AIRCoDe Showcases AI Innovations for Community Development at AI Fest 2025
The AI Research Center for Community Development (AIRCoDe) of Camarines Sur Polytechnic Colleges (CSPC) proudly participated as an official exhibitor at AI Fest 2025, held on August 11–13, 2025, at the Iloilo Convention Center in Iloilo City.
The AI Research Center for Community Development (AIRCoDe) of Camarines Sur Polytechnic Colleges (CSPC) proudly participated as an official exhibitor at AI Fest 2025, held on August 11–13, 2025, at the Iloilo Convention Center in Iloilo City.
The three-day event brought together researchers, technology innovators, industry practitioners, and academic institutions to showcase advancements in artificial intelligence and explore its potential applications across various sectors.
Representing AIRCoDe was a team composed of Mr. Joseph Jessie S. Oñate, Head of AIRCoDe; Ms. Kaela Marie N. Fortuno; Ms. Tiffany Lyn O. Pandes; and Mr. Allan O. Ibo Jr. The team presented the Center's research initiatives and demonstrated how artificial intelligence can be harnessed to address institutional and community challenges.
Among the featured projects was Project Apaw: Harnessing Micro-Weather Forecasting and Flood Detection with AI and Data Analytics for LGU Balatan. The initiative integrates environmental monitoring, data analytics, and machine learning to support localized weather forecasting, flood detection, and disaster preparedness. Through this project, AIRCoDe demonstrated how artificial intelligence can contribute to more responsive disaster risk reduction and management strategies, particularly in vulnerable communities.
The Center also showcased the University Policy Hub with AI-Driven Question & Answering using BERT, an AI-powered platform designed to make institutional policies more accessible and understandable. By leveraging natural language processing and the BERT model, the system aims to enable users to conveniently retrieve relevant policy information through an intelligent question-and-answer interface.
Through these demonstrations, AIRCoDe provided visitors with a glimpse of how artificial intelligence can be translated from research and development into practical applications that promote safer, smarter, and more informed communities.
AIRCoDe's participation in AI Fest 2025 further strengthened its commitment to advancing AI research, fostering collaboration, and sharing homegrown technological innovations with the broader research and technology community.
By bringing its research initiatives to a national platform, CSPC, through AIRCoDe, continues to contribute to the growing AI ecosystem and champion the responsible application of emerging technologies for sustainable community development.