+63 908 6050668
joel.casimiro@imagine-ar.com | joel.casimiro@eee.upd.edu.ph
Quezon City, Philippines
Joel A. Casimiro is a from of the University of the Philippines College of Fine Arts, with a foundation in traditional art forms such as painting, sculpture and printmaking. He formerly served as a research assistant at the UP Electrical and Electronics Engineering Institute, where he began exploring the intersection of art and emerging technologies. As a co-founder of Imagine Realities, a startup focused on AR, VR, MR, and AI development for both local and international clients, Joel now bridges classical techniques with cutting-edge innovation —redefining creative expression in the digital age.
2018-Present
Imagine Realities Inc.
Co-Founder, Chief Information and Technology Imagineer, 3D Generalist, Technical Artist and R&D
2020
GOO: Gaze on Object
Samsung Research - University of the Philippines Diliman, Ubiquitous Computing Laboratory, EEE Institute
Research Associate III - 3D Generalist, Graphic Artist, Dataset creation
2019
Project Airscan
CHED - University of the Philippines Diliman, Ubiquitous Computing Laboratory, EEE Institute
Research Associate III - 3D Generalist, Graphic Artist, Dataset creation
2015-2019
VREX: Human Hands as Input Device for an Immersive Virtual Reality Experience
ANEEME: Synthesizing and Sharing Animation Building Blocks for Rapid Creation of 3D Motion Scenes
DOST - University of the Philippines Diliman, Ubiquitous Computing Laboratory, EEE Institute
Research Associate III - 3D Generalist, VR Designer, Technical Artist
2013-2015
3D Gestures on 2D Surface
DOST - University of the Philippines Diliman, Computer Networks Laboratory, EEE Institute
Research Associate III - 3D Generalist, Graphic Artist
2011-2013
LEAP PROJECT
DOST - University of the Philippines Diliman, Computer Networks Laboratory, EEE Institute
Research Associate I - Game Graphic Artist, Animator
2025
WITHIN THE BOX, BEYOND THE FRAME
Two Man Show - Joel Casimiro | Shangrila Viola
ANIMA ART SPACE | July 5 - August 9 2025
2021
Henri Tomas, Marcus Reyes, Raimarc Dionido, Mark Ty, Jonric Miranda, Joel Casimiro, Rowel Atienze, Richard Guinto
IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Workshops (CVPRW)
2020
Next-Best View Policy for 3D Reconstruction
Daryl Peralta, Joel Casimiro, Aldrin Nilles, Justine Aguilar, Rowel Atienza, Rhandley Cajote
ECCV European Conference on Computer Vision Workshop 2020
2017
ANEEME: Synthesizing and Sharing Animation Building Blocks for Rapid Creation of 3D Virtual Scenes
Vanessa Tan, Rowel Atienza, Isabel Saludares, Joel Casimiro, Maria Shangrila Viola
ACM SIGGRAPH ASIA 2017 VR Showcase
2016
Interaction Techniques Using Head Gaze for Virtual Reality
Rowel Atienza, Ryan Blona, Isabel Saludares, Joel Casimiro, Vivencio Fuentes
IEEE Region 10 Symposium (TENSYMP) 2016
2014
3D Gestures on 2D Surfaces
Rowel Atienza, Miguel Besas, China Yu, Joel Casimiro,
GOLD PRIZE for Research and Development ASEAN ICT Awards 2014