09/10/2026
🤖 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟮 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗧-𝗕𝗜𝗢𝗧𝗘𝗖𝗛 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴!
With funding support from the Department of Science and Technology–Philippine Council for Industry, Energy, and Emerging Technology Research and Development (DOST PCIEERD), UPLB-BIOTECH will conduct the 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 on 14–16 October 2026.
The three-day training will bring together more than 40 researchers from across the country, who will gain foundational knowledge and practical skills in using artificial intelligence, data science, and emerging computational approaches to support biotechnology research, laboratory operations, and research and development activities.
💻 𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝟮 | 𝟭𝟱 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
Day 2 moves deeper into the foundations of data management and artificial intelligence, featuring two UPLB computer science experts whose work applies computational technologies to diverse research fields.
🎤 𝗟𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰 𝟯: 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆
𝗝𝗮𝗺𝗹𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗜𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗡. 𝗚𝗼𝗷𝗼 𝗖𝗿𝘂𝘇
Assistant Professor, Institute of Computer Science, UPLB
Jamlech Iram N. Gojo Cruz is a faculty member of the Institute of Computer Science, College of Arts and Sciences, UPLB, where he teaches courses in artificial intelligence, human-computer interaction, and related areas.
His research applies machine learning and computational methods to real-world data, including agro-climatic temperature modeling and forecasting, agent-based simulation of disease spread, and AI policy in Southeast Asia. He also actively promotes AI literacy through speaking engagements and recently contributed to a workshop on AI for biodiversity conducted with a DOST-PCAARRD Balik Scientist.
He earned his BS in Computer Science, magna cm laude, from UPLB and his Master of Engineering in Artificial Intelligence from UP Diliman. He is an Associate Member of the National Research Council of the Philippines and a member of the Analytics and Artificial Intelligence Association of the Philippines.
🎤 𝗟𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰 𝟰: 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀: 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻
𝗗𝗿. 𝗩𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗹𝗳 𝗠. 𝗠𝗮𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗱
Professor, Institute of Computer Science, UPLB
Chair, Computational Interdisciplinary Laboratories, UPLB
Dr. Val Randolf M. Madrid is a Professor at the Institute of Computer Science, College of Arts and Sciences, UPLB. His research focuses on developing computer vision and artificial intelligence solutions for multidisciplinary applications.
His work spans diverse fields, including agriculture, through phenotyping tools for eggplant research; forestry, through mobile-based wood pattern classification; marine science, through coral benthic classification; and nutrition, through mobile-based digital nutrition care plans.
A former DOST-ASTHRDP scholar, Dr. Madrid earned his PhD in Computer Science from UPLB in 2018. He has also collaborated extensively with industry and regional partners, including Bayer CropScience and SEARCA. He currently serves as Chair of the Computational Interdisciplinary Laboratories of UPLB.
🌱 From managing data for computational research to harnessing computer vision for scientific applications, Day 2 highlights how AI can transform the way researchers collect, analyze, and generate insights from complex datasets.
𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴.
