UPD Institute of Mathematics Archives - University of the Philippines Diliman

Lope elected SEAMS president

Bino Gamba — Fri, 15 Aug 2025 02:15:02 +0000

Jose Ernie C. Lope, PhD, professor at the UP Diliman (UPD) Institute of Mathematics (IM), is the new president of the Southeast Asian Mathematical Society (SEAMS). A former SEAMS vice president, Lope will serve from 1 Jan. 2026 to 31 Dec. 2027. According to the SEAMS website, the organization was established in 1972 and aims […]

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Understanding and preserving Baybayin

Diliman Information Office — Tue, 19 Sep 2023 06:52:33 +0000

Early this year, three scientists from the Institute of Mathematics (IM) of the UP Diliman (UPD) College of Science (CS) made national headlines with their study, Block-level Optical Character Recognition [OCR] System for Automatic Transliterations of Baybayin Texts and Using Support Vector Machine (Block-level OCR System). Rodney Pino, Renier Mendoza, PhD, and Rachelle Sambayan, PhD, […]

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Farewell to a consummate teacher

Diliman Information Office — Tue, 12 Sep 2023 23:12:00 +0000

UP Diliman (UPD) once again said goodbye to a colleague. Rica G. Panganiban, beloved retired faculty member of the Institute of Mathematics (IM) of the UPD College of Science (CS), passed away on Aug. 26, the institute reported. The institute described Panganiban as a teacher who “had skill and flair for the craft and knew […]

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