Awards and Events

This page contains events I attended and awards I received throughout the years.

  1. Next.js App Router Fundamentals

    Course CompletionHome

    Just completed the Next.js App Router Fundamentals course! You can find the repository here: nextjs-dashboard. I want to revamp its interface because it doesn’t look good to me.

  2. Bachelor of Science in Information Technology

    Graduation CeremoniesYnares Center, Antipolo City

    Finally, our graduation day! It happened at Ynares Center in Antipolo City. I wasn’t able to graduate with Latin honors, but at least I got my degree in Information Technology.

  3. 2nd Place in Web Design

    CCS Intercampus IT Olympics 2025OLFU Quezon City Campus

    My final web design competition for the semester since I’ll be graduating soon. Unfortunately, I couldn’t defend the champion title against Antipolo’s representative. My output didn’t make it, but I still got second place, so it is what it is.

    Awarding ceremony for 2nd Place in Web Design at CCS Intercampus IT Olympics 2025 with OLFU CCS professors at Quezon City Campus
  4. Research Presenter

    Research Conference 2024OLFU Quezon City Campus

    Another public presentation where I presented our capstone project again to lower years. We were also awarded at the end of the presentations because of our participation in the 15th National Conference that happened recently.

    Joaquin Valdez delivering research presentation as Research Presenter at Research Conference 2024 academic event at Our Lady of Fatima University Quezon City Campus

    Photo credits to Research and Development Committee — RDC QC

  5. 4th Place in Group Stage 3

    National Programming Challenge 2024OLFU Quezon City Campus

    Another competition, but not web development-related. Happened at our university’s Mac Laboratory where we solved programming problems using our preferred language. We competed with other universities as well, but we weren’t able to make it to the finals.

    Achievement certificate awarded to Joaquin Valdez for 4th Place in Group Stage 3 at National Programming Challenge 2024 programming competition at Our Lady of Fatima University Quezon City Campus
  6. Research Presenter

    15th National ConferenceEastwood Richmonde Hotel, Quezon City

    Enough with web design competitions. This one’s different. As part of the requirements for our capstone subject, we were asked to present our paper outside the school, which happened at Eastwood Richmonde Hotel in Quezon City. I presented our research on PCOS detection using web and machine learning. This picture was taken after all our presentations to celebrate this achievement. Later on, we received our certificates.

    Research presenters group photo celebrating successful research presentations at 15th National Conference, including Joaquin Valdez as Research Presenter, at Eastwood Richmonde Hotel in Quezon City
  7. Champion in Web Development

    CCS Week 2024OLFU Quezon City Campus

    Another web design competition where I won champion again. I came to the awarding ceremony late due to miscommunication, but my friends who were also event organizers asked the MC to call me to the stage to claim my certificate and get a picture with our program heads.

    Champion award ceremony: Joaquin Valdez receiving Web Development championship award at CCS Week 2024 with professors Ma'am Chua and Sir Arfel at Our Lady of Fatima University Quezon City Campus

    Photo credits to Fatima Computing and Multimedia Society — OLFU QC CCS

  8. Champion in Web Development

    CCS Intercampus IT Olympics 2024OLFU Antipolo Campus

    They picked me again to participate in the CCS Intercampus IT Olympics 2024 at OLFU Antipolo Campus. At first, I doubted myself since this was a bigger competition compared to the local one, but again, I got the champion title. Kinda makes me feel like a champion defender or something.

    Champion award ceremony group photo: Joaquin Valdez receiving Web Development championship trophy at CCS Intercampus IT Olympics 2024 with OLFU Quezon City and Antipolo Campus computer science professors at Antipolo Campus
  9. Champion in Web Development

    CCS Week 2024OLFU Quezon City Campus

    I redeemed myself here by bringing home the champion title once again.

  10. University Representative

    12th IT Skills OlympicsUniversity of Makati

    Our college department head picked me to represent our campus at the 12th IT Skills Olympics at University of Makati. It wasn’t an easy challenge since I faced other web developers from different universities nationwide. Unfortunately, I didn’t place, but it was one hell of an experience that I’ll always remember.

    Group picture with OLFU QC Coaches and Participants
  11. Champion in Web Development

    CCS Intercampus IT Olympics 2023OLFU Valenzuela Campus

    After the local competition, this was the second challenge I accepted. I remember memorizing HTML tags and CSS properties even though they were already engraved in my brain, especially the head and the CSS reset. I didn’t expect to win champion on this one either since I competed with other web dev students from other OLFU campuses.

    Group picture with OLFU QC Coaches and Participants
  12. Champion in Web Development

    CCS Week 2023OLFU Quezon City Campus

    My first ever web design competition. I wasn’t planning to join in the first place, but one of our professors asked me to, so why not give it a shot? I didn’t even expect to win because this wasn’t part of my plan.

    Champion medal awarded to Joaquin Valdez for winning Web Development competition at CCS Week 2023 at Our Lady of Fatima University Quezon City Campus