Chrisczar Villapando

Passionate and curious engineering graduate with skills in troubleshooting complex systems , failure analysis , root cause investigation , and PCB design . Driven to apply critical thinking and scientific methods to develop innovative, high-quality solutions while collaborating with cross-functional teams to achieve reliable results.

Academic

• 2nd Runner-up, Interscholastic Quiz Show (IQS) IECEP Batangas, 2025
• 2nd Runner-up , IOT-Design Competition IECEP Batangas, 2025

Research Projects

Machine Learning-Based Classification of Solar Flare Classes and M-Class Intensity Levels Using Particle Swarm Optimization - 6th International Conference on Big Data Analytics and Practices (IBDAP 2025), Thailand, 2025

• Research project accepted for presentation/publication at IBDAP 2025 specializing on Big Data analytics and smart computing.
• Project Manager, System Designer, Programmer

A CNN-RNN Hybrid Neural Network Model for Identifying and Timestamping Filipino Swear Words in Audio Data - ADXP 2025, 2025

• Finalist for Technical Paper Presentation for Analog Devices Academe Expo 2025
• Project Manager, Electronic System Designer, Programmer

Key-less Vehicle Unlocking System Utilizing RFID License Checking, Fingerprint Scanning, and Alcohol Influence Detection Technologies - 4th Imake.wemake: create innovate collaborate, Philippines , 2020

• Top 15 finalist of the 4th Imake.wemake
• Project Manager, System Designer, Programmer

• Radio Network Planning for Beginners Webinar, Terra Hertz, 2025
• Cell Site Frequency 101: An Introduction to the RF Spectrum Used in Mobile NetworksWebinar, Terra Hertz, 2025
• Introduction to Electrical Safety: Understanding the ECEntials, OECES-PUP Sto.Tomas,2025
• Acoustics and Vibration: Engineering the Sound and Movements of Modern Life, OECES-PUP Sto.Tomas,2025
• Graduate Study and Scholarship Oppurtunities for ECE Graduates, OECES-PUP Sto.Tomas,2025
• RoboTech Unlocked: Exploring the World of Robotics and Automation, IECEP-Batangas Chapter, 2023
• Development in Deep Learning A.I., IEEE TechEx - DLSU ECES, 2023
• Instrumentation and Process Control Engineering Webinar Series Track 2, IECEP, 2022

SKTK: Solid Waste Management Project: Garbage Collection Notification and Monitoring System of the City of Sto. Tomas, Phase 1, Batangas, 2022-2025

• This is an extension project in collaboration with the PUP Sto.Tomas ECE Program and the City of Sto.Tomas, Batangas for Waste management project.

SALECENDUNONG Program, Batangas, 2024 & 2025

• Served as Project Lead for this annual outreach program organized by PUP Sto. Tomas ECE students, introducing high school students to the Electronics and Communications Engineering (ECE) program through engaging activities and presentations.

CALCUTRONICS 2025, Batangas, 2025

• Acted as Project Head in partnership with IECEP Batangas and PUP Sto. Tomas ECE, conducting outreach to high school students by distributing calculators and teaching advanced calculator techniques to enhance problem-solving skills.

• CMOS Implementation of a Positive-Edge Triggered 3-Bit Counter-Based IC for Generating High-Level Pulses with 1, 3, and 5 Clock Cycle Durations-(Project Manager, System Layout and Design), 2025
• Project Ligtas: Remote Rescue Signal for Population Living in Remote and Low-Lying Areas-(Project Manager, System Designer, Programmer), 2021
• Accessing LoRaWAN Communication Technology in Developing a One-Way Communication Network between Multiple Devices-(Project Manager, System Designer, Programmer), 2021
• Project Ligtas: Remote Rescue Signal for Population Living in Remote and Low-Lying Areas-(Project Manager, System Designer, Programmer), 2020

Engr. Verna C. Magnaye 

e-mail: vcmagnaye@pup.edu.ph 

Polytechnic University of the Philippines - Sto. Tomas Campus

Engr. Joyce Ann Bagalayos 

e-mail: jahbagalayos@pup.edu.ph 

Polytechnic University of the Philippines - Sto. Tomas Campus