Curriculum Vitae
Education
2019
–
2021
Master of Science in Computer Science
De La Salle University, Philippines
Investigating the Interaction Between Crowd Dynamics and Train Operations Through Agent-Based Modeling
Advised by Unisse Chua and Dr. Briane Samson
Included in the Engineering Research and Development for Technology (ERDT) scholarship program of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST).
Gold Medal for Oustanding Thesis
2015
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2019
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science with Specialization in Software Technology
De La Salle University, Philippines
Using Visualizations to Augment the Musical Experience of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Advised by Jordan Deja
Joined the MSCS ladderized program which provides a streamlined track towards a Master's degree in Computer Science while still taking undergraduate subjects.
Cum Laude (GPA: 3.524 out of 4.000)
Experience
Jan 2025
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Present
Professional Lecturer
De La Salle University
Teaches introductory programming and logic formulation through the C programming language to students of the College of Computer Studies.
May 2024
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Present
Senior Software Development Engineer
Navitaire Philippines Inc.
Designs and reviews plans for new features to be added to the Shared Platform team's products. Investigates and resolves technical issues that affect the development workflow of the team, too.
Feb 2022
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May 2024
Software Development Engineer
Navitaire Philippines Inc.
Part of the Shared Platform team of the Platform Domain, the company's research and development arm. Designs, implements, and maintains software solutions and frameworks for Navitaire teams in their products.
Jul 2021
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Dec 2023
Research Assistant
De La Salle University, Philippines
Developer for the System for Optimized Routing for Transport (SORT) project funded by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST). Conceptualized, developed, and maintained tools that assist in public transportation planning in order to better inform transport policies of local government units of urbanized areas in the Philippines.
Apr 2017
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Nov 2021
Cohort Member
Center for Complexity and Emerging Technologies (COMET), De La Salle University, Philippines
Part of a pool of student-researchers in the Center for Complexity and Emerging Technologies (COMET) laboratory under the Advanced Institute for Informatics, Computing, and Networking (AdRIC) research unit of the College of Computer Studies (CCS) in De La Salle University. Worked in socially relevant projects in the fields of seamless user interaction design and complex systems research.
Jan 2018
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Mar 2018
Student Intern
Navitaire Philippines Inc.
Assisted in the migration of databases as well as the generation of automated reports regarding internal operations.
Research
Dec 2021
Investigating the Interaction Between Crowd Dynamics and Train Operations Through Agent-Based Modeling
17th Engineering Research and Development for Technology Conference
Alexczar Dela Torre, Unisse Chua, and Briane Paul
Samson. 2021. Investigating the Interaction Between Crowd Dynamics and Train Operations Through
Agent-Based Modeling. In 17th Engineering Research and Development for Technology Conference.
Department of Science and Technology, Philippines. 116–121.
PDF: 17th
ERDT Conference Souvenir Program (pp. 116-121)
Best Paper - Information and Communication Technology (ICT) track
Apr 2020
ViTune: A Visualizer Tool to Allow the Deaf and Hard of Hearing to See Music With Their Eyes
CHI EA '20: Extended Abstracts of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Jordan Aiko Deja, Alexczar Dela Torre, Hans Joshua
Lee, Jose
Florencio Ciriaco, and Carlo Miguel Eroles. 2020. ViTune: A Visualizer Tool to Allow the Deaf
and Hard of Hearing to See Music With Their Eyes. In Extended Abstracts of the 2020 CHI
Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI EA '20). Association for Computing
Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 1–8.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3334480.3383046
Certifications
Jan 2023
Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)
Microsoft
A certification course on the fundamentals of the Azure cloud computing platform.
Certificate: AZ-900 Certificate
Credly: Credly Verification
Apr 2020
Introduction to Agent-Based Modeling (Spring 2020)
Santa Fe Institute
An online course on the fundamentals of Agent-Based Modeling.
Certificate: Introduction to Agent-Based Modeling (Spring 2020) Certificate of Completion
Skills
References
Unisse C. Chua
Assistant Professor, De La Salle University
Email: unisse.chua.@dlsu.edu.ph
Website: unissechua.github.io
Briane Paul V. Samson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, De La Salle University
Email: briane.samson@dlsu.edu.ph
Website: brianesamson.com