RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

This section features selected and most recent publications that represent the scope and depth of Jaderick’s research. These works illustrate key themes and provide an entry point for readers interested in exploring his scholarship. A link to the full list of publications is also provided.

Selected:

• A System for Sensing Human Sentiments to Augment a Model for Predicting Rare Lake Events
  J.P. Pabico
  Philippine Computing Journal 10(2):20-32, December 2015
  (ISSN 1908-1995, arXiv:1507.05790 [cs.SI])

• Simulating the Effects of Various Road Infrastructure Improvements to Vehicular Traffic in a Busy Three-road Fork
  M.G. Arada, M.F. Tataro & J.P. Pabico
  Philippine Information Technology Journal 8(1):49-57, June 2015
  (ISSN ISSN 2012-0761, arXiv:1506.07424 [cs.CE])

• Design and Implementation of a Novel Dynamic Load Balancing Library
  I. Banicescu, R.L. Cariño, J.P. Pabico & M. Balasubramaniam
  Parallel Computing 31(7):736-756, July 2005
  (ISSN 0167-8191, DOI 10.1016/j.parco.2005.04.006)

• Determination of Cultivar Coefficients of Crop Models Using a Genetic Algorithm: A Conceptual Framework
  J.P. Pabico, G. Hoogenboom & R.W. McClendon
  Transactions of the ASAE 42(1):223-232, 1999
  (ISSN 0001-2351, DOI 10.13031/2013.13199)

Most Recent:

• Assessment and local community perception on the water quality of the Seven Crater Lakes of San Pablo City, Philippines
  J.V.R. Pleto, D.B. Magcale-Macandog, J.G. Campang. Y.C.L. Cabilon, M.G.L.D. Perez, F.A. Natuel, N.J.A. Larida, J.P. Pabico, C.D. Predo, & V.G.V. Paller
  Journal of Environmental Science and Management 27(1):50-60, June 2024
  (DOI 10.47125/jesam/2024_1/05)

• Extracting graphs from plant leaf venations using image processing
  A.K.D. Balangcod & J.P. Pabico
  Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 798, pp. 131-142, August 2023
  (DOI 10.1007/978-981-99-7093-3_8)

• Developing a Bayesian model of climate-induced lake overturn in Talisay, Taal Lake
  D.B. Magcale-Macandog, A.R. Salvacion, J.P. Pabico, K.N. Tingson, M.A. Reblora, J.D. Edrial, F.P. Lansigan & M.T. Zafaralla
  Ecosystem and Species Habitat Modeling for Conservation and Restoration, pp. 101-119, April 2023
  (DOI 10.1007/978-981-99-0131-9_6)

Ongoing projects represent the living edge of research. Some are supported by grants and collaborations, while others are pursued unfunded—driven purely by the thirst for answers and the pursuit of knowledge even without immediate economic benefit. This section highlights these investigations as they unfold, showcasing both funded and self-driven inquiries, with links to a full list of completed projects and grantsmanship activities. For transparency, a link is also provided to seeds yet to take root, a list of project proposals that were not awarded funding but kept in the record hoping that through persistence, today’s “unfunded” ideas may germinate later.

Ongoing Projects:

• RoadNet-ph: Philippine Road Networks - This project maps and analyzes the Philippine road systems as complex networks, applying computational models to assess their structure, resilience, and efficiency. Its goal is to generate insights useful for transportation planning, disaster response, and infrastructure policy.

• ICS Compute Swarm: A Reconfigurable Compute Cluster for Instruction, Research and Data Science Applications - This initiative envisions a flexible, reconfigurable compute cluster to support instruction, research, and data science at UPLB. Designed to adapt to different workloads, the system will give students and researchers access to high-performance computing resources tailored to evolving academic and research needs.

• Development of Nodal Dispersion Indices in Networks - This project develops new indices to measure the dispersion of nodes within complex networks, offering tools to capture patterns not well explained by existing metrics. The indices are tested on different types of networks, with potential applications in transportation, social systems, and infrastructure planning.

• Navigating Excellence: A Comprehensive Evaluation of UP's Web Ecology Across CUs - This study evaluates the web presence and performance of UP’s constituent universities by analyzing their “web ecology”—site structures, visibility, and interconnections. The findings are intended to guide improvements in web management, design of in-house content management system and strengthen the university’s online impact.

Recognition of research comes in two complementary forms: formal awards and organic citations. Awards such as Best Paper or Best Poster affirm the quality of outputs through peer review and adjudication, while citations represent recognition by the broader scholarly community, signaling that the work has informed and influenced others. Jaderick’s record of awards and citation metrics—as tracked by Google Scholar, Scopus, Web of Science, and other databases—together provide a holistic view of the reach, relevance, and impact of his research.

Selected Awards:

• Best Paper Award (Applied Research Category)
  Automatic Identification of Animal Breeds and Species Using Bioacoustics and Artificial Neural Networks
  52nd Scientific Seminar and Annual Convention of the Philippine Society of Animal Science, Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, 22-24 October 2015

• Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act (AFMA) R&D Paper Award
  Improved Automation of Egg Grading and Tomato Maturity Classification Using Artificial Eyes and Artificial Brains
  Bureau of Agricultural Research, Diliman, Quezon City, 08 October 2009

• Finalist, 2008 PCASTRD Outstanding Research and Development in Advanced Science and Technology
  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
  Heritage Hotel, Pasay City, 18 December 2008

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

Citations & Databases:

• Google Scholar

• Scopus | Digital Bibliography and Library Project (DBLP)

• arXiv | OpenAlex