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Research Governance

The LEADS investigative and technical team

Developed as a 2026 academic civic-technology initiative by MDasein, the platform combines educational administration scholarship, public data engineering, and structured language-model research to support Philippine division offices.

2026

Research Study

DepEd

Institutional Context

MDasein

Lead Author

Directory

Principal investigators and advisors

Bridging educational governance and low-cost data pipelines for public school superintendents.

Lead Researcher
Policy Advisor
Data Architect

MDasein

Dr. Elena Alcantara

Marcus Aurelius Tan

Principal investigator and author of the 2026 LEADS study. Specializes in civic technology architectures, data pipelines, and administrative workflow automation for public education.

Public education policy advisor focusing on DepEd division governance, evidence-informed leadership, and resource allocation equity across regional school districts.

Systems data architect leading the integration of low-cost external language-model APIs with structured school metrics to generate decision-ready narrative briefs.

Ethical Framework

Committed to open civic software standards and sustainable technology stewardship for Philippine public schools.

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Engage with the research team

Direct inquiries for institutional evaluation, replication requests, and division pilot collaborations.