UP Diliman Department of Computer Science

The Department of Computer Science is one of nine departments in the University of the Philippines Diliman College of Engineering.

Academic Programs

The Department of Computer Science administers the four-year Bachelor of Science in Computer Science Program and the Master of Science in Computer Science program. As of AY 2009-2010, the Department has 553 undergraduate and 89 graduate students mentored by 27 faculty members, 7 of whom are PhD degree holders.

Undergraduate

The Bachelor of Science in Computer Science program is designed to equip the student with knowledge of the fundamental concepts and a reasonable mastery of the basic tools and techniques in computer science. The undergraduate program incorporates the core material, which is universally accepted as common to Computer Science undergraduate programs (computer programming, computer organization, computer systems, data structures and algorithms, file processing, and programming languages). Underpinning the software orientation of the program are the subjects on database systems, software engineering, artificial intelligence, computer networks and special problems (primarily, software projects).

Graduate

The Master of Science in Computer Science program is administered also by the CS Department. The program aims to provide the student with both breadth and depth of knowledge in the concepts and techniques related to the design, programming, and application of computing systems.

History

The Department of Computer Science is the youngest department of the College. Its beginnings could be traced in the mid 1970s with the insititution of the Master of Engineering in Computer Science (Mengg CS) program. This was jointly administered by three departments: the Department of Engineering Sciences (ES) and the Department of Electrical Engineering (EE) of the College, and the Department of Mathematics, of the College of Science. Led by the Department of Engineering Sciences, the Mengg CS program continued in the early 1980s until it was replaced by the Bachelor in Computer Science (B CS) program.

In August 1980, the Department of Engineering Sciences became the Department of Engineering and Computer Sciences (ECS). In 1991, it was split into the Department of Engineering Sciences, and the Department of Computer Science (CS). The new Department of Computer Science continued to administer the B CS program, which was later renamed Bachelor of Science in Computer Science. In 1995, the Master of Science in Computer Science (MS CS) graduate program was approved.

Research Groups

Algorithms and Complexity Laboratory

The Algorithms and Complexity Laboratory (ACL)^[1] was co-founded by Henry Adorna Ph.D. and Jaime DL Caro, Ph.D.

Research areas: Models of Computation and Complexity ( automata and formal language theory and applications, Natural computing^[2], bioinformatics^[3], riceInformatics, formal models for e-voting), Algorithmics, Designs and Implementations (visualization and implementations^[4], algorithmics for hard problems, algorithmic game theory, scheduling problem), Combinatorial Networks, Information Technology in Education.

Computer Security Group

The Computer Security Group (CSG) was founded by Susan Pancho-Festin, Ph.D.

Research areas: cryptographic algorithms, message protocols, and coding techniques to enhance enterprise and mobile applications

Computer Vision and Machine Intelligence Group

The Computer Vision and Machine Intelligence Group (CVMIG), the first formally organized research group of the Department was founded by Prospero Naval Jr., Ph.D.

Research areas: computation intelligence principles in biological, physical, and social systems; Projects include machines that understand the deaf, programs that assist medical doctors in diagnosing poison and infections and robots playing football.

Networks and Distributed Systems Group

The Networks and Distributed Systems Group (NDSG) was founded by Cedric Angelo Festin, Ph.D.

Research areas: fixed and mobile network protocols for more efficient and effective message exchanges. NDSG is closely affiliated with the Computer Networks Laboratory of the Electrical and Electronics Engineering Institute (EEEI).

Scientific Computing Laboratory

The Scientific Computing Laboratory (SCL) was co-founded by Vena Pearl Bongolan, Ph.D. and Adrian Roy Valdez, Ph.D.

Research areas: Computational Science, which involves construction of mathematical models and numerical solution techniques and the use of computers to analyze and solve scientific, social scientific and engineering problems.

Web Science Group

The Web Science Group (WSG) was founded by Rommel Feria, MS.

Research areas: Linked Data, Mobile Web, Web Science and the applications of Web technologies in different domains.

Faculty

PROFESSORS

• Caro, Jaime D.L.
• Quiwa, Evangel P. - Professor Emeritus

ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS

• Adorna, Henry N.
• Bongolan, Vena Pearl
• Festin, Cedric M.
• Festin, Susan P.
• Naval, Prospero Jr.
• Valdez, Adrian Roy L. - Department Chair

ASSISTANT PROFESSORS

• Basa, Tristan M.
• Carreon, Mario T.
• De Guzman, Ramon Achilles L.
• Feria, Rommel P.
• Figueroa, Ligaya Leah L.
• Hernandez, Nestine Hope S.
• Navarro-Batista, Riza Theresa B.
• Razon, Abigail R.
• Raquel, Carlo R.
• Sarcaoaga, Ronald L.
• Solamo, Ma. Rowena C.
• Tan, Wilson M.
• Yap, Jan Michael C.
• Zuniga, Philip Christian C.

INSTRUCTORS

• Angeles, Adrian A.
• Cariaga, Ada Angeli D.
• Ignacio, Ralph Jonatahan I.
• Malinao, Jasmine A.
• Mirasol, Anne Ivy G.
• Moscatel, Michelle Lee B.
• Nacu, Lester A.
• Regonia, Paul Rossener R.
• Oliveros, Wigi Vei A.

LECTURERS

• Bartolome, Jose Ronello T.
• Brana, Lemuel Rodolfo B.
• Canlas, Ruben Jr. D.
• Paje, Paulo Noel G.
• Viray, Ben-hur C.
• Manahan, Elson
• Bott, Carlos

Java Competency Center

The UP-Mirant Java Education Center and the UP Java Research and Development Center compose the UP Java Competency Center and is part of the ASEAN Java Competency Programme. The UP Java Competency Center is a partnership of the University of the Philippines, Ayala Foundation, Mirant Foundation and Sun Microsystems.

UP CS Network (UP Alliance of Computer Science Organizations)

The UP CS Network is the first student organization alliance of its kind in the UP Diliman College of Engineering. The Network is composed of one socio-academic organization (UP CURSOR), two academic organizations (UP ACM and UnPLUG), two department service arms (UP Parser and DCS SA), one college service arm (UP Engineering Webteam), one volunteer corps (UP DCSS) and one university service arm (CRS).

The first full active school year of existence of the CS Network (AY 2005-06) culminated in the Department of Computer Science being adjudged the College's Best Department for the year by the Engineering Student Council (see related external link).

• Association for Computing Machinery - UP Student Chapter (UP ACM),^[5][6]
• Computerized Registration System (CRS)
• The UP Parser (Official Student Publication of the DCS)
• UP Association of Computer Science Majors (UP CURSOR)
• UP Engineering Webteam
• UP Linux Users' Group (UnPLUG)
• UP Dedicated Computer Science Students (UP DCSS)
• DCS Student Assistants (DCS SA)

Official websites

• UP Department of Computer Science
• UP College of Engineering
• University of the Philippines - Diliman
• University of the Philippines
• [UP Diliman DCS Alumni Association]
• University of the Philippines Information Technology Training Center

References