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.
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Our Latest Endeavors
UP Cebu Research Ethics Committee Officially Constituted
The UP Cebu Research Ethics Committee was officially constituted with an official memorandum...
Social Media Research in Language Education: Data, Approaches, and Analysis by Aurelio P. Vilbar
Paper presented during Mindanao State University Iligan Institute Technology Department of English...
Neoliberalism and Migration: A Critique of the Labor Export Policy of the Philippines by Regletto Aldrich Imbong
Paper presented during the Asia Pacific Peace Research Association (APPRA) Conference 2019, 02-04...
Clothing Classification using the Convolutional Neural Network Inception Model by Paula Esplanad-Mayol
Paper presented during the 2nd International Conference on Information Science and Systems (ICISS...
ESP Tutorial Program for Humanities and Social Sciences Students by Aurelio P. Vilbar
Paper presented during the International Conference for English Teaching Professionals, by the...
Our Recent Publications
Species-Level Identification of Sex-Specific Variations in Dermal Microbial Communities Associated with Hippocampus barbouri
Lead Researcher(s): Rose Chinly Mae H. Ortega-Kindica, Chinee S. Padasas-Adalla, and Sharon Rose M. TabugoStatus: Published Abstract/summary: This study analyzed the community of bacteria present on the epidermal layer of Hippocampus barbouri using...
CebQA: Cebuano Question Answering System
Lead Researcher(s): Jhoanna Rica T. Lagumbay and Robert R. RoxasStatus: Published Abstract/summary: Question answering (QA) system answers queries given a corpus of natural language documents. QA systems have seen significant advancements across...
Phycocyanin-derived assessment of cyanobacteria abundance in relation to nutrient load and physicochemical data in the Butuanon River, Cebu, Philippines
Lead Researcher(s): Edrine Durante, Britney Ann Yu, Hans Diether Tolabing, Eukene O. Bensig, Fleurdeliz Maglangit, and Brisneve EdullantesStatus: Published Abstract/summary: Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) are major primary producers in freshwater...
Thermal history affects heat tolerance in coral Acropora digitifera from subtropical Okinawa reefs
Lead Researcher(s): Haruko Kurihara, Sherry Lyn G. Sayco, Haruki Isa, and Hiroki SuzukiStatus: Published Abstract/summary: Given the ongoing rapid degradation of coral reefs by climate change, our need to understand and evaluate local reef sites...