This is the Volume 8 of the Southeast Asian Journal of Science and Technology, focusing on innovations in technology, engineering, education, and community development. Articles include automated PCB layout etching systems, machine learning applications for garbage classification, smart trash bins, fuzzy-based greenhouse irrigation controllers, and user-friendly smart security systems. Additional studies explore smart street lighting, solar-powered waste restraining devices, automated chick counting machines, and educational tools such as math clips for learning equations and functions. Research on cybersecurity in smart grids, market analysis of bamboo handicrafts, and trends in food delivery services highlights intersections of technology, business, and societal impact. Further contributions review robotics and automation, the Internet of Things landscape in Pangasinan, stock market awareness among college students, and distributed database management systems. Volume 8 underscores applied research that leverages emerging technologies to enhance education, community services, environmental sustainability, and industrial innovation in the Philippine context.
Editor: Dr. Randy Joy M. Ventayen, Pangasinan State University
Managing Editor: Prof. Elmar B. Noche, Pangasinan State University