José Roberto Iglesias obtained his undergraduate degree in physics at the Balseiro Institute, Bariloche Atomic Center, Argentina, where he completed a Licenciatura (equivalent to a bachelor's degree) in physics in 1969. He obtained his Ph.D. in physics (Docteur ès Sciences) at the Laboratory of Solid State Physics at the University of Paris Sud, Orsay, France, in 1977. For over forty-five years, he has been involved in teaching, research, and mentoring, as well as leading research groups on condensed matter physics and complex systems. He has more than 160 publications, an H-index of 24, and over 1200 citations. In recent years, he has been dedicated to the study of interdisciplinary problems, primarily physics applied to economics and social sciences, investigating issues such as income distribution, opinion propagation, epidemics, criminality, and risk propagation in complex networks. He also has extensive experience in the areas of condensed matter physics and statistical physics, mainly working on the Kondo effect, Kondo networks, strongly correlated magnetism, as well as magnetic domains and cellular systems. In August 2019, UFRGS awarded him the title of Emeritus Professor.
José Roberto Iglesias obtained his undergraduate degree in physics at the Balseiro Institute, Bariloche Atomic Center, Argentina, where he completed a Licenciatura (equivalent to a bachelor's degree) in physics in 1969. He obtained his Ph.D. in physics (Docteur ès Sciences) at the Laboratory of Solid State Physics at the University of Paris Sud, Orsay, France, in 1977. For over forty-five years, he has been involved in teaching, research, and mentoring, as well as leading research groups on condensed matter physics and complex systems. He has more than 160 publications, an H-index of 24, and over 1200 citations. In recent years, he has been dedicated to the study of interdisciplinary problems, primarily physics applied to economics and social sciences, investigating issues such as income distribution, opinion propagation, epidemics, criminality, and risk propagation in complex networks. He also has extensive experience in the areas of condensed matter physics and statistical physics, mainly working on the Kondo effect, Kondo networks, strongly correlated magnetism, as well as magnetic domains and cellular systems. In August 2019, UFRGS awarded him the title of Emeritus Professor.