Professor VI Dr. Belen Tapado of the College of Information Communications and Technology (CICT) opened the second session with her paper, ‘Rice Farmer Knowledgebase System Utilizing Geotagging and Infographics Techniques’.

The study, which she previously presented at the Future of Information and Communication Conference (FICC) 2025 in Berlin, Germany, earned commendation from DOST Catanduanes Director Engr. Marie Grace Molina, who suggested expanding its application to abaca and market linkage.

“This is a very good study, and can be introduced in the local government of Virac under the Smart and Sustainable Community,” Engr. Molina remarked.

Dr. Tapado also presented another project, Sustainable Seas, Sustainable Livelihood: A Strategic Information System to Boost Government Support for Catanduanes Fisherfolks.

She was followed by Erickson T. Salazar, presenting the study titled ‘Geospatial Analytics-based Web Application for Barangay Household Information Management System’.

The project aims to capture household information in Barangay San Roque, San Andres, through Geospatial APIs and an interactive mapping system.

Evaluators suggested enhancing it with real-time flood risk mapping, an idea supported by Engr. Dexter M. Toyado, Dean of the College of Engineering and Architecture, who is currently conducting a similar flood-mapping study in Pandan.

Other innovative studies highlighted this morning included Andrea Morales’ Development of Web-based Customer Satisfaction Survey Result System, which Molina praised for promoting transparency and ease of doing business.

She recommended integrating dissatisfaction data and linking the system to LGU ticketing platforms for more accurate service evaluation.

Meanwhile, Mekaela Louise B. Taroy presented her research on Design and Development of Disaster-Resilient Core Shelter.

The findings of the study showed that core shelters designed with columns and flat slabs perform better during earthquakes and can withstand typhoon winds of up to 320 kph.

Likewise, other studies presented this morning were: ‘Optimizing Early Disease Detection: Machine Learning-enabled Risk Stratification with Laboratory Test Makers’, ‘Catanduanes Tourist Companion: A Chatbot-enabled Website Solution for Simplifying Tourist Information’, ‘Augmenting Travel Accessibility in Catanduanes through an Android-powered GPS-Integrated Booking System’ and ‘Orthopraxy Experiences of Edukasyon sa Pagpapakatao Teachers in Catanduanes’.

Today’s evaluators included Vice President for Research, Extension, and Production Affairs Dr. Roberto B. Barba, Jr., Engr. Molina, Provincial Fishery Officer Raymond C. Tolledo, Chief Education Supervisor Dr. Mary Jean S. Romero from DepEd Catanduanes, and Engr. Toyado.

This afternoon, 11 more studies under Social Sciences, Humanities, and Business are set to be presented.