April 7, 2026
SSU Strengthens Environmental Research Through KalikaScan and AnimaLens Capacity Building Workshop
#๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฑ #๐๐ป๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐พ | Samar State University, through the Environmental Sustainability Research and Development Center (ESRDC), successfully conducted a ๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐จ๐๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ป๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฎ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ at the Audio Visual Room, RIC Building, Samar State University, Catbalogan City, Samar on April 7, 2026. The activity gathered participants from DENR-CENRO Sta. Rita and LGU Calbiga-MENRO to enhance their skills in using innovative digital tools designed to support environmental research and data-driven decision-making. The formal opening of the event was led by ๐๐ป๐ด๐ฟ. ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฎ ๐. ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฎ, ๐ฃ๐ต.๐., Vice President for Research and Extension Services. In her opening remarks, Dr. Gomba highlighted the ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ช๐ต๐บโ๐ด ๐ด๐ต๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐จ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ด๐ข๐ง๐ฆ๐จ๐ถ๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ถ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ต๐บ ๐ณ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ช๐ต๐ด ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ท๐ข๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐ด. She emphasized that as new technologies such as ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป and ๐๐ป๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ are developed, the university will take proactive steps to ensure that these innovations are properly documented and registered. According to her, this not only protects the creatorsโ rights but also strengthens the institutionโs credibility and ownership of its scientific contributions. She further encouraged participants to continue developing innovative solutions, assuring them that the university will provide support in securing legal protection, promoting responsible utilization, and maximizing the societal impact of their work. The activity proceeded with the application orientation of KalikaScan and AnimaLens, facilitated by ๐๐ฟ. ๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐๐ป ๐ข. ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ, Environmental Sustainability Research and Development Center (ESRDC) Director, and ๐ ๐ฟ. ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐. ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐พ๐๐ถ๐๐ผ, Faculty Researcher. The session provided participants with an overview of the applicationsโ features and their practical use in watershed characterization, biodiversity monitoring, and efficient data management. During the workshop proper, participants actively engaged in hands-on exercises, exploring the functionalities of both applications. Many raised questions and shared insights, noting that KalikaScan and AnimaLens have the potential to significantly simplify and improve their fieldwork and data processing tasks. The interactive discussions reflected a strong interest in integrating these tools into their respective research and extension initiatives. Feedback gathered during the session indicated a positive reception, with participants expressing optimism about the applicationsโ usability and relevance. Both KalikaScan and AnimaLens are seen to be on a promising path toward success, especially as continuous improvements will be guided by feedback from end users. This collaborative approach ensures that the applications remain responsive to the actual needs of researchers and practitioners in the field. The program concluded with closing remarks from ๐๐ฟ. ๐๐น๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฒ ๐. ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐๐ฎ, Executive Director for Extension Services, who commended the participants for their active involvement and encouraged them to apply their newly acquired knowledge in advancing sustainable and inclusive development. As the workshop demonstrated, when innovation meets collaboration, even the most complex ecosystems become easier to understandโproving that with the right tools in hand, protecting our environment is no longer just a challenge, but a shared and achievable mission. #SamarStateUniversity #WeInnovateWeBuildWeServe #SSUESRDC #KalikaScan #AnimaLens via ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฒ๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ | SSU-ESRDC
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