Prof. Gerardo Iñiguez

I am associate professor in complex systems at Tampere University in Finland, where I lead the Tampere Complexity Lab (TaCoLAB). I am also visiting professor at the Center for Complexity Science in UNAM (Mexico). As a highly interdisciplinary scientist, I’ve held research positions in Finland, Austria, Hungary, and Mexico, bringing complex systems ideas to the social sciences, applied mathematics, and economics. I have a PhD in computational science from Aalto University in Finland (2013, summa cum laude), as well as a MSc and Bsc in physics from UNAM, for which I obtained the Gabino Barreda medal, the highest honor for undergraduate studies in Mexico. I have played a key role in the development of the complex systems and network science communities, including the organisation of complex systems conferences and computational social science satellite workshops for many years. I have also helped showcase the real-world applicability of network science by leading a multi-year project estimating tax evasion in Mexico, funded and eventually implemented by the Mexican government. My research has made fundamental contributions to the theoretical understanding of complex adaptive systems, particularly the interplay between processes of information spreading and social network evolution online, leading to publications in top-tier journals like Nature Communications, Science Advances, and Physical Review Letters. I also like to write fiction, train martial arts, and co-develop games in our indie studio in Mexico. Find out more on my website at: www.gerardoiniguez.com