Sebastian Poledna
Guest Senior Research Scholar
Exploratory Modeling of Human-natural Systems Research Group
Advancing Systems Analysis Program
Biography
Sebastian Poledna is a Guest Senior Research Scholar in the Exploratory Modeling of Human-natural Systems (EM) Research Group of the IIASA Advancing Systems Analysis Program.His scientific interests include new approaches to macroeconomics, the impact of climate change on socioeconomic systems, the systemic risk of various complex systems, and financial regulation.
He holds double degrees in physics (2005-2011) and in economics and business administration (1999-2003). He has worked as a practitioner in risk management at one of the largest European banks for almost a decade (2007-2015). He obtained his PhD in physics at the University of Vienna in 2016.
Poledna first joined IIASA as a research scholar in the former IIASA Advanced Systems Analysis and Risk and Resilience programs in 2015. From 2021-2025, he served as the Research Group Leader of the EM Research Group.
Last update: 24 FEB 2026
Publications
Strelkovskii, N. , Poledna, S., Conte, A., Goujon, A. , Linnerooth-Bayer, J., Michele, C., & Rovenskaya, E. (2025). Short- and mid-term macroeconomic and labour market impacts of migration in Austria: an agent-based modelling perspective. In: Annual Conference of the Austrian Economic Association (NOeG) 2025, 23-24 September, 2025, Krems, Austria.
Hommes, C., He, M., Poledna, S., Siqueira, M., & Zhang, Y. (2024). CANVAS: A Canadian behavioral agent-based model for monetary policy. Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control 172 e104986. 10.1016/j.jedc.2024.104986.
Strelkovskii, N. , Poledna, S., Hochrainer-Stigler, S. , Sakic Trogrlic, R. , Reiter, K., & Daniell, J. (2024). Assessing transboundary and intersectoral spillovers of multiple natural hazards in the Danube Region using a large-scale macroeconomic agent-based model. In: 3rd International Conference Natural Hazards and Risks in a Changing World Addressing Compound and Multi-Hazard Risk, 12-13 June 2024, Amsterdam.
Hochrainer-Stigler, S. , Bachner, G., Knittel, N., Poledna, S., Reiter, K., & Bosello, F. (2024). Risk management against indirect risks from disasters: A multi-model and participatory governance framework applied to flood risk in Austria. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 106 e104425. 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2024.104425.
Poledna, S., Strelkovskii, N. , Conte, A., Goujon, A. , Linnerooth-Bayer, J., Catalano, M., & Rovenskaya, E. (2024). Economic and labour market impacts of migration in Austria: an agent-based modelling approach. Comparative Migration Studies 12 (1) e18. 10.1186/s40878-024-00374-3.