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11/07/2025

🎥 WATCH NOW: CCMS Community Services Unit Narrative Video 🌟

Get a glimpse of how the College of Computing and Multimedia Studies (CCMS) continues to make a meaningful impact through its community services and extension initiatives! 💻🤝🏽

This video highlights the stories, partnerships, and projects that empower local communities through technology, education, and innovation. Together, we are shaping a future that uplifts and connects.

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11/07/2025

📣 Proud Moment for CNSC BSIT Students! 🎓🌍

We are thrilled to share the outstanding achievement of our BSIT students from the College of Computing and Multimedia Studies, Camarines Norte State College—successfully publishing not just one, but two research papers in the internationally refereed Kafrelsheikh Journal of Information Sciences (ISSN: 2535-1478)!

🧠📊 Paper 1: "Dynamics of Rabies Spread Using Mathematical Modeling and Simulation"
Authored by Jonel Alonte, Precy Benalla, Evid Ros Andrae Jamito, Marc Arvel Salvador, Jomar Tolentino, and Reymar Villanueva, this study presents a NetLogo-based SEIR model that simulates rabies transmission in Camarines Norte. It highlights data-driven intervention strategies such as balanced vaccination and culling to control outbreaks.

📦🔁 Paper 2: "Simulating Supply Chain Dynamics at Camarines Norte Development Cooperatives"
Authored by Leam J Faith Arevalo, Patrizia Isabel Lopez, Jan Vincent Raymundo, Elton Devie Responde, and Angelo Villacruel, this research uses discrete-event simulation to optimize inventory control and demand satisfaction at Candevco—an agricultural cooperative in the Bicol Region.

🔍 These publications reflect the students' growing research capability in simulation, modeling, and optimization, and underscore the value of integrating real-world issues with innovative tech-based solutions.

👏 Let’s celebrate their dedication, innovation, and contribution to both local and global knowledge communities. This is a true testament that CNSC students can compete globally!

02/05/2025

CNSC-CCMS Pride Soars Again! 🏆

CNSC student-innovators from the College of Computing and Multimedia Studies (CCMS) have done it again! They've secured a back-to-back triumph at the National Innovation Day (NID) 2025 with their project Smart Road Sentinel!

This innovative drone, made from recycled materials, predicts and mitigates road maintenance issues in hard-to-reach areas. A huge congratulations to Mark Gabrielle B. Ong, Maria Angela Alison G. de Chavez, Paul Andrei D. Cafe, and Christian John D. Ibañez and to their coaches Dr. Mary Grace Bolos, Dr. Daniel E. Maligat, Jr., and to Ms. Sharine A. Gutierrez for their incredible achievement! 💪

𝗖𝗡𝗦𝗖 𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗗𝗘 | Camarines Norte State College (CNSC) student-innovators from the College of Computing and Multimedia Studies (CCMS) secured a back-to-back triumph at the National Innovation Day (NID) 2025 held on April 28, at Novotel Manila, Araneta City, Quezon City.

Under the Transportation and Logistics category, the CNSC team—Mark Gabrielle B. Ong (1 BSIT), Maria Angela Alison G. de Chavez (1 BSIT), Paul Andrei D. Cafe (3 BSIT), and Christian John D. Ibañez (3 BSIT)—clinched a win with their innovative project Smart Road Sentinel.

The SRS drone, produced from recycled materials, was a maintenance prediction and mitigation system that aimed to cover hard-to-reach areas, allowing LGUs and related units to switch from a reactive to a predictive system of road maintenance.

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Led by their dedicated coaches—Mary Grace B. Bolos, DIT, Sharine A. Gutierrez, MSIT, and Daniel E. Maligat, Jr., DIT—the group topped against 11 participating schools in the said category.

Their success defended the two-peat run of the CNSC-CCMS team under the same category in last year's NID HABI Workshop with their ground-breaking PowerGen, a multi-source power generator aimed at addressing environmental sustainability while supporting Filipino tricycle drivers, guided by Dr. Bolos and Gutierrez.

Featuring the HABI workshop under the theme “FLIP: Forging Leaders of Innovation in the Philippines,” NID 2025 celebrates the minds and prowess of students all over the Philippines in the sphere of innovation.

✍️ Charles Kim O. Amora, 𝘍𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘌𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳
With reports from Eliandrei Joedel P. Layosa, 𝘓𝘢𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘈𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵
Layout by Marc Angelo M. Del Barrio, 𝘚𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘳 𝘌𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳

12/04/2025

CCMS Mentoring Series 1: A Resounding Success!

The Output-Based Research Writing and Mentoring Series held on April 10–11, 2025 at CCMS Laboratory 1 was a huge success! This two-day event, titled “Strengthening Research Skills for Increased Productivity,” was designed to empower our faculty in transforming their ideas into scholarly outputs.

We were honored to have as our distinguished resource speakers Dr. Lany L. Maceda, Vice President for Research and Extension at Bicol University, and Dr. Jennifer M. Llovido, also from BU, who provided in-depth insights on crafting impactful and publishable research. Their expertise inspired and energized our participants toward stronger research outputs and capabilities.

The event was spearheaded by our very own Dr. Daniel E. Maligat, Jr., Dean of the College of Computing and Multimedia Studies, and was highly participated in by CCMS faculty. It resulted in the generation of promising research papers and proposals—truly a step forward for the research landscape of the college.

We were also privileged to have Dr. Rosalie A. Almadrones, VP for Research and Extension of CNSC, who shared CNSC’s research directions and future endeavors, offering guidance and strategic focus to all attendees.

This initiative not only strengthened our understanding of the research process but also opened up opportunities for publication and collaboration. A big congratulations to all participants and organizers for making this event a meaningful and productive experience!

24/03/2025

TechnoServe | Presenting our banner program PRESS ENTER 2.0 during the Technical Evaluation in Office of the Vice President for Research and Extension with Dr. Guinto, Dr. Naval, Sir Irvin, Mam Puse. On the team, Dr. Nicart, Dr. Bigueras, and Mam Gutierrez para sa Serbisyong CCMS, serbisyong Tekno!

22/02/2025

InfoBits | Calling avid researchers, here is another call for proposal. Make yourself ready and set to submit your entries. Happy researching everyone.

07/02/2025

InfoBits | The Research Services Division of the CCMS currently involved in the Screening and Review of Research Proposals last February 6, 2025 at the 2nd Floor, Lanuza Hall, CBES Bldg., Department of Agriculture RFO 5, San Agustin Pili, Camarines Sure. We are very thankful for the comments and suggestions from the panel of examiners. Very much thankful to Dr. Julieta Velasco-Molado for her positive feedback and suggestions on our proposed studies "Development of Pili Data Analytics: Inventory and Varietal Profiling of Pili Tree for Conservation and Propagation" and "Development of PilSAFE: Pili Smart Aflatoxin Field Evaluator - An AI-Driven Mobile Application for Rapid Aflatoxin Detection". Kudos to all the team members of the project and to the our DA partners. Thank you so much!

23/01/2025

InfoBits | To all interested researchers, AsTEN Journal from Philippine Normal University is now open for submission of research papers for publication.

To all intending authors,

We invite you to submit your papers for publication in the AsTEN Journal of Teacher Education. To register as an author, visit the ASTEN Open Journal System (OJS) at https://po.pnuresearchportal.org/ejournal/index.php/asten.

For additional information and inquiries regarding publication, please get in touch with us at [email protected].

Thank you.

21/01/2025

InfoBits | Calling the attention of research enthusiasts, now is your time to make a change by helping enabling our community through quality and excellent researches that make a difference. Submit now for the call for proposal submission for 2025. Come now come all!

10/06/2024

Publication Corner | Another interesting publication from the faculties of the College of Computing and Multimedia Studies, with the lead researcher Edgar Bryan B. Nicart and co-authors Bryan R. Arellano and Marc Lester Acunin focusing on e-Tourism. This was published in the International Journal of Technology, vol. 15, Issue No. 3 this May 2024, which is an internally funded research project of the CNSC. The journal is indexed in SCOPUS and ESCI Thomson Reuters with a Q1 metrics and acceptance rate of only 20.99%.

The study focused on tourism, which is an important sector, serving as an avenue to show the natural resources of a country and its inhabitants' hospitality. This sector creates several opportunities for building a potential market and enhancing economic activities where tourist spots and activities flourish. Despite the numerous benefits, tourism still requires significant improvement, particularly in the Philippines, where there are abundant and beautiful places. Therefore, this study aimed to develop a recommender system based on users and content collaborative filtering to provide local and foreign tourists with viable information for experience improvement. The investigation focused on improving tourist satisfaction based on three aspects such as preferences, ratings, and reviews that add options for tourist spots, activities/itineraries, destinations, and others. The machine algorithm-based journey assistant (MAJA) was designed as an interface and agent in providing help to tourists. The mean average precision (MAP) and recall were used as evaluation metrics to better understand the ability of MAJA to offer personalized experiences to unique users. The results showed that integration of the system into tourism provided a smart platform for enhancing the tourist experience and destination competitiveness. Consequently, successful implementation of the system is measured by two criteria, namely the degree of tourists' pleasure during trips and the capacity of MAJA to effectively transfer tourism to less popular and less "accessible" sectors.

Read more at https://doi.org/10.14716/ijtech.v15i3.6218
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03/06/2024

Publication Corner | Understanding Queen Pineapple Farmers and Bridging Technology, the DOST-funded project from the Institute of Computer Studies project leader Edgar Bryan B. Nicart, and the project team and staff conducted an in-depth exploration of this study.

In the context of developing an AI-based system for pest detection, the researchers conducted an in-depth study on the farmers’ farming techniques and their pest management strategies that would provide baseline data for the development. This study aims to provide insights on the different farming techniques and pest management strategies utilized by farmers for queen pineapple propagation in the province of Camarines Norte. Using a quantitative descriptive method from four large queen pineapple sites in Camarines Norte with N = 200 local farmers as participants in the study, a survey across the different respondents was conducted. Similarly, an intensive literature review was provided along with some first-hand interviews with officials from the Department of Agriculture and other partner agencies. Findings of the study revealed that there are various farming techniques and pest management practices followed by farmers, while issues and concerns were lack of access to information, lack of infrastructure and machines for pre- and post-harvest, and lack of innovative farming and pest management control. Efforts were made to continually fund researchers and materials needed to boost QP production, but the fast dissemination of new knowledge hinders the practice and implementation of new knowledge. It is highly recommended that a mobile-based application with a validated pest and disease library be needed by the farmers, and utilizing new technology enablers such as AI to detect pests and provide proper recommendations could be useful to them.

Read more at https://doi.org/10.55248/gengpi.5.0324.07103

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13/05/2024

InfoBits | Learning the nature of the extension services of CNSC and its mission and vision towards a better community through progressive agendas and thrusts offering technology and skills from the faculty and extensionists is truly inspiring. Let us all contribute and begin our journey together by sharing our skills and time with our community.