معرفی
Luis M. Rocha is the George J. Klir Professor of Systems Science at Binghamton University's Thomas J. Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science, leading the Complex Adaptive Systems and Computational Intelligence (CASCI) lab. He directs the Center for Social and Biomedical Complexity (joint with Indiana University) and previously led the NSF-NRT Interdisciplinary Training Program in Complex Networks and Systems. His academic career includes roles as Professor of Informatics at Indiana University and visiting positions at institutions like Aix-Marseille University and the Champalimaud Foundation.
**Education**: PhD in Systems Science (Binghamton University, 1997); MEng and BEng in Engineering (Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon).
**Research Interests**: Focus on complex networks, computational biology, and biomedical informatics. His work spans drug interaction analysis, social media health monitoring, and theoretical network science.
**Awards**: Fulbright Scholar, Indiana University Teaching Excellence Awards (2006, 2015).
**Key Contributions**: Developed CANA computational tools for Boolean networks, pioneered social media mining for health signals, and organized major conferences like Alife X and ECAL 2007. His lab (CASCI) bridges computational methods with biomedical and social complexity challenges.
**Grants & Projects**: NSF-funded training programs, collaborations on digital twins in precision medicine, and cross-disciplinary initiatives in systems science.
