Emanuele Pugliese

Emanuele Pugliese is a Researcher at the United Nation University in Maastricht (UNU-MERIT), where he leads the Computational Innovation Lab. His research explores Structural Change, Development, and Complexity, employing advanced computational methods such as machine learning, network science, and dynamical systems.

In his career, Emanuele published numerous policy briefs and articles in peer-reviewed journals while working at the intersection of policy and academia. On the policy side, before joining UNU-MERIT he worked for the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission, where he established and led the Complex Project, and for the World Bank Group. In academia, he was affiliated with the Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, the Institute for Complex Systems, and the University of Bath.

Emanuele holds an MSc in Physics and a PhD in International Economics.