Work Experience
Student Assistant and Peer Adviser at Mapúa University Makati
August 2025 - Present
Work under the Center for Student Advising (CSA) Department providing services to support students in addressing academic, personal, social, and career adjustment problems.
- Assist students in developing their academic plans and help them adjust to college life
- Provide peer adviser tutoring services to students struggling with coursework
- Support CSA department in delivering comprehensive student advisory services
Research Publications
Advanced Phishing Techniques Research
CIT Journal of Computing and Information Technology - Volume 25, Issue 1 (2025)
Literature review analyzing Adversary-in-the-Middle and Browser-in-the-Browser attacks in modern cybersecurity, published in CIT Journal.
- Published research in CIT Journal of Computing and Information Technology
- Analyzed sophisticated phishing methods that bypass traditional security
- Developed practical defense recommendations for cybersecurity teams
Few-Shot Learning for Occupancy Detection Using Wi-Fi Beamforming Feedback
Capstone Thesis - Ongoing (2025)
Privacy-focused system that detects and counts people using Wi-Fi beamforming feedback with meta-learning architecture. Ongoing capstone thesis.
- Combines few-shot learning with Wi-Fi beamforming data
- Adapts to new environments with just 1-10 training samples
- Led research methodology design and multi-environment data collection
Projects
crAIvings - AI-Powered Restaurant Feedback Analysis
Web application leveraging AI to analyze restaurant reviews, providing actionable insights to restaurant owners.
- AI-powered sentiment analysis and review categorization
- Actionable insights dashboard for restaurant owners
- Helps diners make informed decisions based on analyzed feedback
FindMe: School Lost and Found System
Modern web-based Lost and Found Management System designed to streamline reporting, tracking, and claiming lost items on campus.
- Streamlined process for reporting and tracking lost items
- Web-based interface for easy campus-wide access
- Efficient matching system for lost and found items
Colemak Without AltGr
Modified Colemak keyboard layout for Windows without AltGr functionality, optimized for IDE usage with hotkey shortcuts.
- Custom keyboard layout modification for improved productivity
- Capslock remapped to Backspace functionality
- Optimized for development workflow in IDEs like VSCode
Certifications
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AWS Certified AI Practitioner
Amazon Web Services - August 2025
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AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Amazon Web Services - July 2025
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Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, and Ethics
UC Davis - June 2025
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Greedy Algorithms, Minimum Spanning Trees, and Dynamic Programming
Stanford University - March 2024
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Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
IBM - December 2023
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Foundations of Cybersecurity
Google - September 2024
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Introduction to Generative AI and Prompt Engineering
Mapúa University - May 2025
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Machine Learning for All
University of London - January 2024
References
Kasey Lyn M. Rulloda
CSA Staff (Reliever) - Center for Student Advising
Jacob really cares about helping other students and he's good at it. He knows his stuff and actually listens when students are struggling. You can count on him to show up and do the work.
Leanna Mae A. Cruz
Life Coach - Center for Student Advising
As Jacob's supervisor, working with Jacob has been great. He just gets how to talk to students who are having trouble with their classes. He's smart but doesn't make people feel dumb, and students actually come back to him for help.