Annual Nonlinear Analysis Workshop

The 2020 workshop has been canceled. To stay informed regarding future tutorials, webinars, and workshops, please email us at bmchnonan@unomaha.edu to be added to our interest group. We also offer private tutorials, consultation, and a host of other services. Please visit our Nonlinear Analysis Core Service for more information.

The Nonlinear Analysis Workshop is an introduction to nonlinear analysis methods. The purpose of this workshop is to introduce research scientists, clinicians, educators, and students to a variety of nonlinear methods for the analysis of biological time series data.

About the Workshop

Participants will learn how to use nonlinear methods to analyze real biological data by first learning about the underlying mathematics of each nonlinear method in a simple and friendly fashion. Instructors will use class discussions and hands-on practice to facilitate understanding of the material covered in the lectures.

This course is designed to be a comprehensive introduction to nonlinear analysis tools.  Participants with varied backgrounds are welcome. Researchers, clinicians, and graduate students of all levels are encouraged to attend.  Knowledge of basic college algebra, trigonometry, and statistics are needed to be successful in this workshop. Basic computer skills are also needed.

Topics Covered

1. Time series preparation
2. Fractal analysis including detrended analysis
3. State space reconstruction
4. Lyapunov exponent
5. Entropy
6. Surrogation
7. RQA

Participants are encouraged to have data available from their own laboratory to use during the hands-on sessions. Sample data from the Center for Research in Human Movement Variability will be provided as well.

Workshop participants may be sent research articles of interest which may help facilitate discussion of course topics.

Fee/Registration

Professionals, course fee* is $950. Professionals register here.

Graduate students outside UNO, the course fee* is $450. A letter from your advisor/mentor verifying that you are a student in an academic program must be submitted to bmchnonan@unomaha.edu at least one week prior to the start of the course. Students register here.

The course fee includes all PowerPoint slides and a copy of codes used during the hands-on sessions. 

*The course fee is non-refundable.

The course is open to all UNO/UNMC/UNL/UNK graduate students. Please use MavLINK and register for BMCH 8100/9101 Nonlinear Analysis for Movement Sciences.

For more information regarding the course, contact:

Dr. Jenna Yentes

Phone: 402.554.3251

Email: jyentes@unomaha.edu

For more information regarding general workshop information, contact:

Mr. Ben Senderling

Email: bsenderling@unomaha.edu