The Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS) – UM6P hosted a new session of its weekly Mercredis de l’IAS seminar series, featuring a talk by resident researcher Tomas Veloz.

Entitled On the Emergence and Evolution of Complex Adaptive Systems: Mathematical, Computational and Interdisciplinary Challenges, the seminar explored the fundamental mechanisms through which complex systems sustain themselves via continuous interactions with their environment. Drawing on examples ranging from ecological communities and metabolic pathways to socio-technical and economic systems, the talk highlighted the limits of conventional modeling approaches and emphasized the need for interdisciplinary frameworks.

Held in Salle Laâyoune on the UM6P Campus Benguerir, the session offered participants a deep dive into emerging perspectives on complexity, resilience, and systemic evolution. Tomas Veloz introduced Chemical Organization Theory (COT) as a promising conceptual and mathematical framework capable of identifying self-maintaining structures within reaction networks.

By bridging mathematical modeling, computational methods, and interdisciplinary insights, the seminar sparked stimulating discussions on how complex adaptive systems can be better understood across scientific domains. This session further reinforced the role of Les Mercredis de l’IAS as a space for rigorous inquiry and cross-disciplinary dialogue within the IAS–UM6P community.