Honors in Discovery

Research is not pursued for recognition but for the advancement of knowledge and its service to society. Yet, when works are honored by peers and institutions, such acknowledgment affirms both the value of the inquiry and the dedication behind it. The awards listed here highlight the impact of scientific contributions that, while grounded in rigor, were always directed toward meaningful application.

1. 3rd Best Oral Paper Award
   For the paper: A Multi-platform System for Tracking Roaming Personnel (with P.K.C. Aragones)
   Awarded during: 11th UPLB CAS Student-Faculty Research Conference (SFRC 2018), NCAS, UPLB, 19 November 2018

2. Most Innovative Research Award
   For the paper: Modeling Corruption as a Contagious Disease
   Awarded during: First National Conference on Southern Luzon Studies (NCSLS 2018), NCAS, UPLB, 18-20 July 2018

3. Best Scientific Paper Award
   Graduate Paper Category
   For the paper: Multi-agent Simulation of Pursuit-Evasion in Dynamic Graphs (with J.M.T. Arriola)
   Awarded during: 10th UPLB CAS Student-Faculty Research Conference (SFRC 2017), NCAS, UPLB, 20 November 2017

4. Best Scientific Paper Award
   Humanities and Education Cluster
   For the paper: Student Response to an Immersive Experience within an Interactive 3D Virtual Model of UPLB (with M.Y.B. de Robles, J.A.I. Lopez, K.L.G. Romas, J.P.M. Relano, K.M.M. Aguila, J.G.L. de Ramos, S.P.A. Dimacuha, R.M.D. Estacio & D.N. Bacalzo III)
   Awarded during: 8th UPLB CAS Student-Faculty Research Conference (SFRC 2015), NCAS, UPLB, 16 November 2015

5. Best Scientific Poster
   For the paper: Design of an e-Commerce System for Breeder Swine and Boar Semen (with E.N.A. Tolorio, C.N.B. Arkaina & K.J.H. Magno )
   Awarded during: 8th UPLB CAS Student-Faculty Research Conference (SFRC 2015), NCAS, UPLB, 16 November 2015

6. Best Paper Award
   Applied Research Category
   For the paper: Automatic Identification of Animal Breeds and Species Using Bioacoustics and Artificial Neural Networks (with A.M.V. Gonzales, M.J.S. Villanueva & A.A. Mendoza)
   Awarded during: 52nd Scientific Seminar and Annual Convention of the Philippine Society of Animal Science, Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, 22-24 October 2015

7. Best Paper Award
   Information Systems Category
   For the paper: Development of an Online Automated Anthropometry Towards a National Database of Filipino Body Measurements (with K.J.H. Magno, K.B.P. Pelaez & D.J.A. Abelardo)
   Awarded during: 12th National Conference on IT Education, Boracay, Malay, Aklan, 23-25 October 2014

8. Best Paper Award
   Integrative Studies Category
   For the paper: POLLIMAC II: A Modular Version of an Automated Pollen Image Classifier (with R.C. Recario, J.E.I. Encinas, J.C.M. Barro, J.DG. Villate, A.J. Jacildo, J.S. Baladad, A.C. Fajardo, A.C. Manila-Fajardo & C.R. Cervancia)
   Awarded during: 14th Annual National Scientific Conference of the Philippine Society for the Study of Nature, Benguet State University, La Trinidad, Benguet, 20-24 May 2014

9. Best Paper Award
   Computer Science Category
   For the paper: Simulating the Effects of Various Road Infrastructure Improvements to Vehicular Traffic in a Busy Three-road Fork (with M.G. Arada & M.F. Tataro)
   Awarded during: 11th National Conference on IT Education (NCITE 2013), Villa Paraiso, Mambajao, Camiguin, 24-26 October 2013

10. Best Paper Award
    Physics and Chemistry Cluster
    For the paper: A Microsimulation Study on the Effects of Exit Door Number and Dimensions on Student Egress from a Large Lecture Hall
    Awarded during: 5th UPLB CAS Student-Faculty Research Conference, NCAS Auditorium, UPLB, 14 December 2012

11. Best Paper Award
    Simulation and Modeling Session
    For the paper: Microsimulations of Arching, Clogging, and Bursty Exit Phenomena in Crowd Dynamics (with F.E.V.G. Castro)
    Awarded during: 10th National Conference on IT Education (NCITE 2012), Northwestern University, Laoag City, 18-20 October 2012

12. Best Paper Award
    Information Technologies Session
    For the paper: Towards Input Device Satisfaction Through Hand Anthropometry (with K.J.H. Magno)
    Awarded during: 10th National Conference on IT Education (NCITE 2012), Northwestern University, Laoag City, 18-20 October 2012

13. Finalist (Best Paper)
    For the paper: Neural Network Classifiers for Natural Food Products (with A.V. De Grano & A.L. Zarsuela)
    Awarded during: 12th Philippine Computing Science Congress (PCSC 2012), De La Salle Canlubang, Biñan, Laguna, 01-03 March 2012

14. Best Scientific Paper Award
    Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science Cluster
    For the paper: A Molecular Dynamics Metaphor for Optimizing the Cultivar Coefficients in CERES-Rice
    Awarded during: 3rd UPLB CAS Student-Faculty Research Conference, UPLB, 22 November 2010

15. Best Scientific Paper Award
    Special Topics Session
    For the paper: Information Spread Over an Internet-mediated Social Network: Phases, Speed, Width, and Effects of Promotion (with A.C. Salvania)
    Awarded during: 8th National Conference on Information Technology Education, La Carmela de Boracay Convention Center, Boracay Island, Malay, Aklan, 22 October 2010

16. Second Place, Best Scientific Paper Award
    Soil and Water Conservation, Irrigation and Drainage Subfields
    For the paper: Runoff and Flooding Simulation on Selected Philippine Catchment Areas Using Cellular Automata and SRTM (with J.A.C. Hermocilla)
    Awarded by: Philippine Society of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineers, Benguet State University, 23 April 2010

17. Best Scientific Paper Award
    Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science Cluster
    For the paper: 3D Interactive Visualization of a Building by Reusing Constructs from a Game Engine
    Awarded during: 2nd UPLB CAS Student-Faculty Research Conference, UPLB, 04 December 2009

18. Third Place, Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act (AFMA) Best R&D Poster Award
    For the paper: Improved Automation of Tomato Maturity Classification Using an Artificial Eye and an Artificial Brain
    Awarded during: 21st National Research Symposium, Bureau of Agricultural Research, Diliman, Quezon City, 08-09 October 2009

19. Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act (AFMA) R&D Paper Award
    For the paper: Improved Automation of Egg Grading and Tomato Maturity Classification Using Artificial Eyes and Artificial Brains
    Awarded by: Bureau of Agricultural Research, Diliman, Quezon City, 08 October 2009

20. Finalist, 2008 PCASTRD Outstanding Research and Development in Advanced Science and Technology
    For the paper: Development and Evaluation of Neural Network-based Classifiers in Cheap, Off-the-shelf Machine Vision Systems for Automating the Grading Process of Some Agricultural Food Products
    Awarded by: PCASTRD (now PCIEERD), Heritage Hotel, Pasay City, 18 December 2008

21. Best Scientific Paper Award
    Livestock and Feeds Theme (Theme 5)
    For the paper: A Neural Network Model for Classifying Duck Eggs Using Computer Vision (with A.L. Zarsuela)
    Awarded during: 7th ISSAAS (International Society for Southeast Asian Agricultural Sciences) Philippine National Convention and Annual Meeting, SEARCA, College, Laguna, 25-26 October 2007

22. Best Scientific Paper Award
    Agricultural Productivity, Food Processing, and Food Safety Theme (Theme 6)
    For the paper: Efficient Grading of Tomato Maturity Using a Majority-Vote Committee of Computer-Based Color Classifiers (with A.V. De Grano)
    Awarded during: 7th ISSAAS (International Society for Southeast Asian Agricultural Sciences) Philippine National Convention and Annual Meeting, SEARCA, College, Laguna, 25-26 October 2007

23. Best Scientific Poster
    Engineering Sciences and Technology Division
    For the paper: Automating the Classification of Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) Maturity Using Image Analysis and Neural Networks
    Awarded during: 29th Annual Scientific Meeting of the National Academy of Science and Technology, Manila, Philippines, 12-13 July 2007

24. Best Scientific Poster
    Chemical, Mathematical and Physical Sciences Division
    For the paper: Solving Hard Computational Problems via In Silico Molecular Catalysis (with E.R.E. Mojica, C.C. Deocaris, J.R.L. Micor & A.Q. Nato)
    Awarded during: 26th Annual Scientific Meeting of the National Academy of Science and Technology, Manila, Philippines, 15-16 July 2004

25. Second Best Scientific Poster
    Bioinformatics Category
    For the paper: A Neural Network Model for Splice-Site Recognition of Human Genome Sequences (with C.C. Deocaris)
    Awarded during: 30th Annual Convention of the Philippine Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, U.P. College of Medicine, 1-2 December 2003

26. Best Scientific Poster
    For the paper: SIMBREED: Simulated Animal Breeding as a Computational Metaphor for Optimizing Agricultural Systems (with O.L. Bondoc)
    Awarded during: 40th Scientific Seminar and Annual Convention of the Philippine Society of Animal Science, Heritage Hotel, Manila, 23-24 October 2003