Human Galapagos: Boundaries, Territories and Places
暫譯: 人類的加拉帕戈斯：邊界、領土與地點

Dr. Ximena M. Córdova is a groundbreaking scholar in mathematics and industrial engineering. She made history as the first woman to graduate in Mathematics from the National Polytechnic School in Quito, Ecuador. Her academic journey includes Master's degrees in Quality, Management, and Productivity, and Actuarial Science from The University of Iowa, and a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Wichita State University.

Dr. Córdova is currently the President of the Higher Education Quality Assurance Council (CACES) of Ecuador and a Full Professor at Universidad San Francisco de Quito, specializing in optimization, ergonomics, and project management. From 2015 to 2020, she served as the Vice Chancellor (Provost) of Universidad San Francisco de Quito, becoming the first woman in this role and driving significant improvements in teaching and administration.

In 2015, she co-founded the "Women in Science and Engineering" (WISE) project to promote women in STEM fields. Her research focuses on Green Supply Chains and Ergonomics, employing modeling and optimization techniques. She is involved in developing new accreditation models for Ecuador's Higher Education System and recently co-authored a spatially mapped emissions inventory for the Galapagos Islands, contributing to its long-term sustainability. Additionally, Dr. Córdova served as the editor of the Industrial and Systems Engineering Review (ISER) and participates in various boards, including Mujeres por Mujeres, the Transfer and Technology Center (CTT-USFQ), Tecniseguros, and the Ecuadorian Society of Actuaries.

Professor John Dunn an became an architect from the Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ), in 2001. In 2015 he graduated from Auburn University's Community Planning Master's Degree. His working now in this PhD research project in Universidad San Pablo CEU, which explores the impact of port infrastructure in the urban settlements located in the Galapagos Islands. John has been involved with the USFQ's Galapagos International Architecture Studio, since its beginning, in 2013. He also in the Coordinator of the Architecture and Urban Form Research Institute (AFORU) at USFQ. Besides his professional practice as a urban consultant, John is and editorial columnist in local news media.

Professor Jaime López, an architect from the Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ), graduated in 2001. He earned an MSc in Architecture from TU Delft in 2009 and a Doctorate in Architectural Projects from the Polytechnic University of Catalunya (UPC) in 2022. His research focuses on the interaction between urban morphology and physical geography in natural protected spaces, with the Galápagos archipelago as his primary case study. Jaime founded an international architecture studio in the Galápagos Islands, pioneering research on Galapagos human settlements from a design perspective. He is currently the director of the Architecture and Urban Form Research Institute (AFORU) at USFQ and serves as the community outreach coordinator for the School of Architecture. Additionally, he is a private consultant in urban and regional planning for various public and private institutions.

希梅娜·M·科爾多瓦博士 是數學和工業工程領域的開創性學者。她成為歷史上第一位從厄瓜多爾基多的國立理工學校畢業的女性數學專業學生。她的學術旅程包括在愛荷華大學獲得質量、管理和生產力及精算科學的碩士學位，以及在威奇塔州立大學獲得工業工程的博士學位。

科爾多瓦博士目前是厄瓜多爾高等教育質量保證委員會（CACES）的主席，並擔任基多聖弗朗西斯科大學的全職教授，專注於優化、人因工程和專案管理。從2015年到2020年，她擔任基多聖弗朗西斯科大學的副校長（教務長），成為該職位的第一位女性，並推動了教學和行政管理的重大改進。

在2015年，她共同創立了「科學與工程中的女性」（WISE）項目，以促進女性在STEM領域的參與。她的研究專注於綠色供應鏈和人因工程，運用建模和優化技術。她參與開發厄瓜多爾高等教育系統的新認證模型，並最近共同撰寫了一份針對加拉帕戈斯群島的空間映射排放清單，為其長期可持續性做出貢獻。此外，科爾多瓦博士曾擔任《工業與系統工程評論》（ISER）的編輯，並參與多個董事會，包括女性為女性（Mujeres por Mujeres）、轉移與技術中心（CTT-USFQ）、Tecniseguros和厄瓜多爾精算師協會。

約翰·邓恩教授於2001年從基多聖弗朗西斯科大學（USFQ）畢業，成為一名建築師。2015年，他從奧本大學獲得社區規劃碩士學位。目前，他在聖巴布羅CEU大學進行博士研究，探討港口基礎設施對加拉帕戈斯群島城市定居點的影響。自2013年以來，約翰一直參與USFQ的加拉帕戈斯國際建築工作室，並擔任USFQ建築與城市形態研究所（AFORU）的協調員。除了作為城市顧問的專業實踐外，約翰還是當地新聞媒體的專欄作家。

哈伊梅·洛佩斯教授於2001年從基多聖弗朗西斯科大學（USFQ）畢業，成為一名建築師。他於2009年獲得代爾夫特理工大學的建築碩士學位，並於2022年獲得加泰羅尼亞理工大學（UPC）的建築項目博士學位。他的研究專注於城市形態與自然保護空間中的物理地理之間的互動，以加拉帕戈斯群島為主要案例研究。哈伊梅在加拉帕戈斯群島創立了一家國際建築工作室，從設計的角度開展對加拉帕戈斯人類定居點的研究。他目前是USFQ建築與城市形態研究所（AFORU）的主任，並擔任建築學院的社區外展協調員。此外，他還是多個公私機構的城市和區域規劃私人顧問。