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UP's sari-sari store AI simulation earns int'l recognition
The Philippine Star
|October 15, 2025
The University of the Philippines-Diliman’s sari-sari store-inspired artificial intelligence (AI) environment simulation has been picked as one of this year’s best innovations for the International Conference on Computer Vision 2025.
The “Sari Sandbox: A Virtual Retail Store Environment for Embodied AI Agents,” from the team led by Prof. Rowel Atienza of the University of the Philippines-Diliman College of Engineering’s Electrical and Electronics Engineering Institute, was selected as one of the "Best of ICCV," a prestigious showcase of research from among 12,000 submissions worldwide.
"This recognition at ICCV, one of the world's most competitive conferences in computer vision and AI, demonstrates that the Philippines can stand alongside the world's best researchers in AI," Atienza said.
Sari Sandbox is the first comprehensive retail store simulation environment designed to train AI systems in performing shopping tasks.
This story is from the October 15, 2025 edition of The Philippine Star.
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