Juan Vidal Puga

Juan Vidal Puga is a Full Professor (Professor Catedrático) at the Department of Statistics and Operations Research, University of Vigo, since August 2022. He holds a PhD in Mathematical Sciences (2002) with an Extraordinary Doctoral Award and is accredited as a University Professor in both Science and Social/Legal Sciences branches.

• Research Areas: Game Theory, Economics, Environmental Sciences, Public Management
• Key Projects: Game theory and economic inequalities (2021-2025), Climate change resilience (2022-2024)

His research focuses on cooperative game theory, particularly bargaining models, cost allocation in network problems (minimum cost spanning trees, land rental agreements), and applications to environmental risk prevention. Recent work includes developing efficient Shapley-type solutions for fuzzy games and analyzing freight transportation models.

Scientific Awards:

• Erasmus scholarship (1994-1995)
• Extraordinary doctoral award (2002)

He has supervised two PhD students and evaluated international journals like Journal of Economic Theory, Games and Economic Behavior, and European Journal of Operational Research. Teaching includes courses on Game Theory in Public Management, Quantitative Methods, and Microsoft Office workshops.