I am an Associate professor in the Management of Complex
Systems (MCS) department and the Ernest and Julio Gallo Management
of Innovation Sustainability and Technology (MIST) graduate group at the
University of California Merced (UCM). Before joining
UC Merced, I was a TT faculty member at the IMT Institute for Advanced Studies
Lucca (Italy).
My research focuses on the
evolution of large multiscale socio-economic systems by
applying concepts and methods from complex systems,
statistical physics, management and innovation science.
Teaming up with collaborators from a variety of disciplines,
our research has been published in various
multi-disciplinary journals such as Science, PNAS, Nature Communications
and Research Policy, and subsequently covered by the
international media, such as the Boston Globe, Guardian,
WSJ, Espectador, AAAS and Nature.
Recent Developments
- Coming to UCM in 2025 — new B.A. major in Management of Innovation, Sustainability & Technology
- Academic editor in the Human Behavior and Social Complexity section of PLOS Complex Systems
- Coming to UCM in Fall 2024 — new B.A. major in Data Science & Analytics
- Lab flux — a heartfelt farewell to Dr. Felber Arroyave who successfully defended his PhD thesis!
- Lab flux — a hearty welcome to incoming Chancellor’s Fellow Andrea Montaño Ramirez
- Check out our lead article in the American Scientist special issue on Convergence
- Promoted to Associate Professor at UC Merced — July 2021
- Submit your next article to the longstanding multi-disciplinary journal Advances in Complex Systems
- New UC Merced PhD program in Management of Complex Systems. Program Info | Promo Video
- You’ve Heard of Berkeley. Is Merced the Future of the University of California? UCM featured in the NYT
- Interviewed for International Open Access Week by Roza Sakellaropoulou of Springer Nature on How open access extends the conversation around climate change in the era of fake news
- Work on Super-ties featured in an engaging collection by Emily Stone of the Kellogg School of Management on What science can tell us about building great teams
