Dr. Alfonso Albano is recognized for his contributions in theoretical physics. His research revolved in fields such as the analysis of laser data, algorithms, dynamical system models on nuclear power plant safety risk, medicinal leech studies, human electromyograms (EMG) and electroencephalograms (EEG) data, brain electrical activity, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR), and vasomotion data from monkeys.
Sex: Male
Education
- State University of New York, Stony Brook, New York, Ph.D. in Physics, 1969
- University of Iowa, USA, M.S. in Physics, 1964
- University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, B.S. in Physics, 1959
Field of Specialization
Physics (Non-linear Dynamics), Elementary Particles Physics, Statistical Mechanics, Non-equilibrium Thermodynamics
Researches
Getreuer, P., Albano, A.M., Muriel, A., (2007) Possibility of turbulence from a post-Navier-Stokes equation
Physics Letters A Volume 366
Dresden, M., Albano, A.M., (1967) Nonlinear Space-Time Transformations Related to the Lorentz Group
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA) Volume 58
Dresden, M., Albano, A., (1972) A Class of Nonlinear Realizations of the Poincaré Group
Journal of Mathematical Physics Volume 13
Albano, A.M., (1974) Cole-Moore Superposition and Kinetic Models for the Potassium Conductance of Nerve Fiber Membranes
Journal of Theoretical Biology Volume 45
Albano, A.M., (1974) Conditions for Quasistatic Relaxation
Physica Volume 73
Albano, A.M., Bedeaux, D., Mazur, P., (1975) On the Motion of a Sphere with Arbitrary Slip in a Viscous Incompressible Fluid
Physica Volume 80A
Bedeaux, D., Albano, A.M., Mazur, P., (1976) Boundary Conditions and Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics
Physica Volume 82A
Albano, A.M., (1978) On the Symmetry of Friction Coefficients for Particles Moving in Fluids with Spin
Physics Letters Volume 67A
Wolff, P.A., Albano, A.M., (1979) Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics of Interfaces Including Electromagnetic Effects
Physica A Volume 98
Albano, A.M., Bedeaux, D., Vlieger, J., (1980) On the Description of Interfacial Properties Using Singular Densities and Currents at a Dividing Surface
Physica A Volume 99
Storela, R.J., Shi, Y., Wood, H.W., Jimenez-Montano, M.A., Albano, A.M., Rapp, P.E., (1996) The variance and the algorithmic complexity of heart rate variability display different responses to anesthesia International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos Volume 9
Rapp, P.E., Albano, A.M., Zimmerman, I.D., Jimenez-Montano, M.A., (1994) Phase-randomized surrogates can produce spurious identifications of non-random structure
Physics Letters A
Cellucci, C.J., Albano, A.M., Rapp, P.E., Pittenger, R.A., Josiassen, R.C., (1997) Detecting noise in a time series
Chaos Volume 7
Hess, S.M., Albano, A.M., (1998) Minimum requirements for stochastic resonance in threshold systems
International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos Volume 8
Albano, A.M., Passamante, A., Hediger, T., Farrell, M.E., (1992) Using Neural Nets to Look for Chaos
Physica D Volume 58
Rapp, P.E., Albano, A.M., Schmah, T.I., Farwell, L.A., (1993) Acausally filtered noise can mimic low dimensional chaotic attractors
Physical Review E Volume 47
Albano, A.M., Beckmann, P.A., Carrington, M.E., . Fusco, F.A., ONeill, A.E., Scott, M.E., (1993) A General NMR Spectral Density and its Experimental Verification
Journal of Physics C Volume 16
Albano, A.M., Abraham, N.B., Chyba, D.E., Martelli, M., (1984) Bifurcations, Propagating Solutions and Phase Transitions in a Chemical Reaction with Diffusion
American Journal of Physics Volume 52
Albano, A.M., Beckmann, P.A., Carrington, M.E., Fisch, E.E., Fusco, F.A., ONeill A.E., Scott, M E., (1984) A Nuclear Spin Relaxation Study of Internal Motion in Two Organic Molecular Solids
Physical Review B Volume 30
Palmer, C., Albano, A.M., Beckmann, P.A., (1993) Dipole-dipole spin relaxation in solids: The unrestricted hopping model and the methyl proton- non-methyl proton interaction
Physica B Volume 190
Chyba, D.E., Abraham, N.B., Albano, A.M., (1987) Semiclassical Analysis of a Detuned Ring Laser with a Saturable Absorber: New Results for the Steady States
Physical Review A Volume 35
Albano, A.M., Passamante, A., Farrell, M.E., (1991) Using higher-order correlations to define an embedding window
Physica D Volume 54
Martinerie, J., Albano, A.M., Mees, A.I., Rapp, P.E., (1992) Mutual Information, strange attractors and optimal estimation of dimension
Physical Review A Volume 45
Rapp, P.E., Zimmerman, I.D., Albano, A.M., de Guzman, G.C., Greenbaun, N.N., (1985) Dynamics of Spontaneous Neural Activity in the Simian Motor Cortex: The Dimension of Chaotic Neurons
Physics Letters Volume 110A
Abraham, N.B., Albano, A.M., Das, B., G. de Guzman, G., Yong, S., Gioggia, R.S., Puccioni, G.P., Tredicce, J.R., (1986) Calculating the Dimensions of Attractors from Small Data Sets
Physics Letters 114A
Tufillaro, N.B., Albano, A.M., (1986) Chaotic Dynamics of a Bouncing Ball
American Journal of Physics Volume 54
Cellucci, C.J., Albano, A.M., Rapp, P.E., (2005) Statistical validation of mutual information calculations: Comparison of alternative numerical algorithms
Physical Review E Volume 71
Abraham, N.B., Albano, A.M., Passamante, A., Rapp, P.E., Gilmore, R., (1993) Complexity and Chaos II
International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos Volume 3
Rapp, P.E., Goldberg, G., Albano, A.M., Janicki, M.B., Murphy, D., Niemeyer, E., Jimenez-Montano, M.A., (1993) Using coarse-grained measures to characterize electromyographic signals
International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos Volume 3
Rapp, P.E., Zimmerman, I.D., Vining, E.P., Cohen, N., Albano, A.M., Jimenez-Montano, M.A., (1994) The algorithmic complexity of neural spike trains increases during focal seizures
Journal of Neuroscience Volume 14
Albano, A.M., Rapp, P.E., Passamante, A., (1995) Kolmogorov-Smirnov test distinguishes attractors with similar dimensions
Physical Review E Volume 52
Kaige, W., Abraham, N.B., Albano, A.M., (1993) Chaotic behavior in transverse-mode laser dynamics
Chaos
Krystal, A.D., Greenside, H.S., Rapp, P.E., Albano, A.M., Cellucci, C.J., Weiner, R.D., (1998) Partial Least Squares Analysis of Multichannel EEG Data
Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology Volume 15
Cellucci, C,J., Brodfuehrer, P.D., Acera-Pozzi, R., Dobrovolny, H., Engler, E., Los, J., Thompson, R., Albano, A.M., (2000) Linear and nonlinear measures predict swimming in the leech
Physical Review E Volume 62
Duckrow, R.B., Albano, A.M., (2003) Comment on Performance of different synchronization measures in real data: A case study on electroencephalographic signals
Physical Review E
Cellucci, C.J., Albano, A.M., Rapp, P.E., Krystal, A.D., (2003) Quantitative determination of abrupt changes in dynamical systems: Illustration via identification of seizure termination in generalized tonic-clonic seizure EEG data
International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos Volume 13
Rapp, P.E., Cellucci, C.J., Watanabe, T.A.A., Albano,A.M., (2004) Quantitative characterization of the complexity of multichannel human EEGs
International Journal of Bifurcations and Chaos Volume 15
Hess, S.M., Albano, A.M., Gaertner, J.P., (2005) Development of A Dynamical Systems Model of Plant Programmatic Performance on Nuclear Power Plant Safety Risk
Reliability Engineering and System Safety Volume 90
Cellucci, C.J., Albano, A.M., Rapp, P.E., (2005) Statistical validation of mutual information calculations: Comparison of alternative numerical algorithms
Physical Review E Volume 71
Cellucci, C.J., Albano, A.M., Rapp, P.E., (2003) Comparative study of embedding methods
Physical Review E Volume 67
Hess, S.M., Albano, A.M., Gaertner, J.P., (2007) Analysis and insights from a dynamical model of nuclear plant safety risk
Reliability Engineering and System Safety Volume 92
Brodfuehrer, P.D., McCormick, K., Lauren Tapyrik, L., Albano, A.M., Graybeal, C., (2008) Activation of two forms of locomotion by a previously identified trigger interneuron for swimming in the medicinal leech
Invertebrate Neuroscience Volume 8
Tigno, X.T., Hansen, B.C., Albano, A.M., (2009) Vasomotion spectra and principal components of pooled measures predict diabetes in monkeys
International Journal of Bifurcations and Chaos Volume 19
Rapp, P.E., Zimmerman, I.D., Albano, A.M., de Guzman, G.C., Greenbaun, N.N., Bashore, T.R., (1985) Experimental Studies of Chaotic Neural Behavior: Cellular Activity and Electroencephalographic Signals
Nonlinear Oscillations in Biology and Chemistry, H.G. Othmer, ed. (Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1985).
A.M. Albano, N.B. Abraham, G.C. de Guzmn, M.F.H. Tarroja, D.K. Bandy, R.S. Gioggia, P.E. Rapp, I.D. Zimmerman, N.N. Greenbaun, and T.R. Bashore," Lasers and Brains: Complex Systems with Low-Dimensi, (1986) onal Attractors,
Dimensions and Entropies in Chaotic Systems (G. Mayer-Kress, ed. (Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1986)
Abraham, N.B., Albano, A.M., B. Das,B., T.M. Mello, T.M., Tarroja, M.F.H., Tufillaro, N., Gioggia, R.S., (1986) Definitions of Chaos and Measuring its Characteristics
Optical Chaos, J.R. Chjrostowski and N.B. Abraham, eds., SPIE Proceedings, (Bellingham, 1986) Volume 667
Abraham, N.B., Albano, A.M., Das, B., Tarroja, M.F.H., (1987) Coherences and Correlations in Chaotic Optical Signals
Fundamentals of Quantum Optics II (Lecture Notes in Physics) F. Ehlotzky, ed. (Springer, Berlin, 1987) Volume 282
Abraham, N.B., Albano, A.M., Chyba, T.C., Hoffer, L.M., Tarroja, M.F.H., Adams, S.P., Gioggia, R.S., (1987) Experimental Measurements of Transitions to Pulsations in a Single Mode, Unidirectional Ring Laser with an Inhomogeneously Broadened Medium
Instabilities and Chaos in Quantum Optics (Springer Series in Synergetics, R. G. Harrison and F. T. Arecchi, eds. (Springer-Verlag, Berlin) Volume 34
Abraham, N.B., Albano, A.M., Tufillaro, N.B., (1989) Complexity and Chaos
Measures of Complexity and Chaos, N. B. Abraham et al., eds. (Plenum, New York, 1989)
Albano, A.M., (1990) Dynamical Characterization of Brain Electrical Activity
The Ubiquity of Chaos, (S. Krasner, editor),AAAS, Washington
Albano, A.M., (1993) Telegraphy: The Beginnings
Discovery, Innovation, and Risk, N. Copp and A. Zanella,eds., (MIT Press, Cambridge, 1993).
Albano. A.M., (1993) Analysis of the EEG
B.H. Jansen and M.E. Brandt, editors, (World Scientific, Singapore,1993)
Albano, A.M., Cellucci, C.J., Rapp, P.E., (2000) Nonlinear analysis of the EEG
Proceedings of the Indian National Science Academy, Special Issue on Nonlinear Phenomenon, Physical and Biological Sciences (Section 1: Biological Sciences), (N. Pradhan and S. K. Malik, eds.), New Delhi, India
Albano, A.M., Cellucci, C.J., Harner, R.N., Rapp, P.E., (2001) Optimization of Embedding Parameners for Prediction of Seizure Onset with Mutual Information
Nonlinear Dynamics and Statistics, A. I. Mees, editor (Birkhauser, Boston, 2001)
Albano, A.M., (2008) Termite Computers: Entropy Is What You Don't Know
Emergence Theory, Anne Dalke and Jan Trembley, editorss, Soundings (Special issue) Volume 90, No. 1-2
Albano, A.M., Abounadi, J., Chyba, T.C., Yong, S., Gioggia, R.S., Abraham, N.B., (1985) Low-Dimensional Chaotic Attractor for an Unstable, Single-Mode, Xe-Ne Laser
Journal of the Optical Society of America Volume B2
Albino, A.M., (1983) General NMR Spectral Density and its Experimental Verification
Journal of Physics C Volume 16
Albano, A.M., Brodfuehrer, P.D., Tapyrik, L., Sunder, S., (2006) Linear and nonlinear properties of prestimulus ventral cord signals distinguish swimming response of the leech to intracellular stimulation
International Journal of Bifurcations and Chaos Volume 16
Rapp, P.E., Cellucci, C.J., Watanabe, T.A.A. Albano, A.M., Schmah,, T.I., (2001) Surrogate data pathologies and the false-positive rejection of the null hypothesis
International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos Volume 11
Getreuer, P., Albano, A.M., Muriel, A., (2007) Possibility of turbulence from a post-Navier-Stokes equation
Physics Letters A Volume 366
, (2015) Euclidean distance and Kolmogorov-Smirnov analyses of multi-day auditory event-related potentials: a longitudinal stability study
IOP Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering Volume 79, No. 1
, (2014) Time domain measures of inter-channel EEG correlations: A comparison of linear, nonparametric and nonlinear measures
Cognitive Neurodynamics Volume 8, No. 1
, (2012) Eeg Transfer Entropy Tracks Changes in Information Transfer on the Onset of Vision
International Journal of Modern Physics Conference Series Volume 17
, (2011) Vasomotion spectra and principal components of pooled measures predict diabetes in monkeys
International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos Volume 19, No. 7
, (2011) Quantitative Determination of Abrupt Changes in Dynamical Systems: Illustration Via Identification of Seizure Termination in Generalized Tonic–Clonic Seizure EEG Data
International Journal of Bifurcations and Chaos Volume 13, No. 09
, (2011) Quantitative characterization of the complexity of multichannel human EEGs
International Journal of Bifurcations and Chaos Volume 15, No. 05
, (2011) Vasomotion Becomes Less Random as Diabetes Progresses in Monkeys
Microcirculation Volume 18, No. 6
Papers Presented
Spatiotemporal EEG information transfer in an episode of epilepsy, International Conference on Nonlinear Dynamics and Brain Functioning, Bangalore, India
Variance and spatial mutual information patterns distinguish swimming response of the leech to intracellular stimulation, Shanghai International Symposium on Nonlinear Science and Applications
Chaos, Boltzmann, Shannon and Electrophysiology, Juniata College Physics Colloquium
Disease or Noise?: Nonlinear Analysis of Biomedical Data, Widener University Science Colloquium
Using a coarse-grained entropy to characterize electromyographic signals, 2nd Bryn Mawr Workshop on Measures of Complexity and Chaos, Bryn Mawr College
Nonlinear dynamics and biomedical engineering, College of Engineering and Agricultural Technology, University of the Philippines at Los Baños
Fluid dynamical simulation strategies that may be applicable to the lahar problem, Centre for Fluid Dynamics, University of the Philippines at Los Baños
The Bryn Mawr Conspiracy, 1st Asian Regional Bryn Mawr College Alumnae/ Conference, Manila, Philippines,(Talk given at Malacañang, at a dinner hosted by Philippine President and Mrs. Fidel V. Ramos)
Chaos and Fractals: Geometrizing the Description of Motion, Indiana University of Pennsylvania Physics Colloquium
Chaos and Fractals in Medicine, Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science
Dynamical Tools: Handle with Care (invited talk), Third International Congress of Behavioral Medicine. Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Stalking Strange Attractors with Kolmogorov and Smirnov, Drexel University Physics Colloquium
Using neural networks to filter noise-corrupted broadband non-stochastic signals, Naval Air Warfare Center Technical Seminar Series
On the reliability of dynamical measures of EEG signals (Invited talk), 2nd Annual Conference on the Nonlinear Dynamical Analysis of the EEG, University of Houston, Texas, USA
Looking for Chaos with Neural Nets, Southeastern Pennsylvania Section Meeting, American Association of Physics Teachers
Instabilities and Chaos in Single-Mode Lasers with Inhomogeneously-Broadened Gain Lines, Atti del IV Congresso Nazionale di Elettronica Quantistica e Plasmi, Certosa, Capri ENEA Serie Simposium
Awards
- 1996 Pennsylvania Professor of the Year, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE 1996), 1996
- Christian F. and Mary S.Lindback Foundation Award for Distinguished Teaching, , 1996
- Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring, Bryn Mawr College Physics Department, 1998
- Mary Patterson McPherson Award for Excellence, , 2005
- Balik Scientist Award, DOST, 2009