Assistant Professorial Lecturer, Department of Physics, De La Salle University
Ph.D. Research Staff
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Dr. Michelle Cirunay obtained her B.S. Applied Physics and M.S. Physics degrees from the National Institute of Physics in the University of the Philippines Diliman, and her Ph.D. Physics degree from the De La Salle University - Manila. Her research interests include city science and the complexity of urban dynamics. To understand cities, she uses a wide array of tools and techniques including GIS, image processing, network and statistical analyses. She is currently doing postdoctoral research work on various applications of complex systems theory, including brain network (connectome) modeling and energy grids, among others.
Complex Systems: Cities, Road Networks, Urban Dynamics, Discrete Models
Research Tools: Geographical Information Systems (GIS), Video and Image Processing, Network Analysis, Statistical Analysis
M.T. Cirunay, R.C. Batac, and G. Ódor, Learning and criticality in a self-organizing model of connectome growth. Scientific Reports, 15(1), 31890, DOI:10.1038/s41598-025-16377-8 (2025).
B. Hartmann, T. Soha, M.T. Cirunay, and T. Erdei, Inherent structural vulnerabilities in power distribution networks: a longitudinal complex network analysis, Applied Network Science, 10(1), 31, DOI:10.1007/s41109-025-00724-9 (2025).
M.T. Cirunay, G. Ódor, I. Papp, and G. Deco, Scale-free behavior of weight distributions of connectomes, Physical Review Research, 7(1), 013134, DOI:10.1103/PhysRevResearch.7.013134 (2025).
Department of Physics, College of Science
De La Salle University
Research Supervisor: Dr. Rene Batac
National Institute of Physics, College of Science
University of the Philippines Diliman
Research Supervisors: Dr. Maricor Soriano and Dr. Rene Batac
National Institute of Physics, College of Science
University of the Philippines Diliman
Research Supervisor: Dr. Rene Batac