ICAIW 2026
Workshops at the 9th International Conference on Applied Informatics 2026

Table of Contents

• Preface
  Summary: There were 87 papers submitted for peer-review to this workshop. Out of these, 34 papers were accepted for this volume.

7th International Workshop on Applied Artificial Intelligence (WAAI)

• A Generalizable Normalization Pipeline for Explainable Machine Learning Analysis in Mental Health Datasets 1–12
  Martín Di Felice, Ariel Deroche, Ilan Trupkin, Parag Chatterjee, María Florencia Pollo-Cattaneo
• Accuracy, Memory, and Decoding Performance of Quantized Language Models for Local Deployment 13–27
  Maximiliano Moyano-Fontana, Santiago Ferreiros-Cabrera, María Florencia Pollo-Cattaneo
• Design, Technical Audit, and Beta Demonstration of an AI-Assisted Decision-Support System for Supplier-Side Public Procurement Screening 28–38
  Breiner Navarro-Vergara, José Isaías Salas-Hernández
• Does Graph-Aware Context Improve Airport Arrival-Delay Forecasting? A Leakage-Audited Origin-Day Benchmark of U.S. Flights with Cross-Hub Transfer 39–51
  Soufiane Momtaz
• Knowledge Engineering-Oriented Process Model for AI-Enabled Decision Support Systems Aligned with the EU AI Act and Relevant ISO/IEC Standards 52–66
  Cinthia Vegega, María Florencia Pollo-Cattaneo, José Angel Olivas

8th International Workshop on Applied Informatics for Economy, Society, and Development (AIESD)

• Bayes Factor: Model-Test Compatibility using the Empirical-Bayesian Diagnosis and MLOps Monitoring without Feature Access 67–78
  Fabricio Echeverria, Marcelo Leon, Narcisa Vasquez, Veronica Limones, María-Fé Jarrín
• Digital Sexual Violence Among University Students in Ecuador: A Socio-Technical Analysis of Perceptions, Risks and Social Media Use 79–89
  Yessica Anabel Malla-Bravo, Erika Lucía González-Carrión, Cecilia Isabel Merino-Armijos
• Digitalization, Social Media Use, and E-Commerce Growth in Ecuador: Implications for Customs Logistics, 2022–2025 90–101
  René Faruk Garzozi-Pincay, Maritza Gisella Paula-Chica, Yamel Sofia Garzozi-Pincay, Alina Fiorella González-Malavé, Héctor Esteban Contreras-Febres-Cordero, Sandra Elizabeth Cuzme-López
• Ecotourism Suitability Analysis in the Manglaralto River Watershed using a GIS-based Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) 102–114
  María Jaya-Montalvo, Vicky Arteaga, Fernando Morante-Carballo, Carlos Hernández-Cenzano, Jairo Dueñas-Tovar, Paúl Carrión-Mero
• GIS-Based Geodiversity Assessment and Geosite Representativeness for Geoconservation Planning in the Ruta del Oro Geopark Project, Ecuador 115–125
  María Jaya-Montalvo, Camila Holguin-Ortega, Edgar Berrezueta, Jairo Dueñas-Tovar, Paúl Carrión-Mero, Fernando Morante-Carballo
• Groundwater Potential Mapping using AHP-GIS and Geoelectrical Validation in a Semi-arid Coastal Aquifer, Entre Ríos-Ecuador 126–137
  María Jaya-Montalvo, Isaí Guaicha-Cardenas, Joselyne Solórzano, Jenifer Malavé-Hernández, Juan María Fornés, F.Javier Montalván, Paúl Carrión-Mero
• Resilience of Ghost Company Networks in Ecuador: A Computational Forensic Audit Framework 138–147
  Xavier Torres-Maldonado, Carlos Redroban-Ortiz, Lissete Reyes-Vanegas, Xavier Mosquera-Rodríguez
• Social Media Influence and Economic Constraints in Technology Purchase Decisions: An Integrative Framework for Emerging Digital Markets 148–161
  René Faruk Garzozi-Pincay, Yamel Sofia Garzozi-Pincay, Maritza Gisella Paula-Chica, Evelyn Dolores Beltrán-Reyes, Teddy Enrique Ramos-Ramos, Sandra Elizabeth Cuzme-López

1st International Workshop on AI for Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems (WAIAMS)

• ACGF-Lite: A Lightweight Agentic Code Governance Framework for Fintech Core Banking Development – An Industrial Case Study 162–177
  Oscar Mendez, Jorge Hernandez, Hector Florez
• Goal Conditioned Multi-Agent Architecture for Human-in-theLoop Continual Learning in Education: The PSIS Framework 178–189
  Adam Zahi, Diego H. Peluffo-Ordóñez
• When Source Selection Fails: Expert-free Online Transfer Learning Beyond its Validated Regime 190–204
  Kevin Sánchez, Jorge Hernandez, Diego H. Peluffo-Ordóñez

8th International Workshop on Data Engineering and Analytics (WDEA)

• Falsification-Aware Causal Structure Discovery for Wildfire Severity under Spatial and Environmental Confounding in Central Chile 205–220
  Efraín Campusano, Marcela Quezada-Araya, Hernán Astudillo, Pablo Schwarzenberg, Paulo Quinsacara, Ernesto Vivanco
• From Daily Hazard to Multi-Horizon Wildfire Risk: A Calibrated Spatiotemporal Transformer for the Maule Region, Chile 221–235
  Efraín Campusano, Marcela Quezada-Araya, Hernán Astudillo, Carla Taramasco, Pablo Schwarzenberg, Paulo Quinsacara, Ernesto Vivanco
• Toward Traceable Spanish–Wayuunaiki Translation: A Retrieval-Augmented and Grammar-Grounded Pipeline for a Low-Resource Language 236–248
  Olmer Garcia-Bedoya, Jose Noguera

1st International Workshop on Health Care Information Systems (WHCIS)

• Assessing the PIRE Cloud Platform Against Interoperable Digital Hospital Requirements 249–263
  Leonardo Juan Ramirez-Lopez
• Classification of Pigmented Skin Lesions Using Dermoscopic Images 264–274
  Maria Fernanda Vargas-Martínez, Maria Fernanda Cruz-Mahecha, Luz Helena Camargo-Casallas
• Extracting and Processing Raw PPG Signals from Consumer Smartwatches for Real-Time Atrial Fibrillation Screening 275–287
  Lely A. Luengas-Contreras, Esperanza Camargo-Casallas, Nancy Olarte, Jonathan Torres, Miguel Angel Padilla
• Hospital Readiness to Integrate Medical Devices and Health Information Systems 288–302
  William Humberto Galindo-Beltrán, Israel Fetecua-Soto, José Isaías Salas-Hernández
• Instrumented Insole for Plantar Pressure Monitoring Using Integrated Architecture and Web Platform 303–317
  Lely A. Luengas-Contreras, Johanan Daniel Coello-Lasso, Kevin Santiago Garcia-Marentes
• Participatory Feasibility Assessment of an AI-Assisted Wearable for Psychosocial Risk Monitoring among Informal Bicycle Delivery Workers in Bogotá, Colombia 318–329
  Gregorio E. Puello-Socarrás, Laura Constanza López-Pedroza, Paola Andrea Castro, Ingrid Johana López-Gómez

6th International Workshop on Knowledge Management, Innovation and Technologies (WKMIT)

• A Framework for Wiki Selection from a Knowledge Management System (KMS), Software Architecture and Integration Perspective 330–345
  Luciano Straccia, Ines Casanovas, María Florencia Pollo-Cattaneo
• Assessing the Impact of Quality-by-Design on Knowledge Graph Construction from Open Government Data 346–362
  Roxana Martínez

3rd International Workshop on Sustainability Challenges in Tourism and Smart Destinations (SCTSD)

• GIS Application for the Quantitative Assessment of Geodiversity in Santa Elena, Ecuador 363–374
  Maribel Aguilar-Aguilar, Gricelda Herrera-Franco, Danny Alarcón-Alarcón, Fernando Morante-Carballo, Paúl Carrión-Mero
• Prioritizing Interventions in Community Tourism Centers Through Multi-criteria Analysis: The Case of Santa Elena, Ecuador 375–384
  Jhonny Yumisaca, Marcelo Leon, Efren Mendoza, Maria-Fe Jarrin, Erika Gonzalez, Vanessa Orellana
• Spatial Assessment for Sustainable Tourism Using Multicriteria Analysis in a Coastal Area of Ecuador 385–397
  Daniella Mora-Villón, Diana Mejía-Cela, Joselyne Solórzano, Paúl Carrión-Mero
• UAV-based Hydrological Analysis for Integrated Water Management: NbS for Surface Water Storage 398–407
  Maribel Aguilar-Aguilar, Joselyne Solórzano, Erick Veas-Sanchez, Lady Bravo-Montero, Paúl Carrión-Mero, Fernando Morante-Carballo

5th International Workshop on Systems Modeling (WSM)

• Machine Learning Applied to Pumped-Storage Hydropower Operation for Solar Curtailment Mitigation: A Systematic Review of the Brazilian Power System 408–420
  André Luis Alves Diogo, Thiago Augusto Mendes, Patrick Soares Mendes, Raphael de Aquino Gomes
• Modeling the agricultural supply chain: Analysis of statistical dependencies in the communities of Santa Elena - Ecuador 421–431
  Jacqueline Bacilio, Marcelo Leon, Edison Palacios, Maria de la O Barroso, Jair Torres
• Regulation and Ethics in the Use of ChatGPT: Student Perceptions of Risks in Higher Education 432–444
  Angel Yasmil Echeverria-Guzman, Carlos Enrique Rivas-Sepulveda, Germán Jazmany Zambrano-Verdesoto, Edith Rivas-Sepulveda, Gabriela Nicole Tolozano-Lapierre, Josue Reinaldo Bonilla-Tenesaca