Leonardo Ricci

Leonardo Ricci is an Associate Professor at the Department of Physics, University of Trento, with a 28-year teaching career spanning 56 courses (31 in English) and extensive roles in the Interdepartmental Center for Mind/Brain Sciences - CIMEC (30% affiliation). His research bridges nonlinear dynamics, information theory, and neuroscience, focusing on chaos detection in time series and entropy analysis.

• Academic Career: From 1994 post-doc at Max-Planck-Institut to 2022 promotion to Associate Professor
• Teaching: Courses in Experimental Physics, Advanced Electronics, and Statistical Methods across Physics and Computer Science programs

Ricci leads the NSE Lab (Nonlinear Systems and Electronics), developing hardware/software systems for experimental research. His 2022 Entropy cover story on permutation entropy highlights his impact in information theory.

• Scientific Contributions: 20 patents (visibility measurement devices), collaborations with international researchers on complex systems
• Editorial Roles: Associate Editor for Chaos, Solitons & Fractals and Frontiers in Network Physiology