About
I like figuring things out, making things work, and finding good ways to communicate them.
I opened one paper to answer a question. Now I have 37 tabs and a side project.
Research Interests
Down the rabbit hole
My research usually starts with something I want to understand. I turn that curiosity into questions, then build and experiment to see where they lead me.
Exploring
How AI and satellite observations can help us better anticipate extreme weather and respond to the impacts of the climate crisis.
News
2026/03
ESCAPE published in the International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation.
Physics-informed soil moisture and surface roughness from ALOS-2/PALSAR-2.
2026
Received the Gilas Award from the Philippine Embassy in Korea for the third time.
2025/11
Presented Hybrid Deterministic-Diffusion Framework for Probabilistic Precipitation Nowcasting at the KAGIS Fall Conference and IAGi International Symposium, Jeju.
2025/08
Presented Building Damage Assessment Captioning at IGARSS 2025, Brisbane.
2025/05
Presented HYDRO at the Korean Meteorological Society Spring Conference, Seoul.
2025
Received the Outstanding Paper Award from KAGIS and the International Association of Geo-informatics.
2025
Received the Gilas Award for the second time.
2024/12
SAMBA published in the Korean Journal of Remote Sensing (40(6-3), 1505–1521).
2024
Won the Grand Prize for algorithm development from the Korea Aerospace Administration (KASA), for change detection at the Satellite Information Application Contest.
2024
Joined the IRIS Lab at UNIST as a researcher.
2023
Started the PhD program in Artificial Intelligence at UNIST.
2023
Achieved TOPIK II Level 3 in Korean language proficiency.
2023
Received the Gilas Award from the Philippine Embassy in Korea.
2022
Awarded the Global Korea Scholarship.
2022
Worked as a Data Science and Analytics consultant at Qadworks Technical Solutions, Inc.
2021/12
Presented a bibliometric study of ASEAN research on NLP and COVID-19 at IALP 2021.
2021/12
Presented research mapping AI-based social media analytics in health at TENCON 2021.
2021/09
Completed my MS in Electronics and Communications Engineering at De La Salle University, with a CGPA of 4.00 / 4.00 and a Research Award.
2021/03
Served as a resource speaker for Intelligent Green Box Capacity Training at Eastern Visayas State University.
2020/12
Presented a solar-energy module design for improving energy efficiency at HNICEM 2020.
2020/11
Presented a tree–fuzzy logic approach to classifying lettuce growth stages at TENCON 2020.
2020/04
Presented CNN-based chest X-ray classification at RIVF 2020.
2020/03
Presented chest X-ray and blood-cell classification projects at LifeTech 2020.
2019/12
Presented neural-network-based throat detection and health classification at iC3I 2019.
2019/11
Presented land-cover classification using LiDAR, aerial imagery, and an SVM at HNICEM 2019.
Projects
S2RAIN
Hybrid generative modeling for precipitation nowcasting, estimating rainfall from geostationary satellite imagery.
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Precipitation Downscaling
Adapting SpateGAN and CEDDAR to IFS forecasts, validated on Korean radar data and run over Indonesia, the Philippines, and Ghana.
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AI Conference Deadlines
Live countdowns for 70+ AI and ML venues, with a map, a calendar, and feeds you can subscribe to.
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ApelyidoWIP
Type your surname and see where it comes from: the 1849 surname decree, its book of names, and where your name lives today.
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Catálogo de Apellidos (1849)WIP
Leaf through the 1849 book Filipino families chose their surnames from, recreated from an open transcription.
Open the sitePublications
2026
International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 147, 105206, 2026
2025
IGARSS 2025: IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1445–1449, 2025
2024
Korean Journal of Remote Sensing, 40(6), 1505–1521, 2024
2023
Intelligent Sustainable Systems, Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, 159–172, 2023
2020
2020 IEEE Region 10 Conference (TENCON), 1069–1074, 2020
2020 RIVF International Conference on Computing and Communication Technologies (RIVF), 1–6, 2020
2020 International Conference on Advanced Robotics and Intelligent Systems (ARIS), 1–6, 2020
International Journal of Advances in Intelligent Informatics, 6(2), 173, 2020
International Journal of Environmental Science and Development, 11(9), 442–449, 2020
2020 IEEE 2nd Global Conference on Life Sciences and Technologies (LifeTech), 235–239, 2020
2020 IEEE 2nd Global Conference on Life Sciences and Technologies (LifeTech), 320–324, 2020
Experience
Industry ↔ Academia
2026
Researcher, Climate Intelligence Lab
DI Lab, Inc. · Seoul, South Korea
2026 – present
AI models and software for satellite-based climate and disaster monitoring, AI-Radar map enhancement, and precipitation forecasting.
Industry
2024
Researcher, IRIS Lab
UNIST · Ulsan, South Korea
2024 – 2026
Change detection, soil-moisture retrieval, disaster assessment, precipitation nowcasting. Contributed to a government-funded project on AI algorithms for the GEO-KOMPSAT-5 satellite.
Academia
2022
Consultant, Data Science and Analytics
Qadworks Technical Solutions, Inc. · USA
2022
Transformed complex datasets into actionable insight using advanced analytics.
Industry
2021
Multi-Campus Coordinator, Quality Management Office
National University · Manila
2021 – 2022
Co-chair of the QS Stars Rating committee; led initiatives that achieved a 3 QS Stars rating. Maintained compliance across CHEd, ISO, PACUCOA, PTC-ACBET and PICAB.
Industry
Assistant Professor, College of Engineering
National University · Manila
2021 – 2022
Published three multidisciplinary AI papers with the Office of the VP for Research and Development. Member, University Research Council.
Academia
Consultant, Technology Solutions
Talkpush, Ltd. · Hong Kong
2021
Enhanced chatbots and mobile apps with the Conversation Design and Engineering team; translated UI/UX designs into functional code.
Industry
Earlier roles
2019
MS Student Researcher, Intelligent Systems Laboratory
De La Salle University · Manila
2019 – 2021
Published 4 journal articles and 15 papers across precision agriculture, business intelligence, and biomedical engineering.
Academia
2018
Lecturer, School of Engineering
Asia Pacific College · Makati
2018 – 2020
Taught computer programming, engineering mathematics, management, statistics, and control systems. Mentored student teams to six national competition awards.
Academia
2017
Developer Intern, Robotic Process Automation
Accenture, Inc. · Philippines
2017
Built web applications automating the collection, transformation, and delivery of operating data. Best Automation Project, Automation University.
Industry
2016
Intern, IT Shared Services
SM Investments Corporation · Philippines
2016
Maintained IT infrastructure, managed help desk issues, monitored the SM group network.
Industry
Education
PhD in Artificial Intelligence
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) · Ulsan, South Korea
2023~ · Global Korea Scholarship
MS in Electronics and Communications Engineering
De La Salle University · Manila, Philippines
CGPA 4.00 / 4.00 · Research Award · Industry–Academe Scholarship
BS in Electronics Engineering
Asia Pacific College · Makati, Philippines
SM Foundation Scholarship
Korean Language and Culture Studies
Sunchon National University · Suncheon, South Korea
Global Korea Scholarship · TOPIK II Level 3 (한국어능력시험 3급)
Manila Science High School
Special Science Curriculum, Secondary Education · Manila, Philippines
Recognitions
Gilas Award
2023, 2025, 2026Embassy of the Philippines to the Republic of Korea
Outstanding Paper Award
2025KAGIS & International Association of Geo-informatics
Grand Prize, Algorithm Development
2024Korea Aerospace Administration (KASA)
Research Award
2021De La Salle University, OVCRI
Outstanding Performance Award
2021National University
Best Design Thinking Project
2019Asia Pacific College
Best Automation Project
2017Accenture Automation University
Earlier recognitions
Best Design Project (Thesis) Presenter
2016Asia Pacific College
Best Design Project (Thesis) Exhibitor
2016Asia Pacific College
Quizzer
2014 – 2016Institute of Electronics Engineers of the Philippines
Champion, Inter-College Quiz Bee
2014Asia Pacific College
Top 4, Beat the Whiz
2013Asia Pacific College
Honor Student
2012 – 2014Asia Pacific College
Engagements
Reviewer
Int. Journal of Imaging Systems and Technology
IEEE HNICEM
2020 – 2021
IEEE TENCON
2021
IEEE/SICE SII
2021
IEEE ICRA
2021
Committees
IEEE HNICEM
Technical Committee Member, 2019 – 2021
University Research Council, National University
Member, 2021 – 2022
Speaking & Mentoring
Intelligent Green Box Capacity Training, Eastern Visayas State University
Resource Speaker, 2021
APC Student Council, Asia Pacific College
Adviser, 2019 – 2020
Credentials
Professional Licenses
Electronics Engineer
ECE · License No. 0069694
Electronics Technician
ECT · License No. 0016384
Affiliations
IEEE · Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Member
IECEP · Institute of Electronics Engineers of the Philippines
Member
NRCP · National Research Council of the Philippines
Associate Member
PIKO · Pinoy Iskolars sa Korea
Member
IRCA · International Register of Certificated Auditors
Lead Auditor, ISO 9001
CQI · Chartered Quality Institute
Lead Auditor, ISO 9001
PACUCOA · Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities Commission on Accreditation
Accreditor
Contact
Have something in mind? Let’s talk. Enjoy something I’ve made? Coffee is always welcome.
“Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood.”
Marie Curie