Department of Computer Science - USTP CDO

𝐊𝐀𝐌𝐔𝐒𝐓𝐀 𝐀𝐍𝐆 𝐊𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐄, 𝐊𝐎𝐌𝐒𝐀𝐘?

The 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 warmly invites all 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 and 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 BSCS students to 𝗞𝗢𝗠𝗦𝗔𝗬: 𝗞𝘂𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗞𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗲?, A 𝗖𝗦 𝗥𝗲-𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 for 𝗔.𝗬. 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱–𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲.

This activity aims to formally welcome students, provide important academic reminders, and align expectations for the semester ahead.

🗓 January 20, 2026
Morning Session – First Year Students
Afternoon Session – Second Year Students

Your attendance is highly encouraged as we begin the academic term informed, prepared, and united as one CS community.

📢𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐧𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞!

Attention all computer science students, please be reminded that all enrollment and concerns regarding the enrollment is only up until 𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝟱𝗣𝗠.

Please be guided and thank you!

𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟐𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐀.𝐘. 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 - 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 📝

For the second semester of Academic Year 2025 - 2026, Kindly adhere to the enrollment timeline.

𝘙𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵, 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘯𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘭 𝘷𝘪𝘢 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 (𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘗𝘙𝘐𝘚𝘔𝘚). 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘥 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘚 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘦𝘯𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘭.

For Third Year Students, Fill up below:
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For Irregular Students, Fill up below:
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📢 𝐄𝐍𝐑𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐀𝐃𝐕𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐑𝐘

As enrollment approaches, all Computer Science students are strongly advised to carefully review and double-check the subjects they are about to enroll in. Please ensure that the 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘀 selected and the 𝘁𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗻𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘀 strictly match the prescribed 𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘂𝗺 indicated in the image for your respective year level.

𝗧𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗡𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹:
1st Year - 23 units
2nd Year - 23 units
3rd Year - 24 units
4th Year - 9 units

Verifying this beforehand helps avoid subject mismatches, unit discrepancies, and possible delays in your academic progression.

Stay guided, stay aligned, and enroll wisely.

𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟐𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐀.𝐘. 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 - 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 📝

For the second semester of Academic Year 2025 - 2026, Kindly adhere to the enrollment timeline.

𝘙𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵, 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘯𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘭 𝘷𝘪𝘢 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 (𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘗𝘙𝘐𝘚𝘔𝘚). 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘥 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘚 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘦𝘯𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘭.

For Third Year Students, Fill up below:
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For Irregular Students, Fill up below:
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𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞!

As the year comes to a close, we extend our heartfelt gratitude to our students, faculty, staff, and partners for your dedication, resilience, and continued support.

May this season bring joy, laughter, and meaningful moments with your loved ones—and may the New Year bring new opportunities, growth, and continued success for all.

Happy Holidays and a Prosperous New Year!

Attention, Lycans!

Your 𝐌𝐀𝐉𝐎𝐑 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐒𝐄𝐒 𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐄𝐗𝐀𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝟏𝐒𝐓 𝐒𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑, 𝐒.𝐘. 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓-𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 is here!

Access the link below to view the complete schedule and room assignments:
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Should you have 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬/𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐬 for the aforementioned matter, kindly 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐈𝐓𝐂 𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐥 at 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐜@𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐩.𝐞𝐝𝐮.𝐩𝐡.

📚 Stay prepared, stay focused—good luck on your finals!

📣 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐱𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞!

The 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘅𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗲 for the 𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗔.𝗬. 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱–𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 is officially set!
Make sure to mark your calendars and prepare ahead:

📆 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟱–𝟲 — General Education Courses
📆 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟮–𝟭𝟯 — Major Courses (CITC, CSTE, & COT)

Stay focused, trust your grind, and finish the semester strong.

📣 𝐂𝐒 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐭!

The Computer Science Department proudly celebrates the outstanding achievement of three of our esteemed faculty members for securing their well-deserved spots in the 𝗔𝗗 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗲𝘅 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗛-𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗲𝘅 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱

Let us recognize the following faculty members for their remarkable contributions:
• 𝗗𝗿. 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗹 𝗔. 𝗘𝘀𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗼
• 𝗗𝗿. 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝗔. 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗼
• 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳. 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆𝗲𝗻𝗲 𝗦. 𝗘𝗱𝗲𝗿

Their inclusion in this global ranking showcases their dedication to high-impact research, academic leadership, and the continuous advancement of knowledge in the discipline. This achievement further strengthens our department’s commitment to delivering excellence and fostering innovation.

Congratulations to our exceptional CS educators—your accomplishments inspire the next generation of computer scientists and elevate our academic community.

🎉 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞

We extend our warm congratulations to Hans Matthew E. Del Mundo, Gerald P. Helbiro Jr., and Ira Chloie C. Narisma for their paper “A Graph-Based Approach for Efficient, Low-Transfer Routing in Flexible Urban Jeepney Systems”; and to Mark Vincent Limphan, Roxanne Locsin, and Rhenel Jhon Sajol for their study “EHCo: Enhanced Human Coding with Discrete Cosine Transform and Run-Length Encoding-Based Approach for Audio Signal Compression.”

Both research teams successfully presented their work at the 2025 International Research Conference on Interdisciplinary Perspectives, held on September 25–27, under the strand Engineering, Science and Technology, Information Technology.

We also express our sincere appreciation to Dr. Junar A. Landicho for his mentorship and guidance in helping both groups prepare and present their papers at the international conference.

Their accomplishment reflects the department’s ongoing commitment to research excellence and innovation. The Department of Computer Science proudly celebrates these students for their dedication and contributions to advancing technology and knowledge in their field.

𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘣𝘺 𝘋𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘥 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘻
𝘓𝘢𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘣𝘺 𝘒𝘦𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘩𝘢 𝘓𝘰𝘶𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘴