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Daniel Ruiz-Reynés

Interdisciplinary Researcher | Physicist Exploring Biological Complexity

I am a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute for Cross-Disciplinary Physics and Complex Systems (IFISC).

I have a strong background in complex systems and mathematical modeling, applied to biological and ecological systems. In this new postdoctoral phase, I am expanding my expertise by integrating artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques into my research. I’m always eager to learn, take on new challenges, and collaborate on exciting projects

Education

Publications

  1. Daniel Cebrián-Lacasa, Liliana Piñeros, Arno Vanderbeke, Daniel Ruiz-Reynés, Thibeau Wouters, Andrew B. Goryachev, Nikita Frolov, Lendert Gelens: Spiral waves speed up cell cycle oscillations in the frog cytoplasm. arXiv preprint, arXiv:2412.16094, 2024.
  2. Liliana Piñeros, Nikita Frolov, Daniel Ruiz-Reynés, Aleyde Van Eynde, Gabriel Cavin-Meza, Rebecca Heald, Lendert Gelens: The nuclear-cytoplasmic ratio controls the cell cycle period in compartmentalized frog egg extract. bioRxiv, 2024. DOI: 10.1101/2024.07.28.605512.
  3. Daniel Cebrián-Lacasa, Pedro Parra-Rivas, Daniel Ruiz-Reynés, Lendert Gelens: Six decades of the FitzHugh–Nagumo model. A guide through its spatio-temporal dynamics and influence across disciplines. Physics Reports, 1096:1-39, 2024. DOI: 10.1016/j.physrep.2024.09.014.
  4. Owen Puls, Daniel Ruiz-Reynés, Franco Tavella, Minjun Jin, Yeonghoon Kim, Lendert Gelens, Qiong Yang. Spatial heterogeneity accelerates phase-to-trigger wave transitions in frog egg extracts. Nature Communications, 15(1):10455, 2024. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-54752-7.
  5. Nikita Frolov, Bram Bijnens, Daniel Ruiz-Reynés, Lendert Gelens. Dynein-driven self-organization of microtubules: An entropy- and network-based analysis. Chaos, Solitons & Fractals, 184:115053, 2024. DOI: 10.1016/j.chaos.2024.115053.
  6. Pedro Parra-Rivas, Daniel Ruiz-Reynés, Lendert Gelens. Cell cycle oscillations driven by two interlinked bistable switches. Molecular Biology of the Cell, 34(6):ar56, 2023. DOI: 10.1091/mbc.E22-11-0527.
  7. Daniel Ruiz-Reynés, Elvira Mayol, Tomàs Sintes, Iris E. Hendriks, Emilio Hernández-García, Carlos M. Duarte, Núria Marbà, Damià Gomila. Self-organized sulfide-driven traveling pulses shape seagrass meadows. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 120(3):e2216024120, 2023. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2216024120.
  8. Pablo Moreno-Spiegelberg, Andreu Arinyo-i-Prats, Daniel Ruiz-Reynés, Manuel A. Matias, Damià Gomila. Bifurcation structure of traveling pulses in type-I excitable media. Phys. Rev. E, 106(3):034206, 2022. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.106.034206.
  9. Daniel Ruiz-Reynés, Luis Martín, Emilio Hernández-García, Edgar Knobloch, Damià Gomila. Patterns, localized structures and fronts in a reduced model of clonal plant growth. Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena, 414:132723, 2020. DOI: 10.1016/j.physd.2020.132723.
  10. Daniel Ruiz-Reynés, Francesca Schöonsberg, Emilio Hernández-García, Damià Gomila. General model for vegetation patterns including rhizome growth. Phys. Rev. Res., 2(2):023402, 2020. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevResearch.2.023402.
  11. Daniel Ruiz-Reynés, Damià Gomila. Distribution of growth directions in meadows of clonal plants. Phys. Rev. E, 100(5):052208, 2019. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.100.052208.
  12. Daniel Ruiz-Reynés, Damià Gomila, Tomàs Sintes, Emilio Hernández-García, Núria Marbà, Carlos M. Duarte. Fairy circle landscapes under the sea. Science Advances, 3(8):e1603262, 2017. DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1603262.
  13. Daniel Ruiz, Javier Osca, Llorenç Serra. Effects of tilting the magnetic field in one-dimensional Majorana nanowires. Phys. Rev. B, 89(24):245405, 2014. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.89.245405.
  14. Daniel Ruiz, Javier Osca, Llorenç Serra. Electromagnetic absorption of semiconductor 2D Majorana nanowires. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 27(12):125302, 2015. DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/27/12/125302.

Projects

  1. Aerial identification of seagrass meadows at risk using artificial intelligence: Catedra del Mar Iberostar Foundation. IP: Daniel Ruiz Reynés. IFISC. 12.000 €.

Participation in projects

  1. Complex DYnamics of CoastaL Ecosystems: Resilience to Climate Change. Modelling and Simulations (CYCLE), PID2021-123723OB-C22. Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación. IP:Damia Gomila. IFISC. 124.630 €. Team member.
  2. Ecosystemic services in Posidonia Oceanica meadows (ESPOM), PRD2018/18. Govern de les Illes Balears. IP:Tomas Sintes. IFISC. 50.000 €. Team member.
  3. SuMaECO: Sustainability of marine coastal ecosystems in the context of global change in the Mediterranean sea: Modeling and simulations, RTI2018-095441-B-C22. Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación. IP:Damià Gomila Villalonga. IFISC. 196.020 €. Team member.
  4. EMERGENT SOCIAL, TECHNICAL AND ECOLOGICAL COMPLEX SYSTEMS (EsoTECoS), FIS2015-63628-C2-2-R. Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (MINECO). IP:Maximino San Miguel Ruibal. IFISC. 155.000 €. Team member.
  5. COMPLEX SYSTEMS PHYSICS: Information, Technology, Society and Ecology, FIS2012-30634. Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (MINECO). IP:Maximino San Miguel Ruibal. IFISC. 498.420 €. Team member.
  6. Transporte e Información en Sistemas Cuánticos, FIS2011-23526. Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación. IP:Llorenç Serra Crespí. IFISC. 183.920 €. Estudiante de Master.