Dr. Marc Caesar R. Talampas is the Director of the Space Technology Missions and Systems Bureau (STMSB) of the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA). The STMSB directs and undertakes the design, implementation, testing, and integration of technologies for satellites, spacecraft, and other space systems that cascade to and enable the implementation of successful space science missions and space-enabled operational services.

Dr. Talampas obtained his BS Electronics and Communications Engineering and MS Electrical Engineering (Instrumentation and Control) degrees from the University of the Philippines, and his Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. His research interests include localization and tracking in wireless networks, sensor network applications, and satellite and space technology.

Prior to joining PhilSA, he served as the project leader of "Project 1: Microsatellite Bus Development (BUS)" project of the "Development of Philippine Earth Observation Microsatellite (PHL-MICROSAT)" program funded by the Department of Science and Technology. He also led the "Building PHL-50: Localizing the Diwata-1 and Diwata-2 Bus System as the Country's Space Heritage 50kg Microsatellite" project under the STAMINA4Space program.