Dr. Laila S. Lomibao started as a High School teacher before moving into the tertiary level. She has spent most of her teaching career handling Physics and Mathematics subjects. Presently, she is a Professor and designated as Dean of the College of Science Technology and Education (CSTE) of the University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines (USTP). She has handled both Undergraduate courses in Mathematics Education and in the Graduate level – Statistics for Research, Math Analysis, and Advanced Differential Equations among others.

Dr. Lomibao has obtained her PhD degree in Mathematical Sciences major in Mathematics Education at the University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines, where she was an Exchange Visitor Program-Enhancement Training Sponsorship Project (EVP-ETSP) scholar. Her master’s degree was attained at Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology, with the degree of Master of Science Education major in Physics, also a recipient of the Department of Science and Technology-Accelerated Science & Technology Human Resource Development Program (DOST-ASTHRDP). Meanwhile, her undergraduate concentration was on Physics as she obtained Bachelor of Science in Physics for Teachers from Philippine Normal University, Manila, consistently as a Department of Science and Technology-Science Education Institute (DOST-SEI) scholar.