De Los Santos, Jose Aries
Mathematical Optimization, Approximation Theory, Numerical Analysis, Scientific Machine Learning
- Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing (affiliate)
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Education
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Doctor of Philosophy in Data Science, ongoing
University of the Philippines DilimanAdviser: Dr. Rhudaina Z. Mohammad and Dr. Karel Svadlenka
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Master of Science in Applied Mathematics (2025)
University of the Philippines DilimanThesis: Perturbed Accelerated Gradient Method with Adaptive learning rate (PAGMA)
Adviser: Dr. Renier G. Mendoza and Dr. Rhudaina Z. Mohammad
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Doctor of Philosophy in Data Science, ongoing
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Teaching
AY: 2025 -2026
- 1st semester – Mathematics 20 – Precalculus: Functions and Graphs
- 2nd semester – Mathematics 21 – Elementary Analysis 1
AY: 2026 -2027 (Mentoring)
Qualified Scientist/ Technical Adviser (Ongoing) Project: RADAR: Regression-Based Agricultural Drought Analysis and Risk Prediction in Cavite Using Multi-Year NASA POWER Climatological Data, Random Forest, SHAP, and ALE Cavite Science Integrated School (RSHS) – Senior High School (STEM)
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Provide hands-on mentorship to STEM students in Python programming, applied machine learning (Scikit-learn), and Explainable AI.
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Lead live coding demonstrations and provide rigorous validation of student-developed predictive models.
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Guide the application of advanced computational methods to solve local agricultural challenges.
Qualified Scientist/Technical Adviser (Ongoing) Project: Modified Parameterized Gaussian Error Linear Unit (MP-GELU): Mathematical Analysis and Stable Gradient Propagation in Deep Neural Networks
Parañaque Science High School – Junior High School (STEM)
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Provide hands-on mentorship to STEM students in standard calculus, PyTorch, and deep learning systems engineering.
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Lead the development of baseline implementations (PGELU) and guide the mathematical derivation, asymptotic analysis and implementation of their MPGELU activation function.
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Supervise architectural design, live coding demonstrations, and of custom CNN training scripts and comparative benchmarking.
