Educational Background:
MS Civil Engineering (Geotechnical Engineering), University of the Philippines, Diliman, 2016
BS Civil Engineering, University of the Philippines, Diliman, 2008

Current Membership in Professional Organizations:
Secretary-General, International Geosynthetics Society Philippine Chapter, 2022–2024
Member, Philippine Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (PSSMGE)
Member, Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers (PICE)

Service Activities:
Consultant, Geohazard Assessment of Proposed New Sites of UPM-SHS Palo Campus. May 26-27, 2014.
Team Member, Survey of Damaged and Undamaged Buildings after the 15 October 2013 Magnitude 7.2 Bohol (Philippines) Earthquake and the Significance to Building Vulnerability Assessment in Metro Manila

Recent Publications:

[1] Torio-Kaimo, L., San Diego, A., & Alcantara, M. T. (2020). Unconfined compressive strength of clay reinforced with kerosene-treated coir fiber. International Journal of GEOMATE, 18(69), 97–103. https://doi.org/10.21660/2020.69.9295

[2] Alcantara, M. T., Elamparo, F. N., Estrellado, K., & Torio-Kaimo, L. (2021). Unconfined compressive strength of stabilized clay using rice hull ash–derived geopolymer. Philippine Engineering Journal, 42(1), 27–40.

[3] Torio-Kaimo, L. V., & Romano, P. F. T. (2022). Recycled plastic composites impregnated with organoclay as potential geogrid reinforcement material for pavement application. ASEAN Engineering Journal, 12(2), 235–241. https://doi.org/10.11113/aej.v12.17588

[4] Torio-Kaimo, L., San Diego, A., Caberte, I., & Alcantara, M. T. (2022). Comparative study of the use of coco fiber and water hyacinth as an alternative reinforcement material for clay. PICE Civil Engineering Journal.

[5] Dacanay, J. P. T., Torio-Kaimo, L. V., & Bronuela-Ambrocio, L. B. (2024). An assessment of road condition monitoring practice and technologies in the Philippines. In E. Strauss (Ed.), Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Civil Engineering (ICOCE 2023) (Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Vol. 371) Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-4045-5_30

[6] Ramos, J. A. B., Bronuela-Ambrocio, L. B., Palmiano, H. S. O., Dacanay, J. P. T., Torio-Kaimo, L. V., & Quero, J. C. R. (2024). Development of pavement condition index for Philippine asphalt national roads. In E. Strauss (Ed.), Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Civil Engineering (ICOCE 2023) (Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Vol. 371) Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-4045-5_7

Recent Publications:

[1] Oral Presenter, 7TH DPWH RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM 2021: Construction in the Era of New Normal, 11 November 2021. Paper Read: “Unconfined Compressive Strength of Stabilized Clay Using Rice Hull Ash – Derived Geopolymer”. Won Best Paper Award

[2] Speaker, AsCEnd to the Peak: Innovations for a Progressive Nation, 11 April 2021. Presentation: “Natural Fibers: an Emerging Trend in Soil Reinforcement”