Educational Background:

• BS Industrial Engineering, University of the Philippines Los Baños, 2007
• MS Finance, University of the Philippines Diliman, 2012
• Joint doctoral degree – PhD Management Engineering and Real Estate Economics, Universita degli Studi di Padova, Italy / PhD Business Economics, KU Leuven, Belgium, 2019

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Teaching and Research Interests:

Inter-organizational Relationships (Strategic alliances, collaborations, supply chain networks)
Project Development and Management
Open Innovation
Engineering Economy

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Courses taught:

IE 21: Industrial Processes
IE 31: Industrial Organization and Management
IE 32/132: Methods Engineering
IE 135/125: Industrial Quality Control
IE 150: Systems Evaluation
IE 141: Operations Research I
IE 153/184: Project Development and Management
IE 155/185: Industrial Systems Design
IE 190/ 200/ 200a: Special Problems/ Thesis/ Practicum
NSTP 1/2: National Service Training Program

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Scientific Journal Articles Published:

Lu, M. M. D., De Silva, D. M. R., Peralta, E. K., Fajardo, A. N., & Peralta, M. M. (2016). Growth and yield of tomato applied with silicon supplements with varying material structures. Philippine e-Journal for Applied Research and Development, 6, 10-18.

Lu, M. M. D., De Silva, D. M. R., Peralta, E. K., Fajardo, A. N., & Peralta, M. M. (2015). Effects of nanosilica powder from rice hull ash on seed germination of tomato (lycopersicon esculentum). Philippine e-Journal for Applied Research and Development, 5, 11-22.

De Silva, D. M. R., Calibo, R. B., Rodulfo, V. A. Jr., Cabardo, J. J .S., Aquino, N. A., & Saraos, K. C. Q. (2013). Perception on quality attributes as value-drivers of milled rice in CALABARZON, philippines. Philippine Journal of Agricultural and Bio-systems Engineering, X(2013), 48-56.

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Book Chapter Published:

De Silva, D. M., Vermeiren, M., & Verwaal, E. (2021). The influence of alliance and partner characteristics on tensions in contractual alliances in technologically turbulent environments. In T. K. Das (Ed.). Managing the Partners in Strategic Alliances (pp. 195 – 221). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.

De Silva, D. M., & Verwaal, E. (2021). Alliance capability development through the adoption and adaptation of intra- and inter-organizational management control practices. In T. K. Das (Ed.). Managing the Partners in Strategic Alliances (pp. 319 – 343). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.

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