About Us

Pioneering smart city solutions for a better future

Our Mission

Aquila Smart City Technologies, Inc. brings world-class smart city and infrastructure monitoring solutions to the Philippines and Southeast Asia. Through our partnership with SmartCity Research Institute Japan and collaboration with leading universities, we deliver AI-powered technologies that help local governments make data-driven decisions for safer, more efficient infrastructure.

Our Founders

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Jose Maria Guyamin Geda, PhD

Co-Founder & CEO

Dr. Geda holds a Doctor of Engineering from the University of Tokyo, where he specialized in civil engineering and structural health monitoring. His research focuses on road crack evaluation technology and automated infrastructure assessment using smartphone-based sensors. Before founding Aquila, he worked as a Structural Performance Engineer, bringing practical industry experience to complement his academic expertise in bridge engineering, structural vibration analysis, and nondestructive testing.

PhD Civil Engineering, University of Tokyo | BS University of the Philippines Los Baños

Structural Health Monitoring, Bridge Engineering, Road Infrastructure Assessment

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Mary Wenzel Austria Andaya

Co-Founder

Mary Wenzel is pursuing her PhD at the Institute of Science Tokyo (formerly Tokyo Institute of Technology) in Architecture and Building Engineering. Her research specializes in disaster risk reduction, seismic hazard analysis, and high-rise building monitoring. She has published research on building response analysis during earthquakes using innovative video data techniques, contributing to improved understanding of structural behavior during seismic events.

PhD Candidate, Institute of Science Tokyo | MEng Urban Design & Built Environment, Tokyo Institute of Technology

Disaster Risk Reduction, Seismic Analysis, Building Monitoring

Strategic Partnership

As the exclusive Philippine partner for GLOCAL-EYEZ road monitoring technology, we work closely with SmartCity Research Institute Japan to bring cutting-edge infrastructure assessment tools developed in collaboration with the University of Tokyo to local government units across the Philippines.