Publications

Publications

The Metabolism of Cities Living Lab has many educational materials and resources available. Please find a non-exhausted list of our research activities, organized events, exhibitions, webinars, presentations, seminars, conferences, posters, books, awards, and publications showcased around the world.

Exhibitions

Metabolism of Cities Living Lab -SDSU 4 SDGs Leave No One Behind Exhibition, Curator and Exhibition Director, Fernandez Gabriela (Director, Metabolism of Cities Living Lab). Inauguration and Red Ribbon Cutting Ceremony: February 21, 2023, at 12:30 pm at San Diego State University Library. Sponsors: Scott Walter (Dean, SDSU Library), Monica Casper (SDSU College of Arts and Letters (CAL)), Patrick McCarthy (SDSU, Library), Dr. Ming Hsiang Tsou (Director, Center for Human Dynamics in the Mobile Age (HDMA)). Special Thanks to: Dr. Adela de la Torre (President, SDSU), Hector Salvador Ochoa (Provost, SDSU), Aurora Velasco (Assistant Dean, Instructional Technology Services), Thai Nguyen (Instructional Technology Services). Art Mural: Karenina Zaballa (Content and Story-telling) and Fernandez Gabriela (Content and Story-telling), Gabi Zaballa (Designer); Sarah Tribelhorn, Rebecca Williamson (marketing), Lisa Lamont, Dr. Domenico Vito, Carol Maione (MOC-LLAB researchers) Virtual Exhibition | Exhibition Website | Exhibition Video

Organized Events

5th International One Health Conference 2026 at the Higher Institute of Biotechnology Monastir, University of Sousse, October 28-30, 2026, Sousse, (Tunisia).

COP 31 Side Event in Antalya, Turkey, United Nations Climate Change Conference, Digital Pavilion in Collaboration with GLOCHA and Metabolism of Cities Living Lab, November 9-20, 2026, Antalya (Turkey).

E SRI User Conference 2026. Master of Science in Big Data Analytics Global Campus at ESRI Booth. (Metabolism of Cities Living Lab research will be featured), San Diego Convention Center, July 13-17, 2026, San Diego, (California).

IEEE, Technology and Engineering Management Society Seminar (TEMSCON LATAM), IEEE Xplore, June 11-12, 2026, Universidad Autonoma de Baja California, Tijuana, (Mexico).

5th International One Health Conference Side Event, “Smart, Efficient, and Sustainable Hospitals: Driving Ecological Transformation in the Health Sector,” Vito D., (MOC-LLAB/ One Health International Conference), Banfi G., (Scientific Director, IRCCS Galeazzi-Sant’Ambrogio Hospital), Ferrante M., (Uni Catania/ One Health International Conference), Fernandez G., (MOC-LLAB/ One Health International Conference), Fornasiero A. (Manens-GBC Italia), Sconfienza L. M. (U.O. Radiologia Diagnostica and IRCCS Galeazzi-Sant’ Ambrogio Hospital), Capolongo S., (Politecnico di Milano), Fornasiero A.(Manens-GBC Italia), D’Angelo E. (RSPP IRCCS Galeazzi-Sant’ Ambrogio Hospital), Wednesday, May 12, 2026 CEST (Hybrid), 16:00-18:30 pm, MIND Innovation Week, Milan Innovation District (MIND), Centro Congressi, IRCCS Ospedale Galeazzi-Sant’Ambrogio, Aula A, Via Cristina Belgioioso, 173 20157, Milan (Italy).

San Diego State University, Breaking the Stigma: Connecting SDSU to San Diego’s Unhoused Community, Organizers: Human Rights Center, SD HEART Project, Center for Human Dynamics in the Mobile Age, Metabolism of Cities Living Lab, Cheng G., Fernandez G., Pine A., Zeis-Khalil J., Suarez M.L, April 14, 2026, Templo Mayor, 1:00-3:30 pm, San Diego State University, San Diego, (California). Flyer

5th International One Health Conference Side Event, “Integral Ecology and One Health: Govern the Health of life in the Face of Climatic and Other Policrises,” Maison Internationale des Associations (MIA), GEO-7 Policrises, Neira M. (WHO), Vito D., (MOC-LLAB/ One Health International Conference) Ferrante M., (Uni Catania/ One Health International Conference), Tirado C. (UNEP GEO-7/IPCC), Sanchez I. (UNEP GEO 7), Fwangkwal B., (UNEP GEO-7), Nagabhatla N., (UN Uni), Negabhatla N. (UNU-CRIS), De Anzizu H., (CIEL), Fernandez G., (MOC-LLAB/ One Health International Conference), Sanjay Shelke S., (SDSU), Kaziz K. (Monastir Uni), Serrano Pons J. (Planet Health Innovation Network), Vizzini C., (Africa-Europe Foundation), April 8, 2026 CEST (Hybrid), Rue des Savoises 15, 1205, Room Chico Mendez, Geneva, (Switzerland). Video

American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting (AAG), “Geographies of Care in the Age of AI: Mapping and Modeling Homelessness and Public Health with Big Data Seminar,” Organizers: Nara A., Tsou M., Fernandez G., Wang Yi-C., Swindell C., 4 Sessions, March 18, 2026, Conference: March 17-21, 2026, Union Square 24, 4th Hilton Union Square, San Francisco, (California).

5th International One Health Conference Side Event, “Vulnerability and Risks in the Mediterrranean,” Universita Politecnica delle Marche, Aula B1 Facolta di Economia, Vito D., Ferrante M., Regoli F., Rondinella A., Woegerbauer T., Corvaro F. February 18, 2026, 4:30 pm CET (Hybrid), Caserma Villarey, Piazzale Martelli 8, 60121 Ancona, (Italy). Video

Media

ESRI ArcWatch 2026. Check out our new article in ArcWatch (March 27, 2026): “Geospatial Technology Transforms Research on Homelessness in San Diego County” by Jim Baumann. Special thanks to Cassandra Perez for her support in bringing this piece together! See our ArcWatch Article Here.

SDSU Student Research Symposium 2026. Best Poster Award: Graduate Research Scholarship and Creative Activities Excellence Award, Award List, Total Amount: $250.00. Pugsley O., Ngu A., O’Keeffe J. 2026 Mentor: Dr. Fernandez Gabriela and Dr. Beck Audrey 2026. “Unhoused in San Diego, California: Results from the 2025 SD HEART Surveys,” February 27, 2026, San Diego, (California), USA.

Division of Student Affairs and Campus Diversity News, SDSU Student Research Symposium HSI Awards. Fernandez G., and Carillo F., 2025, College of Arts and Letters, Posted February 2026. Studied inequalities at the US-Mexico Border and Empowering Women. See SDSU News Mention Here.

Journal Papers

Meza J., Fernandez G., Vito D., 2026 et al. “Responsible Consumption and Waste Reduction in Baja California: An Educational Model Based on Complex Systems Theory.” IEEE Xplore, Technology and Engineering Management Society (TEMSCON LATAM), IEEE June 18-21, 2025 (Coming soon).

Fernandez G., Vito D., Suresh-Babu Siddharth, Sanjay-Shelke S., Kaziz K., Yabumoto R., Banni M. 2026. “Multi-modal Foundation Models for Ecologically Realistic Segmentation and Polymer Classification of Marine Microplastics,” Special Issue: Vulnerability and Resilience: A One-Health Approach to Environmental and Climate Risks in the Mediterranean, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (Coming soon).

Books and Book Chapters

Vito D., Maione C., Fernandez G., 2026. “Marine debris flow estimation using citizen science approaches: case studies from Pacific American and Mediterranean coastal tourist sites.” Proceedings of the Euro-Mediterranean Conference for Environmental Integration (EMCEI), June 23-26, 2025, Reggio Calabria, Italy, Book Chapter, Advances in Science, Technology and Innovation, IEREK ASTI Interdisciplinary Series for Sustainable Development, Springer Nature (Coming Soon).

Lauriola P., Vito D., Ferrante M., Fernandez G., Banni M., 2025. “Vulnerability and Resilience: A One Health Approach to Environmental and Climate Risks in the Mediterranean.” A Special Issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601) Website (Coming Soon).

Fernandez G., Sabet M., Rashed A., Equihua M., Rajkai K. L. et al. 2025. United Nations Environmental Program, 7^th Global Environment Outlook (GEO-7) – Review Editor for Interlinkages across environmental changes, scales and geographic regions and sub-regions: Western Europe and Others section. Review Editor, UNEP GEO-7 (21 Chapters) Chapter 8, Part B: State and Trends of the Environment (NOW AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD: https://www.unep.org/resources/global-environment-outlook-7).

Conferences

Fernandez G., Beck A., Pugsley O., Ngu A., O’Keefe J, Keppler S. Tran D. 2026. “On the Street and Within the System: Structural Barriers and Health Inequities Among People Experiencing Homelessness Along the US-Mexico Border.” Re-Border Conference, One Region: Border Innovation and Resilience, October 14, 2026, San Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Drive 92185 San Diego, (California).

Fernandez G., Meza J., Vito D., Puac D., Tello A. E., Inzunza A. J. A. 2026. “Chiara Project: Case study of Cucuta, Colombia.” Re-Border Conference, One Region: Border Innovation and Resilience, October 14, 2026, San Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Drive 92185 San Diego, (California).

Fernandez G., Meza J., Vito D., Tello A. E., Inzunza A. J. A. 2026. “Chiara Project: Case study of Tijuana Colombia.” SYSCON, The 1st Latin American Systems Conference, 1st LATAM Edition, IEEE Systems Council, IEEE Region 9, Universidad Tecnologica de Bolivar, October 1-2, 2026, Cartagena, (Colombia).

Fernandez G., Beck A., Pugsley O., Ngu A., O’Keefe J, Keppler S. 2026. “Bridging Data and Dignity: Driven Insights on San Diego, CA Unhoused Community.” ESRI User Conference 2026, Session: GIS for SDG 4: Delivering Quality Education, July 13-17, 2026, Session: ArcGIS for Resilient and Inclusive Development, Room 3, July 14, 2026 from 8:30 am -9:30 am, San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, (California).

Vito D. 1st Conference Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels, Gobierno de Colombia and Government of the Netherlands, April 24-29, 2026, Santa Marta, (Colombia).

Fernandez G., Beck A., Pugsley O., Ngu A., O’Keefe J, Keppler S. 2026. “Mapping Voices: A mixed-methods analysis of homelessness and health inequality along the US-Mexico border,” Geographies of Care in the Age of AI: Mapping and Modeling Homelessness and Public Health with Big Data Seminar, Organizers: Nara A., Tsou M., Fernandez G., Wang Yi-C., Swindell C., 4 Sessions, March 18, 2026, American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting (AAG), Theme: Borders, Contaminants, and Community Health, Conference: March 17-21, 2026, Union Square 24, 4th Hilton Union Square, San Francisco, (California).

Posters

Moshrif T., Buch D., Vito D., Fernandez G. 2026. “Human-Centered Database Architecture for the AI-E Platform” 2026 Grand Challenges Scholars Program Annual Meeting (GCSP), GCSP Network, February 13, 2026, Sapienza University of Rome, Via Eudossiana 18, 00184 Rome, (Italy).

Dipsy D., Suresh Babu S., Kaziz K., Sanjay Shelke S. 2026 Mentor: Dr. Fernandez Gabriela and Vito Domenico 2026. “Advancing marine microplastic monitoring through deep learning-based image segmentation,” SDSU Student Research Symposium 2026, February 27, 2026, San Diego, (California), USA.

Wilshire A. 2026 Mentor: Dr. Fernandez Gabriela and Vito Domenico 2026. “US-Mexico border surveillance study: community views on border technologies and artificial intelligence,” SDSU Student Research Symposium 2026, February 27, 2026, San Diego, (California), USA.

Herfi R., De Haro P., Hernandez Garcia J., Sannes M., Rosas E. 2026 Mentor: Dr. Fernandez Gabriela and Dr. Vito Domenico 2026. “The Chiara Project: Documenting the crisis of women’s health and violence at the US-Mexico border,” SDSU Student Research Symposium 2026, February 27, 2026, San Diego, (California), USA.

Presentation and Webinars

5th International One Health Conference Side Event, “Metabolism of Cities Living Lab at San Diego State University: Leave No One Behind,” Theme: Integral Ecology and One Health: Govern the Health of life in the Face of Climatic and Other Policrises,” Maison Internationale des Associations (MIA), GEO-7 Policrises, Fernandez G., (MOC-LLAB/ One Health International Conference), April 8, 2026 CEST (Hybrid), Rue des Savoises 15, 1205, Room Chico Mendez, Geneva, (Switzerland).

5th International One Health Conference Side Event, “Advancing Marine Microplastic Detection through AI-Based Image Segmentation” Theme: Integral Ecology and One Health: Govern the Health of life in the Face of Climatic and Other Policrises,” Maison Internationale des Associations (MIA), GEO-7 Policrises, Presenters: Fernandez G., (MOC-LLAB/ One Health International Conference), Sanjay Shelke Sayali, (SDSU), Kawther Kaziz (Monastir Uni), Team Members: Lnu Dipsy, Suresh-Babu Siddharth, Yabumoto Robert, April 8, 2026 CEST (Hybrid), Rue des Savoises 15, 1205, Room Chico Mendez, Geneva, (Switzerland).

Vito D., 2026. The One Health Summit 2026, “From Commitment to Action: One Health Round Table Discussion,” Ministere De L’Europe Et Des Affaires Etrangeres, G7, April 7, 2026, Lyon, (France).

Fernandez G., Pugsley O., Keppler S., 2026. San Diego State University, “Voices of the Street: Insights from the SD HEART Homeless Project,” Organizers: Human Rights Center, SD HEART Project, Center for Human Dynamics in the Mobile Age, Metabolism of Cities Living Lab, Cheng G., Fernandez G., Pine A., Zeis-Khalil J., Suarez M.L, April 14, 2026, Room, Templo Mayor, 1:00-3:30 pm, San Diego State University, San Diego, (California). Flyer

Awards

National Science Foundation (NSF). “Analyzing Spatiotemporal Changes and Socio-Environmental Impacts of the Homeless Population in a U.S. Border Region and Creating a Homeless and Health Equality Research Consortium.” Utilize Street View Images (Google Street View – GSV) and high-resolution satellite images (NearMap) to study the spatiotemporal distribution of homeless individuals, tents, and vehicles, and the dynamic changes of neighborhoods (San Diego, CA). PI: Dr. Tsou Ming-Hsiang (Geography), Co-PI: Dr. Fernandez Gabriela (Geography, Sustainability, SDGs, and Policy), Co-PI: Dr. Beck Audrey (Sociology, Healthy Equity), Co-PI: Dr. Nara Atsushi (Geography, Remote Sensing and Image Classification), August 20, 2024, San Diego, (California) Total Amount: $450,000, Award #2417568 (3 Years).

Pugsley O., Ngu A., O’Keeffe J. 2026 Mentor: Dr. Fernandez Gabriela and Dr. Beck Audrey 2026. “Unhoused in San Diego, California: Results from the 2025 SD HEART Surveys,” SDSU Student Research Symposium 2026, February 27, 2026, San Diego, (California), USA. Best Poster Award: Graduate Research Scholarship and Creative Activities Excellence Award, Award List, Total Amount: $250.00

Exhibitions

Organized Events and Media

4th International One Health Conference 2025. Integral Ecology as a light to advance the One Health Vision, Universita Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, September 30-October 2, 2025, Rome, (Italy).

COP 30 Amazonia, Digital Innovation Pavilion Side Event. “Presentation of the Position Paper of the 4th International One Health Conference: “One Digital Health and Integral Ecology: Fostering SDGs in the One Health Framework through Data.” The 30^th Session of the United Nations Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC) 2025. Metabolism of Cities Living Lab @SDSU Research. Organizers: Metabolism of Cities Living Lab at San Diego State University and GLOCHA. Dr. Fernandez Gabriela (SDSU-MOC-LLAB), Vito Domenico (SDSU-MOC-LLAB), Ferrante Margherita (Uni of Catania), Roberta Ianna (MASE), Gokul Rajendran (Govardhan App and GITM Alliance), Dr. Pons Serrano Jordi (Planet Health Innovation Network), Cristina Romanelli (WHO), Arriel Benis (University of Duke), November 11-22, 2024, Blue Zone, Room 8, Belem, (Brazil) Video.

COP 30 Amazonia, Digital Innovation Pavilion Side Event. “AI for sustainable development microplastic detection and AI case studies.” The 30^th Session of the United Nations Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC) 2025. Metabolism of Cities Living Lab @SDSU Research. Organizers: Metabolism of Cities Living Lab at San Diego State University and GLOCHA. Dr. Fernandez Gabriela, Dr. Vito Domenico, Wilshire Alice, Dipsy Lnu, Siddharth Suresh-Babu, Sayali Sanjay Shelke, Aichu Tan, Emanuele Rimini, and Kawther Kaziz, Blue Zone Area B, PV-C90, 12:00-1:00 pm am, Belem, (Brazil).

COP 30 Amazonia, Digital Innovation Pavilion Side Event. “The Chiara Project: Gendered Injustice, Health Inequalities, and Surveillance along the Borderlands.” The 30^th Session of the United Nations Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC) 2025. Metabolism of Cities Living Lab @SDSU Research. Organizers: Metabolism of Cities Living Lab at San Diego State University and GLOCHA. Fernandez Gabriela, Vito Domenico, Pugsley Olivia, Ngu Alexandra, Rita Herfi, De Haro Pilar, Hernandez Garcia Jesus, Sannes Marina, Dr. Rozo Omar, Blue Zone Area B, PV-C90, 10:30-11:30 am, Belem, (Brazil). Video.

ESRI User Conference 2025. Master of Science in Big Data Analytics Global Campus at ESRI Booth. (Metabolism of Cities Living Lab research was featured), San Diego Convention Center, July 14-17, 2025, San Diego, (California).

3rd United Nations Ocean Conference 2025 (UNOC3) Side Event. “Community Engagement for Coastal Protection and Marine Debris Management, Citizen Science Experiences and New Governance Models.” Participants: Suresh-Babu S., Fernandez, G. Vito D., Maione C., Dipsy D. and more, June 13, 2025, Nice, (France).

NAFSA 2025, “Connecting Purpose, Place, and Partnership to Advance SDGs through Education-Abroad Workshop,” San Diego State University, Hansen N., Kiuchi M., Raj R., Fernandez G., May 28, 2025, San Diego, (California).

Media

SDSU News. 2025. “Bridging big data science and human connection to improve the health and welfare of the unhoused.” Participants: Tsou M-H, Fernandez G., Olivia etc., NSF Project, SD HEART, Article by Leslie Reilly, August 29, 2025 San Diego, (California).

SDSU News. SDSU becomes an R-1 Hispanic Servicing Institute university. The Metabolism of Cities Living Lab was highlighted as one of the selected case study faculty success stories (Dr. Fernandez G.). February 2025, San Diego State University, San Diego, (California) Website.

SDSU News. “SDSU lab dives into big data to localize UN Sustainable Development Goals,” January 21, 2025, by Mike Freeman and Leslie L.J. Reilly. Dr. Fernandez G. interview. At Metabolism of Cities Living Lab, researchers build awareness of climate change and give a voice to vulnerable populations along the US-Mexico border and globally, Article, San Diego, (California).

Journal Papers

Shealy, C.; Fernandez, G.; Vito, D.; Maione, C. “From Sea to Plate: The Plastic Pollution Problem in the Food Chain.” Medical Science Forum 2025, 33, 4. DOI.

Meza, S., Fernandez, G., & Vito, D. (2025, December). “The CHIARA Project: Addressing Women’s Mental Health and Safety in US–Mexico Border States.” In Medical Sciences Forum (Vol. 33, No. 1, p. 6). MDPI. DOI.

Vito, D., Maione, C., Fernandez, G., Trucco, P., Algeri, C., & Chakraborty, S. (2025). “Advancing Our Understanding of Transboundary Plastic Waste Management.” Sustainability, 18(1), 28. DOI.

Fernandez G., Suresh-Babu S, Vito D. “Mapping Public Sentiment: A Data Driven Analysis of Covid-19 Discourse on Social Media in Italy,” Medical Sciences Forum 2025, 33(3). DOI.

Vito, D., Ferrante, M., Oliveri Conti, G., Fernandez, G., Maione, C., Lauriola, P., … & Tageo, V. (2025, December). “Preface and Abstracts of the 3nd International One Health Conference 2024.” In Medical Sciences Forum (Vol. 33, No. 1, p. 7). MDPI. DOI.

Adamopoulos, I., Syrou, N., & Vito, D. (2025, April). “Climate Change Risks and Impacts on Public Health Correlated with Air Pollution—African Dust in South Europe.” In Medical Sciences Forum (Vol. 33, No. 1, p. 1). MDPI. DOI.

Shealy C., Fernandez G., Vito D., Maione C., 2025. “From Sea to Plate: The Plastic Pollution Problem in the Food Chain,” Medical Sciences Forum 33(1),4. DOI.

Maione C., Vito D., Fernandez G., Trucco P., 2025. “Characterization of Transboundary Transfer Mechanisms for Improved Plastic Waste Management: A Study on the US-Mexico Border.” Water 2025, 17, 1819. DOI.

Fernandez G., Suresh-Babu S, Vito D. “Mapping Infodemic Responses: A Geospatial Analysis of COVID-19 Discourse on Twitter in Italy.” International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2025; 22(5):668. DOI.

Books and Book Chapters

Fernandez G., Sabet M., Rashed A., Equihua M., Rajkai K. L. et al. 2025. United Nations Environmental Program, 7^th Global Environment Outlook (GEO-7) – Review Editor for Interlinkages across environmental changes, scales and geographic regions and sub-regions: Western Europe and Others section. Review Editor, UNEP GEO-7 (21 Chapters) Chapter 8, Part B: State and Trends of the Environment (NOW AVAILABLE: https://www.unep.org/resources/global-environment-outlook-7).

Conferences

COP 30 Amazonia, Digital Innovation Pavilion Side Event. Presentation: “Presentation of the Position Paper of the 4th International One Health Conference: “One Digital Health and Integral Ecology: Fostering SDGs in the One Health Framework through Data.” The 30^th Session of the United Nations Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC) 2025. Metabolism of Cities Living Lab @SDSU Research. Organizers: Metabolism of Cities Living Lab at San Diego State University and GLOCHA. Dr. Fernandez Gabriela (SDSU-MOC-LLAB), Vito Domenico (SDSU-MOC-LLAB), Ferrante Margherita (Uni of Catania), Roberta Ianna (MASE), Gokul Rajendran (Govardhan App and GITM Alliance), Dr. Pons Serrano Jordi (Planet Health Innovation Network), Cristina Romanelli (WHO), Arriel Benis (University of Duke), November 11-22, 2024, Blue Zone, Room 8, Belem, (Brazil).

COP 30 Amazonia, Digital Innovation Pavilion Side Event. Presentation: “AI for sustainable development microplastic detection and AI case studies.” The 30^th Session of the United Nations Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC) 2025. Metabolism of Cities Living Lab @SDSU Research. Organizers: Metabolism of Cities Living Lab at San Diego State University and GLOCHA. Dr. Fernandez Gabriela, Dr. Vito Domenico, Wilshire Alice, Dipsy Lnu, Siddharth Suresh-Babu, Sayali Sanjay Shelke, Aichu Tan, Emanuele Rimini, and Kawther Kaziz, Blue Zone Area B, PV-C90, 12:00-1:00 pm am, Belem, (Brazil).

COP 30 Amazonia, Digital Innovation Pavilion Side Event. Presentation: “The Chiara Project: Gendered Injustice, Health Inequalities, and Surveillance along the Borderlands.” The 30^th Session of the United Nations Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC) 2025. Metabolism of Cities Living Lab @SDSU Research. Organizers: Metabolism of Cities Living Lab at San Diego State University and GLOCHA. Fernandez Gabriela, Vito Domenico, Pugsley Olivia, Ngu Alexandra, Rita Herfi, De Haro Pilar, Hernandez Garcia Jesus, Sannes Marina, Dr. Rozo Omar, Blue Zone Area B, PV-C90, 10:30-11:30 am, Belem, (Brazil). Video.

Vito D., Fernandez G., 2025. “Big Data, AI, e Sostenibilita, AI for Future, Alterna partecipa al piu grande evento su Innovazione e digitalizzazione del Sud Italia, Terza Edizione, Sud Innovation Summit 2025. October 16-17, 2025. Polo Universitario Papardo, UNIME, University of Messina, Messina, (Italy).

Tan A., Vito D., Fernandez G., 2025. “AI for Farmers: A YOLO and Language Model-Based Plant Disease Detection and Advisory System” One Health International Conference, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, September 30-October 2, 2025 Rome, (Italy).

Wilshire A., Fernandez G., Vito D. 2025. “US-Mexico Border Surveillance Study: Community Views on Border Technologies and Artificial Intelligence,” One Health International Conference, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, September 30-October 2, 2025 Rome, (Italy).

Fernandez G., 2025. “Metabolism of Cities Living Lab: Microplastics and AI boundary segmentation.” Innovation Section. Planet Health Innovation, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, September 29, 2025 Rome, (Italy).

Fernandez G., Vito D., Meza J., Hernandez G. J., Herfi R., De Haro P., Rosas E., Sannes M., Olivas C., Tello A. E., Inzunza A. J. A., 2025. “The Chiara Project: Documenting the Crisis of Women’s Health and Violence at the US-Mexico Border,” One Health International Conference, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, September 30-October 2, 2025 Rome, (Italy).

Meza J., Fernandez G., Vito D., Hernandez G. J., Herfi R., De Haro P., Rosas E., Sannes M., Olivas C., Tello A. E., Inzunza A. J. A., 2025. “Invisible No More: The Chiara Project’s US-Mexico Geospatial Approach to Border Violence Against Women.” Technologies for a Smart City, IEEE-BCC 2025, Baja California Conference 2025, IEEE Xplore, Technology and Engineering Management Society (TEMSCON LATAM), IEEE, October 28-31, 2025, Tijuana, (Mexico).

Fernandez G., Vito D., Banni M., Dipsy D., Suresh-Babu S., Kaziz K., Sanjay-Shelke S. 2025. “Advancing Marine Microplastic Monitoring Through Deep Learning-Based Image Segmentation.” One Health Advances, One Health International Conference 2025, September 30-October 2, 2025, Rome, (Italy).

Fernandez G., Vito D., Babu Suresh S. 2025. “Pandemic Sentiments in Transition: Italian Urban Emotions (Aug 2020-June 2021),”47^th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (IEEE-EMBS). Environmental Epidemiology for Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases, Organizers: Gianquintieri Lorenzo and Caiani Gianluca Enrico. July 14-17, 2025, Copenhagen, (Denmark).

Fernandez G., Hernandez G. J., Meza J., Vito D., 2025. “El Proyecto Chiara: Como las desigualdades en el acceso a la atencion medica y el saneamiento afectan la salud de las mujeres en la frontera entre Estados Unidos y Mexico.” IEEE, 7th Latin American Industry Forum, June 11, 2025, (Colombia).

Fernandez G., “Metabolism of Cities Living Lab: Chiara Project,” Semana de la Inteligencia de Negocios, Universidad Autonoma de Baja California, Facultad de Contaduria y Administracion, Conectate con el Mundo de los Datos y la Estrategia, Clausura y Conferencia, Abril 20-Abril 30, 2025, Socia de Auditoria en Salles Sainz Grant Thornton, Sala Audiovisual FCA Tijuana, #SOYFCA Tijuana, (Mexico) https://lnkd.in/eWxdyWBd| https://lnkd.in/eJjadkFX

Posters

Carrillo E., F., Fernandez G., Vito D., 2025. The Chiara Project Dashboard: Empowering Women and Health Inequalities at the US-Mexico Border, SDSU Student Research Symposium 2025, H-7, February 28, 2024, San Diego State University, (San Diego, California). Best Hispanic Serving Award $300.

Suresh-Babu S., Fernandez G., Vito D., Padmanabha R., 2025. “Mapping Public Sentiment: A Data Driven Analysis of Covid-19 Discourse on Social Media in Italy.” SDSU Student Research Symposium 2025, February 28, 2024, San Diego State University (San Diego, California). SDSU Dean’s Award: Arts and Letters $300.

Dipsy D., Fernandez G., Vito D., 2025. “Trash 2 Treasure: An AI-Powered Educational Platform for Marine Pollution Awaren4ess and Action,” SDSU Student Research Symposium 2025, G-8, February 28, 2024, San Diego State University (San Diego, California).

Herfi R., Fernandez G., Vito D., 2025. “Pathways to Progress: Empowering the Middle Eastern/MENA Community in San Diego.” SDSU Student Research Symposium 2025, G-8, February 28, 2024, San Diego State University (San Diego, California).

Pugsley O., Fernandez G., Beck A., 2025. “Beyond the Count: A Qualitative Approach to Understanding Homelessness in San Diego.” SDSU Student Research Symposium 2025, I-5, February 28, 2024, San Diego State University (San Diego, California).

Wilshire A., Fernandez G., Vito D., 2025. “US-Mexico Border Surveillance Community Views on Technology and AI.” SDSU Student Research Symposium 2025, H-6, February 28, 2024, San Diego State University (San Diego, California).

Presentation and Webinars

Serrano Pons J., Fernandez G., et al. 2025. United Nations Headquarters, Health Impact Forward, PVblic Foundation, “One Health Approach,” New York City, September 25, 2025 (New York City, New York).

Awards

National Science Foundation (NSF). “Analyzing Spatiotemporal Changes and Socio-Environmental Impacts of the Homeless Population in a U.S. Border Region and Creating a Homeless and Health Equality Research Consortium.” Utilize Street View Images (Google Street View – GSV) and high-resolution satellite images (NearMap) to study the spatiotemporal distribution of homeless individuals, tents, and vehicles, and the dynamic changes of neighborhoods (San Diego, CA). PI: Dr. Tsou Ming-Hsiang (Geography), Co-PI: Dr. Fernandez Gabriela (Geography, Sustainability, SDGs, and Policy), Co-PI: Dr. Beck Audrey (Sociology, Healthy Equity), Co-PI: Dr. Nara Atsushi (Geography, Remote Sensing and Image Classification), August 20, 2024, San Diego, (California) Total Amount: $450,000, Award #2417568 (3 Years).

Carrillo E., F., Fernandez G., Vito D., 2025. “The Chiara Project Dashboard: Empowering Women and Health Inequalities at the US-Mexico Border,” SDSU Student Research Symposium 2025, H-7, February 28, 2024, San Diego State University (San Diego, California). Best Hispanic Serving Award $300.

Suresh-Babu S., Fernandez G., Vito D., Padmanabha R., 2025. “Mapping Public Sentiment: A Data Driven Analysis of Covid-19 Discourse on Social Media in Italy,” SDSU Student Research Symposium 2025, H-7, February 28, 2024, San Diego State University (San Diego, California). SDSU Dean’s Award: Arts and Letters $300.

Exhibitions

Organized Events and Media

3rd International One Health Conference 2024. Mediterranean: Humanity’s Crossroads for Climate, Child, and Maternal Health, October 15-17, 2024, Athens, (Greece).

Mediterranean Green Week. One Health: a transformative framework to promote foster Climate Resilient Development, May 15-18, 2024, Istanbul, (Turkey).

V Global Pandemic Network Conference. Climate Resilient Development of Cities: A One-Health Perspective, May 10-14, 2024, Rome, Urbino, (Italy).

ESRI ArcWatch Magazine. “GIS Education Localizes Global Goals,” Article. Metabolism of Cities Living Lab Interview and Students. This is a valuable and important contribution to the larger academic community in GIS and sustainability. With GIS, SDSU’s Metabolism of Cities Living Lab brings the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals to communities in San Diego and around the world. June 2024 Edition. Read more about our interview with Dr. Fernandez G., here: Article.

COP 29, Digital Innovation Pavilion and SDG Pavilion Side Event. “AI and Citizen Science Data Fostering the Localization of the SDGs. ”The 29^th Session of the United Nations Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC) 2024. Metabolism of Cities Living Lab @SDSU Research. Organizers: Metabolism of Cities Living Lab at San Diego State University. Fernandez Gabriela, Vito Domenico, Lnu Dipsy, Kank Lokesh, Wilshire Alice, Suresh-Babu Siddharth. November 11-22, 2024, Baku, (Azerbaijan). Video.

COP 29, Digital Innovation Pavilion and SDG Pavilion Side Event. “Presentation of the Position Paper of the 3^rd International One Health Conference: Addressing Health and Environmental Resilience in the Mediterranean. Towards Sustainable and Healthy Future: The Mediterranean as a Beacon for Global Climate Action and Public Health.” The 29^th Session of the United Nations Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC) 2024. Metabolism of Cities Living Lab @SDSU Research. Organizers: Metabolism of Cities Living Lab at San Diego State University. Fernandez Gabriela, Vito Domenico, Rajendran PGokul, Uchtmann Nathaniel, Ferrante Margherita, Pons Serrano Jordi, November 11-22, 2024, Blue Zone, Room 8, Baku, (Azerbaijan). Video

Milan Innovation District (MIND). One Health Memorandum of Understanding Inauguration Ceremony for IRCCS Ospedale Galeazzi and San Diego State University’s Metabolism of Cities Living Lab. Metabolism of Cities Living Lab, Fernandez G., Vito D., Banfi G. et al., October 30, 2024, Milan, (Italy).

Congreso Global de Innovacion y Tendencias Emergentes en Trabajo Social: Abordando Nuevos Desafios del Contexto, Fernandez G., “Metabolism of Cities Living Lab, SDGs World Café,” September 23-27, 2024, Universidad Simon Bolivar de Cucuta, Cucuta, (Colombia).

American Association of Geographers (AAG) Conference Seminar. Nara A., Tsou M., Fernandez G., Wang Yi-C., Embury J., Swindell C. 2024. “Exploring geospatial methods and human dynamics to address the sustainable development goals (SDGs) challenges.” Seminar. Geographic Information Science and Systems, Spatial Analysis and Modeling, Health, and Medical Geography, Human Dimensions of Global Change, April 16-20, 2024, Honolulu, (Hawaii).

SDSU Global Campus “Metabolism of Cities Living Lab Researchers present at the 3^rd One Health International Conference in Athens, Greece,” Meza Stephanie (Human Trafficking & Mental Health-US-Mexico), Rosas Eddie (LNOB-US-Mexico). Supervisor: Dr. Fernandez G., October 15-17, 2024. Post

The Hill News, “Policymakers push for solutions amid uncertain future of cities” by Taylor Giorno, Dr. Fernandez G., interview, October 29, 2024. Article.

MIND Milano Media, “SDSU and IRCCS Ospedale Galeazzi Sant’ Ambrogio Global One Health Inauguration Ceremony, October 29, 2024, Milan, Italy. Dr. Fernandez G., and Dr. Vito D., et al., Post.

Universidad Libre Seccional Cucuta Media “Metabolism of Cities Living Lab” Department of Engineering, Cucuta, September 28, 2024, Cucuta, Colombia. Dr. Fernandez G. Post.

Tu Kanal Television, “Metabolism of Cities Living Lab” Congreso Global de Innovacion y Tendencias Emergentes en Trabajo Social: Abordando Nuevos Desafios del Contexto. Universidad Simon Bolivar, Cucuta, September 27, 2024, Cucuta, Colombia. Dr. Fernandez G Post

Journal Papers

Etaati B., Jahangiri A., Fernandez G., Tsou M.H., Machiani S.G. 2024. “Understanding active transportation to school behavior in socioeconomically disadvantaged communities: a machine learning a SHAP analysis approach.” Sustainability, 16(1) 48. DOI

Maione C., Vito D., and Fernandez G. 2024. “Monitoring the effects of transboundary water pollution in Imperial Beach, California.” Proceedings of 2^nd International One Health Conference 2023. Bridging the gap: from science to policy, from policy to implementation. October 19-20, 2023, Medical Sciences Forum 2024, 25(1), 14, Barcelona, (Spain) PDF | DOI.

Jimenez Gomez Tagle, M., & Vito, D. (2024, December). “How Eco-Anxiety Is Affected by Community Health Status and Climate Justice Determinants: An Exploratory Study in Young Population.” In Medical Sciences Forum (Vol. 25, No. 1, p. 15). DOI .

Maione C., Fernandez G., and Vito D., 2024. “Participatory mapping of transboundary pollution. The case of Imperial Beach, California.” UN World Environment Day 2023: Sustainable Tourism and the Global Waste and Plastic Crisis, Frontiers in Sustainable Tourism, Section Climate and Global Environmental Consequences Behaviors and Behavior Change in Tourism, 3:1371270, Christchurch, (New Zealand), DOI.

Ferrante M., Conti Oliveri G., Vito D., Fernandez G., Maione C., Lauriola P., Piscitelli P., Tagle Gomez Jimenez M., Dora C., Serrano Pons J., Conforti C., Panisello J., Sol Ventura P., Bernotti I., Ruiz Martin C., Buloz E., Trombetta M., Banfi G., Tageo V., 2024. “Preface and Abstracts. Proceedings of the 2nd International One Health Conference 2023.” Bridging the gap: from science to policy, from policy to implementation. University of Catania, October 19-20, Medical Sciences Forum 2024, 25(1), 5; Catania, (Italy), DOI.

Moctezuma Nunez M., and Fernandez G., 2024. “Barrio Logan Case Study: Modern Environmental Injustice.” Proceedings of the 2^nd International One Health Conference 2023. Bridging the gap: from science to policy, from policy to implementation. October 19-20, 2023, Medical Sciences Forum 2024, 25(1), 9. Barcelona, (Spain), DOI.

Books, Book Chapters, & Technical Reports

Fernandez G., Etaati B., Mejia C., Andrick M., Machiani Ghanipoor S., Jahangiri A., Tsou M. 2024. “Evaluating the Safe Routes to School (SR2S) transportation program in socially vulnerable communities in San Diego County, California.” Safe-D National University Transportation Center (UTC) (San Diego State University, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, and Texas A&M Transportation Institute) US Department of Transportation, Repository and Open Access Portal (ROSA): Report, Supporting dataset VR video game, and supporting dataset.

Fernandez G., Sabet M., Rashed A., Equihua M., Rajkai K. L. et al. 2024. United Nations Environmental Program, 7^th Global Environment Outlook (GEO-7) – Review Editor for Interlinkages across environmental changes, scales and geographic regions and sub-regions: Western Europe and Others section. UNEP GEO-7 (21 Chapters) Chapter 8, Part B: State and Trends of the Environment.

Conferences

Fernandez G., Babu Suresh S., Vito D. 2024. “Mapping public sentiment: A data driven analysis of Covid-19 discourse on social media in Italy.” Proceedings of 3rd International One Health Conference 2024. Mediterranean: Humanity’s crossroads for climate, child, and maternal health. Health Effect of Disasters and Crises, October 15-17, 2024, Medical Sciences Forum 2024, Athens, (Greece).

Fernandez G. 2024. “Metabolism of Cities Living Lab at San Diego State University.” 3rd International One Health Conference 2024. Mediterranean: Humanity’s Crossroads for Climate, Child, and Maternal Health. October 15-17, 2024, Athens, (Greece).

Fernandez G. 2024. Congreso Global de Innovacion y Tendencias Emergentes en Trabajo Social: Abordando Nuevos Desafios del Contexto, “Metabolism of Cities Living Lab,” September 23-26, 2024, Universidad Simon Bolivar de Cucuta, Cucuta, (Colombia). Media

Fernandez G. 2024. Congreso Global de Innovacion y Tendencias Emergentes en Trabajo Social: Abordando Nuevos Desafios del Contexto- Department of Engineering, Metabolism of Cities Living Lab, September 27, 2024, Universidad Libre Cucuta, Cucuta, (Colombia). Media

Vito D., Fernandez G., McLaughlin S. J., Maione C. 2024. “From Trash 2 Treasure 2.0: An experience of citizen science participatory litter mapping with college students at Kavouri Beach, Athens, Greece,” Italian Conference on Geomatics and Geospatial Technologies (ASITA), Coastal and Marine Environment, Padova, (Italy), December 9-13, 2024.

Fernandez G. 2024. “SDGs Dashboard and Metabolism of Cities Living Lab” May 27, 2024, Conservation issues confronting the Mediterranean sea and sustainable solutions: an interdisciplinary, project-based approach, Penn State University, College Year in Athens (CYA), CHANCE, Program., Samos, (Greece).

Fernandez G., Eckoff L., Vito D., and Tsou M.-H. 2024. “Youth 4 SDGs: Public perceptions, attitudes, beliefs of USA and France.” ESRI User Conference 2024, Session: GIS for SDG 4: Delivering Quality Education, Room 29A SDCC, San Diego, (California), July 15-19, 2024.

Vito D., Fernandez G., Maione C. 2024. “Citizen Science mapping hotspots in the Mediterranean: case studies “From Trash 2 Treasure 2.0 Campaign” Euro-Mediterranean Conference for Environmental Integration (EMCEI), Marrakesh, (Morocco), Africa, May 15-18, 2024.

Fernandez G., 2024. “Metabolism of Cities Living Lab at SDSU,” SDSU 2nd Sustainability Summit 2024. San Diego State University, San Diego, (California), April 17, 2024, Video.

Posters

Carrillo Escarcega F., 2024. “Empowering Women’s well-being: a comprehensive approach to social health disparities,” SDSU Student Research Symposium 2024, Health Nutrition and Clinical Sciences, Poster, San Diego State University, San Diego, (California). Supervisors: Fernandez G., and Vito D., Metabolism of Cities Living Lab, San Diego State University, San Diego, (California), USA, March 1, 2024, [Best Poster Award].

Sawant S., 2024. “NutriBot – A personalized chatbot for addressing child malnutrition,” SDSU Student Research Symposium 2024, March 1, 2024, San Diego State University, San Diego, (California). Supervisors: Fernandez G., and Vito D., Metabolism of Cities Living Lab, San Diego State University, San Diego, (California), USA, March 1, 2024.

Eckoff L., 2024. “Youth 4 SDGs: Better health, brighter future! Public Perception, Attitudes, and Behaviors towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals in Youth of San Diego, California and Paris, France.” SDSU Student Research Symposium 2024, Behavioral and Social Sciences, Poster, San Diego State University. Supervisors: Fernandez G., and Vito D., Metabolism of Cities Living Lab, San Diego State University, San Diego, (California), USA, March 1, 2024.

Presentations and Webinars

Vito D., 2024. “Plastic Pollution Data Monitoring and Citizen Science“, Penn State/CYA summer field course – Conservation Issues Confronting the Mediterranean Sea and Sustainable Solutions, Athens, (Greece), June 6-7, 2024.

Fernandez G., 2024. “SDGs Dashboard and Metabolism of Cities Living Lab“, Penn State/CYA summer field course – Conservation Issues Confronting the Mediterranean Sea and Sustainable Solutions, Athens, (Greece), May 27, 2024.

Fernandez G., 2024. “SDGs, urban metabolism, and MFA models for plastic flows,” Metabolism of Cities Living Lab, San Diego State University. IES Abroad University, Milan, (Italy), March 25, 2024.

Awards

BEST POSTER AWARD Carrillo Escarcega F., 2024. “Empowering Women’s well-being: a comprehensive approach to social health disparities,” SDSU Student Research Symposium 2024, March 1, 2024, Health Nutrition and Clinical Sciences, Poster, San Diego State University, San Diego, (California). Supervisors: Fernandez G., and Vito D., Metabolism of Cities Living Lab, San Diego State University, San Diego, (California), USA, $350.00.

Exhibitions

Metabolism of Cities Living Lab -SDSU 4 SDGs Leave No One Behind Exhibition, Curator and Exhibition Director, Fernandez Gabriela (Director, Metabolism of Cities Living Lab). Inauguration and Red Ribbon Cutting Ceremony: February 21, 2023, at 12:30 pm at San Diego State University Library. Sponsors: Scott Walter (Dean, SDSU Library), Monica Casper (SDSU College of Arts and Letters (CAL)), Patrick McCarthy (SDSU, Library), Dr. Ming Hsiang Tsou (Director, Center for Human Dynamics in the Mobile Age (HDMA)). Special Thanks to: Dr. Adela de la Torre (President, SDSU), Hector Salvador Ochoa (Provost, SDSU), Aurora Velasco (Assistant Dean, Instructional Technology Services), Thai Nguyen (Instructional Technology Services). Art Mural: Karenina Zaballa (Content and Story-telling) and Fernandez Gabriela (Content and Story-telling), Gabi Zaballa (Designer); Sarah Tribelhorn, Rebecca Williamson (marketing), Lisa Lamont, Dr. Domenico Vito, Carol Maione (MOC-LLAB researchers) Virtual Exhibition | Exhibition Website | Exhibition Video

[The exhibit consists of two parts: Metabolism of Cities Living Lab SDSU 4 SDGs “Leave no one behind” Exhibition and Libraries and Sustainability: Working toward the UN Sustainable Development Goals in the SDSU Library].

Program: Dr. Adela de la Torre (President of SDSU), Dr. Salvador Hector Ochoa (Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, SDSU), Dr. Scott Walters (Dean, SDSU Library), Sarah Tribelhorn (Natural Sciences Librarian, SDSU Library), Dr. Ronnee Schreiber (Interim Dean, College of Arts and Letters, SDSU), Dr. Gabriela Fernandez (Director, Metabolism of Cities Living Lab, HDMA, SDSU), Gabi Zaballa, Nika Zaballa, and Dr. Gabriela Fernandez (Beyond Borders Digital Talks Series and Suscitatio Terminus “Awakening Border” Mural), Noah Hansen, Director, International Student Center, SDSU International Affairs), Dr. Jose Francisco Gomez Mc Donough (Director, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y Politicas), Universidad Autonoma de Baja California (SDSU-UABC MOU on SDGs).

Organized Events

COP 28, Digital Innovation Pavilion Side Event. The 28^th Session of the United Nations Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC) 2023.Art and education of SDGs: Innovation through data. Organizers: Metabolism of Cities Living Lab at San Diego State University, andHubzne Italia. Fernandez Gabriela, Vito Domenico, and Eckoff Lily.Digital Innovation Pavillion: Arts, SDGs, and Youth, Zone B7, Building 88 Ground Floor, December 9, 2023, Dubai, (Emirates) (COP 28 event| #DIP 2023),Video.

COP 28, Digital Innovation Pavilion Side Event. The 28^th Session of the United Nations Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC) 2023.Digital ocean and citizen science approaches. Organizers: Metabolism of Cities Living Lab at San Diego State University, Acqua Matter, andHubzne Italia. Fernandez Gabriela, Vito Domenico, Furtado de Mendonca Patricia, Maione Carol, Moctezuma Marco, Perry Tim.Digital Innovation Pavilion: Food, Agriculture and Water, Zone B7, Building 88 Ground Floor, December 10, 2023, Dubai, (Emirates) (COP 28 event| #DIP 2023), Video.

One Health 2023 – Bridging the gap: from science to policy, from policy to implementation Presentation of the COP28 Position Paper – Expo Dubai, building 1 area B2 meeting room 25 -h 15.00 UAE 12.00 CET 11.00 UTC

2nd International One Health Conference 2023 (UROH). Metabolism of Cities Living Lab, Center for Human Dynamics in the Mobile Age, San Diego State University; Societa Italiana di Medicina Ambientale (SIMA); International Society of Doctors for Environment (ISDE); Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR); IMM Design Lab; Research Center for Advanced Technology in Health and Well-Being, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele; Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (CMCC); End-use Efficiency Research Group – Politecnico di Milano, eERG-POLIMI; Health Care Without Harm – Europe; University of Catania, University of Madrid, Environmental and Food Hygiene Laboratory; Cities Health; and WHO. (Conference: Organizing Committee, Scientific Committee, & Section Chair). Vito Domenico, Fernandez Gabriela, Maione Carolet al., October 2023, Barcelona, (Spain).

Kids 4 Safe Routes Transit Safety VR Game Intervention. Feaster Charter Elementary School, Chula Vista, CA. February 3, 2023. Children Ages: 11-14 years old | 25 students. PI: Fernandez Gabriela, Feaster: Mr. Rosario Villarial (Executive Director), Meagan Ramirez (Principal), Jennifer Diaz, (Staff). Volunteers: Dr. Sahar Ghanipoor Machiani, Andrick Mercado, Amir Reza Sadeghi, Christopher Swindell, Nell Ahangarfabrik, Kyle Fontelera, Bita Etaati, and Carol Maione. San Diego State University, San Diego, (California). IRB# HS-2023-0014

Journal Papers

Ferrante, M., Conti, G. O., Vito, D., Fernandez, G., Maione, C., Lauriola, P., … & Dora, C. (2023, October). “Proceedings of the International One Health Conference.” In Medical Sciences Forum (Vol. 19, No. 1, p. 14). MDPI.

Falco, A., Piscitelli, P., Vito, D., Pacella, F., Franco, C., Pulimeno, M., … & Miani, A. (2023).” COVID-19 epidemic spread and green areas Italy and Spain between 2020 and 2021: An observational multi-country retrospective study.” Environmental Research, 216, 114089. DOI.

Maione, C. (2023, May). “Standard Operating Procedure for the Analysis of Microplastics in Larval Fish Diets.” In Medical Sciences Forum (Vol. 19, No. 1, p. 1). MDPI.

Fernandez G., Maione C., Yang H., Zaballa K., Bonnici N., Carter J., Tsou M.-H. 2022. “Covid-19 societal effects and perceptions: The case study of Italy.” Proceedings of 2^nd International One Health Conference 2022. A systemic approach to managing urban and natural resources. University of Catania, September 27-28, Medical Sciences Forum 2023, 19(1), 10. Catania, Italy, DOI.

Book Chapters

Maione C., Fernandez G., Vito D., Marsaglia L., Cortez M., Buurstee C., 2022. “Protecting our oceans with citizen science: El Astillero, Nicaragua.” In: Leal Filho, W., Aguilar-Rivera, N., Borsari, B., R. B. de Brito, P., Andrade Guerra, B., (eds) SDGs in the Americas and Caribbean Region. Implementing the UN Sustainable Development Goals – Regional Perspectives book series (IUNSDGRP) Springer Nature Switzerland AG Cham, (pp 1-19), DOI.

Conferences

Vito D., Fernandez G., Maione C., 2023. “Marine debris flows estimation through citizen science approaches : case studies from pacific American and Mediterranean coastal touristic site” 5th Euro-Mediterranean Conference for Environmental Integration (EMCEI-2023), Cosenza, Calabria, (Italy), October 2-5, 2023.

Fernandez G., and Tsou M.-H., 2023. “San Diego County’s Sustainable Development Goals Tracking Dashboard.” ESRI User, Conference, San Diego, (California), July 10-14, 2023.

Moctezuma Nunez M., and Fernandez G., 2023. “Barrio Logan, San Diego, California Case Study: Modern Environmental Injustice.” Proceedings of the 2^nd International One Health Conference 2023. Bridging the gap: from science to policy, from policy to implementation. Medical Sciences Forum 2023, Barcelona, (Spain), October 19-20, 2023.

Eckoff L., Fernandez G., and Vito D., 2023. “Youth 4 SDGs Better Health, Brighter Future: Public perception, attitudes, and behaviors towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals in Youth of San Diego, California and Paris, France.” Proceedings of 2^nd International One Health Conference 2023. Bridging the gap: from science to policy, from policy to implementation. Medical Sciences Forum 2023, Barcelona, (Spain), October 19-20, 2023.

De La Torre E., Fernandez G., 2023. “Streetwise San Diego, California: Amplifying the voices of the community.” 2^nd International One Health Conference 2023. Bridging the gap: from science to policy, from policy to implementation. Medical Sciences Forum 2023, Barcelona, (Spain), October 19-20, 2023.

Fernandez G., 2023. “Metabolism of Cities Living Lab at San Diego State University: SDGs and Leave no one behind.” 2^nd International One Health Conference 2023. Bridging the gap: from science to policy, from policy to implementation. Medical Sciences Forum 2023, Barcelona, (Spain), October 19-20, 2023.

Maione C., Vito D., and Fernandez G., 2023. “Monitoring the effects of transboundary water pollution in Imperial Beach, California.” Proceedings of 2^nd International One Health Conference 2023. Bridging the gap: from science to policy, from policy to implementation. Medical Sciences Forum 2023, Barcelona, (Spain), October 19-20, 2023.

Posters

Mohieddin N., 2023. “We All Count, El Cajon. A survey on the middle eastern community in El Cajon City.” SDSU Student Research Symposium 2023, Poster, San Diego State University, San Diego, (California). Supervisor: Fernandez G., Metabolism of Cities Living Lab, San Diego State University, San Diego, (California), March 3, 2023.

Etaati B., 2023. “Pedestrian and Bicycle involved accidents analysis and reviewing Safe Routes to School Program effectiveness in Chula Vista, CA,” SDSU Student Research Symposium 2023, Poster, San Diego State University, San Diego, (California). The project is supported by the Safe-D Safety Through Disruption (Project Number: 06-011), University Transportation Centers Program, PI: Fernandez G., Jahangiri A., Ghanipoor-M., S., Tsou M.,-H., Etaati B., Andrick M., and Mejia C., San Diego, (California), March 3, 2023.

Presentations and Webinars

Vito D., and Salazar Zapata J., 2023. “Rete Giovani Re-Action, Energy Communities, Youths in the Network of Sustainable Universities” Green Blue Days of Action,” Green Blue Days of Action. Naples, (Italy), September 24, 2023.

Vito D., and Jimenez Gomez Tagle M., 2023. “Physics and psyche: unveiling eco-anxiety under One-Health approach and its impact on young generations“, Environmental Series Lectures 2023, Technische Universität München, (Germany), May 24, 2023.

Fernandez G., and Navarro A., 2023. “Metabolism of Cities Living Lab, UABC, and SDGs MOU” Primer Foro de Buenas Practicas Ambientales en la UABC. Universidad Autonoma de Baja California and San Diego State University, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y Politicas, Mexicali, (Mexico), May 11-12, 2023.

Fernandez G., and Vito D., 2023. “Localizing the SDGs, Leaving no one behind, and citizen science approaches” 1st International Ph.D. Workshop, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, University of Mohamed Khider Biskra, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Architecture, Biskra, (Algeria), Africa, May TBD, 2023.

Fernandez G., and Vito D,. 2023. “Metabolism of Cities Living Lab research and practices” III Simposio Internacional Doctorado en Ciencias de la Educacion y Primer Congreso Maestria en Educacion: La Complejidad de los maestros en la formacion territorial: ciencias, saberes y perspectivas, Simposio del Doctorado en Ciencias de la Educacion de la Universidad Simon Bolivar de Cucuta, Cucuta (Colombia), September 22, 2023.

Fernandez G., Jahangiri A., Ghanipoor-Machiani S., Tsou M.,-H., Etaati B., and Mercado A., 2023. Safe -D. “Evaluating the Safe Routes to School (SR2S) transportation program in socially vulnerable communities in San Diego County, California,” The project is supported by the Safe-D Safety Through Disruption (Project Number: 06-011), University Transportation Centers Program, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg (Virginia), June 9, 2023 (Online Webinar).

Vito D., 2023. “Analysis of agros-smart survey data for the assessment of small farmers’ needs for climate smart agriculture implementation,” United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) HQ. Rome (Italy), May 5, 2023.

Fernandez G., 2023. “SDGs, urban metabolism, and MFA models for plastic flows,” Metabolism of Cities Living Lab, San Diego State University. IES Abroad University, Milan, (Italy), March 20, 2023.

Awards

BEST PAPER AWARD Vito D., Fernandez G., Maione C., 2023. “Marine debris flows estimation through citizen science approaches : case studies from pacific American and Mediterranean coastal touristic site,” 5th Euro-Mediterranean Conference for Environmental Integration (EMCEI-2023) Cosenza, Calabria, (Italy), October 2-5, 2023.

Organized Events

COP 27 Green Zone Side Event. The 27^th Session of the United Nations Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC) 2022. Monitoring beach ecosystems: A closer look at the Americas. Experiences from Europe, USA, and Asia Pacific. Organizers: ONG Afrique Esperance, Climate Social Forum, Giving Life to Nature, The Polly Foundation, West Africa Coastal Environment, Metabolism of Cities Living Lab at San Diego State University, Partnership for the Conservation of the Coastal and Marine Zone (PRCM) and Ayowecca, Uganda. Fernandez Gabriela, Carol Maione, Dr. Domenico Vito et. al. The importance of mangroves and beach ecosystems for west Africa coastal environment,” November 14, 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, (Egypt), (COP 27 event)

Digital Innovation and Digital Art4Climate Pavilion at COP 27. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC) 2022. “Metabolism of Cities Living Lab – SDGs in Action along the US-Mexico International Border: Localizing the UN SDGs while Leaving No One Behind Art Mural Exhibition “Suscitatio Terminus” Awakening Border.” Fernandez Gabriela (designer, and story-teller), Zaballa Karenina (designer, and story-teller), Zaballa Gabi (illustrator, and story-teller), and Dr. Domenico Vito. Metabolism of Cities Living Lab at San Diego State University, CA.” Organizers: Metabolism of Cities Living Lab at San Diego State University. Sponsored: Department of Economic and Social Affairs and United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Fernandez Gabriela and Vito Domenico. Sharma El-Sheikh, (Egypt), November 15, 2022, (Mural revealed at the Digital Innovation and Digital Art4Climate Pavilion at COP 27 event).

Vito D., Verasteguim L., Fernandez G., et al., 2022. “Beach Cleanup in multiple cities: La Paz (Mexico), Cancun (Mexico), Mexico City (Mexico), and Tijuana (Mexico),” Oceans Voice, Hubzine Italia, and UNEP Major Group for Children and Youth (Mexico), June 25, 2022.

Vito D., Fernandez G., and Maione C. 2022. “A systemic approach to managing urban and natural resources.” 2^nd International One Health Conference. University of Catania, Catania, (Italy), September 27-28, 2022.

University of California San Diego (UCSD), Preuss School, Tri Music Honor Society. “San Diego California, United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and Recycling Protocol Workshop.” August 2022. Fall 2022. Fernandez Gabriela, Maione Carol, Vito Domenico, and Hwong Mercy. San Diego, California, USA (High School Workshop).

United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development, Selected Satellite Activity. 2022. “From Trash 2 Treasure. Marine litter awareness by data. The case study of Imperial Beach, CA (April 30, 2022; 12-5 pm) and Dunga Beach, Kisumu, Kenya (May 7, 2022; 9 am-12 pm). Organizers: Metabolism of Cities Living Lab, Center for Human Dynamics in the Mobile Age, San Diego State University; The POLLY Foundation; Wins World (Connecting Generations); Jijenge Youth Organization (Change through involvement); Kisumu Environmental Champions; and Hubzine Italia, May 12, 2022, Vito Domenico, Maione Carol, Fernandez G., Paulette M., Ogalo T., and Didi V., Video, Germany (Seminar).

Fernandez Gabriela, Maione Carol, and Derig T. 2022. “From Trash to Treasure Beach Cleanup. Localizing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals in San Diego County.” Organizers: Metabolism of Cities Living Lab, San Diego State University, Center for Human Dynamics in the Mobile Age, and United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. Imperial Beach, (California), Saturday, April 30, 2022, 12:00-5:00 pm (Beach Cleanup).

SDSU San Diego Big Data Hackathon, Tackling Real-world challenges in Healthcare: Addressing real-world problems in healthcare using A.I. and Informatics, 2022 Big Data Hackathon for San Diego aims to promote Data Science and Big Data Analytics for both students and educators in southern CA, Themes: Artificial intelligence/machine learning; Mobile; Patient experience; Health disparities; and Privacy and security. Judges and Organizing Committee: Fernandez Gabriela, Nara Atshushi, Weiss Schmitz Amy, Pucher Cathy, Ko J. Kelly; Mentors: Tsou Ming-Hsiang, Tingting, Quo. Sponsor: Sharp HealthCare, Center for Human Dynamics in the Mobile Age, ZIP Launchpad, and Sharp. Saturday, San Diego State University, San Diego, (California), USA, October 8, 2022, and Saturday, October 15, 2022, (University – Hackathon).

International One Health Conference 2022 (UROH). A systemic approach to managing urban and natural resources. Organizers: Universita degli Studi di Catania; Metabolism of Cities Living Lab, Center for Human Dynamics in the Mobile Age, San Diego State University; Rete Italiana Medici Sentinella per l’ambiente (RIMSA); International Society of Doctors for Environment (ISDE); Societa Italiana di Medicina Ambientale (SIMA); Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR); Movimento Azzurro; Plastic Free. September 27-28, Catania, Italy (Organizing Committee, Scientific Committee, & Section Chair). Vito Domenico, Fernandez Gabriela, Maione Carol et al., Catania, (Italy) (International Conference).

Journal Papers

Fernandez G., Maione C., Yang H., Zaballa K., Bonnici N., Carter J., Spitzberg H. B., Jin C., Tsou M.-H., 2022. “Social network analysis of Covid-19 sentiments: 10 metropolitan cities in Italy.” International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, MDPI, 2022, 19(13): 7720, DOI.

Vito, D., Fernandez, G., Maione, C,. 2022. “A toolkit guide to tackling and monitoring waste in coastal and island tourism regions.” Ecomondo Conference 2022. Rimini, (Italy), Environmental Engineering and Management Journal (under review).

Zaballa, K., Fernandez, G., Maione, C., Bonnici, N., Carter, J., Vito, D., Tsou, M., H. 2022. “Social response to Covid-19 Smart Dashboard: Proposal for Case Study.” In: Aloulou H., Abdulrazak B., de Marasse-Enouf, A., Mokhtari, M. (eds) Participative Urban Health and Healthy Aging in the Age of AI. ICOST 2022. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 13287. pp 154-165, Springer, Cham. Springer Special Issue of Sensors-MDPI Open Access Journal. DOI.

Vito, D. (2022). “Effects of Climate Change on Agriculture Productivity: An Exploratory Statistical Study with Small Data Set Neural Networks.” In Proceedings of the International Conference on Paradigms of Communication, Computing and Data Sciences (pp. 805-815). Springer, Singapore. DOI.

Vito, D., Lauriola, P., & D’Apice, C. (2022). “The COVID-19 Pandemic: Reshaping Public Health Policy Response Envisioning Health as a Common Good.” International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(16), 9985. DOI.

Book Chapters

Zaballa Karenina, Fernandez Gabriela, Maione Carol, Bonnici Norbert, Carter Jarai, Vito Domenico, Tsou Ming-Hsiang. 2022. Social response to Covid-19 Smart Dashboard: Proposal for case study. In: Aloulou, H., Abdulrazak, B., de Marasse-Enouf, A., Mokhtari, M (eds) Participative Urban Health and Healthy Aging in the Age of AI. International Conference on Smart Homes and Health Telematics (ICOST) 2022. Particpative Urban Health and Healthy Aging in the Age of AI, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol 13287, (pp 154-165). Springer, Cham. DOI

Maione Carol and Fernandez Gabriela. 2022. “Sources and Pathways of Marine Litter: A Global Assessment of Plastic Pollution in Coastal and Island Regions.” In Joo, S. (Ed.),Assessing the Effects of Emerging Plastics on the Environment and Public Health, Chapter 1, (pp.1-27). IGI Global, Seoul, Korea. DOI.

Maione, C., Fernandez, G., Vito, D., Marsaglia, L., Cortez, M., Buurstee, C. (2022).” Protecting Our Oceans with Citizen Science: El Astillero, Nicaragua.” In: Leal Filho, W., Aguilar-Rivera, N., Borsari, B., R. B. de Brito, P., Andrade Guerra, B. (eds) SDGs in the Americas and Caribbean Region. Implementing the UN Sustainable Development Goals – Regional Perspectives. Springer, Cham. DOI.

Conferences

Maione Carol, Fernandez Gabriela, and Vito Domenico. 2022. “Detecting plastic pollution along the United States- Mexico border: multi-level monitoring using citizen science.” 7^th International Marine Debris Conference, Citizen science approaches to monitor marine litter and micro-plastic, discussion, and case studies. September 18-23, 2022, Busan, Republic of Korea.

Fernandez Gabriela and Maione Carol. 2022. “Detecting plastic pollution along the US-Mexico Border using citizen science.” Metabolism of Cities Living Lab at San Diego State University. RE: Border Conference 2022. Sustainability and Innovation in the Cali Baja Transborder Region. November 14, 2022, San Diego, California, USA.

Vito, D., Lauriola, P., & D’Apice, C. (2022). The COVID-19 Pandemic: Reshaping Public Health Policy Response Envisioning Health as a Common Good. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(16), 9985.

Fernandez Gabriela, Maione Carol, Yang Harrison, Zaballa Karenina, Bonnici Norbert, Carter Jarai, Tsou Ming-Hsiang. 2022. Covid-19 societal effects and perceptions: The case study of Italy. International One Health Conference 2022. A systemic approach to managing urban and natural resources. Catania, Italy, September 27-28, (Italy).

Zaballa Karenina, Fernandez Gabriela, Maione Carol, Bonnici Norbert, Carter Jarai, Vito Domenico, Tsou Ming-Hsiang. 2022. “Social response to Covid-19 Smart Dashboard: Proposal for case study.” In: Aloulou, H., Abdulrazak, B., de Marasse-Enouf, A., Mokhtari, M (eds) Participative Urban Health and Healthy Aging in the Age of AI. International Conference on Smart Homes and Health Telematics (ICOST) 2022. Participative Urban Health and Healthy Aging in the Age of AI, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol 13287, (pp 154-165). Springer, Cham, Paris France, DOI

Maione Carol, Fernandez Gabriela, Vito Domenico. 2022. “Detecting plastic pollution along the US-Mexico Border: A multi-level monitoring approach” Capri Regatta 2022. Technology and Passion for a More Sustainable World Conference. Politecnico di Milano Graduate School of Management, May 26-29, 2022, Capri, Naples, (Italy).

Vito Domenico, Maione Carol, Fernandez Gabriela, and Owiti Pauline. 2022. “Geopaparazzi-based participatory sensing tool used to monitor marine litter: from USA to Kenya.” Geomatics and Geospatial Technologies. Italian Conference on Geomatics and Geospatial Technologies #ASITA 2022 Conference, Communications in Computer and Information Science Series-CCIS, Geomatics for Green and Digital Transition, June 20-24, 2022, Genova, (Italy).

Maione Carol, Fernandez, Gabriela., Vito Domenico. 2022. “Detecting plastic pollution along with the United States- Mexico border: multi-level monitoring using citizen science.” 7^th International Marine Debris Conference, Citizen science approaches to monitor marine litter and micro-plastic; discussion and case studies. September 18-23, 2022, Busan, (Republic of Korea).

Maione Carol, Fernandez, Gabriela. 2022. “Sources, pathways, and drivers of plastic pollution.” In assessing the effects of emerging plastics on the environment and public health. Abstracts of 1st International Symposium on Plastic Pollution: Removal, Analysis, and Risk Assessment of Microplastics. October 28-29, 2021, University of Seoul, Hanyang University, South Korea, and Ministry of Environment and KEITI, South Korea, (Eds), Sunghee Joo, Hyunook Kim, Byoung-In Sang, IGI Global, DOI

Chima Harmit 2022. “Pollution widespread in disadvantaged communities in San Diego and Imperial County, CA: Measuring progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals.” San Diego State University 15th Annual Student Research Symposium 2022, Research and Innovation, Poster. San Diego, (California).

Agrawal Aradhya. 2022. “Assessing plastic pollution in San Diego County’s port using satellite imagery.” San Diego State University 15th Annual Student Research Symposium 2022, Research and Innovation, Poster. San Diego, (California).

Posters

Etaati Bita. 2022. “Pedestrian and bicycle safety in Chula Vista, CA,” One Health International Conference 2022, September 27-28, 2022, Poster, San Diego State University, San Diego, (California). The project is supported by the Safe-D Safety Through Disruption (Project Number: 06-011), University Transportation Centers Program, PI: Fernandez Gabriela, Jahangiri Arash, Ghanipoor-Machiani Sahar, Tsou Ming-Hsiang, Etaati Bita, and Mejia Christian. University of Catania, Catania, Italy

Etaati Bita. 2022. “Pedestrian and bicycle safety visualization in Chula Vista, CA.” International Conference on Sustainable Development 2022, 10th Annual International Conference on Sustainable Development (ICSD), A Decade of ICSD. Poster. September 19-20, 2022. Columbia University, New York City, New York, September 21-22, 2022, (New York).

Mohieddin Nasser. 2022. “End Poverty Dashboard: A Look into Homelessness and the SDGs in San Diego County, California.” International Conference on Sustainable Development 2022, 10th Annual International Conference on Sustainable Development (ICSD), A Decade of ICSD. Poster. September 19-20, 2022. Columbia University, New York City, New York, September 21-22, 2022, (New York).

Mohieddin Nasser. 2022. “End Poverty Dashboard: A look into homelessness and the SDGs in San Diego County, California.” San Diego State University 15th Annual Student Research Symposium 2022, March 4-5, 2022, Research and Innovation, Poster. San Diego, (California).

Mohieddin Nasser. 2022. “End Poverty Dashboard: A look into homelessness and the SDGs in San Diego County, California.” ESRI User Conference 2022, July 11, 2022, Map Gallery. Educational Map. Poster, San Diego State University, San Diego, (California).

Etaati Bita. 2022. “Pedestrian and bicycle safety visualization in Chula Vista, CA,” ESRI User Conference 2022, July 11, 2022, Map Gallery. Educational Map. Poster, San Diego State University, San Diego, (California). The project is supported by the Safe-D Safety Through Disruption (Project Number: 06-011), University Transportation Centers Program, PI: Fernandez Gabriela, Jahangiri Arash, Ghanipoor-Machiani Sahar, Tsou Ming-Hsiang, Etaati Bita, and Mejia Christian (California).

Fernandez Gabriela, Maione Carol, and Vito Domenico. 2022. “Tracking Microplastics and Marine Litter in the US-Mexico International Border.” Image Competition, ESRI User Conference, July 11-15, 2022, San Diego, (California), USA.

Fernandez Gabriela, Maione Carol, Vito Domenico, Owiti Pauline. 2022. “Tracking microplastics and marine litter in Imperial Beach, California and Dunga Beach, Kenya, “ESRI User Conference 2022, July 11, 2022, Map Gallery. Educational Map. Poster, Metabolism of Cities Living Lab, San Diego State University, San Diego, (California).Fernandez Gabriela, Maione Carol, and Vito Domenico. 2022. Tracking microplastics and marine litter in the US-Mexico international border. ESRI User Conference 2022, July 11, 2022, Map Gallery. Educational Map. Poster, Metabolism of Cities Living Lab, San Diego State University, San Diego, (California).

Presentations and Webinars

Fernandez G. and Maione C.. 2022. “How to apply to a University and Scholarships” San Diego Refugee Tutoring, Make a difference in someone’s life. Make a difference in your life. Middle and High School Program, May 12, 2022, San Diego, (California).

Fernandez Gabriela and Maione Carol. 2022. “Urban metabolism methodological tools” 1^st International Workshop, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, University of Mohamed Khider Biskra, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Architecture, May 17-18, 2022, Biskra, Algeria, (Africa).

Fernandez G., Maione C., Vito D., 2022. “From Trash to Treasure. Imperial Beach, CA Protocol Recycling Workshop.” University of California San Diego, Preuss School, Tri Music Honor Society. April 26, 2022, San Diego, (California).

Fernandez Gabriela and Vito Domenico, 2022, The importance of good data Analysis for SDGs compliance , XLI GNB Summer School, Bioengineering for Sustainable Development, Brixen 12-15 September 2022 (Italy)

Awards

Safe-D National University Transportation Center (UTC) – “Evaluating the Safe Routes to School (SR2S) transportation program in socially vulnerable communities in San Diego County, California” and “Kids 4 Safe Routes Transit Safety VR Game Intervention” at Feaster Charter Elementary School, Children: 11-14 years old, IRB #s: HS-2022-0060 and HS-2023-0014, Chula Vista, California, USA. PI: Fernandez Gabriela.; Co-PI’s Machiani Ghanipoor Sahar., Jahangiri Arash, Tsou Ming-Hsiang.; Researcher(s): Etaati Bita, Andrick Mercado, and Mejia Christian. San Diego State University, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, and Texas A&M Transportation Institute. Total Amount: $376,000, Project Number: 06-011 | Date: January 15, 2022-June 6, 2023 (17 months) Website | Unity Play San Diego, (California), USA.

Organized Events

Fernandez, G. and Maione, C., 2021. “Environmental Education and its implications on Marine Pollution Management.” From Trash to Treasure, Climathon, MOC-LLAB, HubZine, EIT Climate-KIC, El Astillero (Nicaragua), October 30-31, 2021.

Journal Papers

Fernandez, G., Maione, C., Zaballa, K., Bonnici, N., Spitzberg, B. H., McKew, J., Carter, J., Yang, H., Bonora, F., Ghodke, S. S., Jin, C., De Ocampo, R., Kepner, W., Tsou, M-H., 2021. “The Geography of Covid-19 Spread in Italy Using Social Media and Geospatial Data Analytics.” The International Journal of Intelligence, Security, and Public Affairs, Special Issue: Infodemiology, CFP, Routledge, DOI.

Maione, C., Fernandez, G., Vito D. (2021). “Plastic detection using a multi-model approach: The case of Southern California-Baja California.” Asita Academy 2021. DOI.

Voskoboinick V., Khomicky V., Voskoboinyk O., Ostroverkh, V. A, Tereshchenko L., Fernandez G.. 2021. “Vortex and jet flow near the pile group of three-row grillage” (under review).

Book Chapters

Maione, C., Fernandez, G., under press. “Sources, pathways, and drivers of plastic pollution.” In assessing the effects of emerging plastics on the environment and public health.” Abstracts of 1st International Symposium on Plastic Pollution: Removal, Analysis, and Risk Assessment of Microplastics. October 28-29, 2021, University of Seoul, Hanyang University, South Korea, and Ministry of Environment and KEITI, (South Korea), (Eds), Sunghee Joo, Hyunook Kim, Byoung-In Sang, IGI Global, DOI.

Maione, C., Fernandez, G. (2021). “Plastic Detection using a multi-method approach: Comparative case studies from coastal tourism sites.” In Joo, S., Kim, H. and Sang, B-I. (Eds.), Abstracts of 1st International Symposium on Plastic Pollution: Removal, Analysis, and Risk Assessment of Microplastics (pp. 23-27). AIJR, Seoul, (South Korea), DOI.

Fernandez, G., Maione, C., Zaballa, K., Bonnici, N., Spitzberg, B. H., Carter, J., Yang, H., McKew, J., Bonora, F., Ghodke, S. S., Jin, C., De Ocampo, R., Kepner, W., Tsou, M-H., 2021. “Sentiment analysis of social media response and spatial distribution patterns on the Covid-19 outbreak: The case study of Italy.” In Tsou, M-H. and A. Nara (Eds.), Empowering human dynamics research with social media and geospatial data analytics (pp.167-184). Springer Nature, Cham, DOI.

Conferences

Maione, C., Fernandez, G., Vito, D. 2021. “Ocean Metabolism: A Toolkit Guide to Tackling and Monitoring Waste in Coastal and Island Tourism Regions.” 2nd Ocean Observers Workshop, Euro-Argo RISE H2020 European Union, November 29-December 1, 2021.

Maione, C., Fernandez, G. 2021. “Plastic detection using a multi-method approach: Comparative case studies from coastal tourism sites.” 1st International Symposium on Plastic Pollution, Post Plastic, University of Seoul, Seoul (South Korea), November 22, 2021.

Vito, D., Fernandez, G., Maione, C. 2021. “A Toolkit Guide to Tackling and Monitoring Waste in Coastal and Island Tourism Regions.” Ecomondo 2021, Italian Exhibition Group, Rimini (Italy), October 26-29, 2021.

Fernandez G., Maione C., Chima H., Yang H., and Shaker Y. 2021. “Localizing the SDGs by strengthening diversity and deliberation in climate adaptation planning in southern California and the Baja California Mexico region.” Hispanic Heritage Month, SDSN-USA, New York City, (New York), October 6, 2021.

Fernandez G., Maione C., Chima H., Yang H., and Shaker Y. 2021. “Localizing the SDGs by strengthening diversity and deliberation in climate adaptation planning in southern California and the Baja California Mexico region.” Hispanic Heritage Month, SDSN-USA, New York City, (New York), October 6, 2021.

Vito, D., Maione, C., Fernandez, G., Schiavo, R. 2021 “Monitoring Marine Litter through participatory GIS: case studies and lessons learned.” FOSS4G 2021, Buenos Aires (Argentina), September 27-October 3, 2021.

Zaballa, K., Fernandez, G., Maione, C., Yang, H., Bonnici, Carter, J., Tsou, M.-H. 2021. “Social network analysis of Covid-19 sentiments: The case study of 10 metropolitan cities in Italy.” Urban Resilience and One Health, Politecnico di Milano, Milan (Italy), September 21-23, 2021.

Fernandez, G., Maione, C., Yang, H., Zaballa, K., Bonnici, Carter, J., Spitzberg, B., Chanwoo, J., Tsou, M.-H. 2021. “COVID-19 societal effects and perceptions: Comparing cases from California, USA and Italy.” Urban Resilience and One Health, Politecnico di Milano, Milan (Italy), September 21-23, 2021.

Yang, H., Fernandez, G., Maione, C., Zaballa, K., Bonnici, Carter, J., Tsou, M.-H. 2021. “COVID-19 societal effects and perceptions: Comparing cases from California, USA and Italy.” 9th International Conference on Sustainable Development, Columbia University, New York (New York), September 20-21, 2021.

Zaballa, K., Fernandez, G., Maione, C., Yang, H., Bonnici, Carter, J., Tsou, M.-H. 2021.“Social Response to COVID-19 Smart Dashboard: The case study of 10 Italian Metropolitan Cities.” 9th International Conference on Sustainable Development, Columbia University, New York (New York), September 20-21, 2021.

Fernandez, G., Maione, C., Zaballa, K., Yang, H., Bonnici, Carter, J., Spitzberg, B., Jin, C., Tsou, M.-H. 2021. “Social network analysis of Covid-19 sentiments: The case study of 10 metropolitan cities in Italy.” 9th International Conference on Sustainable Development, Columbia University, New York (New York), September 20-21, 2021.

Maione, C., Fernandez, G., Vito D. 2021. “Exploring plastic and microplastic detection using a multi-model approach: The case study of Southern California-Baja California region.” ASITA Conference 2021, (Italy), July 9, 2021.

Maione C. and Fernandez G., 2021. “La Plastica nel Mare: Verso un’Economia Circolare?” Legambiente Pollino, Legambiente, Calabria, (Italy), (Italian), August 5, 2021.

Fernandez, G., Maione, C., Chima, H., Shaker, Y., Yang, H. “Localizing the SDGs by Strengthening Diversity & Deliberation in Climate Adaptation Planning in Southern California & the Baja California Mexico Region.” Hispanic Heritage Month, SDSN-USA, New York City (New York), October 6, 2021.

Posters

Fernandez G., Maione M., Yang H., Zaballa K., Bonnici N., Carter J., Spitzberg B., Jin C., Tsou M.H. 2021. “Social network analysis of Covid-19 sentiments: The case study of 10 metropolitan cities in Italy.” The 9^th International Conference on Sustainable Development 2021 (ICSD), Research for Impact: A Sustainable and Inclusive Planet. Columbia University. (New York), USA, September 20-21, 2021.

Yang H., Fernandez G., Maione C., Zaballa K., Bonnici N., Carter J., Tsou M.H. 2021. “Covid-19 societal effects and perceptions: The case study of Italy. The 9^th International Conference on Sustainable Development 2021 (ICSD), Research for Impact: A Sustainable and Inclusive Planet. Columbia University. (New York), USA, September 20-21, 2021.

Technical Papers

Astic, S., Maione, C., Fernandez, G., Vito, D., 2021. Global stakeholders’ consultation “The lifecycle of plastics and human rights”. In the UN Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner (OHCHR) (Eds.), Special Rapporteur on toxics and human rights, DOI.

Awards

SDSU Division of Research and Innovation (DRI), Funding for SDSU Research Centers and Institutes Funding Proposal for the Center for Human Dynamics in the Mobile Age (Three Pilot Projects). Pilot Project #1: Assessing Covid-19 Vaccine Beliefs and Resistance in San Diego County; Pilot Project #2: Metabolism of Cities Living Lab – Sustainable Development Goals Tracking Dashboard; Pilot Project #3: Human Mobility Change during Covid-19 outbreaks in San Diego, June 25, 2021, Project #1: PI: Martinez L.; Co-PI: Tsou M. H. and Oren E. (12 months). Project #2: PI: Fernandez G.; Co-PI: Tsou M. H. (24 months). Project #3: PI: Nara A; Co-PI: Tsou M. H. and Gibbons J. (24 months). Total Amount: $40,000.

Contreras T., Fernandez G. Chapman J., Singleton C., Riggins T., Campbell R., Sanders N. 2021. Harvard University, “ComSciConcepts 2021: Combatting Covid-19 with Black Communities,” Metabolism of Cities Living Lab, Center for Human Dynamics in the Mobile Age (HDMA) San Diego State University (San Diego, California); Harvard University Quantum Initiative in Science and Engineering (Boston, Massachusetts), Northeastern University (Boston, Massachusetts), University of Georgia (Athens, Georgia), Michigan State University (East Lansing, Michigan), and Southern New Hampshire University (Manchester, New Hampshire). June 2, 2021, Total Amount: $2,500.

Journal Papers

Voskoboinyk O., Tereshchenko L., Voskoboinick V., Fernandez G., Voskoboinick A., Redaelli A., Beniamino F. G., Lucherini F. 2020. “Statistical characteristics of flow field through open and semi-closed bileaflet mechanical heart valve.” SciMedicine Journal 2(4):184-196, DOI.

Liu B., Shi Y., Li D.J., Wang Y. D., Fernandez G., Tsou M. H. 2020. “An Economic Development Evaluation Based on the OpenStreetMap Road Network Density: The Case Study of 85 Cities in China.” ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information 2020, 9(9):517, DOI.

Liu B., Liu X., Li D., Shi Y., Fernandez G., Wang Y.. “A vector line simplification algorithm based on the Douglas-Peucker Algorithm, Monotonic Chains and Dichotomy.” ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information. 2020, 9(4):251, DOI.

Vito D. (2020). “Community Partnerships for Disaster Risk Management.” In: Leal Filho W., Azul A., Brandli L., Özuyar P., Wall T. (eds) Partnerships for the Goals. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham. DOI.

Book Chapters

Fernandez, G., Maione, C., 2020. “Urban Metabolism and Minority Pulse: An Education and Awareness Campaign Targeting Minority Groups.” In Nhamo, G., and Mjimba, V. (Eds.), Sustainable Development Goals and Institutions of Higher Education (pp.61-69). Springer, Cham. DOI.

Conferences

Fernandez, G., Khalique, U., Maione, C., Abbasrizvi, A. 2020. “Comparative analysis of energy management and consumption in light of sustainability agendas.” 14th Environmental Conference for Doctoral Students, Tsinghua University, Beijing (China), October 18-21, 2020.

Fernandez, G., Maione, C., Zaballa, K. “Fighting the Pandemic with Big Data: The case of Italy.” OneHealth for All: Technologies at the service of OneHealth for All, 24 Hours of Reality, Milan, (Italy), October 12, 2020.

Fernandez, G., Maione, C., 2020. “Urban Metabolism and Minority Pulse Campaign (UMMP): An educational approach to help children make informed decisions on sustainability issues.” 8th International Conference on Sustainable Development, Columbia University, New York (New York), September 21-22, 2020.

Maione, C. and Fernandez G. 2020. “Localizing the Sustainable Development Goals: Education campaigns on Sustainable Development, Resource Consumption, and Plastic Pollution.” Climate Change Symposium MI2020, Climate Reality Europe Team Italy, Milan (Italy), January 15, 2020.

Fernandez, G., Maione, C., Zaballa, K., Carter, J., Yang, H., Bonnici, N. “Fighting Covid-19 with Big Data: Case Study from Italy.” Covid-19 Innovation for Re-Action, HubZine, Milan, (Italy), November 3, 2020.

PRESENTATION AND WEBINARS

Fernandez, G., Maione, C., Yang, H. “Metabolism of Cities Living Lab.” Climate Social Forum, Milan, (Italy), December 14-20, 2020.

Maione, C., Fernandez, G. “Environmental Education and its implications on Marine Pollution Management.” Youth Capacity Building Webinar, Working Group on Marine Litter & Microplastics, U.N. Environment Programme, U.N. Major Group for Children & Youth, October 9, 2020 (Online).

Maione C. and Fernandez G. 2020. “The outbreak of Covid-19 in Italy: fighting the pandemic, Urban Metabolism of Cities and Minority Pulse: An education and awareness campaign targeting minority groups and Life Cycle Assessment overview and system boundaries.” TU Empower Africa, Technical University of Munich, Munich, (Germany), October 7, 2020.

Fernandez, G., Maione, C. “The Outbreak of COVID-19 in Italy: Fighting the Pandemic.” COVID-19 International Impacts and Response, Department of Geography, San Diego State University (California), August 24, 2020.

TECHNICAL PAPERS

Maione, C., Fernandez, G., Astic, S., Vito, D., Zakour, C., Oberhauser, T., Srivastava, Y., 2020. “Position Paper on Marine Litter and Microplastics.” UNEP Major Group for Children and Youth (MGCY). https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ue_8F1_3dSQ8Syjijc4rCylmdflVO1nULzASxK9Sgew/edit

Fernandez, G., Maione, C., 2020. “Metabolism of Cities. Multiplicity, Urban Metabolism and Minority Pulse.” Architectonic: Innovation for our future cities, Magazine Volume 1, (pp.48-51).

Maione C., Fernandez G., Astic S., Vito D., Zakour C., Oberhauser T., Srivastava Y,. 2020. “UNEP, MGCY Position Paper on Marine Litter and Microplastics.” United Nations Environment Program – Major Group for Children and Youth Working Group, DOI.

Exhibitions

IN.TENSION Exhibition, The 6^th TensiNet Symposium – Softening Habitats: Sustainable Innovations in Minimal Mass Structures and Lightweight Architectures, #TS2019 Symposium, Politecnico di Milano, Department of Architecture, Built Environment, and Construction Engineering (ABC), TensiNet, TextilesHub, June 3-5, 2019. The exhibition present cutting-edge projects, techniques, and materials that have recently been implemented in the field of tensile architecture and have the potential to change the construction and lifespan of membrane structures to a more sustainable built environment. Coordinators and Organizers: Kolo Elpiza, Monticelli Carol, Zanelli Alessandra, Fernandez Gabriela, and Cantini Anna, Exhibition and Prototypes, Milan, Italy

Journal Papers

Bettignies Y., Meirelles J., Fernandez G., Meinherz F., Hoekman P., Athanassiadis A., and Bouillard P. 2019. “The scale-dependent behavior of cities: a cross-cities, multiscale driver analysis of urban energy use.” Sustainability. 2019, 11(12):3246, DOI.

Fernandez, G., Maione, C., 2019. “Localizing the SDGs through tailored-based training solutions targeting students and academics.” IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 296(2019), 012050, pp.1-10. DOI.

Hoekman, P., Athanassiadis, A., Meirelles J., Meinherz F., Fernandez G., and Bettignies C. Y. “The Global Urban Metabolism Database.” Figshare. Dataset, DOI.

Fernandez G., Morichi G., and Bandeira C. L. 2019. “Exploring fog harvesting nature-based solution tensile membrane structures towards sustainable development in the Italian urban context.” TensiNet Symposium, Softening the Habitats: Sustainable Innovation in Minimal Mass Structures and Lightweight Architectures. Soft Environments and Softening Architecture. Politecnico di Milano, Milan, (Italy), June 3-5, Taylor and Francis Group. Architectural Engineering and Design Management. Maggioli SpA, DOI.

Vito, D. “Use of Multivariate Machine Learning Analysis Techniques for Flood Risk Prevention“, Int. Arch. Photogram. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., XLII-3/W4, 549-554, DOI.

Conferences

Fernandez, G., Maione, C., 2019. “SDGs VR-Play for KIDS: An education experience on locally sustainable solutions using virtual reality to target vulnerable children.” 7th International Conference on Sustainable Development, Columbia University, New York (New York), September 24-25, 2019.

Fernandez, G., Maione, C., 2019. “Localizing the SDGs through tailored-based training solutions targeting students and academics.” SBE19 – Resilient Built Environment for Sustainable Mediterranean Countries, Politecnico di Milano, Milan (Italy), September 3-6, 2019.

Fernandez, G., Maione, C., 2019. “SDGs VRPlay for KIDS: Children education on metabolism solutions using virtual reality.” 10th International Conference on Industrial Ecology, Tsinghua University, Beijing (China), July 7-11, 2019.

Fernandez G., Carolin B., Hoekman P. 2019. “MultipliCity and SDGs: Community management and engagement platform.” International Conference on Sustainable Development 2019 (ICSD), Sustainable Development Solutions Network 7th ICSD Good Practice: Models, Partnerships, and Capacity Building for the SDGs. Columbia University, (New York), September 24-25, 2019.

Fernandez G.and Maione C. 2019 “Metabolism of Cities: Multiplicity, Urban Metabolism and Minority Pulse.” Architectonic Networking 2019: Innovation for our Future Cities Conference, Parametricos Publications, Volume 1, 2020, (pp. 48-51), Kalavasos, (Cyprus), September 2019.

Fernandez G., Morichi G., Calixto B. L. 2019. “Exploring fog harvesting in Europe: Characteristics and guidelines for a sustainable city model.” 3rd LeNSin, the International Learning Network on Sustainability Conference 2019. Design for Sustainable Materials-Energy. April 3-5, 2019 (pp. 1161-1165). Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM), Mexico City, (Mexico) and Politecnico di Milano, Milan, (Italy).

Vito D.,” SDG compliance and climate finance as implementative driver for adaptation policies,” ClimRisk 2019, SISC Annual Conference October 23-25, 2019 Palazzo della Provincia, Trento (Italy)

Posters

Fernandez G., Morichi G., and Bandeira C. L. 2019. “Fog harvesting for Urban Environments. 10th International Conference on Sustainable Development 2019 (ICSD). Sustainable Development Solutions Network 7th ICSD Good Practice: Models, Partnerships, and Capacity Building for the SDGs. Poster. Columbia University, September 24-25, 2019, (New York), USA.

Fernandez G., Maione C. 2019. “SDGs VR-Play for Kids: Children education on metabolism solutions using virtual reality.” 10th International Society of Industrial Ecology (ISIE), Industrial Ecology for Eco- Civilization, Poster. Tsinghua University, School of Environment, July 7-11, 2019, Beijing, (China).

Fernandez G. 2019. “Exploring urban metabolism typologies: the case study of the Metropolitan City of Milan, Italy.” 10th International Society of Industrial Ecology (ISIE), Industrial Ecology for Eco- Civilization, Poster. Tsinghua University, School of Environment, July 7-11, 2019, Beijing, (China).

Awards

Hoekman P., Fernandez G., Athanassiadis, A., and Bettignies C. Y., Bellstedt C. 2019. “Urban Metabolism in Policy and Practice: Beijing, China Seminar Series.” 10th International Society of Industrial Ecology 2019 (ISIE), Metabolism of Cities, and Industrial Ecology for Eco-civilization, at Tsinghua University, School of Environment, July 6, 2019, Beijing, China. This series is funded by the Urban Studies Foundation Seminar Series Award. Metabolism of Cities organized a 3-part seminar series in 2019 in the cities of Cape Town (South Africa), Beijing, (China), and Brussels, (Belgium). Total: 20,000 Euros.

Organized Events

Journal Papers

Book Chapters

Vito, D. (2018). Enhancing Participation Through ICTs: How Modern Information Technologies Can Improve Participatory Approaches Fostering Sustainable Development. In Sustainable Urban Development and Globalization (pp. 131-145). Springer, Cham.

Conferences

Posters

Presentations and Webinars

Technical Reports

Awards

Exhibitions

“Polimi 4 the SDGs Exhibition.” Sponsored: Politecnico di Milano, Ecology Club. Coordinators and Organizers: Fernandez Gabriela, Maione Carol et al., June 15, 2017, Politecnico di Milano, Department of Architecture and Urban Studies, Milan, (Italy).

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