Dr. Seba Contreras is a postdoctoral researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization and the University of Göttingen, Germany. His research explores the complex interplay between human behavior and infectious diseases, focusing on how societies and pathogens co-evolve. He leads the infectious disease modeling team within the Max Planck Research Group “Complex Systems Theory,”  where he develops new models that incorporate behavior, feedback loops, interventions, and multi-pathogen systems for sexually transmitted infections. His work on tipping points in disease spread was highly relevant for COVID-19 mitigation efforts in Germany. He has received several awards, including the Berliner-Ungewitter Prize for his doctoral dissertation and the recognition of Best Graduate of the Year from the Chilean Association of Engineers.