Dr. Maricor N. Soriano

ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS

• Professor of Physics, National Institute of Physics (NIP)

• Program Coordinator, Instrumentation Physics Lab , National Institute of Physics (NIP) 

• Former Deputy Director for Academic Affairs, National Institute of Physics (NIP)

• Former President, Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas (SPP)

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

• Philippine Daily Inquirer Woman of Power (2025)

• PCIEERD 2018 R&D Award (2018)

• Ideaspace Incubation (2017)

• Leaders in Innovation Fellow Award by Newton Fund (2015)

• The Outstanding Women in the Nation's Service (TOWNS) (2013)

• NRCP Achievement Award in Physics (2010)

• Third World Academy of Science Prize in Physics (Philippines) (2009)

• Outstanding Young Scientist, National Academy of Science and Technology (2006)

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Color,  Optics, Video and Image Processing applied to Marine Science, Art Conservation, Biometrics and Spectral and Medical Imaging; Physics Education

PUBLICATIONS

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ISI PUBLICATION, BOOK, AND BOOK CHAPTERS (last 5 years)

1. Narag, M. J. G., Lico, G. R., & Soriano, M. (2025). Binarizing historical architectural drawings with shallow convolutional autoencoders. Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 148, 110400.

2. Padrique, M. G. C., Narag, M. J. G., Fernando, A. G. S., & Soriano, M. N. (2025). Enhancing geothermal petrography with convolutional neural networks. Geothermics, 127, 103221.

3.  Aguilar, R. A., Hermosa, N., & Soriano, M. (2022). 3D Fourier ghost imaging via semi-calibrated photometric stereo. Applied Optics, 61(1), 253-261.

4.  Narag, M. J. G., & Soriano, M. (2021). Discovering artistic influences of painters from expressionism, impressionism, and surrealism art movements using convolutional neural network. Journal of Cultural Heritage, 51, 182-193.

5. Abella, A. P., & Soriano, M. N. (2020). Measurement of Eulerian vorticity beneath rotating surface waves. Physica Scripta.

6. Cirunay, M. T., Soriano, M. N., & Batac, R. C. (2020). Preserved layout features embedded in road network development. Journal of Physics: Complexity, 1(1), 015004.

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE PAPERS (last 5 years)

1. Narag, M. J. G., Baumgartner, J., & Soriano, M. (2025, August). Digital restoration of paintings using convolutional neural network trained on cleaned edges and local patches. In Optics for Arts, Architecture, and Archaeology (O3A) X (Vol. 13569, pp. 139-144). SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3066542

2. Occena, D. J., Bernabe, R., Alampay, M. J., Hernandez, A., Madalipay, J. C., Hilario, P. L., & Soriano, M. (2021). A localized spaceborne camera for nano-and micro-satellite platforms. 38th International Communications Satellite Systems Conference (ICSSC 2021) pp. 253 –257. https://doi.org/10.1049/icp.2022.0581

3. Maestro, M. A., Bañas, A. R., Lofamia, M. C., Aguinaldo, R. A., Bernabe, R., Occeña, D. J., ... & Soriano, M. (2021, September). Development of an airborne hyperspectral scanning camera system for agricultural missions. In 38th International Communications Satellite Systems Conference (ICSSC 2021) (Vol. 2021, pp. 258-263). IET.

PROJECTS

• Arch(AI)ve – AI for archiving and analyzing artworks and cultural heritage objects (Project Leader) September 2024-August 2025

• STAMINA4Space (Program Leader) January 2021-June 2022

• Optical Payload Technology In-depth Knowledge Acquisition and Localization (OPTIKAL) under STAMINA4Space Program 2019-2021

• Cartography of Old Informs the New (COIN), Dept. of Science and Technology Grants-in-Aid 2016-2017 

• Market Validation of Automated Rapid Reef Assessment System, Dept. of Science and Technology TAPI 2016-2017 

• Coral Reef Assessment and Visualization Advanced Tools (CRAVAT), Department of Science and Technology-Grants-In-Aid 2014-2016 

• Coral Reef Visualization and Assessment (CoRVA) Project 1- ARRAS Teardrop Visualization Department of Environment and Natural Resources 2014-2017 

• Automated Rapid Reef Assessment System, DOST-GIA 2010-2013 

• Malaria Imaging and Detection – Enabling Health Centers Through Computer Vision – UP OVPAA 2011-2012 

• Art Beyond Appearances- Physics Looks Into Paintings, UP Open Grant November 2006-Novermber 2008; extended to July 2010

• Lab Manual Project Volume 3 Philippine Foundation for Physics Incorporated, October 2003-June 2004 

• Recovery of Spectral Signatures from Coastal Waters, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Development, September 2004-August 2005

• Lab Manual Project Volume 2, Philippine Foundation for Physics Incorporated, October 2003-June 2004 

• Infrared Emission Microscope Spectral Analysis Development, INTEL Technology Philippines, March 2003-March 2004

• Physics in the City – A travelling Physics Demo – International Year of Physics 2005 PCASTRD

• A biometric from front-view gait, Creative Research and Scholarship, July 2003-June 2004

• Spectra from color : converting a microscope into a spectral imager, Creative Research and Scholarship, 2002-2003 

• Color-Texture Analysis of Coral Reef Video, OVCRD, 2001-2002