CubanWaterLab ESENFR
Results

What's starting to come out of the lab

Chart from the review on AI identification of marine organisms
In review

Microorganisms as Indicator of Marine Pollution: Challenges for in situ monitoring

Submitted to Environmental Monitoring and Assessment in April 2026. Under peer review since June 14, 2026.

Daniela Martínez-Ortiz

Absorbance spectra: commercial spectrophotometer versus three low-cost systems
Submitted

Low-Cost Spectrophotometers: A Comparative Evaluation of Open-Source Architectures

Submitted to Review of Scientific Instruments in October 2026.

Alex M. Rivera-Rivera

Diagram of the MonoSpectro spectrophotometer with a monochrome camera
In preparation

Absorbance Spectrophotometry on a Monochrome Camera

In preparation for IEEE Sensors Letters · 2026.

Alex M. Rivera-Rivera

Diagram of chlorophyll a: photochemistry, heat and fluorescence
In preparation

An Accessible Fluorometric Protocol for Chlorophyll a Quantification Using Open-Source Spectral Sensors

2026.

Daniela Martínez-Ortiz

Plankton image with automatically identified organisms
In preparation

Frugal Science for Marine Monitoring: The Modular PlanktoScope — A Reproducible, Low-Cost Microscope for In Situ Detection of Biological Indicators

2026.

Daniela Martínez-Ortiz

FLACSO-Cuba logo
Conference paper

Panel “Technologies and equity gaps”

Accepted for the International Seminar “Intersectionality, Equity and Social Policies”. To be presented in November 2026.

Mayelín García-Remus

Administration building of the Central University of Las Villas
Conference paper

Environmental Monitoring and Management in Community Transformation: Experiences from Casablanca

Presented at the 5th UCLV International Scientific Convention (“Communities 2025” workshop) · October 20–24, 2025.

Mayelín García-Remus

Projects

Open-source tools

The repositories and technical portfolios behind CubanWaterLab's experimental work.

Alex Rivera
FabAcademy 2024

Alex Rivera

Portfolio from the international digital-fabrication course at the Université Libre de Bruxelles.

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Luis Abel Rodríguez
FabAcademy 2024

Luis Abel Rodríguez

Portfolio from the international digital-fabrication course at the Université Libre de Bruxelles.

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Daniela Martínez-Ortiz
FabAcademy 2025–26

Daniela Martínez-Ortiz

Portfolio for the course "How To Make (almost) Any Experiments Using Digital Fabrication," ULB.

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Spectrophotometer Software
Software

Spectrophotometer Software

Software for a low-cost portable spectrophotometer (AS7265x sensor + ESP32), with a graphical interface and CSV export.

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PySpectrometer2
Software

PySpectrometer2

DIY optical spectrometer with a Raspberry Pi camera, polynomial-regression calibration, and a waterfall mode for real-time spectral tracking.

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