Driving Research and Innovation to
address Regional Challenges in
Central Visayas
CVSC catalyzes research and innovation through the CREATES Agenda—supporting
interdisciplinary projects, generating actionable knowledge, and fostering partnerships that
respond to the needs of communities across the region.
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
The call for proposals for UPISC Research Grants (FY 2025-2026) is now open. The grant aims to support pluridisciplinary, high-impact research across the constituent universities of the UP System, focusing on the application of complex systems, data science, and artificial intelligence on important areas related to sustainable socio-economic development…
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Recent Publications
Mindfulness for Children? A Comparative Studyof Boy Novices in Buddhist Temples in Vietnamand Thailand
Hang Thanh Pham1 Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, Ho Chi Minh, VietnamChi Phuong Tran2 Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, Ho Chi Minh, VietnamRonald A. Pernia3* University of the...
Mess or match? How do academic perspectives meet the practitioner perspectives in terms of digital transformation?
Chi Phuong Tran a, Ronald A. Pernia b, Nhan Nguyen-Thanh c Abstract We present research comparing theoretical and practical knowledge on digital transformation. By determining the gap and...
How Finnish and Filipino university students in business studies perceive leaders based on visual cues
Jari Martikainen Tiffany A. Tan Abstract This article sets out to examine cultural differences in perceiving leaders’ visual non-verbal behavior. It examines and compares how business students at...
ON THE ZERO AND k-INFLATED NEGATIVE BINOMIAL DISTRIBUTION WITH APPLICATIONS
Ian Jay A. Serra Daisy Lou L. Polistico Abstract In the literature, there are a significant number of studies on mixtures and compound probability distributions used for count data with inflated...