Prof. Jomar Fajardo Rabajante, DSc

ラバハンテジョマーファハルド

About Me

Hi! I am Jomar, a Full Professor of Mathematics at the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB). I am honored to be recognized as a UP Scientist, and to hold the position of Dean at the UPLB Graduate School. Additionally, I held an appointment as a Junior Associate at the Quantitative Life Sciences Group of the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) in Trieste Italy for six years. (FYI: I am among the youngest faculty members in my institute to achieve promotion to full professor and one of the youngest to have been appointed as Dean within the UP System)  

I am affiliated with various organizations, including the UP Resilience Institute (as fellow), UP COVID-19 Pandemic Response Team, and the UP Open University. As a science communication advocate, I support data-driven policy/decision-making, and work with the Department of Science and Technology to create science education videos and modules (e.g., for the nuLab Science bus).

Over the years, I have served as a consultant for numerous organizations, such as the Asian Development Bank, United Nations Population Fund, Zuellig Family Foundation, World Vision/START Network, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Philippine Rice Research Institute, Department of Finance, Task Force T3, Supreme Court of the Philippines, and Province of Bataan. I have also held positions in the Governing Board of the National Research Council of the Philippines, and mentored in the Future Leaders Programme of the National University of Singapore. I am one of the lead members of the Modelling Infectious Diseases in South East Asia (MIDSEA) Network.

I am proud to be a proponent and co-chair for program implementation of the first doctorate degree in Applied Mathematics in the Philippines, the PhD in Applied Mathematics program, as well as the PhD by Research in Data Analytics and Informatics program at UPLB. Moreover, I am a founding member of the Philippine Society for Mathematical Biology, which organizes the annual International Workshop on Mathematical Biology (IWOMB).

As an advocate for spreading data analytics across the Philippines, I am the architect behind the highly-rated and sought-after Data Analytics for the Future (DAF) X: a comprehensive 5-day short course offered by the UPLB Graduate School. I am also the project leader in developing microcredential courses for food security and climate change (FSCC), which is funded by Erasmus+. Under this project, I coordinated the development of the module on Spatio-temporal Analytics for FSCC.

My research interests lie in mathematical modeling and algorithm development, data analytics, and quantitative risk assessment of complex biological and social systems, especially diseases viewed through a One Health perspective. I am thrilled to have been recognized for my contributions, such as being awarded Outstanding Young Scientist by the National Academy of Science and Technology and receiving the One UP Professorial Chair for Outstanding Teaching and Research as well as One UP Professorial Chair for Outstanding Research and Public Service. The UPLB Mathematics Division also recognized me as an Outstanding Mathematics Instructor.

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Academic Background (best viewed in Desktop mode)

Postdoctoral Research Training, Academic Visits, & Guest Lectureship

ICTP, Max Planck Institute, Fields Institute, Carleton University, Shizuoka University, National University of Singapore <<<click the link>>>

Doctorate degree

Shizuoka University Japan (Class 2016) - Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho: MEXT) Scholar Edgewood University, Madison-Wisconsin (ongoing) <<<click the link>>>

Master's/Postgraduate studies

University of the Philippines Diliman (Class 2012) - Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Scholar Michigan State University (Class 2022) <<<click the link>>>

Professional Certificates

University of Wisconsin-Madison (Class 2014) Harvard University (Class 2020) Stanford University (Class 2021) <<<click the link>>>

Executive and Continuing Development

Imperial College London, Oxford University, National University of Singapore, Asian Institute of Management <<<click the link>>>

Online Courses

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Research Schools & Other Workshops

Italy, USA, Australia, Indonesia, Philippines <<<click the link>>>

International Exams taken

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Bachelor of Science degree

University of the Philippines Los Baños (Class 2006) <<<click the link>>>

Basic Education

Forever Bosconian! <<<click the link>>>

Scholarships/Fellowships

Arigatou Gozaimasu! <<<click the link>>>

Awards and Grants

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{ Gawad Henerala Agueda Kahabagan Award: Namumukod-tanging Mamamayan ng Sta. Cruz, Laguna }
{ Commendation, Office of the Sangguniang Bayan, Baao Camarines Sur (Resolution No. 390 Series of 2023) }
{ Outstanding Young Scientist, National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) }
{ One UP Professorial Chair for Outstanding Teaching and Research }
{ ASEAN Science Diplomat }
{ Nominee, The Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) Philippines, JCI Philippines }
{ UP Scientific Productivity System: UP Scientist 3 }
{ 2nd Prize Winner, 2016 Talent Search for Young Scientists, National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) }
{ 2012 UPLB Outstanding Mathematics Instructor }
{ Dean's Award, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Shizuoka University }
{ President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Leadership Award }
{ UP International Publication Awards }
{ Philippine Society for the Study of Nature best research paper }
{ Jury's Choice Poster award, Hands-on Research in Complex Systems School, ICTP Italy }
{ Eagle Scout Award and one of the Outstanding Boy Scouts of Laguna }
{ 2001 Don Bosco High School salutatorian and Gold medalist }

{ International Foundation for Science (IFS) collaborative research grant (where the Team AQUASafe is bestowed with Professor Carolina MacGillavry Collaborative Research Award via the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences for being a top ranked application to IFS). Individual grant: US$ 15k; Team grant: US$ 45k }
{ Two UP System Enhanced Creative Work and Research Grants (ECWRG). Approved budget: Php 500k each }
{ Philippine-California Advanced Research Institutes: GlycoLINC: Glycoproteomics of Filipino Lung Cancer Cell Lines for Biomarker Discovery and Anti-Cancer Screening of Natural Products (co-project leader and supervisor of the in silico team). Approved budget: Php ≈70M }
{ COVID-19 Data Analytics and Modeling Research through the UP Resilience Institute (principal investigator). Approved budget: Php ≈6M }

>>>I donated around PhP 500k for the Modeling Epidemic Diarrhea in Swine (MEDS) Project<<<

Publications, Software & Media Appearance

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Narciso M.P., Gapac G.L.F., Reyes J.M., del Rosario R.CH., Lao A.R., Nacario R.C., Lebrilla C.B., Completo G.C.J., Heralde F.M.III, Padolina I.D., Rabajante J.F. 2019. GlycoLINC Network Toolbox. University of the Philippines Los Baños, Philippines.
Link: https://glincnt.weebly.com
(date of copyright registration: September 10, 2019)

Pig and Carabao Body Weight Estimator (BOWES) using Android Cellphone (date of copyright registration: March 1, 2019).

Job Risk Calculator, Workplace Outbreak Microsimulator, Event R Calculator. Link: https://datastudio.google.com/s/n2gb16MnV6w 

COVID-19 Dashboard. Link: https://datastudio.google.com/s/pzmhC3cnqWc 
https://lookerstudio.google.com/s/jKEcLZly9mY 

Dengue Risk Analysis. Link: http://dengueriskanalysis.worldvision.org.ph

NRCP NSTAR
ACTS Software
(date of copyright registration: November 17, 2022)
CNN, Al Jazeera, ANC, ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Rappler, ONE News, Philippine Star, Inquirer, Business Mirror, DZRH, DZBB, Bombo Radyo, Eagle Broadcasting Corp., PTV4, TV5, UP OPR, TVUP, Shizudai TV, UPOU, Fields Institute, Radyo Katipunan (regular panelist), FlipScience, etc.


Sample contents (please open link in new tab):
Rico E.R., Rabajante J.F. et al. 2024. A multi-objective site selection model for evacuation centers in Taguig City, Philippines. Natural Hazards.
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-024-06485-5.
Publisher: Springer
Link: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11069-024-06485-5 
Alvarez M.R.S., Rabajante J.F., et al. 2024. The effects of immortalization on the N-glycome and proteome of CDK4-transformed lung cancer cells. Glycobiology, 34(6): cwae030.
DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cwae030.
Publisher: Oxford Academic
Link: https://academic.oup.com/glycob/article-abstract/34/6/cwae030/7641500  
Bansilan N.P. and Rabajante J.F. 2024. A descriptive analytics of the COVID-19 pandemic in a middle-income country with forward-looking insights. Healthcare Analytics, 5: 100320.
DOI: 10.1016/j.health.2024.100320.
Publisher: Elsevier
Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772442524000224 
Onsay E.A. and Rabajante J.F. 2024. Measuring the unmeasurable multidimensional poverty for economic development: Datasets, algorithms, and models from the poorest region of Luzon, Philippines. Data in Brief, 53: 110150. DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2024.110150
Publisher: Elsevier
Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352340924001215 
Grijaldo S.J.B, Rabajante J.F. et al. 2023. Integrating Computational Methods in Network Pharmacology and In Silico Screening to Uncover Multi-targeting Phytochemicals against Aberrant Protein Glycosylation in Lung Cancer. ACS Omega, 8: 20303–20312.
Publisher: ACS
Link: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acsomega.2c07542

Rabajante J.F. 2022. On Spatiotemporal Overdispersion and Macroparasite Accumulation in Hosts Leading to Aggregation: A Quantitative Framework. Diseases, 11: 1, 4.
Publisher: MDPI
Link: https://doi.org/10.3390/diseases11010004

Cuaresma D.C.N., Rabajante J.F. et al. 2022. Optimal strategies and cost-benefit analysis of the n-player weightlifting game. Scientific Reports, 12: 1, 1-10.
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-12394-z

Alvarez M.R.S., Rabajante J.F. et al. 2022. N-Glycan and Glycopeptide Serum Biomarkers in Philippine Lung Cancer Patients Identified Using Liquid Chromatography–Tandem Mass Spectrometry. ACS Omega, 7:44, 40230-40240.
Publisher: ACS
Link: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acsomega.2c05111  

Alvarez M.R.S., Rabajante J.F. et al. 2022. An Integrated Mass Spectrometry-Based Glycomics-Driven Glycoproteomics Analytical Platform to Functionally Characterize Glycosylation Inhibitors. Molecules, 27: 12, 3834.
Publisher: MDPI
Link: https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/27/12/3834

Alvarez M.R.S., Rabajante J.F. et al. 2021. In silico screening-based discovery of inhibitors against glycosylation proteins dysregulated in cancer. Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics. DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2021.2022534.
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Link: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/07391102.2021.2022534 

Talabis D.A.S., Rabajante J.F. et al. 2021. Local government responses for COVID-19 management in the Philippines. BMC Public Health, 21: 1711. DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-11746-0.
Publisher: BioMed Central (Springer Nature)
Link: https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-021-11746-0

Buhat C.A.H., Rabajante J.F. et al. 2021. Community Transmission of Respiratory Infectious Diseases using Agent-based and Compartmental Models. Mindanao Journal of Science and Technology, 19: 164-183.
Publisher: University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines
Link: https://mjst.ustp.edu.ph/index.php/mjst/article/view/1006

Buhat C.A.H., Rabajante J.F. et al. 2021. Using Constrained Optimization for the Allocation of COVID-19 Vaccines in the Philippines. Applied Health Economics and Health Policy, DOI: 10.1007/s40258-021-00667-z.
Publisher: Springer
Link: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs40258-021-00667-z

Chiba E., Cuaresma D.C.N., Rabajante J.F. et al. 2021. Improving environment drives dynamical change in social game structure. Royal Society Open Science, 8: 201166. Publisher: The Royal Society Publishing
Link: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.201166 

Torres M.C., Gamilla G.B., Lutero D.S., Tubay J.M. and Rabajante J.F. 2021. Effects of tree cutting to a simulated two-dimensional lattice Lotka-Volterra model of a terrestrial plant community with microhabitat locality. Philippine Journal of Science, 150 (S1): 577-586.
Link: https://philjournalsci.dost.gov.ph/publication/special-issues/biodiversity/104-vol-150-s1/1400-effects-of-tree-cutting-to-a-simulated-two-dimensional-lattice-lotka-volterra-model-of-a-terrestrial-plant-community-with-microhabitat-locality 
Buhat C.A.H., Rabajante J.F. et al. 2021. A mathematical model of COVID-19 transmission between frontliners and the general public. Network Modeling Analysis in Health Informatics and Bioinformatics, 10: 17.
Publisher: Springer
Link: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13721-021-00295-6

Areja-Gavina M.K.D., Rabajante J.F. et al. 2021. Exaggerated evolution of male armaments via male–male competition. Ecology and Evolution. DOI: 10.1002/ece3.7546. Publisher: Wiley
Link: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ece3.7546 
Alcantara E.P., Jacildo A.J., Rabajante J.F. et al. 2021. Insect resistance management of Bt corn in the Philippines. Chapter 12 in Genetic Modified Crops in Asia Pacific.
Publisher: CSIRO
Link: https://www.publish.csiro.au/book/7858

Buhat C.A.H., Duero J.C.C., Felix E.F.O., Rabajante J.F. and Mamplata J.B. 2021. Optimal Allocation of COVID-19 Test Kits Among Accredited Testing Centers in the Philippines. Journal of Healthcare Informatics Research, 5: 54-69. doi: 10.1007/s41666-020-00081-5.
Publisher: Springer
Link: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s41666-020-00081-5

Raitzer D.A., Lavado R.F., Rabajante J.F., et al. 2020. Cost–benefit analysis of face-to-face closure of schools to control COVID-19 in the Philippines. ADB Briefs. DOI: 10.22617/BRF200405-2. https://www.adb.org/publications/cost-benefit-analysis-closure-schools-covid-19-philippines  

Buhat C.A.H., Rabajante J.F. and Paller V.G.V. 2020. Spatiotemporal modeling of parasite aggregation among fish hosts in a lentic ecosystem. Modeling Earth Systems and Environment. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40808-020-00983-8.
Publisher: Springer
Link: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40808-020-00983-8

Dy L.F. and Rabajante J.F. 2020. A COVID-19 infection risk model for frontline health care workers. Network Modeling Analysis in Health Informatics and Bioinformatics, 9: 57.
Publisher: Springer
Link: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13721-020-00258-3 

Rabajante J.F. 2020. Insights from early mathematical models of 2019-nCoV Acute Respiratory Disease (COVID-19) Dynamics. Journal of Environmental Science and Management, 23-1: 1-12.
Publisher: UPLB
Link: https://ovcre.uplb.edu.ph/journals-uplb/index.php/JESAM/article/view/329/306 

Rabajante J.F., Tubay J.M., Jose E.C. and Cervancia C.R. 2020. Pollinator diversity and density measures: survey and indexing standard to model, detect, and assess pollinator deficits. Modeling Earth Systems and Environment, 6: 363-371.
DOI: 10.1007/s40808-019-00684-x
Publisher: Springer Nature
Link: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40808-019-00684-x 

Rabajante J.F. et al. 2019. Birthing a mathematical biology community in the Philippines. Philippine Science Letters, 12: 102-104.  
Link: http://www.philsciletters.org/2019-104
Verano K.V.B. and Rabajante J.F. 2019. Sustainability of nonlinear consumption schemes in resource dynamics with Allee and crowding effects. Sustainable Production and Consumption, 20: 192-206.
DOI: 10.1016/j.spc.2019.06.006.
Publisher: Elsevier
Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2352550918303105
Rabajante J.F. and del Rosario R.CH. 2019. Modeling long ncRNA-mediated regulation in the mammalian cell cycle. Chapter 17 in Computational Biology of Non-Coding RNA: Methods and Protocols (Methods in Molecular Biology vol. 1912), pp. 427-445.
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-8982-9_17.
Publisher: Humana Press (Springer Nature)
Link: https://link.springer.com/protocol/10.1007/978-1-4939-8982-9_17
Anzia E.L. and Rabajante J.F. (corresponding author). 2018. Antibiotic-driven escape of host in a parasite-induced Red Queen dynamics. Royal Society Open Science, 5: 180693.
DOI: 10.1098/rsos.180693.
Publisher: The Royal Society Publishing
Link: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rsos.180693
Gavina M.K.A., Aoki K., Rabajante J.F. et al. 2018. Long-term persistence of agricultural pest insects by risk-spreading dispersal. Ecological Research, 33: 1031-1037.
DOI: 10.1007/s11284-018-1615-z.
Publisher: Wiley/Springer
Link: https://esj-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1007/s11284-018-1615-z
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11284-018-1615-z
Tahara T., Gavina M.K.A., Rabajante J.F. et al. 2018. Asymptotic stability of a modified Lotka-Volterra model with small immigrations. Scientific Reports, 8: 7029.
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-25436-2.
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-25436-2  
Buhat C.A.H., Talabis D.A.S.J., Cueno A.L., Gavina M.K.A., Babierra A.L., Cuaresma G.A. and Rabajante J.F. (corresponding author). 2017. Stochasticity in the parasite-driven trait evolution of competing species masks the distinctive consequences of distance metrics. Processes, 5(4): 74.
DOI: 10.3390/pr5040074.
Publisher: MDPI
Invited Paper
Link: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9717/5/4/74
Cortez M.J.V., Rabajante J.F. (corresponding author), Tubay J.M. and Babierra A.L. 2017. From epigenetic landscape to phenotypic fitness landscape: Evolutionary effect of pathogens on host traits. Infection, Genetics and Evolution: Journal of Molecular Epidemiology and Evolutionary Genetics of Infectious Diseases (MEEGID), 51: 245-254.
DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2017.04.006.
Publisher: Elsevier
Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1567134817301193
Rabajante J.F., Tubay J.M., Ito H., Uehara T., Kakishima S., Morita S., Yoshimura J. and Ebert D. 2016. Host-parasite Red Queen dynamics with phase-locked rare genotypes. Science Advances, 2(3): e1501548.
DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1501548.
Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Link: https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/2/3/e1501548
Jatulan E.O., Rabajante J.F., Banaay C.G.B., Fajardo A.C. Jr. and Jose E.C. 2015. A mathematical model of intra-colony spread of American Foulbrood in European honeybees (Apis mellifera L.). PLoS ONE, 10(12): e0143805.
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0143805.
Publisher: Public Library of Science
Link: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0143805
Tubay J.M., Suzuki K., Uehara T., Kakishima S., Ito H., Ishida A., Yoshida K., Mori S., Rabajante J.F., Morita S., Yokozawa M. and Yoshimura J. 2015. Microhabitat locality allows multi-species coexistence in terrestrial plant communities. Scientific Reports, 5: 15376.
DOI: 10.1038/srep15376.
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/srep15376
Rabajante J.F., Tubay J.M., Uehara T., Morita S., Ebert D. and Yoshimura J. 2015. Red Queen dynamics in multi-host and multi-parasite interaction system. Scientific Reports, 5: 10004.
DOI: 10.1038/srep10004.
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/srep10004
Rabajante J.F. and Talaue C.O. 2015. Equilibrium switching and mathematical properties of nonlinear interaction networks with concurrent antagonism and self-stimulation. Chaos, Solitons & Fractals: The interdisciplinary journal of Nonlinear Science, and Nonequilibrium and Complex Phenomena, 73: 166-182.
DOI: 10.1016/j.chaos.2015.01.018.
Publisher: Elsevier
Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960077915000259 
Rabajante J.F. and Babierra A.L. 2015. Branching and oscillations in the epigenetic landscape of cell-fate determination. Progress in Biophysics & Molecular Biology, 117: 240-249.
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2015.01.006.
Publisher: Elsevier
Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0079610715000073 
Gavina M.K.A., Rabajante J.F. (corresponding author) and Cervancia C.R. 2014. Mathematical programming models for determining the optimal location of beehives. Bulletin of Mathematical Biology, 76(5): 997-1016.
DOI: 10.1007/s11538-014-9943-9.
Publisher: Springer
Link: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11538-014-9943-9 
Cueno A.L., Gavina M.K.A. and Rabajante J.F. 2017. Oscillation propagation in a two-dimensional lattice of mutually repressive nodes. Manila Journal of Science, 10: 1-15.
Publisher: De La Salle University – Manila

Rabajante J.F. and Gavina M.K.A. 2015. Producing oscillatory decisions. Neuroscience Communications, 2: e859.
DOI: 10.14800/nc.859.

Rabajante J.F., Babierra A.L., Tubay J.M. and Jose E.C. 2015. Mathematical modeling of cell-fate specification: from simple to complex epigenetics. Stem Cell Epigenetics, 2: e752.
DOI: 10.14800/sce.752.
 
Talabis D.A.SJ., Manay E.J.V, Babierra A.L., Flores J.J.M and Rabajante J.F. 2013. A Numerical Model of Philippine Population Growth: Child Policy, Quantitative Insights and Challenges. International Journal of Social Sciences, 8: 45-71.
DOI: 10.7718/ijss.v8i1.667.

Bosaing A.A.D., Rabajante J.F. and De Lara M.L.D. 2012. Assignment Problems with Weighted and Nonweighted Neighborhood Constraints in 3^6, 4^4 and 6^3 Tilings. Southeast Asian Journal of Sciences, 1(1): 55-75.
Link: http://sajs.ntt.edu.vn/index.php/jst/article/view/9

Rabajante J.F. 2012. Investigating the Propagation and Death of Information in Human Subpopulation Networks. International Journal of Applied Mathematical Research, 1(4): 433-451.
DOI: 10.14419/ijamr.v1i4.336.

Tambaoan R.S., Rabajante J.F., Esteves R.J.P. and Villadelrey M.C. 2011. Prediction of migration path of a colony of bounded-rational species foraging on patchily distributed resources. Advanced Studies in Biology, 3(7): 333-345.

Umali R.E.DC. and Rabajante J.F. 2011. A Mathematical Model of Rumor Propagation for Disaster Management. Journal of Nature Studies, 10(2): 61-70.

Castilan M.G.D., Naanod G.R.K., Otsuka Y.T. and Rabajante J.F. 2011. From Numbers to Nature. Journal of Nature Studies, 9(2)/10(1): 35-39.

Esteves R.J.P., Villadelrey M.C. and Rabajante J.F. 2010. Determining the optimal distribution of bee colony locations to avoid overpopulation using mixed integer programming. Journal of Nature Studies, 9(1): 79-82.

Rabajante J.F., Figueroa R.B. Jr. and Jacildo A.J. 2009. Modeling the area restrict searching strategy of stingless bees, Trigona biroi, as a quasi-random walk process. Journal of Nature Studies, 8(2): 15-21.
Tabornal R.U., Escaner J.M.L. IV, Rabajante J.F. 2019. Mathematical Modeling on Competition and Cooperation of Species Using Hill-type Function. Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Computer Modeling and Simulation, pp. 8-18. North Rockhampton, QLD, Australia. January 16 - 19, 2019 . https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=3307378 
DOI: 10.1145/3307363.3307378 [peer-reviewed]

Bermudez V.A.B., Abilgos A.B.B., Cuaresma D.C.N. and Rabajante J.F. 2017. Probability Distribution of Philippine Daily Rainfall Data. DOI: 10.20944/preprints201712.0150.v1.

Walican J.P.J., Leyeza M.B.E.L., Jose E.C., Rabajante J.F. and Fajardo A.C. Jr. 2015. Varroa destructor: Spatial Distribution Over A Modified Cellular Automaton. Proceedings 10th Taiwan-Philippines Symposium on Analysis, pp. 123-135. DOI: 10.6140/AP.9789860438437.016 [peer-reviewed]

Nazareno A.L. and Rabajante J.F. When the customer writes his own story: A segmentation scheme for the life insurance market. 4th International Conference of the Asian Academy of Applied Business (AAAB) 2009. Asian Institute of Management Conference Center, Manila. December 17-18, 2009. (ISBN 978-983-2868-01-9)

Figueroa R.B. Jr., Jacildo A.J. and Rabajante J.F. Simulating the foraging behavior of Trigona biroi using multi-agent systems. 10th Philippine Computing Science Congress. Davao City, Philippines. March 5-6, 2010. (ISSN 1908-1146)

Ciar R.R., Bonto L.S., Bayer MH.P., Rabajante J.F., Lubag S.P., Fajardo A.C. and Cervancia C.R. 2013. Foraging behavior of stingless bees (Tetragonula biroi Friese): distance, direction and height of preferred food source. arXiv:1310.3919.
  • Rabajante J.F. 2021. Keynote Speaker. International Workshop on Mathematical Biology (IWOMB).
  • Rabajante J.F. 2021. Plenary Speaker. National Science and Technology Fair. DepEd.
  • Rabajante J.F. 2021. Plenary Speaker. Mathematical Society of the Philippines Annual Convention.
  • Rabajante J.F. 2021. Invited Speaker. Philippine Computing Science Congress.
  • Member organizing committee. Applied Computational Sciences Research Symposium 2021 (ACRES 2021). 
  • Co-chair, Organizing Committee. 3rd International Workshop on Mathematical Biology (IWOMB 2020). https://iwomb2020.weebly.com
  • Plenary Speaker. A Paradigm in Mathematical Practice. Mathematical Society of the Philippines – Cebu Research Congress and Convention. November 14-15, 2019.
  • Contributed paper. International Conference on Molecular Systems Biology. DLSU. 2019.
  • Plenary Speaker. Filipino Kaizen based on Scientific Thinking and Mathematical Reasoning. International Conference in Science and Mathematics. Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute of Technology. April 11-13, 2019.
  • I conceptualized and organized the 2017 Quantitative Sciences Symposium (QSS): "Convergence of minds, promoting interdisciplinary innovations" hosted by the Institute of Computer Science (ICS), Institute of Mathematical Sciences and Physics (IMSP), and Institute of Statistics (InStat), UPLB. This event aims to gather faculty members, REPS and students of UPLB who are using computational, mathematical or statistical techniques in their research. This event will be a great venue to assemble interested parties to share and discuss emerging quantitative researches, and forge future collaborations.
  • Mechanistic Model of Macroparasite Aggregation in a Host Population. 2019 Annual PAASE Meeting and Symposium. Manila. May 23-24, 2019. Oral Presentation.
  • Workshop Facilitator. “From pollinators to cuisine: a network analysis” with special talks by Dr. Neelendra Joshi (University of Arkansas) and Dr. Kusum Naithani (University of Arkansas). 2nd International Workshop on Mathematical Biology (IWOMB). Bohol, Philippines. January 6-10, 2019. [I am also one of the organizers of IWOMB].
  • Resource Speaker. 23rd Rev. Fr. Ciriaco Pedrosa, O.P. Memorial Lecture. University of Santo Tomas. November 12, 2018.
  • Commencement Exercises Speaker. Don Bosco College Canlubang - Senior High School. April 7, 2018.
  • Invited Speaker. Initiatives in the Philippines to optimize pollination services. Workshop on Pollinators and Pollination Modeling. The Fields Institute, Toronto, Canada. February 26-28, 2018.
  • Invited Speaker. Possible causes and implications of parasite aggregation: ecological, epidemiological, evolutionary and mathematical insights. 1st International Workshop on Mathematical Biology. Cebu, Philippines. January 7-10, 2018.
  • Protocol for assessment of pollinator population density. 45th Apimondia International Apicultural Congress. Istanbul, Turkey. September 29 - October 4, 2017. Oral Presentation. (co-author: J.M. Tubay).
  • Plenary Speaker. Mathematical modeling: Heart of applied mathematics. Mathematical Society of the Philippines – CALABARZON Annual Convention. First Asia Institute of Technology and Humanities, Tanauan City, Batangas, Philippines. September 23, 2017.
  • Invited speaker and mentor. Red Queen dynamics in multi-host and multi-parasite coevolution. Mathematical Society of the Philippines CALABARZON (MSPC) Annual Convention. De Lasalle University – Dasmariñas, Philippines. July 21-22, 2016.
  • Mathematical analysis of a multistable switch model of cell differentiation. 2014 International Congress of Mathematicians. Seoul, South Korea. August 13-21, 2014. Poster presentation (Mathematics in Science and Technology). (co-authors: C.O. Talaue and B.D. Aguda)
  • Branching and oscillations in cell-fate determination. 2014 Hands-on Research in Complex Systems School. ICTP, Trieste, Italy. June 30 - July 11, 2014. Poster presentation; Jury's Choice Poster award. (co-authors: A.L. Babierra and C.O. Talaue)
  • Mathematical strategies for determining the best location of beehives to minimize resource competition. 11th Asian Apicultural Association Conference, ApiExpo and Workshop. Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia. September 28 - October 2, 2012. Oral Presentation. (co-authors: A.C. Fajardo and C.R. Cervancia).
  • Assignment problems with weighted and nonweighted neighborhood constraints in 3^6, 4^4 and 6^3 Tilings. International Conference in Mathematics and Applications. University of Economics and Law, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. December 20-22, 2011. Oral Presentation. (co-authors: A.A.D. Bosaing and M.L.D.De Lara).
  • Simulation of bee foraging behavior using Biroi Preference Algorithm and assimilation of data from wet lab experiments. 10th Asian Apicultural Association Conference and Api Expo. Busan, South Korea. November 04-07, 2010. Oral presentation; awarded with excellent scientific contribution to Asian Apiculture. (co-authors: R.B. Figueroa, Jr., A.J. Jacildo, R.R. Ciar, L.S. Bonto, M.P. Bayer and C.R. Cervancia).

Selected Papers

As a Reviewer AND MEMBER OF THE EDITORIAL BOARD

Reviewed articles in journals and conferences as well as grants:

  • Network Modeling Analysis in Health Informatics and Bioinformatics (Springer) - Associate Editor
  • Journal of the Royal Society Interface
  • The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific (Elsevier)
  • Science and Engineering Journal (SciEnggJ) - Associate Editor
  • Ecological Complexity (Elsevier)
  • Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
  • Royal Society Biology Letters
  • PeerJ
  • Journal of Biological Systems (World Scientific)
  • Zoology (Elsevier)
  • Mathematics (MDPI)
  • Philippine Journal of Health Research and Development
  • Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences (Elsevier)
  • Universitas Scientiarum (Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogota)
  • Mathematical Medicine and Biology: A Journal of the IMA (Oxford Univ. Press)
  • Journal of Nature Studies (Philippine Society for the Study of Nature)
  • Infectious Disease Modelling (KeAi - ScienceDirect)
  • The Antoninus Journal (University of Santo Tomas) - Associate Editor
  • Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering (AIMS Press)
  • PLoS ONE
  • Scientific Reports (Nature Publishing Group)
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Philippine Entomologist
  • Philippine Journal of Science
  • The Palawan Scientist
  • Complexity (Hindawi)
  • Journal of Engineering, Environment and Agriculture Research (Mindanao State University - General Santos)
  • International Journal of Mathematics, Engineering and Technology
  • 11th International Conference on Computer Modeling and Simulation, Australia; also part of Technical Committee
  • Springer Proceedings in Mathematics and Statistics (SEAMS School on Dynamical Systems and Bifurcation Analysis)
  • Springer Proceedings in Mathematics & Statistics (Modelling, Simulation and Applications of Complex Systems, CoSMoS 2019)
  • UPLB Basic Research grant
  • UP System Enhanced Creative Work and Research Grant
  • National Research Council of the Philippines Research Grant
As the Dean
Click the link to read the end-of-term report for my 1st term as the UPLB Graduate School Dean: https://gs.uplb.edu.ph/end-of-term-report

Work Experience & Assignments

International Rice Research Institute - IRRI (2005 and 2008)

Professional Service and Student Trainee

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04/01/2005

The Insular Life Assurance Company, Ltd. (2006 - 2008)

Corporate Planning Staff, Office of the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

04/17/2006Learn More
04/17/2006

University of the Philippines Los Baños - UPLB (2008 - present)

Professor 5, Dean of the UPLB Graduate School, UP Scientist 3, Former Head of the Mathematics Division

06/16/2008Learn More
06/16/2008

The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics - ICTP (2019 - 2024)

Junior Associate (Quantitative Life Sciences Group)

01/01/2019
01/01/2019

University of the Philippines Open University - UPOU (2019 - present)

Affiliate Faculty Member of the Faculty of Education, and former Program Chair of the Diploma in Mathematics Teaching program; Affiliate Faculty Member of the Faculty of Management and Development Studies --- FIC in SUS 302 in Doctor in Sustainability program

09/01/2019
09/01/2019

National Research Council of the Philippines - NRCP (2020 - 2022)

Member-at-large, Governing Board; Delegate to the International Science Council

07/01/2020
07/01/2020

Projects & Consultancy

Consultant: United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

2020

Modeling post-COVID-19 Scenario for Children, Women, and the Elderly in the Philippines

Consultant: Asian Development Bank

2020-2022

Mathematical Modeling and Simulation for COVID-19 dynamics in Philippines and Indonesia

Consultant: Zuellig Family Foundation

2020-2021

Quantitative Epidemiological Analysis for COVID-19

Consultant: Province of Bataan

2020-present

COVID-19 Data Analytics. https://datastudio.google.com/s/g7u7RAvh-s4

Lead Modeler: Dengue Risk Analysis Tool

2020-2021

http://dengueriskanalysis.worldvision.org.ph

Funded by START Network in partnership with World Vision’s Dengue Project

Consultant: Philippine Rice Research Institute

2018-2022

Pest Risk Identification and Management (PRIME) project
Focus: Rice Tungro Disease

Contact person: Dr. Emmanuel R. Tiongco

Co-project leader and supervisor of the in silico team

2017-2020

Philippine-California Advanced Research Institutes (PCARI)

GlycoLINC: Glycoproteomics of Filipino Lung Cancer Cell Lines for Biomarker Discovery and Anti-Cancer Screening of Natural Products

Institutions involved: UPLB, UP Manila and Lung Center of the Philippines, Pascual Pharma Corp., University of California Davis

Project leader and member of the AQUASafe Team

2017-2020

International Foundation for Science (IFS) collaborative research grant

AQUASafe Team: Magdalena Lenny Situmorang (ITB, Indonesia), Umaporn Uawisetwathana (BIOTEC, Thailand) and Jomar Rabajante (UPLB, Philippines)

Link: http://www.ifs.se/ifs-blog/carolina-macgillavry-award-goes-to-two-southeast-asian-teams-doing-collaborative-research-on-climate-change-adaptation-and-mitigation.html

Postgraduate Micro-Credentials for Food Security and Climate Change (PMC-FSCC)

https://uplb.edu.ph/all-news/uplb-and-sea-univs-collab-for-erasmus-funded-micro-credentials-project 

Funded by Erasmus+.

JFRabajante is the UPLB Project Leader.

Other projects

  • CARE System and Body Weight Estimator (BOWES) project with Dr. Rene Vega & Prof. Jaderick Pabico  
  • PhilCORA project with SESAM UPLB
  • UP System Enhanced Creative Work and Research Grant (ECWRG)
  • Asian Pollination Initiative in partnership with Asian Apicultural Association and CropLife Asia
  • Activity-Based Modeling for Transport Last Mile Mobility and Decision Support System for COVID-19 Pandemic (ACTS)
  • ZooTRIP. Zoonotic transmission of intestinal parasites: implications for control and elimination (UPLB-University of Surrey)
  • etc.

COVID-19 Resources (I am part of the UP COVID-19 Pandemic Response Team)

Initial COVID-19 Philippine Provincial Estimates and Projections

For National and LGU use

Philippine COVID-19 Data Dashboard

Supported by the National Research Council of the Philippines, DOST

Job Risk Profiling Calculator, Workplace Outbreak Microsimulator & Event R Calculator

For the workplace and other industries

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I am a Fellow of the UP Resilience Institute

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Research Advising/Co-Advising

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Recommended software and programming platforms

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Data Analytics for the Future (DAF)

Research Clusters & Organizations

UPLB Biomathematics Initiative

UPLB Biomathematics Initiative

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Quantitative Management and Decision Science

Quantitative Management and Decision Science

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Numerics and Approximations

Numerics and Approximations

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MIDSEA Network

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Public Service & Advocacies

 Applied Mathematics module for nuLab 

nuLab Science bus by DOST-SEI

 Promoting mathematics and science through science communication. #ScienceMathPH: Science by Filipinos, Science for all 

Rappler X Blog
by Jomar Rabajante  |  https://x.rappler.com/u/jfrabajante

 Resource Person, Quarterly Beekeeping Training 

UPLB Bee Program

 Promoting mathematics and science through science communication. Perspectives in Mathematics 

Facebook Page
by Jomar Rabajante  |  https://www.facebook.com/perspmath

 Applied Mathematics Without Walls: Formulating and implementing a strategic plan (aligned with national and international goals) on how to advance and proactively promote a more socially relevant and inclusive applied mathematics in the Philippines. 

National Applied Mathematics Initiative
in collaboration with members of the Mathematical Society of the Philippines

 Teacher training; Supervising high school student internship; Contributing to curriculum development; Conducting workshops; Participating as judge in quiz contests and research competitions; Providing financial aid; etc. 

Math Division UPLB
often in partnership with Mathematical Society of the Philippines CALABARZON

 UP COVID-19 Pandemic Response Team 

University of the Philippines System
https://www.up.edu.ph/tag/up-covid-19-pandemic-response-team  |  One UP EndCov Modeling Team

 1-UP Applied Mathematics Webinar Series 

University of the Philippines System  |  Youtube Channel
  

Visit my youtube channel & OTHER VIDEOS

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Other videos (selected):
ANC interview: https://youtu.be/wXLFPhJbXac (by Karen Davila); https://youtu.be/M6Dfn23vbeg; https://youtu.be/fSZ9VEOFh8E; https://twitter.com/i/status/1484314412236169223; https://youtu.be/vC854Zs_2RY; https://youtu.be/1aXomB6kQ_Q
Rappler Talk: https://youtu.be/d0XAax-SVgo 
DOST: https://youtu.be/znlFfspdhFE; https://youtu.be/CenC8QSIXrE
The Chiefs (ONE News): https://youtu.be/jkZglLkxNM8; https://youtu.be/1LH7hHCmMVc 
CNN: https://youtu.be/zVQ329-GQB0 
ONE News with Cito Beltran: https://youtu.be/BsNlV1llwR8
GMA News: https://youtu.be/k7zy0AJwYjg; https://youtu.be/V19oKbUX0aY
ABS-CBN Teleradyo/TV Patrol: https://youtu.be/pu4devuW9fU; https://youtu.be/NC9lwc7OsNs; https://youtu.be/XHJ50j034CI; https://youtu.be/z5TXsUSonpI; https://youtu.be/Esk6eC3tKaE; https://youtu.be/tIYNITCT3SM; https://youtu.be/TG44Viimci8; https://youtu.be/FnFvPA74HR8; https://youtu.be/JGewiAarOBQ
Al Jazeera: https://youtu.be/T48EuGS36Zk
TVUP: https://tvup.ph/?tag=rabajante
PhilStar: https://youtu.be/rN4SFwzVeaI
UPOU: https://networks.upou.edu.ph/27912
Fields Institute Canada: https://video-archive.fields.utoronto.ca/view/8205
DOST nuLab: https://www.facebook.com/STEMismynuLab/videos/335760271051234; https://www.facebook.com/114576876608993/videos/3471815456230587; https://www.facebook.com/STEMismynuLab/videos/4147573165270484
TEDxUPLB: https://youtu.be/09WhK-AMZy8

ANC Interview

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with Karen Davila

One News with the Chiefs

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ABS-CBN Teleradyo

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Al Jazeera

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GMA Public Affairs

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UP PRT Modeling and Analytics Team

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