Research & Publications
I am interested in studying the implications of climate change on the suitability and sustainability of coffee cultivation, utilizing Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and advanced technology-based ecological modeling techniques to assess the changing habitat conditions.
My research interests are centered around investigating the potential impact of future climate change on the cultivation of coffee plants and other agricultural crops, by integrating Information Systems and cutting-edge technology with the maximum entropy approach to analyze bioclimatic variables and assess their suitability in GIS-based models.
Future projects are:
• Exploring the impact of climate change on coffee cultivation across different regions using GIS and
ecological modeling.
• Developing a technology-driven decision support system to aid coffee farmers in adapting to changing
climate patterns.
• Investigating the potential of machine learning algorithms in predicting coffee crop yields under
varying climatic conditions.
• Conducting a comparative analysis of climate change effects on diverse agricultural crops, including
coffee, through GIS-based research.
• Identifying sustainable climate change mitigation strategies for coffee farms and assessing their
effectiveness using GIS data.
• Analyzing geospatial coffee market trends in relation to climate change to anticipate future industry
developments.
• Assessing the suitability of expanding coffee plantations into new geographic regions based on climate
change projections using GIS data.
Publications
Some publications are from my academic journey as well.
Kallemeyn, David; Casillas, Vanessa; and Johnson, Frederick K., “From overload to Overlord: reducing cognitive load in a post app-pocalyptic world” (2020). AMCIS 2020 Proceedings. 5. https://aisel.aisnet.org/amcis2020/cognitive_in_is/cognitive_in_is/5
Casillas, Vanessa Arias, “Outside the Bean Belt: A Study on the Suitability and Sustainability of Coffee Plants in Southern California due to Climate Change using GIS” (2023). AMCIS 2023 Proceedings. 3. https://aisel.aisnet.org/amcis2023/sig_dsa/sig_dsa/3
More coming soon…