Curriculum vitae

Luis G. Sison, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
EEE Building, Velasquez St
University of the Philippines
Diliman, Quezon City, MM
Philippines 1101

Contact information

e-mail: sison-at-eee.upd.edu.ph
phone: +63 2 981-8500 loc 4046/3363 or
+63 2 927-2567
fax: +63 2 927-2568

Positions held

• June 2005 – present. Vice-chancellor for Research and Development. UP Diliman.

• 2004 – present. President, IEEE Philippine Section.
• July-September 2005. Member, UP System Information Systems Strategic Plan
(ISSP) Committee.
• March-October 2003. Banatao Fellow and Visiting Scholar. University of
California, Berkeley.
• 2001 –2002. Chairman of the Technical Committee on Safety and Essential
Performance of Medical Electrical Equipment, of the Department of Health,
Bureau of Health Devices and Technology.
• November 1999 – October 2001. Consultant for Ayala Land Inc.
• February 1999 – present. Co-founder and Overall Chair for the Microcontroller
Design Contest organized by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics
Engineering (IEEE) – Philippine Section, sponsored by Zilog Electronics
Philippines Inc.
• June 1998 – May 1999. Assistant Chairman, Department of Electrical and
Electronics Engineering, UP Diliman.
• 1998 - 2006, Head of the EEE Graduate Program.
• 1998 - 2006, Head of the Graduate Admission and Readmission Committee.
• April 1998 - present, Head, Instrumentation, Robotics and Control Laboratory,
EEE Department, UP Diliman.
• 1996-1998, Research Assistant, School of Electrical Engineering, Purdue
University, Indiana, U.S.A.
• 2006-present, Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronics
Engineering, UP Diliman.
• 1995-2005, Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronics
Engineering, UP Diliman.
• 1990-1995, Instructor, Department of Electrical Engineering, UP Diliman.

Educational attainment

• 1998, Ph.D in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University, Indiana, U.S.A.

Doctoral dissertation: “Repetitive Learning Control of Linear Periodic Plants”.
• 1993, M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University, Indiana, U.S.A.
• 1990, B.S. in Electrical Engineering (magna cum laude) from University of the
Philippines, Diliman Q.C., Philippines.

Affiliations and Awards

• March-October 2003. Banatao Fellow and Visiting Scholar. University of

California, Berkeley.
• July 2002 – present. Holder of the Alexan Professorial Chair in Engineering.
• July 2000 – June 2002. Holder of the Benguet Management Corp. Professorial
Chair in Engineering.
• Member (since 2000), IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society.
• Member (since 1992), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
• Member (since 1993), Eta Kappa Nu honor society
• 1990 BPI Science Awardee

Publications

• “Energy-saving Flyback Converter for EDM Applications”, Carl Michael Odulio,

Luis Sison, and Miguel Escoto, IEEE Region 10 Conference, Melbourne,
Australia, 2005.
• “Heuristic Parameter Estimation Methods for S-System Models of Biochemical
Networks”, Prospero C. Naval, Jr., Orlando Gonzalez, Eduardo Mendoza, and
Luis G. Sison, 2nd Humanoid, Nanotechnology, Information Technology,
Communication and Control, Environment, and Management International
Conference, Philippines, March 2005.
• “Switching Performance Characterization of SiC Schottky Diodes in Switch-mode
DC-DC Converters”, Rochie Ligaya S. Libby, Luis G. Sison, and Moises dela
Cruz, IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology, Tunisia, 2005.
• “Regenerative Clamp as Reset Winding In Flyback Converters for EDM
Applications”, Carl Michael F. Odulio, Luis G. Sison, and Miguel T. Escoto,
IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology, Tunisia, 2005.
• “Vibration Control of a Seismically-Excited Flexible Structure Using the Filtered-
E LMS Algorithm”, Isabelo A. Rabuya, Osmonn T. Burgos, and Luis G. Sison,
IEEE Region 10 Conference, Chiangmai, Thailand, 2004.
• “Analog Time-Division Multiplexing(Tdm) Of A Piezoelectric Transducer
Array”, Michael Lochinvar S. Abundo, John Denver M. Benito, and Luis G.
Sison, ECE Conference, Mapua Institute of Technology, Manila, 2004.
• “Implementation Of A Flash Memory Programmer Using A Programmable Logic
Device”, Alan Victor G. Mangalindan, Osmonn T. Burgos, and Luis G. Sison,
ECE Conference, Mapua Institute of Technology, Manila, 2004.
• “Comparison of Classical and Fuzzy Control in Active Mass Damping of a
Flexible Structure Using Acceleration Feedback”, Osmonn T. Burgos, John
Richard E. Hizon, and Luis G. Sison, IEEE Region 10 Conference, Chiangmai,
Thailand, 2004.
• “Vessel Permeability and Resistance Using Digital Image Processing”, Katherine
Agape B. Dario and Luis G. Sison, 5th Asian Congress for Microcirculation,
Manila, 2003.
• “Blood Microcirculation Velocimetry Using Digital Image Processing”, Maria
Angela A. Andin and Luis G. Sison, 5th Asian Congress for Microcirculation,
Manila, 2003.
• "Design and Implementation of a Shaker Table and Active Mass Damper for
Vibration Control of Flexible Strucutres", Osmonn T. Burgos and Luis G. Sison,
First Humanoid, Nanotechnology, Information Technology, Communication and
Control, Environment, and Management International Conference, Philippines,
March 2003.
• “Data Acquisition of Low Frequency Data Using a Soundcard”, Armando C. Sibal
II, Luis G. Sison, ECE Conference, University of the Philippines, Quezon City,
November 2002.
• “DC Servo Loop Analysis, Design, and Implementation”, Jefferson R. Kwong,
Osmonn T. Burgos, and Luis G. Sison, Luis G. Sison, ECE Conference,
University of the Philippines, Quezon City, November 2002.
• “Pedobarograph Implementation Using Piezoelectric Transducer Array and Sound
Card”, Johann Rex S. Te, Luis G. Sison, ECE Conference, University of the
Philippines, Quezon City, November 2002.
• “Z8 Microcontroller-Based Analog To Digital Conversion Techniques”, Aldwin
John Salido, Erwin Oclarit, Luis G. Sison, ECE Conference, University of the
Philippines, Quezon City, November 2002.
• “Switching Characteristics Of SiC Schottky Diodes In A Buck DC-DC
Converter”, Rochie Ligaya Libby, Toshifumi Ise, Luis G. Sison, ECE Conference,
University of the Philippines, Quezon City, November 2002.
• “Comparison Of LMS And RLS In Adaptive Filtering Of Motion Artifacts In
Photoplethysmograms”, Andrei Relente and Luis G. Sison, ECE Conference,
University of the Philippines, Quezon City, November 2002.
• “Design And Implementation Of A Single-Channel ECG Amplifier With DSP
Post-Processing In Matlab”, Christopher M. Tenedero, Mary Anne D. Raya, Luis
G. Sison, ECE Conference, University of the Philippines, Quezon City, November
2002. Best Student Paper, ECE Conference 2002.
• “Adaptive Noise Canceling of Motion Artifact in Stress ECG Signals”, Mary
Anne D. Raya and Luis G. Sison, 2nd Joint Meeting of the IEEE Engineering in
Medicine and Biology Society and the Biomedical Engineering Society, Texas,
October 2002.
• “Characterization and Adaptive Filtering of Motion Artifacts in Pulse Oximetry
Using Accelerometers”, Andrei Relente and Luis G. Sison, 2nd Joint Meeting of
the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society and the Biomedical
Engineering Society, Texas, October 2002.
• “Application of Linear Prediction and Rapid Acquisition to Nuclear Magnetic
Resonance”, Edward Chainani and Luis Sison, presented at the 6th International
Conference on Signal Processing, Beijing, August 2002.
• “Application of Linear Prediction and Rapid Acquisition to Nuclear Magnetic
Resonance”, Edward T. Chainani, Fabian M. Dayrit, and Luis G. Sison, Kimika
(The Journal of the Chemical Society of the Philippines), Vol 17, Num 2,
December 2001.
• “Electrocardiograph Pre-Filtering, QRS Detection, And Palm Display
Programming For Biomedical Applications”, Chrissie Kerolein B. Ayang-ang and
Luis G. Sison, ECE Conference, University of Sto. Tomas, Manila, 2001.
• “Velocimetry Through On-Screen Video Correlation”, Allen Andrew K. Ongelico
and Luis G. Sison, ECE Conference, University of Sto. Tomas, Manila, 2001.
• “Blood Densitometry Using Digital Image Processing”, Kathrine Agape B. Dario
and Luis G. Sison, ECE Conference, University of Sto. Tomas, Manila, 2001.
• “Blood Microcirculation Velocimetry Using Digital Image Processing”, Maria
Angela A. Andin and Luis G. Sison, ECE Conference, University of Sto. Tomas,
Manila, 2001.
• “Switched-Capacitor Filter for Analog Realization of a Sinusoidal Pulse Width
Modulated Induction Motor Drive”, R. V. Andrada and L. G. Sison, Philippine
Engineering Journal, Volume XXI, Number 2: December 2000.
• “Repetitive learning control for linear periodic plants”, IEEE Conference on
Decision and Control, 1998.
• “Repetitive Learning Control with Basis Functions”, Fifth International
Conference on Control, Automation, Robotics and Vision, 1998.
• “Design of Repetitive Learning Controllers”, IEEE Conference on Decision and
Control, 1997.
• “No-Reset Iterative Learning Control”, IEEE Conference on Decision and
Control, 1996.
• “Fuzzy Modeling by Induction and Pruning of Decision Trees”, International
Symposium on Intelligent Control, 1994.

Graduate thesis adviser

• Isabelo Rabuya, MSEE, “Adaptive Control of a Seismically Excited Flexible

Structure Using Active Mass Damping”, 2004.
• Osmonn Burgos, MSEE, “Quantitative Performance Comparison of Optimal
PID and Fuzzy Controllers for Vibration Control of a Flexible Structure,”
2003.
 • Andrei Relente, MSEE, “Adaptive Filtering of Motion Artifacts in
Photoplethysmograms Using Accelerometers”, 2002.
• Mary Anne Raya MSEE, “Adaptive Filtering of Motion Artifacts in Stress
ECG Signals Using Accelerometers”, 2002.
• Edward Chainani, MSEE, "Linear Prediction Processing of Magnetic
Resonance Data with Application to Rapid Acquisition", 2001.
• Oscar Chuy, MSEE, “A Quantitative Comparison of Classical and Fuzzy
Controllers Using ISE Criterion”, 2000.
• Robert Dizon, MSEE, “Sensorless Position Sensing of Stepper Motors Using
Chopper Drives”, 1999.

Research and Development Projects

• March-October 2003. “Nanogap sensors for detection of DNA hybridization and

biomolecule sensing”. Funded by DARPA and Asian Pacific Fund.
• December 2001 – 2003. Project Leader. “Pressure-distribution sensing through a
Piezoelectric Transducer Array.” Funded by the National Institutes of Health
through the Department of Orthopaedics, College of Medicine, UP Manila.
• June 2001 – October 2002. Project leader. “Comparison of Adaptive Fuzzy Logic
and Adaptive Classical Control Techniques in Mechatronics Applications.”
Funded by EEE Department, University of the Philippines, Diliman.
• June 2001 – March 2003. Project Leader. “Real-time Digital Image Processing of
Microcirculation Images.” Funded by EEE Department, UP Diliman and the
Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, UP Manila.
• February 2000. Overall Chairman of 1st National Microcontroller Design Contest
organized by IEEE Philippine Section with the support of Alexan Commercial
Inc.
• January 1999 – December 1999. Project Leader. “Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring by
Ultrasound, Uterine Pressure Monitoring, and Fetal Heart Sounds Database.”
Funded by DOST-PCASTRD.
• December 1998 – November 1999. Project Leader. “Development of Data
Acquisition and Stimulation Modules with Application to a Low-cost PC-based
Electromyograph.” Funded by U.P. Engineering Research and Development
Foundation (UPERDFI) – Engineering Innovation Center.
• April 1999. Project proponent. “Design and Development of Locking Nail
Instrumentation for Tibia and Femur using the Kuntscher Nail.” Applied for
funding with DOST-NRCP.
• 1997. Development of Advanced Control Laboratory. School of Electrical and
Computer Engineering, Purdue University, Indiana, U.S.A.
• 1990. PC-based Electromyogram II. ASTI.
• 1990. Low-cost Programmable Logic Controller with PID Control. UP-EE
Diliman.
• 1989. PC-based Electromyogram. UP-EE Diliman.
Courses Taught

• Undergrad:
o EEE 33 Circuit Analysis
o EEE 41 Semiconductor Devices
o ECE 121 Instrumentation and Control
o ECE 123 Discrete-time Control
o ECE 124 Simulation and Control Lab
• Grad:
o EE 212 Linear Systems
o EE 214 Random Variables and Signals
o EE 231 Advanced Feedback Control

Speaking engagements / Symposia

• June 27, 2005. Lecturer. “IEEE Publications.” Mapua Institute of Technology,

Manila.
• October, 2004. Lecturer. “ASTEC Workshop on Feedback Compensation of
Switching Power Supplies.” EEE Building, UP Diliman.
• July 13, 2002. Speaker. “Z8-based Instrumentation.” Saint Louis University,
Baguio.
• June 6-7, 2002. Lecturer. “ASTEC Workshop on Feedback Compensation of
Switching Power Supplies.” EEE Building, UP Diliman.
• August 9, 2001. Speaker. “UP College of Engineering: Technical Capabilities in
relation to Medical Bioengineering.” Medical Bioengineering Symposium, UP
PGH-College of Medicine.
• May 21-25, 2001. Lecturer. “Z8 Microcontroller-based design workshop.”
College of Engineering. Adamson University.
• October 1999. Organized and conducted workshop at the Advanced Science and
Technology Institute on “Z8 Microcontroller-based Design”
• July 1999. Organized and conducted seminars at the Philippine Trade Training
Center during the 10th Annual Science and Technology Fair on
• Introduction to Embedded Systems
• Introduction to Z8 Microcontroller-Based Design
• Workshop on Z8 Microcontroller-Based Design
• October 1998. Developed and conducted seminar on “Design of Feedback Control
Systems” for ASTEC Philippines.
• October 1998. Resource person on embedded systems for the symposium “Y2K
and Health Care”. Organized by DOST-PCHRD. Makati Medical Center.
• April 1999. Resource person on instrumentation and control for the Technology
Summer Camp. U.P. Los Banos.
• November 1999. Resource person for the “Roundtable Discussion on Industry-
Academia Linkages for Research and Development” organized by DOST. Asian
Institute of Management.