SMU School of Engineering, Architecture & Info Tech

17/09/2026

The Saint Mary’s University Civil Engineering Department proudly joins the 𝐈𝐀𝐁𝐒𝐄 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 2026, 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 16–18, 2026, 𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐨𝐧, 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐊𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐚, 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞 “𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐄𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐲𝐩𝐞𝐫-𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧.”

Representing the department, Engr. Christopher John P. De Vera will present the research project: “𝐌𝐅𝐎𝐁: 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐔𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐅𝐥𝐲𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬”

The study, authored by Engr. Michael James Paluyo, Engr. Francis Valdez, Engr. Corvin Owen Motilla, Engr. Brandon Dasalla, and Engr. Christopher John P. De Vera, highlights an innovative approach to addressing urban mobility challenges through adaptable bridge solutions.

This international participation provides an opportunity to share the department’s research and innovation with the global structural engineering community and to engage with professionals, researchers, and experts from around the world.

Congratulations to Engr. De Vera and the MFOB team on this remarkable achievement! Your SMU Civil Engineering family is proud of you!

In the photo (from left to right): Engr. Brandon Dasalla, Engr. Christopher John P. De Vera, and Engr. Corvin Owen Motilla.

16/09/2026

𝘾𝙊𝙉𝙂𝙍𝘼𝙏𝙐𝙇𝘼𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉𝙎, 𝙀𝙉𝙂𝙍. 𝘼𝙐𝙍𝙐𝙎 𝙅𝙊𝘿𝙀𝙊 𝘾. 𝙏𝙄𝘼𝙈!

From your 𝑺𝑴𝑼 𝑪𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒍 𝑬𝒏𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒚, we are truly proud and happy to celebrate this meaningful achievement with you! Your acceptance as an 𝑨𝒔𝒔𝒐𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝑴𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑨𝒔𝒔𝒐𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝑺𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝑬𝒏𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒑𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔 (𝑨𝑺𝑬𝑷) is another milestone that reflects your dedication and passion for the field of Civil Engineering.

Beyond the titles and accomplishments, we are especially grateful for the 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦, 𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘴 you have shared with your students. You have been more than just an instructor - you have been someone who helped us see engineering beyond formulas and computations, inspiring us to learn, persevere, and appreciate the profession we chose.

As you begin this new chapter in the ASEP community, may you continue to share your expertise, passion, and dedication with others, just as generously as you have shared them with your students. May your contributions reach even greater heights and leave a meaningful impact on the structural engineering community.

Congratulations once again, Engr. Tiam!
Your SMU Civil Engineering family is always cheering for you! ❤️





PUBMAT BY: LORRAINE SOFIA BUNAGAN
CAPTION BY: ZYVER PADILLA

14/09/2026

🎉 Congratulations to our new Marian Librarian! 🎉

We warmly congratulate our new Marian Librarian for successfully passing the Librarians Computer-Based Licensure Examination!

With an outstanding 100% SMU Overall Passing Rate and 100% Passing Rate for First-Time Takers, we celebrate this remarkable achievement.

Your success reflects the Marian spirit—Inspired by Mission and Driven by Excellence. Congratulations, and we are proud of you! ✨

08/09/2026

#𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲 | Congratulations to the 4 Marians who recently passed the 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗿-𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗘𝘅𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 conducted by the Professional Regulation Commission.

LIST OF PASSERS:
1. Girlie Kate D. Daguro, RL
2. Daiselyn D. Fernandez, RL
3. Reyna A. Florendo, RL
4. Catrina C. Recto, RL

31/08/2026

27/08/2026

𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗿. 𝗣𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝗽𝘂𝘀-𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗱 𝗜𝗘𝗘𝗘 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀

Saint Mary’s University (SMU) proudly congratulates Engr. Angelino A. Pimentel, PECE, an electronics faculty researcher in the School of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology, for presenting his research at the 2025 IEEE 14th International Conference on Consumer Electronics – Berlin (ICCE-Berlin), with the conference proceedings indexed in Scopus.

Engr. Pimentel co-authored the paper entitled “Integration of a photoplethysmogram sensor to a single-board computer with cBP-Tnet edge AI for continuous blood pressure estimation,” together with Dr. Ji-Jer Huang and Dr. Aaron Raymond A. See. The paper was included in the official conference proceedings, pages 175–180, and is identified by DOI 10.1109/ICCE-Berlin67488.2025.11277860.

The study explores the integration of photoplethysmogram (PPG) sensing, single-board computing, and edge AI for continuous blood pressure estimation. Using deep learning and a multi-task Transformer network, the research demonstrates the potential of AI-enabled sensor technologies for non-invasive biomedical monitoring.

Engr. Pimentel’s participation in this international IEEE conference highlights SMU’s growing engagement in artificial intelligence, biomedical technology, and innovative research. The inclusion of the paper in Scopus-indexed proceedings further contributes to the University’s international research visibility.

The University Research Center congratulates Engr. Pimentel and his co-authors for this significant achievement and their contribution to advancing AI-driven healthcare technologies.

Citation
Pimentel, A. A., Huang, J.-J., & See, A. R. A. (2025). Integration of a photoplethysmogram sensor to a single-board computer with cBP-Tnet edge AI for continuous blood pressure estimation. 2025 IEEE 14th International Conference on Consumer Electronics – Berlin (ICCE-Berlin), 175–180. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCE-Berlin67488.2025.11277860

Written by: University Research Center

27/08/2026

26/08/2026

📡 𝐌𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐀𝐂𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐃, 𝐄𝐂𝐄! ⚡

Assembly status: 𝐒𝐔𝐂𝐂𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐅𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐘 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐌𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐃. ✅
Signal: 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐍𝐆. 📶
Energy: 𝐔𝐍𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐄 𝐁𝐔𝐓 𝐅𝐔𝐍𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆. 😂

A 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗘𝗖𝗘 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗹𝘆 marks the beginning of another meaningful chapter for our community.💙 With inspiring messages, introductions, updates, and interactions, the assembly gave us an opportunity to come together, strengthen our connections, and look forward to the challenges and opportunities ahead.

Our sincere appreciation goes to our 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐲, 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐄𝐂𝐄 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 whose presence and participation made this event possible and memorable.

We’re in this together.
𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐂𝐄 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭? 𝐅𝐔𝐋𝐋 𝐁𝐀𝐑𝐒. 📶⚡

25/08/2026