I, Prof. Victor M. Ponce, declare that SAMARA SALAMENE finished one semester of post-doctoral study, from August 26 to December 6, 2019, in our Visualab, at the Department of Civil Engineering, at San Diego State University.

During the course of the second semester, Spring 2020, SAMARA SALAMENE was forced to interrumpt her sabbarical leave in San Diego, California, and returned on March 13 to Brazil due to force majeur.

SAMARA SALAMENE will return to complete her sabbatical leave on July 13, 2020, will spend the remainder of the summer 2020 on this work, and return in Spring 2021 to finish her sabbatical assignments.