Louie Doniego Balmores
Structural Engineer & AI Researcher
Based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Born June 26, 1991 in Tuguegarao City, Philippines
Registered Civil Engineer (PRC Philippines, 2013, Seq. 350). 10+ years of high-performance structural design. Founder of Balmores Lab - research initiative on AI-driven structural optimization.
Education
Doctor of Information Technology
Currently pursuing
Research direction: AI-augmented engineering systems and intelligent computational infrastructure for structural and scientific computing.
Master of Science in Computer Science
Currently pursuing
Focus on Artificial Intelligence and Computational Engineering — deep learning, numerical methods for PDEs, graph neural networks, and distributed scientific computing. Thesis (working title): Physics-Informed Neural Surrogates for Real-Time Finite-Element Analysis of Reinforced-Concrete Frames under NSCP 2015 / ASCE 7 Load Combinations.
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
Philippines
Foundation for the November 2013 PRC Civil Engineer Licensure Examination (Sequence No. 350) — see Credentials below.
Credentials
Registered Civil Engineer - PRC Philippines
November 2013 - Sequence No. 350 - prc.gov.ph
PEng Candidate
Professional Engineers Ontario
US PE Candidate
NCEES (USA)
Experience
Founder — Balmores Lab
2023 – present · balmoreslab.com
Research on AI-driven structural optimization. Building Balmores Strux AI — natural-language-to-PyNite 3D FEM pipeline with PyTorch surrogate models trained on parametric ETABS datasets. Research partner: Sandra Agcaoili (AI Researcher, UP Diliman PhD).
Structural Engineer (consulting, various)
2013 - present - Philippines
10+ years of practice in reinforced-concrete and steel design for mid- and high-rise buildings. Seismic analysis, P-Delta effects, drift control, foundation design.
Research Collaboration
Sandra Agcaoili
LinkedIn · ORCID · ResearchGate · RocketReach · ContactOut
AI Researcher
AI Researcher · Research Partner, Balmores Lab · PhD AI (UP Diliman) · Singapore · AAP · Licensed Agriculturist (PRC Philippines) · BS Agriculture (UP)
Skills
Selected Projects
Balmores Strux AI (2024–present)
Open-source structural-AI playground. Chat with a PyNite FEM backend in plain English to produce 3D frame models with reactions, storey drift, member envelopes, and P-Delta. PyTorch surrogate trained on ~5,000 parametric ETABS models. View demo
Research Publications (working papers)
Material Efficiency by Generative Structural Design with Embodied-Carbon as a First-Class Objective
February 2026
Full list: /research
Contact & Identity
Website: balmoreslab.com - Profile: /about
