Articles and Book Chapters 

• Cufuna, D. S. A. (2025). Immersive educational assessments with augmented reality as a tool for teacher training using synthetic data. International Journal of Advanced Corporate Learning (iJAC), 18(2), 27–39. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijac.v18i2.52577 
• Cufuna, D. S. A., Duart, J. M., & Rangel-de Lázaro, G. (2024). Augmented reality in higher education: Interactions in LLM-based teaching and learning. In D. Guralnick, M. E. Auer, & A. Poce (Eds.), Creative approaches to technology-enhanced learning for the workplace and higher education (Vol. 1150, pp. -). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-72430-5_10
• Cufuna, D. S. A., & Macias Jama, J. D. (2023). Uso de la Realidad Aumentada en la praxis docente: Reflexiones transdisciplinares para la educación. Revista Scientific, 8(28), 152–168. https://doi.org/10.29394/Scientific.issn.2542-2987.2023.8.28.8.152-168 
• Orozco-Malo, M., & Cufuna, D. S. A. (2023). Inteligencia artificial en la formación educativa transdisciplinar. En F. R. Aguilar-Gordón & J. Collado-Ruano (Coords.), Formación docente desde la filosofía educativa transdisciplinaria (pp. 493–510). Universidad Politécnica Salesiana. http://dspace.ups.edu.ec/handle/123456789/24327
• Cufuna, D. S. A. (2023). El paso oculto de un docente en proceso de formación: reflexión filosófica de contenidos desde las prácticas preprofesionales. En G. Portilla Faican, M. D. Pesántez, M. N. Rodríguez, & J. Ullauri Ullauri (Coords.), Las prácticas pedagógicas en la formación profesional docente: experiencias significativas en América Latina y el Caribe (pp. 145–150). Editorial UNAE. https://www.calameo.com/read/004628483732906225d91
• Collado-Ruano, J., Segovia-Sarmiento, J., & Cufuna, D. S. A. (2021). Education, poverty, and gender: An intercultural and decolonial analysis in the Andean region. Cadernos de Pesquisa, 51. https://doi.org/10.1590/198053147248 
• Collado-Ruano, J., Naula Ojeda, M., Orozco Malo, M., & Cufuna, D. S. A. (2020). Educação, artes e interculturalidade: o cinema documentário como linguagem comunicacional e tecnologia inovadora para a aprendizagem da metodologia P+D+I. Texto Livre: Linguagem e Tecnologia, 13(3), 376–393. https://doi.org/10.35699/1983-3652.2020.25639
• Collado-Ruano, J., & Cufuna, D. S. A. (2020). Equidade, gênero e direitos humanos: desafios educacionais na América Latina e o Caribe. Revista Mbote, 1(1), 110–123. https://doi.org/10.47551/mbote.v1i1.9385 
• Collado-Ruano, J., & Cufuna, D. S. A. (2020). Educación transdisciplinar para un desarrollo sostenible y regenerativo: Propuestas ecopedagógicas innovadoras del sistema educativo ecuatoriano. En F. Dravet, F. Pasquier, J. Collado, & G. Castro (Orgs.), Transdisciplinariedad y educación del futuro (pp. 55–80). Cátedra UNESCO de Juventud, Educación y Sociedad; Universidad Católica de Brasilia. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/342083306_Livro_Transdisciplinaridade_e_educacao_do_futuro_Espanhol_1 

Thesis

• Cufuna, D. S. A. (2023). Guía didáctica para el desarrollo de realidad aumentada (AR) en universitarios no-code mediante la programación visual de la carrera de Educación General Básica y Educación en Ciencias Experimentales en la Universidad Nacional de Educación [Master’s thesis, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya]. UOC Repositori Institucional. http://hdl.handle.net/10609/149199
• Cufuna, D.S. A., & Suárez Verdugo, X. E. (2021). Experimentación del método Montessori para el desarrollo de la conciencia fonológica en niños de 6 a 7 años de la Unidad Educativa del Milenio “Francisco Febres Cordero” [Trabajo de titulación de grado, Universidad Nacional de Educación (UNAE)]. Repositorio UNAE. http://repositorio.unae.edu.ec/handle/56000/1945 

Educational Innovation Products 

• Cufuna, D. S. A., Collado Ruano, J., & Urbina Velasco, C. J. (2023). Intiñan trivia [Interactive mobile video game]. Universidad Nacional de Educación (UNAE). http://repositorio.unae.edu.ec/handle/56000/3051 
• Cufuna, D. S. A., Collado Ruano, J., & Urbina Velasco, C. J. (2024). RADAR UNAE [Interactive mobile application]. Universidad Nacional de Educación (UNAE). http://repositorio.unae.edu.ec/handle/56000/3324 
• Cufuna, D. S. A., Collado Ruano, J., & Urbina Velasco, C. J. (2023). Intiñan [Interactive mobile video game]. Universidad Nacional de Educación (UNAE). https://apps.apple.com/us/app/inti%C3%B1an/id6450930200 

Research Projects

Philosophy transdisciplinary philosophy of environmental education: fostering the transfer of knowledge transfer of knowledge through the didactics of social and experimental didactics of social and experimental sciences

• International project promoting transdisciplinary environmental education by integrating social and experimental sciences. 
• Focuses on knowledge transfer through innovative, regenerative teaching strategies. 
• Role: External researcher 
• Funding Amount: $7,560.00 

Philosophy of education: reflections for transdisciplinary pedagogical training 

• International research project focused on transdisciplinary environmental education through social and experimental sciences. 
• It fosters regenerative knowledge transfer and innovative didactic strategies for teacher training.
• Role: Researcher 
• Funding Amount: $ 20000.00 

Education and poverty in Ecuador: factors, challenges and proposals for educational transformation and sustainable development. educational transformation and sustainable development 

• Research project on the relationship between poverty and education in Ecuador, aimed at proposing public policy improvements. 
  Applies mixed methods to analyze social, geographic, and educational factors affecting vulnerable populations. 
• Role: Researcher 
• Funding Amount: $ 16000.00 

Innovation Projects 

Biomimetic gamification: innovation for the development of bio-inspired teaching materials 

• Innovative project that combines game-based learning and biomimicry to design bioinspired educational materials.
• Aims to promote sustainability, creativity, and entrepreneurial skills through didactic prototypes. 
• Role: External researcher 
• Funding Amount: 7000,00 

Biomimetic Gamification – Phase II: Transdisciplinary Horizons and Knowledge Transfer 

• Project focused on biomimetic gamification as an innovative strategy to design educational materials inspired by nature. 
• It explores transdisciplinary knowledge transfer to foster sustainability, creativity, and teaching innovation. 
• Role: External researcher 
• Funding Amount: 7000,00 

Entrepreneurship Projects 

Hult Prize Program

• University program promoting student-led solutions to food insecurity in low-income urban areas through sustainable innovation. 
• Focuses on scalable, socially conscious entrepreneurship aligned with the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). 
• Role: Campus Director 
• Funding: Non-profit initiative