Team Lagablab, the Philippine delegation to the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) 2009 Robotics Regional Competions in Hawaii, advanced to the competition’s finals in Atlanta, Georgia on April 16-18. The team was made up of 32 high school students from the Philippine Science High School (PSHS). The team was mentored by UP and DLSU professors and PSHS teachers. Prof. Percival Magpantay, Engr. Meinard Aclan and Engr. Menandro Roxas – all faculty from the UP Electrical and Electronics Engineering Institute – constitute the UP mentors.
A School on Internet (SOI) class will be given on Trends in Mobile Networking by Dr. Marcelo Dias de Amorim, a permanent researcher from CNRS, Universite' Pierre et Marie Curie, France on Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at the Computer Networks Laboratory (CNL). The seminar will be streamed from Keio University, Japan and will start at 2:00 PM. Everyone is invited to attend.
In a class that produced the highest number of honor students in the history of the College, three EEEI students were hailed as the college’s top students in the 2009 College of Engineering Recognition Rites last April 24 in the UP Theater. Maria Patricia Rouelli G. Sabino, BS Computer Engineering led all graduates with a GWA of 1.082, while Christina Marianne G. Mantaring, BS Computer Engineering (1.178) and Luther Paul dela Rosa Caranguian, BS Electronics and Communications Engineering (1.192) placed third and fifth respectively.
The establishment of the Electrical and Electronics Engineering Institute (EEEI) was formally approved during the 1237th Meeting of the Board of Regents last October 24, 2008. The EEEI is envisioned to be a center of excellence in the field of electrical and electronics engineering through leadership in education, research and extension services in the Philippines and Asia.
Dr. Joel Joseph S. Marciano, Jr. was named the EEE Institute’s first Director. Dr. Marciano is an Associate Professor of Electrical and Electronics Engineering and currently holds the Prof. Emeritus Norberto S. Vila Professorial Chair in Engineering.
The EEEI is now on the final stages of the design phase of the EEEI Building 2. The new structure will be built right beside the existing EEE building along Velasquez St. TCGI Engineers were contracted to do the architectural design in late 2008, while construction of the building is targeted to commence middle of the year.
The construction of the building will be financed through funds coming from the Engineering Research and Development for Technology (ERDT). The proposed building will sit in an area of approximately 6500 square meters. It will house existing as well as new research and instructional laboratories, classrooms, multimedia rooms, and Graduate Offices for graduate student scholars under the ERDT program. The new EEEI Administrative Offices will also be housed in this new building.
Computer Networks Laboaratory Innovated a Digital Multimedia Bulletin Board System
Conventional bulletin boards usually look untidy, as people typically use pins and thumbtacks to add new announcements and advertisements. Managing and updating announcements and ads to multiple and remote BBs can be time consuming and inconvenient. An electronic equivalent of such BB, in contrast, was designed, developed and implemented (MA3X) in this project.
Videophone System on Local Network Developed at Computer Networks Laboratory
Desktop videophones have cut travel costs and improved the productivity of several large com- panies. Because of this, it was predicted that the market for desktop videophones will continue to grow in the coming years. The videophone application of a desktop videophone system - VisioVox - was developed that has an acceptable user Quality of Experience (QoE) by providing high-resolution video and a user-friendly interface compared with commercially available videophones.
