Bio

Aline Viol is a computational physicist with an interdisciplinary background spanning the natural and human sciences. She combines analytical precision with creative reasoning to bridge scientific knowledge and technological innovation.

Her expertise lies in computational modeling and the development of analytical tools to study how interactive patterns and probabilistic dependencies give rise to complex emergent behavior. With extensive experience in neuroscience and data science, she has developed computational tools and frameworks grounded in network theory, information theory, and probabilistic inference to uncover the mechanisms that shape brain dynamics, cognition, and human behavior.

She is driven by intellectual challenges that resist simple answers, problems that require rigor, depth, and creativity. She enjoys building models, designing metrics, and engaging in collaborations that connect science, technology, and conceptual understanding.

Education

  • 2015 Ph.D. in Physics
  • 2011 M.Sc. in Applied Physics
  • 2009 B.Sc. in Physics
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Research Centers

  • IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center - US
  • Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience - DE
  • Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition, and Behaviour - NL

Universities

  • Radboud University - NL
  • Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati - IT
  • Technische Universität Berlin - DE
  • Universidade Federal de Viçosa - BR
  • Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte - BR
  • Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - BR

Research Interests

Physics

  • Complex systems
  • Network science
  • Nonlinear dynamics
  • Information theory
  • Self-organized criticality

Neuroscience

  • Brain dynamics
  • Neural plasticity
  • Memory
  • Higher cognitive functions
  • Psychedelic states
  • Personality traits

Data Science

  • Bayesian inference
  • Machine learning
  • Natural language processing
  • Probabilistic models

Keywords: Ayahuasca, fMRI, magnetic resonance, brain networks, high-order networks, Kuramoto model, synchronization models, functional brain network, fractals, multiscale, cross-domain,traditional medicine, Amazonia, neural correlates, consciousness, mind states

Current Projects

Publications

Natural Language

  • Portuguese, English, Italian, Spanish (basic), Dutch (learning)

Programming Language

  • Python, Matlab, Fortran90, C++, R