Joven Paolo D. Angeles - AI Researcher, Engineer & Photographer

Research Publications and Presentations

Leveraging Machine Learning and Plasmonic Graphene Composites for Advanced Detection of Heavy Metals in Water

National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP) Annual Scientific Conference, March 2024

SERS Enhancement Factor of Gold Nanoparticle-Graphene Substrates

Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas, Best Scientific Presentation Award, October 2020

Surface Plasmon Resonance of Fe3O4-Au Nanoparticles

Physical Society of Taiwan, February 2020

Exploring the adsorption capacity of acid-modified Philippine Natural Zeolites in wastewater treatment

Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas, July 2023

Software Projects

Philippine WFH Optimizer

Holiday planner optimization tool combining Philippine official holidays with leave credits to maximize long weekends. Built with TypeScript, React, and Tailwind CSS.

XRD Analyzer

Interactive X-ray diffraction analyzer for materials characterization. Upload XY/CSV files and analyze diffraction patterns. Built with TypeScript, React, and D3.js.

ChunkingExpress

Document chunking playground for Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines with configurable strategies. Python, Gradio, Sentence Transformers.

Puzzle-a-Day Solver

Algorithm X implementation solving the DragonFjord A-Puzzle-A-Day board with visual solutions. TypeScript and React.

Photography Portfolio

Award-winning photographer with work featured in National Geographic Your Shot (multiple Editor's Favorites), Royal Museums Greenwich, International Photography Awards (multiple wins including 1st place categories), Siena International Photo Awards, Sony World Photography Awards.

Specialties: Astrophotography, Infrared Photography, Landscape Photography, Minimalism, Street Photography

Creative Coding Projects

Generative art exploring algorithmic design: FloraWeave (organic floral patterns), Mondrian-inspired geometric compositions, SigilCraft (symbolic rune interpretations), procedural textures, and time-based wave visualizations.

Education & Experience

PhD Candidate in Materials Science and Engineering, University of the Philippines. Master of Science in Materials Science and Engineering, University of the Philippines (2021). Senior AI Engineer at Department of Science and Technology - Advanced Science and Technology Institute, developing JuanaKnow chatbot for IP licensing and technology transfer using Agentic RAG, LLMs, and multi-agent AI architecture.