Team

The team consists of faculty members and researchers from the University of the Philippines Mindanao and UPSTREAM Foundation, Inc.  Their expertise and disciplines range from Agrifood Systems, Food Science and Technology, Predictive Analytics, Decision Analysis, to Supply Chain and Marketing. 

Meet the team!

The core team is lead by Luis Antonio Hualda who serves as the Principal Investigator. He is assisted by the other three core members namely, Vladimer Kobayashi (Data Scientist), Marilou Montiflor (Social Scientist), and Jakie Lou Tagubase (Food Technologist).

Project Members

Luis Antonio Hualda, MAURP

Adjunct Faculty 

School of Management

lthualda@up.edu.ph

‪Luis Antonio T. Hualda‬ - ‪Google Scholar‬ 

Marilou Montiflor, Ph.D.

University Researcher

School of Management

momontiflor@up.edu.ph

‪Marilou Montiflor‬ - ‪Google Scholar‬ 

Vladimer Kobayashi, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

College of Science and Mathematics

vbkobayashi@up.edu.ph

‪Vladimer Kobayashi‬ - ‪Google Scholar‬ 

Jackie Lou Tagubase, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

College of Science and Mathematics

jjtagubase@up.edu.ph

‪Jackie Lou Tagubase‬ - ‪Google Scholar 

Leigh Blanche Joville

Research Associate

lbjoville@up.edu.ph 

Kieffer Arben Go

Research Associate

kggo2@up.edu.ph


Paula Marielle Elises

Research Associate

paelises@up.edu.ph


Krakauer Jon Bustamante

Research Associate

krakbustamante@gmail.com



Affiliations

The UP Strategic Research and Management (UPSTREAM) Foundation, Inc. is a non-stock, non-profit corporation duly organized and existing since November 7, 2001, under the laws of the Philippines. Its principal office is at the School of Management, UP Mindanao, Mintal, Davao City. 

The University of the Philippines Mindanao (UP Mindanao) is a public research university, serving as the sixth constituent unit (CU) of the University of the Philippines System.  UP Mindanao was created through Republic Act 7889 on February 20, 1995. It is the only CU of the UP System that was created through legislative action.