Engineering Solutions.
Advancing Knowledge.

Working at the intersection of academia and industry as a University Instructor, Web Developer, and Researcher.

Portrait of Charles Jaranilla

Charles D. Jaranilla

Educator · Developer · Researcher

Empowering students through practical, industry-focused technology education.

Architecting and developing modern web solutions, leading technical teams, and delivering scalable, maintainable software.

Advancing intelligent systems through research in big data storage, embedded systems, artificial intelligence, data visualization, and emerging technologies.

About

Hi, I’m Charles — a computer scientist and web developer with over a decade of experience spanning academia and industry.

I am a University Instructor at Iloilo Science and Technology University, where I teach Information and Communications Technology (ICT) courses. Beyond the classroom, I lead web architecture and technical strategy, providing direction on development practices and designing scalable, forward-looking web solutions.

I earned my Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering from Dankook University, where I conducted research on tiered storage and Key-Value Store (KVS) systems at the System Software Laboratory. Today, my work bridges academia and industry, combining research with hands-on experience in full-stack and WordPress development to build reliable, high-performance digital solutions.

NationalityFilipino
StatusSingle

Experience

Professional Journey

March 2026 – Present

Web Architecture & Technical Lead

Creative Nomads

Provide technical leadership, architectural planning, and forward-looking guidance in development practice.

June 2011 – Present

College Instructor

Iloilo Science and Technology University

Teaching ICT subjects primarily on Web Development, Mobile Programming, Software Engineering, and Programming. Also serves as an adviser and panelist for thesis development (BS and MSCS) and as a resource person / trainer for seminars and trainings.

December 2019 – December 2020

Developer

WP TechSupport

WordPress support and maintenance.

May – September 2019

Business Analyst

MetaSphere Technologies Inc.

Involved in projects for requirements gathering, system functionality and design analysis, and system testing and refinement.

December 2016 – April 2019

Developer II

WordPress Premium Support – GoDaddy

WordPress support, dealing with customer service via emails, escalations, VIP tasks, and chat support.

April 2014 – December 2016

Operations Manager / Senior Developer

WP Curve

WordPress support, dealing with customer service via emails, escalations, VIP tasks, chat support, team management, developer coaching, quality assurance, and procedure creation and updates.

August 2012 – February 2013

Fullstack Developer

TomoMedia Ltd

Frontend and backend development of company and customers’ websites.

Education

Academic Background

Ph.D.

Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering

Dankook University

2025

Master’s Degree

Master of Science in Computer Science

Iloilo Science and Technology University

2017

Bachelor’s Degree

Bachelor of Science in Information Technology

Western Visayas College of Science and Technology

2011

Skills

Technical Expertise

Web Development

HTML CSS PHP JavaScript WordPress

Programming

Java Android C++ Python

Database

MySQL NoSQL Key-Value Store

Others

Project Management Software Analysis & Design Quality Assurance

Research

Publications & Research Focus

Research Lab

System Software Laboratory, Dankook University

Research Direction

Tiered Storage, Key-Value Stores, Data Compression, Visualization, Learned Index, Machine Learning

Work-in-Progress

Large Language Model (LLM), Generative AI

Journal

A Framework for Integrating Log-Structured Merge-trees and Key–Value Separation in Tiered Storage

Jaranilla, C., Zhao, G., Choi, G., Park, S., & Choi, J. (2025)

Electronics, 14(3), 564

Read paper →
Conference

Predictive Models for KVS Performance Analysis and Tuning

Jaranilla, C., Zhao, G., Choi, Y., Zhu, Y., & Choi, J. (2025)

2025 Korea Computer Congress (KCC)

Read paper →
Conference

From Distance to Distribution: A Probabilistic Cluster Selection Method for High-Dimensional Vector Search

Choi, Y., Zhao, G., Jaranilla, C., Zhu, Y., Lee, Y., & Choi, J. (2025)

2025 Korea Computer Congress (KCC)

Read paper →
Conference

TodoroKV: Tiered Storage Distribution and Refinement for KV Separation in LSM-tree

Jaranilla, C., Zhao, G., Yoo, S., Cho, S., & Choi, J. (2024)

ACM RACS 2024

Read paper →
Conference

Exploring I/O Amplification Trade-offs of an LSM-tree-based KVS

Jaranilla, C., Choi, G., Yoo, S., & Choi, J. (2024)

2024 Korea Computer Congress (KCC)

Read paper →
Conference

Tiered Storage in Modern Key-Value Stores: Performance, Storage-Efficiency, and Cost-Efficiency Considerations

Jaranilla, C., Shin, H., Yoo, S., Cho, S., & Choi, J. (2024)

IEEE BigComp 2024

Read paper →
Journal

Requirements and Trade-Offs of Compression Techniques in Key–Value Stores: A Survey

Jaranilla, C., & Choi, J. (2023)

Electronics, 12(20), 4280

Read paper →

Contact

Connect With Me

I welcome opportunities to connect with fellow educators, developers, researchers, and technology professionals.