Yamir Moreno

Prof. Yamir Moreno is a Professor of Physics at the Department of Theoretical Physics, Faculty of Sciences, University of Zaragoza, where he also serves as Director of the Institute for Biocomputation and Physics of Complex Systems (BIFI) and leads the Complex Systems and Networks Lab (COSNET). He holds international affiliations as Research Director at CENTAI Institute (Turin, Italy) and External Professor at the Complexity Science Hub Vienna (Austria), and was previously a Principal Scientist and Area Coordinator at the ISI Foundation.

• PhD in Physics, University of Zaragoza (Summa Cum Laude, 2000)
• Ramón y Cajal Fellow (2005-2010)
• First-class Fellow, ISI Foundation
• Fellow, American Physical Society (2021)
• Fellow, Network Science Society (2022)

His research focuses on complex systems, network science, epidemic modeling, and social dynamics. He investigates disease dynamics, diffusion processes, nonlinear systems, and higher-order network structures using tools from physics, mathematics, and data science. His work bridges theoretical foundations with real-world applications in public health, urban systems, and social behavior.

Recent publications highlight trends in multilayer and higher-order networks, digital twins of cities, epidemic modeling with behavioral feedback, and social contagion in complex systems. His research integrates data-driven modeling, machine learning, and network theory to study urban resilience, information spread, and collective behavior.

• Complex Systems Society’s Senior Scientific Award (2019)
• Highly Cited Researcher (Web of Science, 2019)
• Service Award, Complex Systems Society (2022)
• Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Complex Networks
• Editor, PLoS Computational Biology, Chaos, Solitons & Fractals, Proceedings of the Royal Society A
• Divisional Associate Editor, Physical Review Letters (2014-2020)

Prof. Moreno has supervised 23 PhD theses and over 30 master’s theses. He has led multiple EU-funded projects and has served on advisory boards for the EU Future and Emerging Technologies and the WHO Collaborative Center on Complexity Sciences for Health Systems. His collaborative network spans institutions in Europe, Latin America, and North America.

He leads the Complex Systems and Networks Lab (COSNET) at BIFI, a multidisciplinary team focused on network theory, computational epidemiology, and social dynamics. The lab develops models for epidemic forecasting, urban resilience, and collective behavior using high-performance computing and data analytics.