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About Me
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PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION
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Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Louis T. Rader Award Department of Systems and Information Engineering, University of Virginia (September 1999 – May 2003)
Master of Science (M.S.) and Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Department of Industrial Engineering, University of the Philippines (June 1989 – March 1997) |
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| APPOINTMENTS |
Research Assistant Professor (Promoted from previous positions of Research Associate and Research Scientist) Center for Risk Management of Engineering Systems, University of Virginia (July 2003 – Present)
Research Assistant Center for Risk Management of Engineering Systems, University of Virginia (May 2000 – May 2003)
Teaching Assistant Department of Systems and Information Engineering, University of Virginia (August 1999 – May 2000)
Assistant Professor (Promoted from previous position of Instructor) University of the Philippines, Quezon City, Philippines (June 1995 – September 1999)
Industrial Engineering (IE) Program Specialist Department of Education, Culture, and Sports, Philippines (December 1997 – April 1998)
Corporate Planner Philippine National Oil Company, Makati City, Philippines (January 1995 – May 1995) |
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RESEARCH INTERESTS
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My research
strengths and interests are on the following areas: (i) risk analysis;
(ii) multi-objective optimization; and (iii) interdependency analysis. I
had the great opportunity to experience high-quality guidance and
mentorship from my Ph.D. advisor (Yacov Haimes) who exposed me to many
risk analysis applications. In particular, I have specialized in
extreme-risk analysis of catastrophic events such as natural disasters,
willful attacks, and stock market crashes. I co-authored a paper that
investigated various risk dimensions associated with a volcanic eruption,
which was awarded “Best Paper” by the Society for Risk Analysis (SRA).
Currently a research faculty at the University of Virginia, I serve as a
co-investigator in several projects commissioned by funding agencies such
as the Department of Homeland Security, Virginia Department of
Transportation, and National Science Foundation. For my independent work
on multi-objective optimization, I received a provisional patent and
another “Best Paper” award from SRA for developing a genetic algorithm
model for portfolio selection that seeks to balance achievable returns
with extreme market risks. On interdependency analysis, I am one of the
key developers of the inoperability input-output model (IIM), which
captures the interactive behaviors of different infrastructures and
economic sectors in the nation or regions thereof. The IIM is supported by
tools and databases such as geographic information systems (GIS) and
regional input-output multiplier system (RIMS II). Some recent projects
where the IIM was extensively used include the analysis of high-altitude
electromagnetic pulse (HEMP) attack scenarios in Greater Northeast region
of the United States, impact analysis of Department of Homeland Security
(DHS) threat alert levels, and vulnerability analysis of oil and gas SCADA
systems. I am a member of several professional associations including the
SRA and the International Input-Output Association (IIOA). I was recently
awarded a travel grant to attend the 15th IIOA conference held in Beijing,
China where I presented my research work on using the IIM for impact
analysis of terrorist attacks. To date, I have published more than 10
papers of which 8 appeared in peer-reviewed journals. I have served as a
referee for several journals including Risk Analysis, Systems Engineering,
Infrastructure Systems, IEEE Systems, Man and Cybernetics, and IEEE
Reliability. |