Day 1: August 11, 2025
Time
Monet Ballroom 1 & 2
8:00-9:00
Registration
9:00-9:05
National Anthem
9:05-9:20
Opening Remarks
Louis Alarcon, Ph.D., CIDR Program Leader
9:20-9:45
Messages from DOST/UP Officials
Sen. Sherwin T. Gatchalian
Enrico C. Paringit, Ph.D., PCIEERD Executive Director
Atty. Angelo A. Jimenez, UP President
Atty. Edgardo Carlo L. Vistan II, UPD Chancellor
Maria Antonia N. Tanchuling, Ph.D., COE Dean
Lew Andrew R. Tria, Ph.D., EEEI Director
9:45-10:15
Keynote Talk
Usec. Angela Ignacio
Office of the Special Assistant to the President for Investment and Economic Affairs (OSAPEIA)
10:15-10:45
Chiplets Everywhere! Opportunities and Challenges
Farhana Sheikh, PhD
Principal Engineer and Research Manager
Technology Pathfinding – Advanced Chiplet Technologies, Altera Corporation
11:00-11:30
Chips are the New Gold
Jan M. Rabaey, PhD
Professor Emeritus, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, University of California, Berkeley
11:30-11:40
Keynote Talk
Asec. Nylah Rizza Bautista
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)
11:40-12:00
Awarding of Plaques and Certificates of Appreciation
12:00-1:30
LUNCH AND NETWORKING
1:30-3:00
Panel Discussion 1: Strengthening the Philippine Microelectronics Ecosystem through National Strategy, Talent Development, and Innovation
3:00-3:30
Re-Energizing Chip Design through an Open-Source Ecosystem
Boris Murmann, PhD
Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Hawaii
3:30-3:50
Keynote Talk
Robert Minguez II
President, Embedded Silicon Technology Solutions Corp.
3:50-4:00
PM SNACKS
4:00-4:30
CIDR: Laying the Groundwork for Innovation and Collaboration
Rafael Pangilinan and Kimberly Pink Taccad – Dela Cruz
Researchers, CIDR Program
4:30-5:00
Future of the CIDR Program
Louis P. Alarcon, PhD
CIDR Program Leader
6:00-9:00
Fellowship Night
Day 2: August 12, 2025
Time
Monet Ballroom 1 & 2
8:00-9:00
Registration
9:00-9:10
Opening Remarks
Anastacia B. Alvarez, PhD
CIDR Project 3 Leader
9:10-9:30
Optimizing Next-Gen IR-UWB Transmitters for WSNs
Patrick Domantay and Kyla Marie Juruena
Researchers, CIDR Project 1
9:30-9:50
Co-design Principles for Sensing Systems
Salvacion Orgen and Arcel Leynes
Researchers, CIDR Project 2
9:50-10:10
Paving the Way Towards AI Sensor Networks
Fredrick Angelo Galapon
Researcher, CIDR Project 3
10:10-10:30
Powering Progress: The Ongoing Development of Energy Harvesting PMUs for Sustainable IoT
Mike Martin Diangco
Researcher, CIDR Project 4
10:30-11:30
Lightning Talks
Representatives from CIDR Mirror Laboratory University Research Projects
11:30-12:30
LUNCH AND NETWORKING
12:30-1:00
Keynote Talk
Lendl Alunan
Senior Design Manager, Analog Devices Inc. Philippines
1:00-1:30
Keynote Talk
Robert Minguez II
President, Embedded Silicon Technology Solutions Corp.
1:30-3:30
¢#!₱ HAPPENS: An Insider’s Look on the VLSI Implementation Flow
Embedded Silicon Technology Solutions Corp.
3:30-4:00
Pushing AI out of the Cloud and into the Physical World: Opportunities and Case Studies
Massimo Alioto, PhD
Provost’s Chair Professor, National University of Singapore
4:00-5:00
Panel Discussion 2: Exploring Career Paths in IC Design
5:00
Closing Remarks
Maria Theresa De Leon, PhD
CIDR Project 2 Leader