Welcome to the web-page of the Computational Biology and Complex Systems Research group (BIOCOM-SC)
The Computational Biology and Complex systems group (BIOCOM-SC) involves researchers with a mathematical and/or physical background, from biophysics and nonlinear dynamics to nonequilibrium statistical mechanics or fluid mechanics. These different skills permit us to address increasingly complex problems in biology and other fields which, due to their inherent complexity, involve very different mechanisms. At this moment, BIOCOM-SC is the reference group in this field at the physics department at UPC. We study diverse biological processes, e.g. from molecular level (ion channel function) to cell (motion, contraction), organ (heart beating) and population level (microbial proliferation, epidemiology). For that, we use different methods and perspectives with the goal of developing clinical applications for biomedicine and environmental applications for bioengineering.Group photo during the last workshop on Computational biology and complex Systems
APPLICATIONS FOR OPEN POSITIONS WITH EXTERNAL FUNDING
Right now there are several possibilities to join the group as junior research
The are postdoctoral positions Beatriu de Pinós founded by the Local Catalan government.
There are Postdoctoral positions Juan de la Cierva from the Spanish government.
There are Ternure track positions Ramon y Cajal from the Spanish government.
We are looking for highly motivated candidates to apply at FI-STEP call to develop a brain computer interface system that integrates electroencephalographic data in virtual reality environments to detect episodes of disorientation and provide guidance online.
Computational Biology and Complex Systems 11th July 2025
Programme
10:00 h – 10:40 h Arnau Pujol (ISGlobal) Strengthening malaria surveillance in Mozambique with spatial analysis and parasite genomics
10:40 h – 11:20 h BIOCOM-PhD
Nicolás Medina (BIOCOM-SC, UPC) – Preictal high-connectivity states in epilepsy: a potential biomarker for seizure warning
Aida Perramon (BIOCOM-SC, ICS) – Respiratory viruses in childhood: surveillance, analysis and modelling of their epidemiological dynamics
11:20 h – 11:50 h Coffee break
11:50 h – 12:50 h Training program in Computational Biology and Complex Systems
Luis Duomarco – Multiscale analysis of the arrhythmogenic effects of cardiac mutations
Pau Villen – Computational Modelling of CAR T-cell Therapy: A comparative study between continuous and discrete models
Alejandro Díaz – Clustering of Ion Channels
12:50 h – 13:30 h Gissell Estrada (Departament de Matemàtiques, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya) From individuals to collective behaviour: A mathematical description
Location: Barcelona School of Agri-food and Biosystems Engineering (D4), Sala de Graus, Baix Llobregat Campus, Mediterranean Technology Park, c/ Esteve Terradas 8, Castelldefels (Barcelona, Spain).
Group photo during the last workshop on Computational biology and complex Systems
