Research in complex systems

Emergence of cooperation

Study of the mechanisms, dynamics, and consequences of cooperation in biological, social, and artificial systems from an evolutionary perspective.

DEFE Researcher: Luis A. Martínez Vaquero.

Ecology and public health

Analysis of the impact of landscape and land use changes on the transmission of parasites and diseases, with special attention to spillover and zoonoses, using statistical and computational approaches and international collaborations.

DEFE Researcher: Luis A. Martínez Vaquero.

Social interactions

Multidimensional social interactions

Study of the interaction multiple identity dimensions in the formation of bonds, generating intersectional inequalities that can only be understood through multidimensional models.

DEFE Researcher: Samuel Martín Gutiérrez.

Political polarization in multipolar systems

Study of polarization in multi-party democracies using multidimensional opinion models, revealing social tensions beyond traditional ideological divisions, and explaining how these tensions emerge from differences between belief systems.

DEFE Researcher: Samuel Martín Gutiérrez.

Social simulation with language models

Study of the potential of large language models to simulate realistic human agents, analyzing whether they reproduce behavioral patterns and psychological correlations present in human decision-making.

DEFE Researcher: Samuel Martín Gutiérrez.