Mario Cosenza, Ph.D.

PhD in Physics, University of Texas at Austin, U.S.A. (1990). Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Toronto, Canada (1990-1992). Master in Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara, U.S.A. (1984). Licenciado in Physics, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas (1980). Full Professor, Universidad de Los Andes, Mérida, Venezuela (1993-2018). Senior Associate of the International Center for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy (2012-2016). Associate Member, ICTP-South American Institute for Fundamental Research, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Since 2018, Professor and Director of the research group “Grupo Interdisciplinario de Sistemas Complejos” at Universidad Yachay Tech, Ecuador.

Supervisor of dozens of PhD, MSc, and Bachelor thesis. Director of many research projects. Invited Professor and Visiting Scientist at universities and research centers in various countries. Invited speaker at several international conferences. Member of organizing committees of international conferences.

Academic awards include: Magna Cum Laude, Universidad Central de Venezuela; Welch Foundation Fellowship, University of Texas, USA; Regional Prize for Science and Technology, Ministry of Science, Venezuela; Medal for Academic Merit, Association of Professors, Universidad de Los Andes, Venezuela; Prize for Best Scientific Article, Fundacite-Mérida; Prize for Best Research Group, Fundacite-Mérida; Physics Prize from the Academy of Physical, Mathematical and Natural Sciences of Venezuela; Polar Foundation Prize, Venezuela; Bronze Medal, Universidad Yachay Tech Team Supervisor, University Physics Competition; Most Inspiring Professor, Physics Students Association, Universidad Yachay Tech, Ecuador; Best Evaluated Professor 2024, Universidad Yachay Tech; Jason Gallas Award, XXII Conference Non-equilibribrium Statistical Mechanics and NonLinear Physics, MEDYFINOL, Brazil.

Research areas

• Chaos.
• Complex Systems.
• Sociophysics.

Current research projects

• Collective behavior of dynamical networks.
• Systems with global interactions.
• Chimera states.
• Chaos synchronization.
• Social dynamics: mass media; opinion models; adaptive networks.

Recent publications