Five teams represented both campuses of the Technological Institute of the Philippines (T.I.P.) at the recent 4th Asia Pacific Conference on Industrial Engineering Operations and Management (IEOM) and prevailed in their respective competitions.
Leading the list of podium finishers this year is the group who designed a technology-enabled service, where students may lease essential devices to their fellow learners at lower cost, so they would no longer have to buy them.
Fresh graduates Mary Jo Santiago, Christine Joy Olanosa, and Angel Shaine Martin presented this concept and called it “Helpy: A Mobile Application System for Engineering and Architecture Tools Rental Business.” It won first place in the Senior Design Project category.
“There are times when a specific tool is required for only a short period,” noted Santiago. Hence, their proposal tries to create an opportunity for some engineering and architecture students to earn extra cash for their school expenses by renting out resources at their disposal.
Another team composed of Thea Espinueva, Jhia Angelyck Mavy Cruz, and Vincent Matthew Labrador also placed third in the same competition with their project titled “Filtrar: A Canal Solid Waste Collector and Compactor Machine.”
This group created an innovative prototype using Arduino technology that can stand as an alternative solution to collect discarded materials in urban waterways. Espinueva said their project hopes to aid sanitation workers in addressing this perennial environmental problem.
Both groups are from T.I.P. Manila and worked with the guidance of Dr. Maria Teresa Mendoza. They also teamed up and collaborated with Engr. Janina Elyse Reyes in an academic paper that looked into the effectiveness of virtual work immersions for senior high school (SHS) graduates.
This particular study focused on the influence of remote working culture on a select number of SHS respondents when deciding which college program or career path to take. It earned them third place in the Undergraduate Student Paper category.
“It is important to consider the potential benefits of virtual work immersion, and the overall satisfaction level with the SHS program separately, as they may have different implications for the students’ academic performance and career readiness,” Espinueva said of their findings.
Meanwhile, two teams from T.I.P. Quezon City likewise won in the Undergraduate Research competition. Engr. Jaypy Tenerife and his students took second place for developing a food container with spoilage detector.
Jan Marielle Bidayan, Arjen Guila Cruz, John Rei Garchitorena, Erika Mae Ople, and Carl Joseph Quintana named their project “WasteNot.” It is a tech-enabled storage container that seeks to address issues related to food waste management and food safety.
Lastly, Engr. Ma. Teodora Gutierrez and her students–Mac Friedrich Dantes, Antonio Mari Garcia, Carlo Gonzalez, John Matthew Halog, Alliyah Jade Paguio, and Marinell Santos–claimed third place for their project that caters to the elderly and persons with disabilities (PWD).
The group submitted “Ergo Let,” which aims to ease the accessibility of senior citizens and PWDs to conventional public restrooms in Metro Manila. All participants come from the Industrial Engineering department of the T.I.P. College of Engineering and Architecture in both campuses.
The 4th Asia Pacific Conference on IEOM was held in a hybrid setup from September 12 to 14, 2023 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The annual program fosters networking and collaboration opportunities among student and professional participants in the field of industrial engineering.
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