Fotiou | Bernardo | Africa | Macalino | Tupas | Ling | Ilao | Redillas | Agoo | Amalin | Camacho | Waltermath | Navarro

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Research Congress 2021

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Dr. Stefanos Fotiou
Director
Environment and Development Division
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

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Dr. Allan B. I. Bernardo
Distinguished University Professor and University Fellow, De La Salle University
Academician, National Academy of Science and Technology-Philippines

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Dr. Aaron Don Africa
Full Professor, De La Salle University
Communications Network Engineering

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Dr. Stephani Joy Y. Macalino
Full Professor, De La Salle University

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Dr. Ruanni Tupas
Institute of Education
University College London

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Dr. Low EE Ling
National Institute of Education
Nanyang Technological University Singapore

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Dr. Joel Ilao
Full Professor, De La Salle University

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Dr. Marla Redillas
Full Professor, De La Salle University

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Dr. Esperanza Maribel Agoo
Full Professor, De La Salle University

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Dr. Divina Amalin
Full Professor, University Fellow, De La Salle University
Biology Department, College of Science

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Dr. Drexel H. Camacho
Full Professor, University Fellow, De La Salle University
Chemistry Department, College of Science

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Dr. Dagmar Waltemath
Medical Informatics Laboratory,
University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany

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Dr. Riza Batista-Navarro
University of Manchester, United Kingdom

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Dr. Stefanos Fotiou is the Director of the Environment and Development Division in the United Nations ESCAP. Stefanos is responsible for the planning and implementation of the UN ESCAP work on natural resources management, climate change, sustainable urban development, green economy as well as for the overall coordination of the follow up and review of the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs. Highlights of his work in his current post include successfully leading intergovernmental negotiations resulting in specific normative outcomes, establishing new initiatives on technical cooperation and capacity development as well as ideating and steering analytical work in the substantive areas of his responsibility. Prior to this he worked for 10 years in the UN Environment Programme in various roles in the Economy Division and in the Asia-Pacific office. Before joining the UN, he had worked for the private sector and academia on issues of regional sustainable development. Throughout his career, Stefanos has taken leading roles in international fora, has conceptualised and led the development of regional and national strategies on environment and sustainable development and his work has been published and referenced. He holds a PhD in Natural Resource Economics, a Master of Science in Information Systems, and a Master of Science in Forestry and Natural Environment.

Allan B. I. Bernardo is Distinguished University Professor and University Fellow at De La Salle University, where he heads the Psychology of Hope and Well-Being Lab. His current research relates to three broad themes: (a) cultural aspects of hope, character strengths and well-being, (b) socioeconomic inequality, social mobility, and other social inequalities, (c) polyculturalism and intergroup relations in intercultural contexts, (d) applied data analytics in education research.

He has published over 250 articles, book chapters, monographs, edited books (110+ of which are Scopus listed). According to GoogleScholar, his works have been cited over 4,300 times and his current h-index = 35, which ranks him among the most cited Filipino social scientists. He is the only Filipino social scientist listed among the top 2% of scientists across all disciplines in a 2020 study of Stanford University researchers.

He has served as President of the Asian Association of Social Psychology, President of the ASEAN Regional Union of Psychological Societies, Chair of the Philippine Social Science Council, and President of the Psychological Association of the Philippines.

He has received numerous awards for his scholarship, including the International Prize for Literacy Research given by the UNESCO Institute for Education. He was also awarded the Spencer Fellowship in Education Research (US National Academy of Education) and the Fulbright Advanced Research Fellowship. He was awarded The Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) by the Philippine Jaycees Senate, the Achievement Award (Social Science) by the National Research Council of the Philippines, Outstanding Psychologist by the Psychological Association of the Philippines, and the Outstanding Professional Psychologist of the Year by the Professional Regulations Commission.

He was elected life-member (Academician) of the National Academy of Science and Technology, the country’s peer-elected group of scholars who have made outstanding contributions to science and technology.

Dr. Aaron Don Africa is a researcher in the field of Communications Network Engineering and a Full Professor at De La Salle University. He is one of the most promising researchers in this field. His areas of expertise are Communications Network Engineering, Expert Systems, Control Systems, Network Design, and Optimization. Specifically, he deals with the Optimization of Communication Systems to make them more efficient in functionality. This is for these systems to adapt effectively in the industry. He creates simulation models to replicate different scenarios in Network design. The results of these research are published in different Scopus-indexed journals. Dr. Africa has diversified his research and has recently developed these in the field of Biomedical Engineering Optimization techniques. He has published research in Scopus-indexed journals about cardiovascular disease diagnostics and optimization.

Dr. Africa has an h-index of 16 and is one of a small number of Filipino researchers with more than 100 Scopus-indexed publications. He is the recipient of the 2019 Best Researcher in Engineering given by the World Research Council. He is also listed among the world's top 2% researchers based on scientific impact (across all disciplines) by a team led by a Stanford University statistician John Ioannidis.

Stephani Joy Y. Macalino received her undergraduate degree in Biochemistry from University of the Philippines-Manila and her doctorate degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences from Ewha Womans University (Seoul, South Korea). Her specialization lies in computer-aided drug discovery and application of molecular concepts to investigate structural and functional changes in proteins. This is evidenced by her undergraduate and doctoral thesis covering topics such as computational tuberculosis drug discovery, molecular mechanisms of a tetraspanin-like protein, and fragment-based optimization of natural products for anticancer drug discovery. Aside from these, she is also interested in post-marketing adverse effects analysis of known drugs in relation to in silico polypharmacology of compounds, and is currently studying the effects of asthma and antihypertensive drugs.

Stephani Joy Y. Macalino received her undergraduate degree in Biochemistry from University of the Philippines-Manila and her doctorate degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences from Ewha Womans University (Seoul, South Korea). Her specialization lies in computer-aided drug discovery and application of molecular concepts to investigate structural and functional changes in proteins. This is evidenced by her undergraduate and doctoral thesis covering topics such as computational tuberculosis drug discovery, molecular mechanisms of a tetraspanin-like protein, and fragment-based optimization of natural products for anticancer drug discovery. Aside from these, she is also interested in post-marketing adverse effects analysis of known drugs in relation to in silico polypharmacology of compounds, and is currently studying the effects of asthma and antihypertensive drugs.

Professor LOW Ee Ling is Dean, Teacher Education & Director, Teaching Scholars Programme and Professor of Education (Applied Linguistics and Teacher Education) at the National Institute of Education (NIE), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. She obtained her BA (with Direct Honours) from the National University of Singapore (NUS), an M.Phil and a PhD in Linguistics (Acoustic Phonetics) from the University of Cambridge, UK under the NTU-NIE Overseas Graduate Scholarship. She was also awarded the Ministry of Education’s Humanities Scholarship which she pursued at Raffles Junior College. She won the Fulbright Advanced Research Scholarship in 2008 which she spent at the Lynch School of Education at Boston College.

Professor Low is an internationally renowned expert in Teacher Education and World Englishes and is constantly invited to deliver keynote addresses in both these disciplines. Locally, she serves in a leadership role in many local committees in partnership with the Ministry of Education. Internationally, she is appointed as a member of the OECD Education 2030 Scientific Committee and the Forum for World Education (FWE) Steering Committee. She is Singapore’s representative for the Global Education Innovation Initiative of Harvard Graduate School of Education and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Education 2030 initiative. She also serves as a member of the Advisory Board of the Br. Andrew Gonzalez FSC College of Education (BAGCED), De La Salle University. Most recently, she was recognized for her exemplary scholarship by the Academy for Leadership in Teacher Education (ALiTE), University of Hong Kong.

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Esperanza Maribel Agoo is a Professor of the Biology Department, De La Salle University-Manila.  She is interested in plant diversity, ecology, conservation and historical botany. Her works involve, among others,  discovery of plant species, floristic and ecological surveys of natural areas, investigations on uses of plants, and seed banking.

Dr. Divina M. Amalin is a faculty of Biology under the College of Science at the De La Salle University (DLSU). Dr. Amalin received her Bachelor of Science major in Entomology and Master of Science major in Entomology from the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) in Los Baños, Laguna. She finished her Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) major in Entomology from the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. Dr. Amalin has a broad training and experience in research, teaching, and extension. She has a strong background in Entomological Research particularly in Integrated Pest Management (IPM) with emphasis on the use of Biological Control agents as reflected in her publications and research achievements. She also has thorough training on taxonomy and biosystematics of spiders both of agricultural and medical importance. She was able to prove that spiders are important component of the natural enemy complex of citrus leafminer in South Florida for her Ph.D. research dissertation. During her postdoctoral fellowship, she was one of the project leaders of the Florida and Offshore Biological Control Initiative: A cooperative Agreement between the University of Florida and USDA-APHIS-PPQ Eastern Region. Currently, she is working on the IPM program for cacao pests in the Philippines and assumes the chairmanship for the ASEAN COCOA CLUB (ACC) Technical Working Group on Good Agricultural Practices. She is also involved in the control of coconut scale insect (Cocolisap) using biological control agents.

Dr. Drexel H. Camacho is a University Fellow and a Full Professor of Chemistry Department at De La Salle University. He is the holder of the Br. Goslin Camillus FSC Professorial Chair in Life Sciences & the Don Jose Cojuangco Professorial Chair in Chemistry. He was the former Director of COS Research and Advanced Studies. Dr. Camacho finished his BS Chemistry for Teachers at PNU, Magna cum Laude, and his MSc Chemistry at DLSU graduating with High Academic Distinction. He obtained his Doctor of Science in Chemistry degree (2002) at Tohoku University, Japan and went to the University of California-Irvine for post-doctoral fellowship in polymers. He joined the semiconductor industry at Intel followed by a stint at NXP Semiconductors for an R&D job before joining the chemistry faculty of De La Salle University-Manila in 2009. He was awarded the 2007 TWAS Prize for Young Scientists in the Philippines, the 2007 NAST Outstanding Young Scientist Award, the 2010 NRCP Research Acievement Award, and the 2017 Newton-Agham Leaders in Innovation Fellowship. He is a holder of various Academic Chairs at DLSU. He served as visiting professor in Osaka University. His current Scopus h-index is 15 with total citations of 1265.   He is currently the Scientific Director of the DLSU Central Instrumenttaion Facility in DLSU-Laguna and the Lab Manager of the NMR. He is also the current editor-in-chief of the Kimika- the Journal of the Philippine Chemistry Society. His research interests include organometallics, polymers, biocomposites, nanomaterials, food chemistry and science education.

I am a computer scientist by training with a specialisation on database and information systems. Since December 2018 I am professor of Medical Informatics at the University Medicine in Greifswald, Germany. At UMG, I head the data integration center, supporting clinician scientists with data management and sharing during research projects. My lab focuses on FAIR research data management in biomedicine, data integration across health care providers, and provenance of clinical research data items within clinical information systems. Furthermore, I am actively involved in COMBINE standardisation efforts. My lab maintains several software libraries and tools for creating and sharing reproducible simulation studies as well as a graph-database that integrates heterogenuous data sources for computational modeling in biology.

Riza Batista-Navarro is a Lecturer in Text Mining at the Department of Computer Science at the University of Manchester. Her specialisation is in extracting information from text using natural language processing (NLP). Her more recent work is focussed on the development of novel text mining methods with applications to socio-economic contexts. These include: Social Media Analytics Research and Teaching (SMART@Manchester) funded by the University of Manchester Research Institute (UMRI), the OSR4Rights project funded by the UK Economic and Social Research Council which focussed on automatically detecting human rights violations from open-source intelligence, a Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology Fellowship on analysing UK Parliamentary enquiries, and Hot N Cold: Citizen Science for Collecting Data on Climate Impact Experiences in Manchester. She is currently leading a research team for the Emissions Calculator for Recipes (E.Care) project, funded by the UK Nesta Foundation, investigating how AI and human intelligence can be harnessed to increase people’s awareness of carbon-intensive food ingredients and cooking techniques.