral training at Los Alamos National Laboratory.

Research Interests: Theoretical biophysics, neural modeling, entropy production in biological systems, delayed dynamical systems, and interdisciplinary applications of nonlinear science. His group explores computations in hippocampus and zebrafish pallium, epilepsy mechanisms, neural coding in electrosensory systems, and autonomous stochastic rhythms.

Recent Work: Articles highlight entropy dynamics in humans, myelin plasticity effects on neural networks, and reservoir computing with delayed loops. Awards include APS Fellowship (2003) and the NSERC Brockhouse Prize (2017).

Editorial Roles: Biological Cybernetics, Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience, and others. Collaborations span systems neuroscience, clinical specialties, and engineering.