Preferred name, title, and affiliation

As UP faculty member

Asst. Prof. Xavier Javines Bilon, ECE (he/they)

Assistant Professor

School of Statistics

University of the Philippines Diliman

As UP Rainbow Research Hub project leader

Asst. Prof. Xavier Javines Bilon, ECE (he/they)

Project Leader

University of the Philippines Rainbow Research Hub

Full biography (419 words)

Informed by his education and experience in engineering, statistics, and human rights work, Xavier collaborates with communities to create positive impact for LGBTQI people and people living with HIV through scientific and strategic use of data.

At present, he is an Assistant Professor of Statistics at the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman, from which he obtained his Master of Science in Statistics and Bachelor of Science in Electronics and Communications Engineering. He is also the current Director for Research of UP School of Statistics, and the School's Director for Extension Services and External Linkages from 2022 to 2023. Additionally, he serves as the Project Leader of the UP Rainbow Research Hub, a pioneering collaboration among academic, professional, and advocacy institutions that seeks to make a difference for the LGBTQI community in the Philippines through better LGBTQI scholarship and research.

Prior to joining the faculty of UP, he served as the National Consultant on HIV and LGBTI of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in the Philippines and worked with the country's multi-agency UN Joint Team on AIDS and UNDP in Asia and the Pacific. He has also been formally engaged by various government and non-government institutions at the local and international levels, such as the UNDP in New York, Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines, Psychological Association of the Philippines, Philippine National AIDS Council, and civil society organisations working on LGBTQI and human rights issues.

At present, he sits as a member of the by-invitation international committee organized by the headquarters of UNFPA, UNICEF, UNDP, and UNAIDS to conduct technical review of concise programming guidance for adolescent and young HIV key populations, and of Babaylanes, Inc., a non-profit organization working on LGBTQI+ issues in the country.

He has been involved in various research and development projects funded by the Department of Science and Technology of the Philippines, UP Population Institute, UNDP, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS, and United States Agency for International Development. As of 2024, he has raised and managed Php 25.7 million (USD 450,000) for research and development projects on HIV and LGBTI. He has also led and completed research projects with grants totaling Php 6.0 million (USD 100,000).

His research works have been published in several international journals in statistics and allied disciplines. His research direction is on social research methods, computational statistics, and applied social statistics, with focus on digital data and data on gender, sexuality, and human rights.

He has been a licensed engineer in the Philippines since 2018.

Short biography (216 words)

Informed by his education and experience in engineering, statistics, and human rights work, Xavier collaborates with communities to create positive impact for LGBTQI people and people living with HIV through scientific and strategic use of data.

At present, he is an Assistant Professor of Statistics at the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman. He is also the current Director for Research of UP School of Statistics and the Project Leader of the UP Rainbow Research Hub.

Prior to joining the faculty of UP, he served as the National Consultant on HIV and LGBTI of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in the Philippines and worked with the country's multi-agency UN Joint Team on AIDS and UNDP in Asia and the Pacific. He has also worked on research and development projects funded by government and non-government institutions, such as the Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines, United States Agency for International Development, and civil society organisations working on LGBTQI and human rights issues.

His research works have been published in several international journals in statistics and allied disciplines. His research direction is on social research methods, computational statistics, and applied social statistics, with focus on digital data and data on gender, sexuality, and human rights.

He has been a licensed engineer in the Philippines since 2018.

Shorter biography (100 words)

Informed by his education and experience in engineering, statistics, and human rights work, Xavier collaborates with communities to create positive impact for LGBTQI people and people living with HIV through scientific and strategic use of data.

At present, he is an Assistant Professor of Statistics at the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman. He is also the current Director for Research of UP School of Statistics and the Project Leader of the UP Rainbow Research Hub.

He studies social research methods, computational statistics, and applied social statistics, with focus on digital data and data on gender, sexuality, and human rights.