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Sept. 5, 2024

DCS hosts SIGCOMM pod for Manila, Philippines

Last August 8, the DCS hosted the SIGCOMM pod for Manila, Philippines. ACM SIGCOMM is the flagship annual conference of the ACM Special Int…
July 9, 2024

IoT Cup 2024

This year’s IoT Cup, which has the theme “IoT Cup 2024 - Finding Innovations in Smart Home Technologies” was held last June 1. The annual e…
May 22, 2024

DCS celebrates CS Week 2024 with the theme "FANTASIA"

The Department of Computer Science community celebrated CS Week last May 13-17. CS Week, an annual event for the DCS community, featured ac…
Oct. 13, 2023

Two DCS projects featured in DOST PCIEERD Innovate Pinas

Two DCS projects were featured in a recently concluded conference by the Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Council for Indu…
Oct. 12, 2023

Mr. Miguel N. Martinez joins the DCS faculty this first semester of the academic year 2023-2024

Mr. Miguel N. Martinez is joining the DCS faculty beginning the 1st semester of A.Y. 2023-2024. He took up his B.Sc. of Computer Science fr…
Sept. 18, 2023

Talk Invitation: Experiences at Kyoto University Design School

The Department of Computer Science and the Service Science and Software Engineering (S3) lab invite you to a talk on “Experiences at Kyoto …
July 6, 2023

DCS faculty member, Chairman, Dr. John Justine Villar receives Kabalikat Seasoned Researcher Award from DOST-PCIEERD

Associate Professor and Department Chairman Dr. John Justine Villar received the Kabalikat Seasoned Researcher Award from DOST-PCIEERD last…
June 23, 2023

DCS undergrad special project featured in DZUP’s Sikhay Kilos

A CS 198/CS 199 project was featured by DZUP’s Sikhay Kilos last June 15. The project, titled “Preventing Violence Against Women Migrant Re…
June 20, 2023

Watch The Facts! A Mini-Conference on Data Science and Disinformation in the Philippines

Everyone is invited to the mini-conference titled “Watch The Facts! A Mini-Conference on Data Science and Disinformation in the Philippines…
June 18, 2023

IoT Cup returns

The Internet of Things Cup was held last Thursday, June 15, at the lobby of the Alumni Engineers Centennial Hall. This marks the return of …
April 14, 2023

DCS to start offering M.Sc. in Bioinformatics starting next academic year

The Department of Computer Science is proud to announce the institution of its newest graduate program offering, the Master of Science in B…
Sept. 20, 2022

Key MOSIP Personnel visits the Department

Last September 9, key personnel from the Modular Open Source Identification Platform (MOSIP) visited the Department and had discussions wit…
Sept. 19, 2022

Dr. John Justine S. Villar appointed as new DCS Chairman

John Justine S. Villar, Ph.D. is the newly appointed Chair of the Department of Computer Science, College of Engineering. He will be servin…
Aug. 10, 2022

DCS welcomes new faculty members for the 1st semester of A.Y. 2022-2023

This first semester of the academic year 2022-2023, the DCS is welcoming two new additions to its faculty roster: Ms. Jozelle C. Addawe and…
July 25, 2022

DCS Mental Health and Wellness Room inaugurated last July 13

In recognition of the important role that mental health and wellness plays in the lives of students and faculty alike, last July 13, the De…
May 17, 2022

Webinar: "Digital Transformation: How to future-proof careers and businesses in the Philippines" by Peter Ramolete (MBA)

This May 30, 1:30 PM, Peter Ramolete (MBA), the Site Director of DXC Technology Philippines, will be delivering a webinar/talk titled "…
May 15, 2022

DCS Call for Hiring (May 2022)

The Department of Computer Science of the University of the Philippines Diliman (https://dcs.upd.edu.ph/), one of the country’s leading ins…
Feb. 14, 2022

Prof. Naval presents Fish-I in PHL Embassy-sponsored "AINNOVATE: The Philippine Experience in Artificial Intelligence" forum (UAE)

Prof. Naval presented "Fish-I" in the recently-concluded "AINNOVATE: The Philippine Experience in Artificial Intelligence&qu…
Dec. 12, 2021

DCS papers garner awards in November conferences

A number of papers by DCS students and faculty won awards in conferences held last November.In the Philippine Geomatics Symposium (PhilGEOS…
Oct. 19, 2021

DCS projects to be presented at DOST PCIEERD SIBOL

Science and Innovation Budding Opportunities for Leverage (SIBOL) is the webinar series of the Department of Science and Technology's …
Oct. 12, 2021

UP DCS partners with MOSIP, offers course on Trusted Digital Identity

The University of the Philippines - Department of Computer Science (UP DCS), partners with the Modular Open Source Identity Platform (MOSIP…
Oct. 10, 2021

DCS sponsors Y4IT 2021

The DCS is a sponsor of one of this year's biggest events in IT - the Youth Congress on Information Technology, or Y4IT. Other sponsor…
Oct. 6, 2021

DCS Professorial Chair Lectures 2021

Every year, the Professorial Chair Awardees of the DCS present their work in a colloquium or series of talks. This year (2021) the colloqui…
Oct. 2, 2021

DCS to celebrate milestone years in 2021 and 2022; launches Alumni Newsletter

In the second semester of A.Y. 1982-1983, the first batch of 35 students were admitted into the Bachelor in Computer Science (B.C.S.) progr…
Sept. 28, 2021

Mr. Deondre T. Ng joins the DCS faculty this first semester of the academic year 2021-2022

Mr. Ng took up his B.Sc. of Computer Science from the DCS, and has recently returned to the country after completing his M.Sc. in Electrica…
Aug. 21, 2021

[Extension in Focus] UPD signs MOA with MARINA re use of DCS-produced software

Note: In the Extension in Focus series, we feature how DCS faculty members are using their expertise and knowledge to better society and ma…
July 15, 2021

DCS student bags Gawad Tsanselor sa Natatanging Mag-aaral award

A UPD B.Sc. C.S. student, Miss Jaira Mathena Baetiong Angeles, won this year’s Gawad Tsanselor sa Natatanging Mag-aaral.The Gawad Tsanselor…
June 15, 2021

Four DOST-funded DCS research projects starting in 2021

The DCS has always been a host to a number of funded research projects, and 2021 is no exception. Despite the ongoing pandemic, members of …
May 5, 2021

DCS Call for Hiring (May 2021) - updated

Note: Updated on 5/13/2021 to expand required qualifications, and extend deadlineThe Department of Computer Science of the University of th…
April 22, 2021

CoE@110: DCS Collaborations

The second installment of DCS' events in celebration of the College's 110th Anniversary is dubbed "DCS Collaborations" …
April 11, 2021

CoE@110: DCS COVID-19 RESPONSE

As part of the year-long celebration of the College's 110th Anniversary, the Department of Computer Science is inviting everyone to a …
March 31, 2021

PCSC 2021 to be hosted by the DCS

This year's Philippine Computing Science Congress (PCSC 2021), which will be held on May 6-7, 2021 (via Zoom), will be hosted by the D…
March 16, 2021

NCTS and DCS cohost the webinar "Data-Oriented Transportation Planning for Local Government Units (LGUs)"

The U.P. National Center for Transportation Studies (UP NCTS) will be conducting its 3rd webinar in cooperation with the Intelligent Transp…
March 5, 2021

UP features in two university rankings by subject (Computer Science) for 2021

Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) recently released its world university rankings by subject and the University of the Philippines ranked in 18 sub…
Feb. 19, 2021

[Extension in Focus] How DCS faculty members are supporting the Philippine COVID-19 ICT efforts behind the scene

Note: In the Extension in Focus series, we feature how DCS faculty members are using their expertise and knowledge to better society and ma…
Feb. 17, 2021

DCS faculty members release statement on Lumad arrests in Cebu City

UP Diliman DCS faculty members release statement on Lumad arrests in Cebu City====We, the undersigned faculty members of the UP Diliman Dep…
Feb. 17, 2021

DCS welcomes Ms. Calimbahin and Mrs. Ordanel to its roster

The DCS welcomes two new faculty members to its roster: Miss Caezarina Marie Calimbahin and Mrs. Ivy D. Ordanel.Miss Calimbahin graduated f…
Feb. 3, 2021

DCS partners with PSITE and TechFactors for a webinar on teaching a college General Education (GE) course on Information Technology (IT)

The Philippine Society of Information Technology Educators (PSITE) NCR Chapter, in cooperation with the UP Diliman Department of Computer S…
Jan. 27, 2021

DCS Call for Hiring (January 2021)

The Department of Computer Science of the University of the Philippines – Diliman is inviting applications for a FULL-TIME faculty position…
Nov. 18, 2020

WCTP 2020 to be held on November 21, 2020

WORKSHOP ON COMPUTATION: THEORY AND PRACTICE (WCTP 2020) is the tenth workshop organized by the Tokyo Institute of Technology, The Institut…
Oct. 18, 2020

DCS Professorial Chair Colloquium to be held on October 26, 2020 (online)

The Department of Computer Science is pleased to announce that its yearly Professorial Chair Colloquium will be held this October 26, 2020,…
May 12, 2020

DCS and Computing Society of the Philippines partner for webinar series related to COVID-19

The Computing Society of the Philippines, in partnership with the UP DilimanDepartment of Computer Science, is organizing a Webinar Series …
Feb. 7, 2020

Assistant Professor Carreon introduces Project Marayum; gets featured in Inquirer

Assistant Prof. Mario Carreon of the UP DCS introduced Project Marayum at the Linguistics Special Lecture Series 2020 No. 02, held at Palma…
Dec. 16, 2019

Instructor Coronel delivers technical talk at NTC NetMesh Project launch

Instructor Coronel delivered the technical talk during the Launching Event and Turnover Activity for the NTC NetMesh Project held at the No…
Dec. 11, 2019

Professor Naval interviewed at ANC Future Perfect regarding Fish-i

Professor Naval was recently interviewed in ANC's Future Perfect (https://www.facebook.com/ANCalerts/videos/2520219981590000/) regardi…
Nov. 22, 2019

DCS delegation attends KEEP-I workshop at KAIST

A delegation from the DCS consisting of Professor Naval, Asst. Professor Valdez, Chairman Soriano, Asst. Professor Tan, Asst. Professor Vil…