tech fusion FEU EAST ASIA & FEU TECH BECOME ONE
freshest faces OF FEU TECH
FEU TECH INNOVATES
BIOMETRIC SYSTEMS TO IMPROVE LIVES
the future of classrooms EVOLUTION OF EDUCATION
real life technologies INSPIRED BY ACTION MOVIE HEROES AND VILLAINS
#itAM NIGHT:
YENG CONSTANTINO ROCKS THE COLLEGE
Galactic Pinoy
THE PHILIPPINE SPACE PROGRAM AND ITS PROMISING FUTURE
THE
EDITORIAL BOARD
Editor’s Note
Angela Frances A. Nilo
Hard Things, Good Things, & a Fond Farewell
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Mark Angelo T. Sadorra ASSOCIATE EDITOR
John Mark C. Sangalang NEWS AND SPORTS EDITOR
J
Nelson G. Villamayor
uggling school work and the publication can be a pretty hard thing to do, but this stressful love affair I have with The Innovator has been the source of many good things in my life. It’s a thrilling experience, for example, to cover a big event or to interview a new and interesting person. You get to dip in and out of other people’s lives, and I find the experience a very good thing.
John Michael A. Tubera
With this issue, however, I’ll have to pass the good things and the hard things to someone else. My tenure atop the masthead comes to an end.
Elaine Anne D. Mercado
LITERARY AND FEATURES EDITOR
SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER
SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER
Kim Magpantay
SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER
Mikee Pimentel
HEAD GRAPHIC ARTIST
Klaus Kirsten T. Bautista MOTION GRAPHICS EDITOR
Carla Denise C. Estrella GRAPHIC/LAYOUT ARTIST
Paul Y. Pak
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS/ADVISER ABOUT THE COVER
Model: Germaine Agbayani Photographer: Nelson Villamayor Design: Sten Bautista, Kim Agonos, and Carla Estrella
But, rather than spend my last page writing about farewells and goodbyes, I want to speak on behalf of everyone who makes this magazine possible. I want to talk about what The Innovator really means to us: It means commitment to a good thing. You have to be really committed to make this magazine happen. You have to love it. You have to want to make something that you can be proud of. You have to create something that you know will continue to improve even if you can’t be around any longer to see it grow. In fact, our experiences with the magazine are no different than our experiences with finishing college: it’s a hard thing to accomplish, but you know it’s a good thing, and you’re dedicated to making good things happen. And, I’m proud to say that The Innovator is a very good thing. Signing off,
Angela Frances A. Nilo Editor-in-Chief
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Cover story
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THE PHILIPPINE SPACE PROGRAM AND ITS PROMISING FUTURE
FEATURES
News
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The Future of Classrooms: TECHNO EVOLUTION IN EDUCATION
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THE FRESHEST FACES OF FEU TECH
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Mga Persona sa Loob ng Opisina
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PROJECT-BASED LEARNING: FEU TECH INNOVATIONS
TECH FUSION: FEU EAST ASIA AND FEU TECH BECOME ONE
FEU-eac alumnus: PAOLO’S PASSION My internship: Real Engineering with Gene & Gilbeys
TECHNOBITS: REAL-LIFE TECHNOLOGIES INSPIRED BY ACTION MOVIE HEROES AND VILLAINS
2nd Philippine Scholar’s Summit TECHNOFEST: STUDENT PROJECT EXHIBIT & FESTIVAL
10 CS EXPO 2K14: COMPUTER SCIENCE EXHIBIT 11 Newsfeed HUMAN RESOURCES CORNER LITERARY GRAPHIC ARTS CORNER PHOTOGRAPHERS’ CORNER
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NEWS NEWS
“
Ang saya po talaga dito!
Alam niyo, ang ibig sabihin po talaga ng college is to
have fun.
#P
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iTAMNIGHT
op-rock singer and songwriter Yeng Constantino was the headlining act for iTamNight, a school year-end celebration and concert organized by Student Activities and Development Unit (SADU) and Student Coordinating Council (SCC). Other guest performers included rapper/singer Young JV, Pinoy rock band Silent Sanctuary, singer Janice Javier, Pinoy rock band Join the Club, and ABS-CBN Star Magic Circle 2013’s Alex Diaz and Ingrid dela Paz.
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#CRAY CRAY
FEU-EAC STUDENTS GO WILD ON STAGE DURING AN ITAM NIGHT PERFORMANCE
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Photo: Nelson Villamayor
SHINING STAR
the beautiful ingrid dela paz charms the crowd
VOICE POWER
janice javier wows the crowd in a duet with an feu-eac student
On March 28, 2014, students and associates began gathering at the FEU quad at around 3:00 pm, in anticipation of FEU-EAC’s big event. Neon glow sticks and balloons were distributed to add to the festive atmosphere. Hosts of the event were FEU-EAC alumnus Engr. Evan Mercado, EcE student Ms.Christianelle Vicki Umali, and FEU-EAC alumna Ms. Cristine Raymundo. iTamNight began with the premiere of FEU Institute of Technology’s Official AVP, created in preparation for the new FEU Tech Building on R.Papa street. Opening acts were FEU-EAC’s very own dance team Exude Dancers and musician troupe Music Synergy (both under Artist Connection). Got to Believe cast members Ms. Ingrid Dela Paz and Mr. Alexander Diaz then took the stage, followed by Pinoy rock band Join the Club. The Voice contestant and singer Janice Javier then displayed her huge vocal range and even performed a duet with FEU-EAC student Jameen Maragay. Young JV made the girls scream, and Silent Sanctuary put on a short but exciting show. The headliner of the night was pop-rock princess Yeng Constantino, whose performance included radio hit “Chinito,” during which she invited to the stage an FEU-EAC student to dance with her. turn to next page
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NEWS
“KINIKILIG AKO! ”
GRABE! Ang saya po talaga dito SA FEU!
SHOW STOPPER
NOT-SOSILENT
YENG CONSTANTINO PERFORMS WITH A STUDENT
SILENT SANCTUARY PERFORMS THEIR BIGGEST HIT
“Grabe! Ang saya po talaga dito sa FEU! Kinikilig ako,” Ms. Constantino exclaimed. The event left its mark on both the student body and the Internet. #iTamNight was trending on all major social networks, including Facebook and Twitter. Attendees expressed their excitement through “selfies” and jubilant status updates. ◊
PINOY ROCK!
SWAG
JOIN THE CLUB SHAKES the college
yOUNG JV DANCES LIKE A BOSS
LOUD & CLEAR
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SILENT SANCTUARY and join the club perform a not-so silent SHOW!
Photo: Aaron Baribar
ITAM EEE FACULTY TEACHES
2nd Philippine SCHOLARS’ SUMMIT by allysa b. pacubat
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EU - East Asia College’s Honor Students’ Society hosted the 2nd Philippine Scholars’ Summit, together with three scholar student organizations from other universities. The three-day activity was themed “Unifying Commitment and Excellence through Dynamic Foundation,” and was held from October 24 to 26, 2013, at the University of Santo Tomas, Manila. iTamaraws Daphnee Lindemann (1st year, BS Civil Engineering), Christian Abanag (2nd year, BS Civil Engineering), and John Michael Vincent Teodoro (3rd year, BS Civil Engineering) joined the delegation of participants from 17 different colleges and universities. The resource speakers of the Summit were Dr. Carl Balita (entrepreneur), Mr. Antonio Meloto (founder, Gawad Kalinga), and Mr. Efren Peñaflorida (CNN Hero of the Year 2009). They provided inspirational messages, the topics of which included perseverance for success and service to fellowmen. ◊
THE INNOVATOR ATTENDS OSSEI NATIONAL TRAINING WORKSHOP ON CAMPUS JOURNALISM by allysa b. pacubat
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he staff of The Innovator, the official publication of students and associates of FEU Tech, attended the 2013 OSSEI National Training Workshop on Campus Journalism, held from September 12 to14, 2013. The venue for this three-day training workshop was Hotel Supreme, Baguio City. The Organization of Student Services Educators, Inc. (OSSEI) spearheaded the event. This year’s topic focused on Tertiary Campus Journalism and Prospects, specifically news writing, editorial writing, editorial cartooning, photojournalism, feature writing, page design and layout, and online journalism. Each topic was covered by a corresponding workshop prepared by the resource speakers. The training workshop was attended by members of the Executive Editorial Board, including John Mark Sangalang (News and Sports Editor), Elaine Anne Mercado (Features and Literary Editor), and Nelson Villamayor (Head Studio Photographer), together with Marlon Maglipas (Coordinator, Student Activities and Development Unit) as acting adviser. ◊
CELLPHONE REPAIR by ELAINE ANNE MERCADO
“I once wanted to repair everything and now it’s my time to teach how to [do it].” Engr. Dennis Paus, Electronics and Electrical Engineering Department (EEE) Faculty member, shared his experience as volunteer trainer at “InHouse Training on Basic Cellphone Repair,” an outreach activity seminar conducted last December 4, 6, 7, and 14, at FEU-EAC Main Building. Attendees were trained to fix typical cellphone problems, including hanging touch screens, outgoing call malfunctions, and flexibility dilemmas. Other volunteer trainers from EEE were Engr. Pocholo James M. Loresco, Engr. Willem O. Halabi, Engr. Editha A. Grande, and TESDA Trainor Engr. Jake Benitez. The seminar welcomed 23 trainees from Barangay 842 Zone 92, a partner community of the College. 11 trainees completed the process: Ram Rojo, John Danielle B. Oquiño, Jayson P. Flordeliza, Nhorwin C. Ibabao, Dominador U. Burgos, Aron Paul B. Crispino, Edison Reputas, Roel I. Quismorio, Mark Roger J. Azucena, Rollen B. Custodio, and John Roby A. Rojo. EEE Director Dr. Rogelio B. Ańiez supervised the project. He was aided by Engineers Girlie P. Sabado, Joshua B. Ancheta, Jaime V. David, Maximo J. Sy, and Geme C. Ceneta. The event was coordinated by Augusta N. Altobar and Emily Rose M. Bautista of the Community Extension Services Unit. The project aimed to support the people of the community by providing practical technical training necessary to improving the quality of their daily lives. Organizers and volunteers also hoped to increase the employability of their attendees. ◊
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NEWS
LIFE PRINTING 3D printer on display
THE THIRD DIMENSION
FEU-EAC STUDENTS GET HANDS-ON WITH 3D PRINTING
MOVE! MOVE! STUDENTS ENGAGE IN MOTION DETECTION SOFTWARE
1 ITAM st
TECHNOFEST 2014 by redvan lins acosta
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tudent Coordinating Council (SCC) 2013 – 2014, together with the Student Activities and Development Unit (SADU) joined forces to launch the first ever iTam Techno Fest, a convention exhibiting the world’s latest technology trends and forecasting the next wave of innovations. This three day event was held at T905 from March 25 – 27.
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INNOVATION STUDENT PROJECT: WEARABLE OBSTACLE DETECTION FOR THE BLIND
The convention gave students the opportunity to display their innovative thesis projects, many of which have caught the attention of the community at large. Students were also invited to participate in mini-competitions arranged by the College’s academic organizations and sponsors. Booths from Microsoft, Kingston, Inno3D, Globe, Lenovo, and Cooler Master were there throughout the event to showcase the world’s latest technologies and trends. A team from Electronics Engineering (ECE), with their project “Improvement of Wearable Obstacle Detection for the Blind” won the Student’s Choice Award. Honor Student’s Society (HSS), Freshmen Society, and the SCC Committee won the Best Cluster Award. Information Technology Student’s Organization (ITSO) received the Best Booth Award. ITE Department bagged the Best Activity Execution and Outstanding Department Awards. Finally, the Best Project for the Computer Studies category was awarded to Transit (ITDA) for their Online Client-Assistance System with Mobile Advertisement Application Using Flip board Technology (ITWMA). Christian Adam Vinluan, the presenter of this project won the Best Presenter Award. In the Engineering category, Microcontroller-Based Interactive Bass Guitar Trainer (CpE) won the Best Project. ◊
GRABE GRABBER A GESTURE CONTROLLED ELECTRONIC GRABBER BUILT BY AN FEU-EAC FACULTY member
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NEWS
CS
EXPO 2K14
Photo: Jaliza Baluyut
BY KATRINA B. ESPINASE
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he mini-auditorium of FEU – East Asia College’s Tech Building was jam-packed with Computer Science students coming from various colleges and universities in the metro, on March 28, for the Computer Science Department’s CS EXPO 2K14: “Modernization and Innovation brought about by blending of creative ideas and efficient solutions.” The event commenced with the singing of the National Anthem followed by a doxology, then welcome remarks from IALAP Director Ma. Lovella Gonzales-Macatangay. Mr. Joferson Bombasi, CS Coordinator, introduced the project exhibit and presentations and commended the students for their hard work and creativity.
Photo: Elaine Mercado
Social Media Analytics was then discussed by the keynote speaker Mr. Sherwin Pelayo, a Service Line Leader - Strategy and Analytics from IBM Solutions Delivery; his discussion addressed big data’s characteristics such as volume, variety, velocity, and veracity. For big data to have value, according to Mr. Pelayo, it must be mined, refined and delivered. Following Mr. Pelayo’s discussion was a message from Mr. Benson T. Tan, FEU-EAC and FEU Tech Executive Director, delivered by Communications Director Mr. Paul Y. Pak; the message was about the current and future demand for IT professionals.
Photo: Elaine Mercado
The climax of the event was the presentation of Computer Science projects, including MRT-3 Passenger Volume Indicator, Cam Translator (Korean to English), Mobile-Based English to Filipino Translator, Logic Circuit Simulator and Expression Evaluator, J-Secure, and Analytic Geometry Calculator thru Image Processing. Closing remarks were then delivered by ITE Director Ms. Rosanna Adao, thus concluding a celebration of CS innovation and expertise. ◊ Photo: Sten Bautista
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newsfeed
#DanceChamps
Artist Connection Exude Dancers win UBELT 4 Intercollegiate Dance Contest 2013
#TopNotcher
Ervin R. Pucio, RGC, Karen P. Aguirre, RGC, and Iren Frances D. Velasco, RGC pass the Guidance Counselor Licensure Examination. Mr. Pucio places 2nd
#VpAppointment
Dr. Henry G. Magat is appointed VicePresident for NCR Philippine Association of Campus Advisers (PACSA)
#StatisticsQuizBoss
1st year Ariel Hayson L. Ng, BS Computer Science, receives 4th place in 22nd Philippine Statistics Quiz – NCR Regional Championship 2013
#CivilEngineeringQuizBoss
Christian Baldo receives 1st Runner-Up in 7th Don Tomas Mapua Civil Engineering Quiz 2013, @ Mapua Institute of Technology
#BoardMember
Student Activities and Development Unit Coordinator Marlon Maglipas is elected Board Member of Philippine Association of Campus Student Advisers (PACSA)
#SpeechBoss
Roderick N. Macariola, BS Civil Engineering, places 2nd in the PACSA Extemporaneous Speaking Competition
#SpeechBossReturns
Roderick N. Macariola, BS Civil Engineering, places 1st in the Extemporaneous Speaking Competition @ the 38th YMCA National Congress for Student Leaders
#QuizBoss
Kyle Mari A. Torralba, BS Computer Science, places 3rd in the General Knowledge Quiz @ the 38th YMCA National Congress for Student Leaders
#WritingBoss
Criszus Niño Ibon, BS Electronics Engineering, places 2nd in the Essay Writing Contest @ the National Rizal Youth Leadership Institute Conference
#IBMcertification
Faculty member Joferson L. Bombasi becomes IBM Certified Designer Congnos BI Reports
#CiscoContestBoss
Faculty member Arvin Andam is 2nd runner-up @ Philippine 2014 Net Excellence - Cisco Networking Academy
#QuizBeeBoss
Maria Nerizza Bufi, BS Civil Engineering, places 7th in the Rizal Quiz Bee at the National Rizal Youth Leadership Institute Conference
#CiscoCertifications
ITE Director Rossana Adao and Faculty Members Moises Jardiniano, Dr. Lilian Gumban, Nenita Guerrero, and Oralando Pajabera become Cisco Certified Network Associates in Routing and Switching
#CiscoInstructorRecognized Cisco awards Cisco Networking Academy Instructor Years of Service Recognition to ITE Director Rossana Adao (five years) and Faculty Members Orlando Pajabera (five years), Arvin Andam (five years), and Jake Binuya (10 years)
#MathChamps
Civil Engineering students Christian Baldo and Hisham Sacar are champions of AutoMATHic 2014, University of the Philippines, Los Baños, Laguna
#MathBoss
Jomar Tomale, BS Civil Engineering, Mark Eullysis Alzaga, BS Electronics Engineering, and Katherine Velasquez, BS Electronics Engineering, place 3rd in AutoMATHic 2014, University of the Philippines, Los Baños, Laguna
#CheerChamps
Artist Connection Tech Squad wins the 2014 FEU Inter-Institute Cheerdance Competition
#SongBirdChamps
Ace De Castro, Paolo Eleniel Cobello, Aileen Aguinaldo, Marlon Quijano, and Gian Egamino win the Christmas Carol Category of FEU Sayawit 2014
#SingingDuo
Mary Bernadette Tirnidad and Jameen Maragay are 1st Runners-up at the Singing Competition of FEU Sayawit 2014
#DanceMachines
Artist Connection Exude Dancers are 2nd Runners-up at the Modern Dance Competition of FEU Sayawit 2014
#TenOutstandingStudents
Marlon D. Quijano (EcE) is NCR finalist @ Ten Outstanding Students of the Philippines
#BibleQuizBoss
Justin Lexter Asurto, Rae Louisse Cruz, and Jomer Tomale win FEU Campus Ministry’s 8th Annual Bible Quiz Bee; Roderick Macariola, Kimberly Roldan, and Marlon Quijano are 1st runners-up
#MathWizardChamp
Christian Baldo, BS Civil Engineering, wins 14th MSP-NCR Search for Senior Math Wizard 2014
#AstroBoss
Hisham Sacar, Mark Eulysis Alzaga, Michael Simor, Michael Escosa are 1st runners-up of ASTRO Quiz Competition – 21st National Astronomy Week Celebration, at University of Santo Tomas
#PhysQuizBoss
Hisham Sacar and Mark Eulysis Alzaga are 1st runners-up at the Inter-University Physics Quiz Competion, at Technological University of the Philippines
#MathBoss
Hisham Sacar and Mark Eulysis Alzaga are 1st runners-up at Inter-University Math Wiz Challenge 2014, at Technological University of the Philippines
#ITolympicsChamps
Edwin Richbald Salinas, Abraham Magpantay, Ferdinand Kenneth Abad, and Kim Howel delos Reyes win the IT Olympics 2014, in Java Programming, at the University of Makati
#PCbuilderChamp
Richmond Patricio is champion of the PC Buyer’s Guide ICT Roadshow Ultimate PC Builder 2014, at SM North EDSA
#PresAppointment
Dr. May Rose C. Imperial is elected President of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of the Philippines, Inc. (IECEP)
#QuizChamps
Mark Tiquio, Klein Lagata, and Mae Jane Angelie Morabe win the 2nd Transportation Science and Engineering TransWhiz Quiz Show, at Mapua Institute of Technology
#QuizBoss
Jamiel Galimba, Joshua Rodriguez, and Rei Kevin Tungcab are 2nd Runners-up at the 2nd Transportation Science and Engineering TransWhiz Quiz Show, at Mapua Institute of Technology
#GrandIntegrator
Christian Baldo (BSCE) is named Grand Integrator @ Integration Bee 2014 @ UP Diliman
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college week XXI:
iTAMS rock their 21
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ast October 16 marked FEU-EAC’s 21st anniversary, and the College rocked the campus with its annual week-long celebration, College Week. This year’s theme was FEU-EAC’s unofficial mantra, “Imagine. Invent. Inspire. Be an Innovator.” Events and activities were prepared by the Student Coordinating Council (SCC) and other RSOs.
DAY 1: Appreciation Day and Clash of the iTams After opening remarks were held at the Main Building, College Week began with Appreciation Day, during which students showed their appreciation to teaching and non-teaching associates for their hardwork and dedication. Later that day, delegates of each department competed in Solo-singing and Group Dancing at the Artist Connection’s first ever Clash of the iTams, held at the FEU Auditorium. In Solo-singing, Kim Gelle Lim, representing BS Computer Science, placed first; Mark Joseph Arante, representing BS Computer Engineering, placed second; and Mary Bernadette Trinidad, representing BS Information Technology, placed third. The overall winners of the Group Dance Competition were members of Information Technology Dance Company (BSIT), followed by first runner-up iTam Revolution (BSCS), and second runner-up Easy-A Crew (BSECE). Judges were Mr. Nikko Garcia, Ms. Sherra Gross, Mr. Joyie Dimayuga, Ms. Myka Gonzaga, and Mr. Victor Pring. Other events held on Day 1 were the Boe Bots Got Talent and General Engineering Quiz Show.
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DAY 2: iTam Ambassadors The English Guild and Student Coordinating Council organized its second annual Mr. and Ms. iTam Ambassadors, a charm and diplomacy pageant. Mr. Joshua Provido and Ms. Jhoevina Lacambacal from EcE were the winners of the competition. Lacambacal also won Mentor’s Choice Award, Sponsor’s Choice Award, Ms. Photogenic, Best in Formal Wear, and Ms. Eloquent. Ms. Jessa Vinluan (CE) and Mr. Keith Matibag (CS) were first runnersup; Vinluan also won Best in Talent, Best in UN Wear, and Best in Corporate Attire. Matibag also won People’s Choice Award, Mr. Photogenic, Best in Corporate Attire, and Best in Formal Wear. The second runners-up were Ms. Germaine Agbayani (CpE) and Mr. Prince Lopez (IT). Lopez also won Mentor’s Choice Award, Sponsor’s Choice Award, Mr. Eloquent, and Mr. Congeniality. Ms. Karmela Villabroza (IT) was given the People’s Choice Award; Ms. EE, Krychel Alcantara was given the title of Ms. Congeniality and Best in iTam Wear; Mr. Gregory Karganilla (EE) won Best in Talent and Best in iTam Wear. Other events of Day 2 were Ultimate Amazing Grace, and 2 Associates vs. 50 iTams.
Photo: Kim Magpantay Photo: Arnold Diamat
DAY 3: The Variety Show The biggest, most anticipated event of the week, the Variety Show, was held on October 18, at the FEU Auditorium. Event hosts were local comedian favorites Super Teklah, Sweet Iyah, and Donita Nose. Performers included FEU-EAC’s own Artist Connection groups Exude Dancers, Music Synergy and Symphony, and Pilipinas Got Talent dance groups Techno Jazz and D’ Intensity Breakers, and Pilipinas Got Talent runner-up steel ring dancer Frankendal Fabroa.
Photo: Jaliza Baluyut
Also held on Day 3 was ITSO Mania, an IT competition.
DAY 4: Freshmen Night Concluding College Week was Freshmen Night, a formal dance held in honor of all FEU-EAC freshmen, replete with booming sounds, disco lights, dancing, food, and fun. ◊
Sponsors: Photo: Jaliza Baluyut
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COVER STORY
GALACTIC PINOY THE PHILIPPINE SPACE PROGRAM AND ITS PROMISING FUTURE by FRANCIS FITZGERALD S. INTAL & Angela Francis Nilo
“Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it we go nowhere.” -Carl Sagan, Astronomer
FLY ME TO THE MOON: THE SPACEPLANE Imagine: The year is 2099. Commercial space travel and a sustained human presence on the Moon is now very much a reality—and rapidly expanding. People now work and live in permanent and semi-permanent Lunar colonies, and joining them is a group of 33 Filipino students on an inbound flight aboard FEU Tech’s Innovator-X10, a revolutionary self-contained spaceplane designed to escape Earth’s atmosphere, travel 400,000 km, and land safely at the International Lunar Spaceport. Going from the Earth to the Moon once took Apollo astronauts in a capsule roughly 3 days to achieve; the Innovator-X10 can do it in less than a few hours and be prepped again within another few hours for a return trip home. —Are we there yet? In their current form, spaceplanes, like NASA’s retired Space Shuttle, are either low Earth orbital (LEO) or suborbital spacecrafts, meaning that they don’t actually leave Earth’s atmosphere—in fact, all human space flights, except for the Apollo missions, have been LEO or lower. However, considering the growing interest in commercial space flights, including the recent attention garnered by Virgin Galactic’s suborbital tourist flights in 2014 (USD 250,000 per head), development of fully reusable spacecrafts will likely grow exponentially in the coming years; this may include Lunar spaceplanes.
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WE COULD WALK FOREVER, WALKIN’ ON THE MOON: THE LUNAR COLONY The 33 student passengers reach the Moon’s International Spaceport and quickly disembark. After undergoing routine check-ups and low-to-artificial gravity transition orientation procedures, the passengers take a MagHov shuttle to FEU Tech – Luna, a college extension and high-tech research facility located in Luna Asia, a massive multi-structural, multi-level surface and subterranean colony, founded and jointly controlled by the Space Alliance of Asian Countries, of which the Philippines became a founding member during the so-called “Asian Space Race” of the early 2000s. It is there that the FEU Tech students will begin a 335-day hands-on project (OJT). —Are we there yet? In recent years, many countries have claimed to have the means of building Lunar colonies and have even proposed to make them relatively soon: Japan says it will have a Moon base by 2030; Russia made a similar statement, forecasting it will have one between 2027 and 2032; and in 2012, US Presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich made the somewhat fantastic claim that, if elected, the US will build a permanent Moon base by 2020.
STARSHIPS WERE MEANT TO FLY: WHEN WILL WE GET OFF THE GROUND? But, the Philippines could not have been a part of this massive international colonization of the moon had it not begun funding a space agency way back in 2014. It’s surprising to hear that, prior to 2015, the government didn’t even have its own satellites (everything was outsourced). National security, weather forecasting, telecommunications, disaster search and rescue— many of the country’s most basic management systems suffered without stronger satellite communications. Government data, for example, were jeopardized because of a reliance on foreign satellites for telecommunications; the country’s secrets had to pass through satellites that the country did not own nor had complete control over.
CHAMPAGNE SUPERNOVA: THE MOON AS A SOLAR POWER SPACE HUB FEU Tech students get right down to work. They come from various academic fields: civil infrastructure and architecture, robotics, machine and mechanical engineering, laser data networks and communications—they’re all enthusiastic learners, the top of their fields, and essentially technology professionals. Now, they must combine their various specialties for one GIANT universechanging project. In 2050, a large percentage of the Earth’s cities began using energy produced by solar panels on the moon (one Lunar “day” is about two weeks of continuous, uninterrupted sunlight on one hemisphere). The Moon now houses miles and miles of solar paneling and is able to harness enough power to meet the demands of Earth’s massive population. The students are there to study the structure and system and attempt to make further innovations—some will focus on redesigning robot workers, some will study the structural components of the panels and housing fixtures, some will deal with programming issues, and some will deal directly with the laser transmission system of the solar power. All of them will attempt to double output levels. —Are we there yet? In 2013, Shimizu Corporation, an international architectural, engineering, and general contracting firm based in Japan, announced their concept to turn the Moon into a giant solar power hub, having already envisioned the Luna Ring: a 6,800 mile belt of solar cells around the Lunar equator; the belt can harness a constant stream of 13,000 terawatts of power (13 quadrillion watts). This power would then be sent to Earth via microwave/laser transmitters. Proposed start date: 2035.
When funding for the space agency was first proposed, the man on the street opposed it, claiming that the country had other priorities to deal with first, like infrastructure, education, and welfare for the poor. However, luckily less than 1% of the National budget was finally allocated to the fledgling program, which eventually led to job creation, new businesses, and technology development, including robotics, computer programming and software development, materials sciences, energy production, electronics, infrastructure, all major realms of Engineering— the list goes on and on. As these industries grew, more jobs were created and the demand for more skilled and unskilled manpower climbed exponentially, which meant more money circulated in the economy. By 2020, the space program had also successfully created and strengthened International relationships, which eventually led to massive space project partnerships. So successful was the program that the Philippines was ready to send their own astronauts to space in just a few short years. Imagine: The year is 2025. The Philippines is poised to begin a history-changing endeavour: transport a 3-person Filipino crew to the low-orbiting International Space Station. 10—Once their craft has docked to the station, the 3-person crew will begin a 335-day scientific research mission at 400 km above Earth. 9—They’ll be the first Filipinos to live and work in space, but they must get off the ground first. 8—At the launch site, the three astronauts wait, each second to launch passes with an eternity of excitement. 7—They’re strapped into the seats of the Innovator, a reusable rocket-powered space plane, which is propelled to launch altitude by massive boosters. 6—They know that the whole nation is watching, and the pride of millions of people surges through them like rocket fuel. 5—This is a new era of development and exploration for the Philippines and the world. 4—In a few seconds a fantasy becomes a reality for a country once plagued by decades of instability—3—a country now risen above the turbulence—2—and into the vast wonder of space— ◊
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FEATURE
The Future
of classrooms techno evolution in education by FRANCIS FITZGERALD S. INTAL
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echnology is rapidly advancing and is making significant changes to the way schools educate students. Interactive white boards and tablets are becoming the norm in many classrooms, learning is becoming more and more digital, and the world is religiously looking to technology professionals for new answers to an old question: how do we effectively teach every child? This article attempts to provide a definitive answer to this question by imagining a future classroom so advanced that it makes iPads look like stone tablets. Imagine: the not-so distant future. FEU Tech Civil Engineering students enter the classroom and station themselves at lab tables. A bell chimes softly. Suddenly, in the center of the room, a beam of light bursts from the floor, and appearing before them is a holographic projection of an internationally acclaimed engineer from Singapore. He’s their instructor for the week. Today, they’ll continue work on a new type of water supply network for terraforming in low gravity environments. The surfaces of their lab tables project 3D GUI through which they navigate using touch, gestures, and voice input. After some design work they are able to test their systems through a fully interactive 3D holographic simulation. —Are we there yet? Touch holography is real. Major companies are already working on making it accessible to the general public. For example, Edinburgh-based Holoxica specializes in 3D holograms and holographic displays and have created a prototype that can generate “3D images floating in mid-air that can be altered in real time and viewed without glasses.” Recently, the prime minister of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdrogan, attended a rally for the ruling of their Justice Development party in the form of a giant
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hologram to give his speech. During Coachella 2012, the deceased Tupac Shakur appeared in his whole holographic glory to perform alongside Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre wowing the crowd. Some of their systems work well, while others need further redesign, testing, and study. Finalized systems will undergo scaled 3D printing—some will even be printed to full size using actual materials for more comprehensive testing, enabling the students to get the true-to-life experience of working with prototypes. —Are we there yet? 3D printers are not new technology—you can buy a basic one for about USD 1,300. The technology, however, is rapidly advancing, promising that 3D prints will be much more than just plastic replicas. For example, a team of researchers at the Cardiovascular Innovation Institute in Louisville, Kentucky, US, is already developing 3D printers designed to print a complete human heart using a person’s fat tissue. The “bio-ficial” organ will have all the working parts of a real heart, including heart muscle, blood vessels, heart valves, and electrical tissue. In this classroom, there are no grades and no competition. The groups work on different parts of a whole, and all of their pieces
come together. Their unified goal is to get the job done. Although they’re meeting today for lecture and lab, most of their learning takes place outside the classroom in little groups on-site, and is guided by a personal digital tutor with advanced artificial intelligence (AI); the tutors are called EDIEs (Educational Direction Intelligence Entities). Their AI systems allow them to learn the behavioral patterns, personality traits, learning styles, and future goals of each student; the systems also have advanced neuromonitoring systems that measure brainwave activity and neuro-functions. Each EDIE knows precisely how and to what degree a student learns and, as a result, develops a uniquely suited teaching program in real time. —Are we there yet? Personalized teaching is currently quite a big trend, and researchers at IBM envision cloud-based cognitive systems that analyze data gathered from monitoring students “attending” digital classrooms on the Internet. The cognitive systems would allow for teachers to understand the learning styles and patterns of students, giving these teachers the opportunity to develop personalized syllabi and address knowledge gaps. The systems would also help develop highly interactive learning content that would be easily consumed by each student and be well adapted to the student’s personal goals. IBM is already working with Gwinnett County Public Schools in Georgia, US, to use “big data analytics and cognitive technologies for population analysis of longitudinal student records,” in the hopes of identifying similarities in student learning styles and predicting performance and learning needs. ◊
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FEATURE
TECH FUSION:
feu east asia & feu tech
become one
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he brand new FEU Tech building on P. Paredes St. Sampaloc is near completion and is on schedule to open this May 2014, says College Officials. The new building and the original Tech Building will be occupied by both FEU – East Asia College and its new sister school FEU Institute of Technology. Because both schools will be working together in tandem, College Officials have decided to operate both under the same name: FEU Institute of Technology, or FEU Tech. “We call our union of schools Tech Fusion. Since FEU East Asia and FEU Tech will exist together as one, we’ve decided that both schools should also share names,” said Mr. Benson T. Tan, Executive Director for both institutions. “All of our students will be known as FEU Tech students,” he continued.
observation deck— with a view of the entire city
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ultra-modern feature: 25 meter indoor swimming pool
THE MODERN MARVEL—
student plaza—
17-story eco-friendly building in the heart of Manila’s famous University Belt
a place for student activities and events
The new FEU Tech Building, dubbed “The Modern Marvel,” is a 17-story building rising in the heart of Manila’s famous University Belt. Its ultra-modern features include scenic elevators, electronic library facilities, a covered gym and basketball court, a 25 meter indoor swimming pool, eco-friendly Green Building Technology, e-Building high tech security, standby power supply and generators, energy efficient air conditioning, fully equipped classrooms and laboratories, secured garage parking, building-wide WiFi accessibility, and an observation deck with a view of the entire city. ◊ #FEUtech #ModernMarvel
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Bernard Jardino BS CE
FEATURE
Alan James Moya BS CSSE
Rommel Jeffrey Potenciano BS ITDA
David Austria BS ITDA
Charlene Joy Enriquez BS CE
Mary Dominique S. Bilgera BS ITWMA
Jade Marie Angelica Albuera, BS ITDA
FACES photos: nelson villamayor
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Hannylou Celestial, BSIT WMA
Karnana Lei Parica BS ECE Ma. Crizandra F. de Leon BS CSSE
Carl Jamil Al-Ghosein BS ITDA
Alexandra Ayers BS ITDA
Darlito Arquero, BS ITDA
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ome people are just a big breath of fresh air! The Innovator searched through hundreds of 1st year students to find the freshest freshmen for this issue’s main spread, and here they are! ◊
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HUMOR
MGA PERSONA SA LOOB NG
OPISINA BY jocelle villamor
“ALL THE WORLD’S A STAGE.”
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an ang famous line ng renowned playwright na si William Shakespeare. Pero ang ganitong konsepto ay hindi lang makikita sa mundo ng pagtatanghal at teatro. Ang linyang ito ay masasaksihan din sa abalang Makati business district, sa mga skyscrapers ng Ortigas, at maging sa mga suluk-sulok ng Binondo. In short, ramdam mo ang iba’t-ibang uri ng personalidad mula sa mga multi-million companies maging hanggang sa maliliit na opisina. Sa halos isang dekada kong pagiging empleyado, iba’t-ibang personalidad na rin ang nakasalamuha ko. Ito ang ilan sa maaring nagiging karakter mo sa loob ng opisina.
1. The Know-It-All
3.
Idol ng taong ito si Ernie Baron at Kuya Kim. Feeling niya siya ang ultimate solution sa lahat ng problema ng opisina. May komento at trivia siya kahit sa maliliit na bagay. May komplikado siyang sagot sa mga simpleng tanong at kaya niyang magsalita ng dalawang oras, non-stop. Nakakatuwa naman siya dahil para kayong may walking encyclopedia sa loob ng opisina, pero minsan, gugustuhin mong dukutin na lang ang esophagus ng taong ito sa sobrang daldal at yabang.
Huwag magulat kung biglang may masangsang kang maamoy pagbukas ng pinto ng opisina; ‘yan ang warning na dumating na si Mr. Stinky; ilabas na ang face mask sabay spray ng air freshener. At aminin mo, mas gugustuhin mo pang maghagdan na lang hanggang 21st floor kaysa makasama sa loob ng elevator ang taong ito. Pero malas mo lang kung magkatabi kayo ng cubicle dahil paniguradong buong araw na monoxide ang magiging oxygen mo.
2. Ego-maniac Isa ka bang ego-maniac? Kung awtimatikong “HINDI AH!” with full conviction ang sagot mo, malinaw pa sa sinag ng araw na certified ego-maniac ka nga. Maaaring puro mukha mo ang naka-post sa Employee of the Month wall dahil sa galing mong sumipsip sa supervisor mong matrona pero kung hindi mo kayang tumanggap ng pagkakamali at hindi kaya ng ego mong maka-trabaho ang ibang tao na ‘di hamak na mas magaling sa ‘yo, malamang nabibilang na rin ang masasayang araw mo bilang Employee of the Month.
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4.
Mr. Stinky
Prince Charming
Matangkad, matikas na pangangatawan, matangos na ilong, malamlam na mga mata, at mga labing tila nag-iimbita, sino ba namang babae at binabae ang hindi mapapalingon kapag dumaan na si Prince Charming sa hallway ng opisina? Pero ‘yun nga lang, kadalasan ang mga Prince Charming, kung hindi married, isa namang certified Pogay.
Let’s check his browsing history… OkCupid.com, match.com, at datehookup.com – ‘yan ang top at recent visited sites ng empleyadong ito. He has been dating for his entire life, pero hanggang first date lang, hindi na nasusundan. Kung bakit? Aba try mo kayang makipag-date sa tuod.
Parang siya ‘yung agent sa mga spy movies na may gamit na artificial bionic ears dahil kahit ilang milya pa ang layo, eh maririnig at maririnig pa rin niya ang tsismis. Tinatawag din siyang round girl o di kaya afternoon doctor. Bakit kamo? Paano pag patak ng alas-tres, ayun, para siyang duktor na nagra-rounds sa bawat cubicle para mangalap ng fresh from the oven tsismax.
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10. Backstabber
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The 40-Year-Old Virgin
Ms. Worst-Dressed Ever
Paging Fashion Police! Pakihuli nga ang babaing ito at ibaon sa hukay ang makulay niyang alampay. Okay lang naman pumasok sa opisina na match ang color ng outfit, pero huwag magtaka kung biglang kumanta ang officemates mo ng “I love you, you love me, we’re a happy family” dahil nagmistula kang the friendly dinosaur sa sobrang obsession mo sa kulay ni Barney.
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E-mail Overloader
This person floods your inbox with nonsense and petty e-mails. Whether document ito na para lang naman sa iilang mga tao o chain letter or kahit na picture ng pusa nilang nakalook up, talaga namang hindi siya magdadalawang isip na i-Cc ang lahat ng empleyado sa kumpanya. Goal niya ang 500 sent messages a day.
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Meeting Scheduler
“Let’s discuss/set a meeting/schedule a conference,” ‘yan ang madalas mong maririnig sa taong ito. Walang ibang gustong gawin kung hindi mag-meeting all day, every day, as in 365 days a year. Favorite niyang tambayan ang conference room at ipatawag ang lahat ng staff niya para pagusapan ang kahit na napakaliit na bagay.
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Gossip Girl
Ito ang matagal na nawawalang half-sister ni Tita Cristy Fermin at Lolit Solis. Kilala niya kung sino and dine-date ni 40-Year Old Virgin, kung sino ang kabit ni Prince Charming, at kung sino ang nakabuntis kay Ms. Worst-Dressed-Ever.
Running mate, church mate, house mate, at kung anuano pang mate, in short siya ang best buddy ni Know-it-All. Bagay siyang awardan ng Mr./Ms. Congeniality dahil sa pagiging magiliw niya lalo na sa mga tinuturing na “Ace” ng kumpanya. Pero sa totoo lang kaya siya extra friendly ay para may easy access siya sa mga marketing ideas ni Know-it-All. Pagmamasdan niya ang bawat kilos mo para madali ka niyang siraan sa management, hanggang mamalayan mo na lang na naka-copyright na pala sa kaniya ang project na pinagpuyatan mo, even worse, sa kaniya binigay ang posisyong matagal mo nang pinapangarap.
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Passive Aggressor
Bago pa man tumilaok ang manok ng kapitbahay ay madadatnan mo na siya sa harap ng office computer. At habang nasa gimikan na ang lahat, siya naman ang nagsasara ng opisina. Although not blantantly complaining, hindi maiwasan ng taong itong iparamdam sa ibang empleyado kung gaano na siya ka-late umuwi dahil sa dami ng trabahong tinapos niya. For sure, siya rin ang naglagay ng mysterious note sa microwave oven ng “Please don’t heat smelly food and be considerate of others. Thank you.”
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The Couple
Hindi sila pero parang sila. Ang gulo ‘di ba? Ganito ang drama ng The Couple: magkasabay pumasok, umuwi, kumain, at mag-break. Para silang aliens dahil may sarili silang lingguwahe na sila lang dalawa ang nakakaintindi. At kapag tinanong mo ang status nila, duet na “we’re just friends” sabay ngising may a little bit of kilig ang sagot nila. Lakas maka-showbiz, ang sarap lang pektusan. ◊
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SUCCESSFUL
ALUMNI
Paolo’s Passion FEU-EAC Alumnus & Faculty
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aulo Zalameda is a restless soul. As a professor and as an award winning Photographer, he never ceases to stop working and is always striving for success.
“A lot of people tell me that I’m already successful, but I think I still have a lot of work to do. More accomplishments to strive for,” Professor Zalameda shared. “My success has more to do with the people around me, especially with my family. I will consider myself successful when all my kids have graduated. Then, I can rest. Then, I can die,” he said, tongue-in-cheek. For Professor Zalameda, photography was a hobby turned into a passion, then into a successful career after his work gained significant notice on social media sites. He started out doing print ads and was soon doing work for brochures and billboards in Malaysia. As a college student at FEU – East Asia College, Professor Paulo studied Computer Engineering and was an active student leader. “I was also a former candidate for Mr. FEU – East Asia College way back in the year 2002. I was sincerely surprised when I won.” Professor Paulo is often called one of the premier fashion photographers of the Philippines. He has done photoshoots with a lot of local celebrities and has created ad photos for local and international companies. In 2011, he was awarded Top Brands Best Photographer of the Year. “I do this because I enjoy it. This is my passion.” He is currently a professor at his alma matter, FEU – East Asia College. He will also be featured in Kabe magazine. Finally, his advice to students: “We do not succeed alone. For me my family is my success. Surround yourself with the people you care about. That’s a well-documented part of your success.” ◊
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MY INTERNSHIP:
REAL WORLD EXPERIENCE
Real Engineering with
E
Gene & Gilbeys
“Our internship was hands down amazing,” Gilbeys said. “We were assistant Telecommunications Engineers. We were put on real projects, with real responsibilities, and we made a real impact on the company’s performance outcomes. We even interacted with big companies like Globe, PLDT, Sun, and Huawei on certain projects.” A big company like Filcomserve has many different projects, so each internship will have many different experiences. Gilbeys mostly worked on FTTH projects. “I was trained and was able to experience technical field installations and commissioning. The results of the projects I was in were tangible,” Gilbeys shared. “Not only did these opportunities allow me to gain exposure to the actual ECE profession, but they also made me a key player during actual operations.” Gene was regularly assigned to assist with Globe MSAN projects, which helped him gain clarity about his goals in life: “My involvement in this project definitely made me reflect on my career aspirations,” Gene shared. “On-site projects sure were a lot of fun! Although I had to wake up earlier than usual and go home later than usual, it was worth the extra effort. I was able to see and observe the full length of the project, enabling me to gain ideas and in-depth knowledge of what’s in store for me in the industry once I’m a fully pledged ECE professional.”
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I also became a key player during the execution of projects.
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lectronics engineering students Gilbeys Jhon Ladion and Gene Oliver Gabriel gained valuable professional career skills during their three month internship at Filcomserve Inc. Here’s what they want to share with other iTams:
We were put on
real projects, with real responsibilities— we made a real impact on the company’s performance outcome.
Aside from gaining valuable work experience, both Gilbeys and Gene enjoyed a few corporate perks: “There were frequent intern-employee basketball games, free lunch on Mondays, and free merienda, care of our supervisors. We were treated like regular employees. Filcomserve did a great job of giving us interns a cool experience,” Gilbeys said. Gilbeys and Gene both agree that their internships were overwhelmingly positive: “I have indeed learned a great deal,” said Gilbeys. “I really enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere at the company and the wonderful people I worked with. It’s cool that the school’s in partnership with the company. I didn’t have a hard time getting in. It’s a plus factor.” “I’ve had nothing but positive experiences as an intern,” Gene said. “My supervisor always provided me with clear and thorough explanations of every project we had to do. He taught me a lot about many aspects of telecommunications so that I could become a wiser, more cognizant professional. I already felt like a real engineer!” ◊
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I already felt like a
REAL
ENGINEER!
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FEU TECH INNOVATES
BIOMETRIC SYSTEMS TO IMPROVE LIVES ANGELA FRANCES A. NILO
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EU Tech students continue to explore biometrics technology (machines used to identify people by their physical characteristics and/or behavior, e.g. fingerprint and retina scanning). Check out some of their innovations and have a glimpse into the future of biometrics systems engineering.
Voice – Activated Microcontroller – Based Television Remote Control for Upper Extremity Amputees Developed By: Abordo, M.J.; Estrella, J.K.; Medina, J.A; Quijano, M.; Roldan, K.C.
There are roughly 8.8 million Filipinos currently suffering from disability. About 2 million of these people are afflicted with mobility problems, and 1.2 million of these are amputees. The lifestyles of people who have had an appendage removed can be significantly difficult. Studies show that these patients spend most of their time watching television. That’s why a team of FEU - East Asia College students decided to do something to make the lives of some amputees better. Their solution? Voice-Activated Microcontroller-Based Television Remote Control for Upper Extremity Amputees.
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How it works: This voice-activated television remote control is one way to help amputees live a normal life. It is composed of four major parts: an LCD display, keypad, microphone, and interface circuit. A PIC16F877A microcontroller and a voice recognition module are embedded in the surface; these activate the buttons of the television remote control. The PIC16F877A serves as the brain for processing the whole system’s input and output. It has codes that carry out the proper output when a certain input is received from the user. A voice recognition module receives input; this input is classified and a corresponding output is carried to any of the optocouplers placed within the system. Speech commands are in Filipino language.
How it works: This renal function monitoring system consists of biosensors, a software application, a PC interface module, and a GSM module. This system tests and analyzes urine macroscopically by examining urine sediment. A reading is then transmitted via a GSM module from home to a PCinterface module monitored by a healthcare professional through a software application.
Home-Based Real Function Monitoring System with GSM Network Technology
Concerns regarding security have increased now that crime has kept up with technology. That’s why another group of FEU - East Asia students decided to integrate facial recognition techniques with technology. While their system can be used for many other purposes, they have decided to focus its use on civil offenses in national elections, e.g. voter fraud.
Developed By: Agno, R.D.; Aquino, M.G.; Catacte, C.; Natnat, R.; Nilo, A.F.; Teodosio, M.I.
There are many reasons for implementing home-based health monitoring. Yet, it seems that this technology isn’t as widespread as you’d think. To help build the prevalence of this useful technology, a group of FEU - East Asia students has designed their own version of a home-based health monitoring system, focusing their efforts on macroscopic examination of urine to detect health problems and determine a suitable treatment before renal damage or deterioration manifests itself through other complications.
Matlab – Based Voter Verification System with Face Recognition Feature Using Eigenface Method Developed By: Alap, E.; Aredidon, J.; Bugas, J.M.; Habig, K.C.; Liu, Z.
How it works: The system is a MATLAB-based face recognition system that verifies voter’s registration using the Eigenface method. It captures at least 10 different samples of a subject’s face during registration and, at the time of voting, uses these samples to verify a person’s identity. The system can analyze a wide variety of facial expressions, including a wide smile, a furrowed brow, and even a frown, to detect accurately either a positive or negative correlation between each person, in an average time of less than l0 seconds. ◊
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FEU TECH INNOVATES
APPS & GAMES JOYCE ARABY ALCABASA
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o prepare students for the Industry, FEU Tech incorporates Project-Based Learning into its curriculum. Students are instructed to find clients, listen to their needs, and create real solutions. Here’s a few innovations in software and apps that we’d like to share.
MRT Passenger Volume Indicator app
Developed by Abraham T. Magpantay, John Nicole A. Navarrete, and Levi Paul A. Bretaña
Want to avoid the crowds at the MRT? Use this Android app to monitor or see the current estimated volume at MRT-3 stations by tapping into their CCTV systems. This MRT Management approved Android app takes the images from the cameras and applies image processing and background subtraction to distinguish people from the station’s surroundings; the resulting images are then evaluated to produce the estimated volume of people inside the station, and the data output is viewable on any smartphone with the app installed.
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analytic geometry calculator app
Developed by Ria Andrea Dalisay, Stephen Yvan Ong, and Katrina Mae
Advanced geometry can be really difficult at times, right? No worries. FEU Tech comes to the rescue! Called the Analytic Geometry Calculator, this app helps students solve geometry problems with step-by-step solutions using Image Processing. Users can input data from a problem, sketch values and expressions, look up geometry terms, and select answers. This app covers more than 70% of all topics addressed in Analytic Geometry.
Myxia: Legend of the Demigods (game) Developed By: Ibo, Christian II B.; Legaspi, Luis Phillip T.;
Ong, Dominque Curtis U.; Rayas, John Carlo D.
In this multiplayer third-person real-time strategy game, players battle each other via a local network for supremacy in a 3D war-torn mythological world filled with gods, demons and magic. Character choices include ten guardians and minions in multiplayer mode. Single player mode serves as a tutorial for new players who want to experience the game before entering the melee.
gunjutsu (game) Developed By: Lot, John Vincent; Tan, Spielberg; Villar, Ron
The Case of Travis Leigh (game) Developed By: Gauna, Burlin S.; Pera, Abraham John; Seludo, Josiah Joseph V
Gunjutsu is a fast-paced multiplayer 3D shooting game where players become modern-day ninjas who blast attack each other using ninja techniques. The goal is to eliminate all opponents until the last man is standing. In single player mode, gamers can venture on a series of quests and objectives to build their characters’ stats.
The Case of Travis Leigh: Justice Comes Hand in Hand with Death is a 3D stealth-based action-adventure game with a storytelling component. The Game focuses on the story of Travis Leigh and his partner Troy Law. Their mission as super detectives is to catch a master criminal. Players can choose to assume the roles of either Travis Leigh or Troy Law.
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Real-life technologies inspired by
action movie heroes — and villains ANGELIQUE P. MANALAD
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or years, film has made us dream of different technological advancements, the kinds that we desperately want to get our hands on. Well, readers, some really smart and creative people have also desired these same crazy innovations and are working to turn sci-fi into reality. So, let’s run through a list of their crazy-cool gadgets:
The Dutch make handheld death ray (kinda) Let’s face it, a lot of us dream of conquering the world *maniacal laughter*. To do this, you’re going to need some major firepower, like the superlaser on the Death Star from Star Wars. Dutch optics engineer Ralf Ottow is here to help. He has recently developed the handheld Maxablaster, is a 38-million-candlepower flashlight that can burn through skin and illuminate a cloud four miles in the sky—albeit it’s no crazy planet destroying giant laser cannon, but I suppose it’s close. If Batman had made a mobile engineering lab: Does it come in black? Dutch Engineers Frank Havermans and Ronald Rietveld may have had the following conversation: Frank: Hey, man. We should, like, build a mobile lab. You know, like, for science and stuff. Ronald: Okay. But it definitely has to look like a menacing black death machine of death. Frank: Why? Ronald: Because I’m Batman. And so, history was made. Their creation is a 15-foot mobile lab called the Secret Operation 610, which looks like it was built from the spare parts of the Batwing from The Dark Knight Rises.
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Blackbird building: If the X-Men had built an invisible building in South Korea The Blackbird. X-Men fans know this aircraft pretty well. It’s the crazy jet that can cloak itself using holographic active camouflaging, fooling people into thinking they see empty space, which is pretty much the idea behind the current technology that makes Tower Infinity in South Korea appear invisible. GDS Architects, the planners behind this massive superhero project, have proposed to place this self-cloaking 450m tall skyscraper about 2 km away from Incheon Airport, South Korea’s biggest and most travelled airport. Cruising ala-James Bond Everyone knows how James Bond has a bunch of futuristic cars, none of which have really been obtainable—until now. The fictional spy and his adventures have inspired Swiss company Rinspeed enough to create the world’s first car able to drive on land and underwater. Called the sQuba, its inspriation came from the film The Spy Who Loved Me. The car has the whopping price tag of 1.5 million USD, so unless you’re extravagantly wealthy, you might have to rob banks like a super villain before you can live life like a superhero. Oh, the irony. ◊
HUMAN
RESOURCES
CORNER
ASSOCIATE SPOTLIGHT:
macario del mundo
M
acario “Manong Choy” Del Mundo is a Lab Technician here at FEU-EAC, but he first began as a service crew member for FEU Main in 1990, then for EAC in 1992. He was promoted to head of his team in 1997 and worked for the Physics Laboratory. In 2000, after taking vocational courses in ACCESS, Mr. Del Mundo became a computer laboratory technician—although his real passion was for art. It turns out that Mr. Del Mundo is also quite an artist. He likes drawing and painting boats and portraits. His talents were obvious enough that even a former supervisor once encouraged him to pursue Fine Arts and offered to pay his tuition, but Mr. Del Mundo decided to stick with computers and was able to pay for his ACCESS courses by himself.
Photo: Kim Magpantay
Mr. Del Mundo has worked for the College for nearly 17 years and says that it has changed his life for the better. He wants to work even harder now for his family— he has a wife, two sons (eight and five), and a baby coming soon, and he even supports his sibling’s children. “Time is a gift and we must use it to care for our friends and family,” he told The Innovator. We salute you, Mr. Macario Del Mundo! ◊
ASSOCIATES’ RECOGNITION 1st Term, SY ‘13-’14 TEACHING EXCELLENCE AWARDEES Rio S. Aburido, HSC Engr. Jocelyn C. Antonio, MPS Dr. Raymond Q. Datuon, HSC Randy S. Garcia, ITE Dr. Lilian J. Gumban, MPS Ferdie T. Lubis, HSC Engr. Godofredo M. Mendoza, CE Ladislao A. Mercader, HSC Jennalyn G. Raviz, ITE Engr. Leonardo A. Samaniego Jr., EEE Bro. Clifford T. Sorita, HSC OUTSTANDING ASSOCIATE AWARD Julio L. Agudo, CE Rochelle T. Taruc, AO 5 YEARS SERVICE AWARD David Israel M. Viray, SACSO John Paulo G. Valencia, RO 10 YEARS SERVICE AWARD Geme C. Ceneta, EEE
Engr. Jaime V. David, EEE Kristina Hipolita R. Cruz, ITE Monica M. Joaquin, TREASURY Leonila Lizanette E. Magtulis, HRO Regie P. Mateo, MPS Maribel A. Misola, CpE Laurence G. Santiago, CSO Sarah Christy C. Zaragosa, IALAP PERFECT ATTENDANCE AWARD Abigail L. Alix, ITE Kirk Alvin S. Awat, ITE Roman M. De Angel, ITE Salvacion M. Domingo, ITE Joseph G. Gonzales, ITE Corazon D. Laviña, MPS Regie P. Mateo, MPS Engr. Floreto I. Mauro, CE Lina M. Munar, HSC Jeffrey P. Palma, ITE Eymard B. Pempiña, ITE Emil C. Quiatchon, LIB Carmencita C. Suarez, SDASO Kristin M. Valencia, MIS
2nd Term, SY ‘13-’14 TEACHING EXCELLENCE AWARDEES Rio S. Aburido, HSC Ferdie T. Lubis, HSC Ladislao A. Mercader, HSC OUTSTANDING ASSOCIATE AWARD Julio L. Agudo, CE 5 YEARS SERVICE AWARD Maria Victoria B. Rapa, LIB Rommell Sison, CSO Ma. Consuelo Tulayan, FO Allan A. Sandoval, CpE Benson T. Tan, EDO Vangeline A. Espiritu, RO
20 YEARS SERVICE AWARD Evelyn Ruth M. Manuel, MPS PERFECT ATTENDANCE AWARD Emil C. Quiatchon, LIB Rochelle Taruc, AO Sabina O. Ala, MPS Jocelyn C. Antonio, MPS Lamberto S. Cargullo, HSC Roman M. De Angel, ITE Joseph Gonzales, ITE Irish C. Juanatas, ITE Melinda M. Lupague, MPS Floreto I. Mauro, CE
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Why do Birds Fly? FREDERICK CACNIO
No Distance Required GRACE VER Allow me to travel far off this place— Drive, keep driving, drive away that mem’ry In wide pavement, with an empty suitcase. Sick and tired of wandering in this life’s pace, Imprisoned in this strain of poetry— Allow me to travel far off this place. Green lights on ev’ry pole trigger me to race, Escape, and breathe out— We need not to worry In wide pavement, with an empty suitcase.
To move at such a graceful pace, To witness a dance of majesty, old and new; As months turn to years, I yearn to stay To refuse the minutes of fate’s denial Masters of blue, you bring delight Amongst the heavens, your kingdom reigns A wish or two in every stare, Endless, unbound, you drown my fears. Summer sets its burning light, And with it, the passion flows through my veins; A fleeting thought, so just and fair, What once there was, now disappears.
Its hard to bring back that uneven phase— Erase it and start a new January — Allow me to travel far off this place.
Second strand of Jollibee spaghetti
And then you came without memory trace— Glad in this avenue of diary In wide pavements with an empty suitcase.
ANGELIQUE MANALAD
Come and rest with me in a blanket of lace, End this moment with stoic clarity, And then, Let us travel far off this place, In wide pavement with an empty suitcase.
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Summer brings its warm embrace; Of countless hours, I’ve counted few. Beneath the shade, my refuge lay, Where solace and wonder is where I gaze.
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I want to open my mind, my brain, Rinse away thoughts, feelings and meanings that I sought. If i could just use my hands, Get some soap and a brush, I’d scrub away memories and nightmares that I fought… I want to inject morphine right down into each neuron, Make it numb, dull of any thought or pain. Then maybe, just maybe, I can carefully dry my brain with a cloth that’s plain… But since washing and cleaning prove not to do any good, Could you lend me shears to cut away the cord? Maybe snipping off a foot or two would do. But if this brain still continues, Then maybe I can ask a bullet from you…
A Diary of Yesterday
AUGUST 27 - 10:35 PM Tonight I fell into the darkness again. It felt like being dragged into a different dimension. A dimension free from gravity, A dimension filled with hope.
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eading a diary dated a few years back reminds me of a lot of things. Scanning through these pages, I cannot help but smile. It isn’t bad to be nostalgic sometimes. I remember the day when he first told me his name in the most gentle and perfect manner. It was my first year then. It was one of the days when I felt so uneasy and grumpy, but I didn’t know why. It’s just that the world seemed to be a battleground in my eyes. CALLBACKS! A woman in a dark gray pasted the list on the board. Everyone cluttered curiously. I made my way and started looking for my name. “Please be there. Please be there,” I uttered, crossing my fingers. 11, 12, 13, 14. And the last person on the list, 15. No Melody Lee, not even a shadow. half.
Maybe they forgot to print the second Maybe they ran out of ink.
Maybe they decided to announce the others tomorrow. Or maybe, I wasn’t good enough. Tears rolled down my face. Thoughts and what-ifs rummaged their way through my mind. Fears. Doubts. Questions. Sadness. A hand tapped me on the back. “Hey! What’s the matter?” It was him. Charlie Ray
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Earl. The boy I met two years ago. He hadn’t changed much, except for his deeper and manlier voice. He still had that stare.
“Ahhhhhhh!” I screamed with all my might.
I turned to see him offering his handkerchief to me.
We laughed until our tummies ached and we both fell to the floor.
“Thanks.” I said. “You know, lists don’t define how great a person is. I mean, it’s just plain competition. Cheer up, Melody. It’s not like today is the end of the world! Smile!” He did his weird looking face again, trying to make me laugh. I loved it when he acted like this. He was such a weirdo. For years, he had been my friend through my ups and downs. We ate together, walked home together. A stranger might’ve thought us lovers. But we weren’t of course. “Oh, come on! Smile! Oh, wait. I know a place perfect enough to cheer you up! Come! ” He grabbed my hand and we climbed up to the rooftop. “Hey! You know the rules! Someone might see us! ” I exclaimed. “Rules! What rules?! ” He shouted at the top of his lungs. “Are you crazy?” He was so out of control. I seccretly loved it. “Hey, don’t worry. I’ve tried this a thousand times. No one will hear us. SEE?” He shouted once again. “Come on. Release everything to the world. Shout it out!” I stepped forward enough to see the view. I inhaled and gathered all the air I could. “Ahhhhh!!” I screamed. “That’s it. Louder!”
I stopped and smiled at him. “How can you do all of this?” I asked. “What?” He replied still catching his breath. “This! Making someone feel like everything is perfect, like problems are just a smile away. Making them feel so... special,” I said with a deep sigh. “Well, it’s a talent, I guess,” he chuckled. “A talent which I would only like to use on a very, very, very special girl. You know, seeing her smile would already make my day. It just comes in like it was something more than special.” Oh. I forgot. He was the king of this kind of thing. Something told me to just stand up and walk away. “It’s getting dark. I think we should go.” I headed for the door and he followed as if nothing happened. We headed home in silence. He grabbed my hand once again, which urged us both to stop walking. “Look, Melody. I want to tell you something. Something important.” My heart skipped a beat. What was he going to say? Please stop being the king of awkwardness. It’s driving me crazy. With my head still stuck in the callbacks, and my heart pumping heavily, something inside me shouted. To be Continuted.
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GraphicCORNER Arts robots taking over the world karlo torio, bs itda
ballerina kris nagamos, bs itda
untitled abraham felix, bsitda
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marvellificent kia marie alfeche bsitda
marcyziel mikee pimentel, bsitda
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3D steam punk jeremy contreras, bsitda
smile angel merez, bsitda
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android nina aliga, bs itda
rajoi joshua nepomuceno, bsitda
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Photographers’CORNER within reach rhome anthony salas
look up lorie jean cabahug
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unidentified owner jan mike dorol
smooth waters jasper tarectecan
christmas is rhome coming anthony salas
angel in disguise amira alepante
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STEN BAUTISTA, 4TH YEAR Bs Information technology - digital arts
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