Mindanao Natural Language Processing Research and Development Laboratory

Mindanao Natural Language Processing Research and Development Laboratory Document, Preserve, and Revitalize.

The Mindanao Natural Language Processing R&D Laboratory is a DOST-PCIEERDโ€“funded research facility focused on developing advanced Natural Language Processing (NLP) tools, technologies, and digital language resources. With the increasing number of endangered languages, it is high time that we intensify research and development works that involve the collection, digitalization, storage, and dissemin

ation of language resources, as well as the development of task-specific trained applications. MinNa Laboratory has been generously funded by the Department of Science and Technology - Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development (DOST-PCIEERD) with high-end equipment to enable Mindanao NLP researchers conduct research works. The University of the Immaculate Conception serves as the implementing agency to advance these research works to its complete implementation and deployment.

๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ’ป ๐—›๐—”๐—ฃ๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—ก๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—ก๐—ข๐—ช: Where Ink Meets Code: A Journey into NLP Research ๐ŸโœจCharlese is now taking us through her journey in...
29/03/2026

๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ’ป ๐—›๐—”๐—ฃ๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—ก๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—ก๐—ข๐—ช: Where Ink Meets Code: A Journey into NLP Research ๐Ÿโœจ

Charlese is now taking us through her journey into Natural Language Processingโ€”sharing how curiosity, creativity, and code come together to preserve language in the digital world.

From Python experiments to machine translation, this is where stories meet tech ๐Ÿ’œ

In Partnership with:
Girl Up Davao
Python Software Foundation

26/03/2026

๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐˜'๐˜€ ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น: ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ ๐— ๐—ถ๐˜…๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ’ผ๐ŸŒธ

Talks are great, but this is where the real connection happens. ๐Ÿ’œ

We're setting aside time at Python Girl Boss: Thriving in Tech for a Mentorship Mixer, a space to sit down, ask questions, and have the kinds of conversations that actually move your career forward.

Whether you're looking for guidance, ready to give back, or just want to meet other women navigating the same tech journeyโ€”come find your people. No pressure, no awkward networking scripts. Just genuine connection over shared experiences. ๐Ÿ™‡๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ

๐Ÿ“… March 29, 2026
โฐ 1:00 PM โ€“ 5:00 PM
๐Ÿ“ Venue: New Mugna Tech Office
https://maps.app.goo.gl/zKHqiYjbABVm5EnD6

๐Ÿ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ-๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeukM5gQNx1g3EppDToUnznc7PaUiq-HpmXnPUjpjC2BjZ5Lw/viewform

In Partnership with:
Girl Up Davao
Python Software Foundation

Catch our senior student researcher, Ms. CJ Te, as she shares her NLP journey during the Python Girl Boss: Thriving in T...
26/03/2026

Catch our senior student researcher, Ms. CJ Te, as she shares her NLP journey during the Python Girl Boss: Thriving in Tech event of DurianPy - Davao Python User Group!

We are proud of you, CJ! ๐Ÿฅณ

๐ŸŒธ ๐“’๐“ฎ๐“ต๐“ฎ๐“ซ๐“ป๐“ช๐“ฝ๐“ฒ๐“ท๐“ฐ ๐“ฆ๐“ธ๐“ถ๐“ฎ๐“ท. ๐“Ÿ๐“ป๐“ฎ๐“ผ๐“ฎ๐“ป๐“ฟ๐“ฒ๐“ท๐“ฐ ๐“’๐“พ๐“ต๐“ฝ๐“พ๐“ป๐“ฎ. ๐“ก๐“ฎ๐”€๐“ป๐“ฒ๐“ฝ๐“ฒ๐“ท๐“ฐ ๐“ž๐“พ๐“ป ๐““๐“ฒ๐“ฐ๐“ฒ๐“ฝ๐“ช๐“ต ๐“Ÿ๐“ป๐“ฎ๐“ผ๐“ฎ๐“ท๐“ฌ๐“ฎ. ๐ŸŒธIn celebration of Womenโ€™s Month, we are excite...
21/03/2026

๐ŸŒธ ๐“’๐“ฎ๐“ต๐“ฎ๐“ซ๐“ป๐“ช๐“ฝ๐“ฒ๐“ท๐“ฐ ๐“ฆ๐“ธ๐“ถ๐“ฎ๐“ท. ๐“Ÿ๐“ป๐“ฎ๐“ผ๐“ฎ๐“ป๐“ฟ๐“ฒ๐“ท๐“ฐ ๐“’๐“พ๐“ต๐“ฝ๐“พ๐“ป๐“ฎ. ๐“ก๐“ฎ๐”€๐“ป๐“ฒ๐“ฝ๐“ฒ๐“ท๐“ฐ ๐“ž๐“พ๐“ป ๐““๐“ฒ๐“ฐ๐“ฒ๐“ฝ๐“ช๐“ต ๐“Ÿ๐“ป๐“ฎ๐“ผ๐“ฎ๐“ท๐“ฌ๐“ฎ. ๐ŸŒธ

In celebration of Womenโ€™s Month, we are excited to launch โ€œ๐–๐ข๐ค๐ข๐€๐ˆโ€โ€”a meaningful initiative that brings together passionate women committed to preserving and revitalizing our rich cultural heritage, offering three Wikimedia-powered initiatives, open to both men and women who share the same advocacy, that aim to rewrite Davaoโ€™s presence on the global internet, live and in real time:

๐Ÿ’œ WikiWomen Davao
๐Ÿ“ท WikiCoversPH Davao
๐ŸŒ™ WikiNights (Davaoโ€™s first-ever!)

These initiatives will empower volunteers to create and improve Wikipedia articles, upload culturally significant images to Wikimedia Commons, and document the people, heritage, and untold stories of our region, many of which remain underrepresented online

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ This March 25, the University of the Immaculate Conception, with MinNa LProc, College of Computer Studies (CCS), and College of Arts and Humanities (CAH), in partnership with Shared Knowledge Asia Pacific.

๐™๐™š๐™œ๐™ž๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง ๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ฌ:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScP3ETBjaBM326zF7NjBZ2C6b2bD9uSek53s9epB2rc4Okb1A/viewform

๐™…๐™ค๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™ช๐™จ ๐™–๐™จ ๐™ฌ๐™š ๐™—๐™ช๐™ž๐™ก๐™™ ๐™ ๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ฌ๐™ก๐™š๐™™๐™œ๐™š, ๐™š๐™ข๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™ฌ๐™š๐™ง ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ข๐™ข๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™š๐™จ, ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ข๐™–๐™ ๐™š ๐˜ฟ๐™–๐™ซ๐™–๐™ค ๐™ซ๐™ž๐™จ๐™ž๐™—๐™ก๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™ฌ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ก๐™™: ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™š ๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฎ ๐™–๐™ฉ ๐™– ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ข๐™š.










๐ŸŒธ ๐“’๐“ฎ๐“ต๐“ฎ๐“ซ๐“ป๐“ช๐“ฝ๐“ฒ๐“ท๐“ฐ ๐“ฆ๐“ธ๐“ถ๐“ฎ๐“ท. ๐“Ÿ๐“ป๐“ฎ๐“ผ๐“ฎ๐“ป๐“ฟ๐“ฒ๐“ท๐“ฐ ๐“’๐“พ๐“ต๐“ฝ๐“พ๐“ป๐“ฎ. ๐“ก๐“ฎ๐”€๐“ป๐“ฒ๐“ฝ๐“ฒ๐“ท๐“ฐ ๐“ž๐“พ๐“ป ๐““๐“ฒ๐“ฐ๐“ฒ๐“ฝ๐“ช๐“ต ๐“Ÿ๐“ป๐“ฎ๐“ผ๐“ฎ๐“ท๐“ฌ๐“ฎ. ๐ŸŒธ

In celebration of Womenโ€™s Month, we are excited to launch โ€œ๐–๐ข๐ค๐ข๐€๐ˆโ€โ€”a meaningful initiative that brings together passionate women committed to preserving and revitalizing our rich cultural heritage, offering three Wikimedia-powered initiatives, open to both men and women who share the same advocacy, that aim to rewrite Davaoโ€™s presence on the global internet, live and in real time:

๐Ÿ’œ WikiWomen Davao
๐Ÿ“ท WikiCoversPH Davao
๐ŸŒ™ WikiNights (Davaoโ€™s first-ever!)

These initiatives will empower volunteers to create and improve Wikipedia articles, upload culturally significant images to Wikimedia Commons, and document the people, heritage, and untold stories of our region, many of which remain underrepresented online

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ This March 25, the University of the Immaculate Conception, with MinNa LProc, College of Computer Studies (CCS), and College of Arts and Humanities (CAH), in partnership with Shared Knowledge Asia Pacific.

๐™๐™š๐™œ๐™ž๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง ๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ฌ:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScP3ETBjaBM326zF7NjBZ2C6b2bD9uSek53s9epB2rc4Okb1A/viewform?usp=preview

๐™…๐™ค๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™ช๐™จ ๐™–๐™จ ๐™ฌ๐™š ๐™—๐™ช๐™ž๐™ก๐™™ ๐™ ๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ฌ๐™ก๐™š๐™™๐™œ๐™š, ๐™š๐™ข๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™ฌ๐™š๐™ง ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ข๐™ข๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™š๐™จ, ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ข๐™–๐™ ๐™š ๐˜ฟ๐™–๐™ซ๐™–๐™ค ๐™ซ๐™ž๐™จ๐™ž๐™—๐™ก๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™ฌ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ก๐™™: ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™š ๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฎ ๐™–๐™ฉ ๐™– ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ข๐™š.










We were truly honored to have Mr. Ned Palacios, a Software Engineer at BetterTeam and a proud Computer Science alumnus o...
16/03/2026

We were truly honored to have Mr. Ned Palacios, a Software Engineer at BetterTeam and a proud Computer Science alumnus of the UIC College of Computer Studies, join us for a special brown-bag session where he generously shared his knowledge and industry experience in Web Development.

Our interns and 3rd-year Computer Science students had the opportunity to deepen their understanding of React, exploring practical insights and the real-world intricacies of modern web development. Sessions like this continue to inspire our students to sharpen their skills and bridge classroom learning with industry practice.

Daghang salamat, Sir Ned, for giving back to the community and empowering the next generation of developers! ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿš€

๐Ÿง  ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐“๐ข๐ค๐“๐จ๐ค ๐ฌ๐ž๐ž๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ž๐ฑ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฐ๐š๐ญ๐œ๐ก ๐ง๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ?During todayโ€™s Brown-Bag-Session, facilitat...
12/03/2026

๐Ÿง  ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐“๐ข๐ค๐“๐จ๐ค ๐ฌ๐ž๐ž๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ž๐ฑ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฐ๐š๐ญ๐œ๐ก ๐ง๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ?

During todayโ€™s Brown-Bag-Session, facilitated by ๐Œ๐ฌ. ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐„๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐จ๐ฌ๐š, we explored how platforms like TikTok learn almost instantaneously from user interactionsโ€”every scroll, pause, like, and replay becoming valuable signals for recommendation systems.

What makes this even more interesting is how these systems rely on techniques commonly used in Natural Language Processing (NLP). At the heart of it are embeddingsโ€”mathematical representations that allow machines to understand relationships between words, users, and content. Just as NLP models represent words and sentences in vector spaces, recommendation systems represent user preferences and content features in high-dimensional embeddings, enabling platforms to quickly learn patterns and deliver highly personalized recommendations.

Another great session of learning, curiosity, and discovery as we unpacked how the same principles used in NLP research also power the algorithms shaping our everyday digital experiences. ๐Ÿš€

07/03/2026
We showcased our NLP-powered applications at the  โ€”demonstrating how language technology can help preserve Philippine la...
07/03/2026

We showcased our NLP-powered applications at the โ€”demonstrating how language technology can help preserve Philippine languages and build AI solutions that truly serve communities.

Thank you to everyone who stopped by our booth and explored the future of inclusive and socially responsive AI. ๐Ÿš€

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ซ๐—œ ๐—›๐—˜๐—œ๐˜€ ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—–๐—›๐—˜๐—— ๐—ฅ๐—”๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—˜ ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐˜Three Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) from Region XI parti...
26/02/2026

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ซ๐—œ ๐—›๐—˜๐—œ๐˜€ ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—–๐—›๐—˜๐—— ๐—ฅ๐—”๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—˜ ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐˜

Three Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) from Region XI participated in the CHED RAISE (Responding AI Through Societal Empowerment) exhibits, highlighting the Davao Regionโ€™s contributions to innovation and emerging technologies in higher education.

The participating institutions โ€” University of the Immaculate Conception (UIC), University of Southeastern Philippines (USeP), and Davao del Sur State College (DSSC)โ€”presented their institutional initiatives, research outputs, and best practices that promote academic innovation and the integration of artificial intelligence in education.
Their participation reflects Region XIโ€™s strong commitment to advancing quality, technology-driven, and future-ready higher education aligned with national development goals.






๐‘ซ๐’Š๐’… ๐’š๐’๐’– ๐’Œ๐’๐’๐’˜ ๐’•๐’‰๐’‚๐’• ๐‘ฎ๐’“๐’‚๐’…๐’Š๐’†๐’๐’• ๐‘ซ๐’†๐’”๐’„๐’†๐’๐’• ๐’Š๐’” ๐’๐’๐’† ๐’๐’‡ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’Œ๐’†๐’š ๐’“๐’†๐’‚๐’”๐’๐’๐’” ๐’˜๐’‰๐’š ๐‘จ๐‘ฐ ๐’„๐’‚๐’ โ€œ๐’๐’†๐’‚๐’“๐’โ€? ๐Ÿ“‰๐Ÿค–During our Brown-Bag Session, led by ...
21/02/2026

๐‘ซ๐’Š๐’… ๐’š๐’๐’– ๐’Œ๐’๐’๐’˜ ๐’•๐’‰๐’‚๐’• ๐‘ฎ๐’“๐’‚๐’…๐’Š๐’†๐’๐’• ๐‘ซ๐’†๐’”๐’„๐’†๐’๐’• ๐’Š๐’” ๐’๐’๐’† ๐’๐’‡ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’Œ๐’†๐’š ๐’“๐’†๐’‚๐’”๐’๐’๐’” ๐’˜๐’‰๐’š ๐‘จ๐‘ฐ ๐’„๐’‚๐’ โ€œ๐’๐’†๐’‚๐’“๐’โ€? ๐Ÿ“‰๐Ÿค–

During our Brown-Bag Session, led by our intern, Mr. Jericho Opsima, we dove into the foundations of machine learning through the powerful concept of Gradient Descent โ€” the algorithm that helps models improve step by step.

From understanding cost functions to exploring learning rates and optimization, the session unpacked how AI systems gradually adjust, minimize errors, and get better over time. What may seem like complex mathematics turned into an engaging discussion filled with questions and insights. ๐Ÿ’กโœจ

After an enriching exchange of ideas, the afternoon concluded with our usual community food-sharing, strengthening both our knowledge and our connections. ๐Ÿฝ๏ธโœจ

Grateful for learning spaces that blend theory, curiosity, and community.

๐Ÿš€

๐Œ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐š๐ฒ๐š๐ง๐  ๐€๐ซ๐š๐ฐ ๐ง๐  ๐ฆ๐ ๐š ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐จ! ๐Ÿฉท
14/02/2026

๐Œ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐š๐ฒ๐š๐ง๐  ๐€๐ซ๐š๐ฐ ๐ง๐  ๐ฆ๐ ๐š ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐จ! ๐Ÿฉท

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