DATE & TIME
1 October 2026, 09:00 – 10:30
ROOM
Toucan A
TRACKS
TRACK 3: Living Labs for Inclusive Soci(et)al Engagement
Description
GAIA is a hands-on workshop that uses a climate education mobile game to explore how Living Labs can make climate literacy more engaging, inclusive, and action-oriented. Participants will play, reflect, and co-design ways to adapt game-based climate engagement to their own communities, projects, and Living Lab contexts.
Agenda
Facilitators
Ana Cristina Fachinelli Bertolini
Professor and Researcher, University of Caxias do Sul, and Head of CityLivingLab
Ana Cristina Fachinelli Bertolini
Professor and Researcher, University of Caxias do Sul, and Head of CityLivingLab
Ana Cristina Fachinelli is a Professor and Researcher at the University of Caxias do Sul in Brazil, where she founded and leads CityLivingLab, an ENoLL Member Living Lab dedicated to knowledge-based urban development and citizen-centred innovation.
She holds a PhD in Information and Communication Sciences from the University of Poitiers in France and a postdoctoral degree in Innovation and Knowledge-Based Development from the University of Deusto in Spain. Her research focuses on knowledge-based development, citizen science, urban resilience, sustainability and the use of artificial intelligence to support evidence-based decision-making in cities.
Ana Cristina is Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Knowledge-Based Development. She collaborates frequently with universities, governments and innovation ecosystems to advance participatory approaches for more sustainable, resilient and knowledge-driven cities.
Rafael de Lucena Perini
Professor and Researcher, University of Caxias do Sul, and Founding Member, CityLivingLab
Rafael de Lucena Perini
Professor and Researcher, University of Caxias do Sul, and Founding Member, CityLivingLab
Rafael de Lucena Perini is a professor and researcher at the University of Caxias do Sul (UCS), Brazil, where he teaches at undergraduate and graduate level and is a permanent faculty member of the Professional Master’s Programme in Planning and Management of Sustainable Cities.
He coordinates the distance learning Business Administration programme and is a founding member of CityLivingLab. He holds a PhD in Business Administration from UCS and was a visiting doctoral researcher at Wayne State University in Detroit.
His research centres on knowledge-based development, urban capital systems, territorial innovation, sustainability, and the transition from industrial cities to knowledge cities. He is currently conducting postdoctoral research on international models of urban transformation and collaborative governance.
Mateus Panizzon
Professor and Researcher in Anticipatory Governance, University of Caxias do Sul
Mateus Panizzon
Professor and Researcher in Anticipatory Governance, University of Caxias do Sul
Dr Mateus Panizzon is a professor and researcher at the University of Caxias do Sul (UCS), Brazil, specialising in anticipatory governance systems. He is a faculty member of the doctoral Graduate Programme in Business Administration, contributes to the Innovation and Competitiveness research line, and conducts research with CityLivingLab.
His projects include GaIA, GeoAI, Cities+I, Living Labs Maturity, and Anticipatory Knowledge Transfer and Exchange. He holds a PhD in Innovation Management from PUCRS and completed a doctoral research period at the École de technologie supérieure, Université du Québec.
His research focuses on anticipatory governance, artificial intelligence, knowledge management, resilience and capabilities for innovation, with publications in journals including Futures, Technology in Society, the Journal of Knowledge Management and AI and Ethics. He is a member of the Futures4Europe community and Associate Editor of the International Journal of Knowledge-Based Development.
Co-facilitators
Cintia Paese Giacomello
Professor and Researcher in GeoAnalysis for Sustainability, University of Caxias do Sul
Cintia Paese Giacomello
Professor and Researcher in GeoAnalysis for Sustainability, University of Caxias do Sul
Cíntia Paese Giacomello is a professor and researcher at the University of Caxias do Sul in Brazil, affiliated with the Graduate Programme in Business and the Graduate Programme in Planning and Management of Sustainable Cities.
She holds a bachelor’s degree in Statistics, a master’s degree in Production Engineering and a PhD in Business. At CityLivingLab she leads and contributes to projects that integrate data analytics, artificial intelligence, management and urban planning.
Her work emphasises robust research methodologies, the analysis of key indicators and the generation of evidence to inform strategic decision-making in urban development. She is also actively engaged in training researchers and in fostering collaboration between universities, public institutions, private organisations and society.
Marcelo Benetti Correa da Silva
City Living Lab Team
Marcelo Benetti Correa da Silva
City Living Lab TeamProf. Dr. Marcelo Benetti Correa da Silva - City Living Lab Team - University of Caxias do Sul (UCS) - Researcher in Sustainability and Citizen Engagement at the Master Program of of Sustainable Cities Planning and Management
Daniel Notari
City Living Lab Team
Daniel Notari
City Living Lab TeamProf. Dr. Daniel Notari - City Living Lab Team - University of Caxias do Sul (UCS) - Researcher in AI at the Master Program of Sustainable Cities Planning and Management, and the Master Program of Applied Computer Science