Welcome to the Virtual Dungeon, the personal website of Prof. Jaderick P. Pabico, a member of the Faculty of the Institute of Computer Science (ICS), University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB). This website was created to provide a venue for presenting Jaderick's work, ideas, and perspectives that extend beyond the limitations of his institutional webpage. While the latter is restricted to simple academic information, this space allows for the expression of his academic freedom—the inclusion of personal views, current reflections, and projects that may not always align with institutional positions. Content is organized into Teaching, Service, Research, Administration, Awards, Media, CV, and Personal.
The evolution of this resource can be traced to the earliest version hosted at the University of Georgia (archived by the Wayback Machine), then later continued through several iterations of UPLB's websites for faculty members and the Classic Google Sites, and now maintained here as a work in progress. The content is regularly updated, but some links maybe broken and details may occasionally be outdated.
Note that the caricature at the top of this homepage is used in place of a photograph as part of Jaderick’s digital identity practice—walking the talk of his Internet Security lectures by reducing his footprint and guarding against misuse.
A UPLB faculty member carries three core functions: Instruction (Teaching), Extension (Service), and Research. Instruction shapes minds and guides students in their academic and professional growth, while Service extends expertise to communities and Research advances knowledge in the discipline. Administration serves as a supportive, temporary function that provides leadership and stewardship to sustain and strengthen these three essential roles.
Currently teaching the following courses (1st Semester, 2025-2026):
CMSC 56: Discrete Mathematical Structures in Computer Science
Read more: All Courses Taught | Teaching Activities
Webinar-Workshop: Model Validation in Climate-Data Pipelines, 08 November 2025
5th Philippine Junior Data Science Challenge
Webinar: Cybersecurity & AI: Exploring the Intersection of Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity, 09 October 2025
University of the Philippines Open University
Read more: Service Activities
Member of the Graduate Faculty (Since 1996)
Member, Graduate Program Management Committee for MS Computer Science (Nov 2023-Date)
The Graduate School, UPLB
Council Member (Since 1996)
University Council, UPLB
Read more: Other Affiliations [ Past Affiliations and Titles | Professorial Chairs | Administration
ICS Compute Swarm: A Reconfigurable Compute Cluster for Instruction, Research and Data Science Applications
Navigating Excellence: A Comprehensive Evaluation of UP's Web Ecology Across CUs
Read more: Research Activities | All Research Projects | Grantsmanship
J.P. Pabico
11th International Conference on Integrative Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (ICIDRRM 2024)
Eastern Samar State University, Borongan City, Eastern Samar, Philippines, 27-29 November 2024
Paper DOI: 10.31219/osf.io/s72zg_v1; Read more from the article website
Read more: Publications | Presentations | Software Copyrights
Beyond professional activities, this website also offers a closer look at Jaderick’s journey and recognition. The Awards section highlights distinctions and professorial chairs earned through competitive and scholarly achievements. The Media section gathers public mentions and features in digital platforms. For a comprehensive academic record, the CV is made available, while the Personal section shares aspects of his foundations about faith, family, and worldview that ground and inspire his work.
Jaderick (hear the proper pronounciation) is a faculty member of the University of the Philippines Los Baños, where he has served the national research university for more than 25 years through teaching, research, and public service. His scholarship bridges computational intelligence and systems optimization, applying these methods to diverse fields such as agriculture, environmental management, and engineering.
Throughout his career, he has mentored over 140 undergraduate and more than 20 graduate students, many of whom have gone on to pursue advanced studies and contribute to the country’s scientific and technological development. His intellectual productivity is reflected in over 150 scholarly publications and presentations, a testament to his enduring pursuit of knowledge creation and dissemination.
For his pioneering contributions, he was recognized in 2008 as one of the Ten Outstanding Young Scientists by the National Academy of Science and Technology, Philippines—a distinction awarded to researchers who have demonstrated excellence and leadership in their respective fields. He has also received 25 research awards acknowledging the societal and scientific impact of his works.
He believes that scholarship must serve both knowledge and the common good—a conviction shaped by his formative years as a Boy Scout, his grounding in science and public service, and his continuing reflection on the role of technology in human flourishing.
His personal foundations—faith, family, and heritage—anchor his worldview that truth, service, and stewardship are inseparable. Through this website, he shares not only his scholarly endeavors but also his lived philosophy: that learning, teaching, and leading are acts of gratitude to the Creator who endowed the human mind with the capacity to understand and create.
