PhD Student Recruitment Announcement

Associate Professor Dr. Thai Truyen Dai Chan

Email: chan.ttd@vgu.edu.vn

Fields of Study:

• •  Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)

  • Computer Science (CS)

Research Areas:

PhD students will engage in research in one of the following cutting-edge areas:

• • Edge AI for 6G Networks

  • Quantum-Secure Communications

  • Autonomous and Cooperative UAV Systems

Supervising Professor:

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Thai Truyen Dai Chan

Vice Dean of Engineering for Research and Facilities

Senior Lecturer, ECE Program, Faculty of Engineering

Vietnamese-German University (VGU), Vietnam.

Program Highlights:

• • Tuition Fee: Fully waived (100% free)

  • Financial Support: Monthly stipend of through scholarships (5 million VND or approximately 191 USD) and research projects.

  • Degree Awarded by: Vietnamese-German University (VGU)

  • Duration: 3 to 5 years, depending on research progress

Suggested Research Topics:

1. Edge AI for 6G Networks (one of topics below):

• Heterogeneous Edge Device Coordination for Distributed AI Training

• Edge AI for Autonomous Vehicles in 6G Environments

•  Privacy-Preserving Federated Learning on 6G Edge Networks

•  Federated AI for Edge Computing in 6G Networks

2. Quantum-Secure Communications (one of topics below):

• • Advanced Quantum Key Distribution Protocols

  • Hybrid Quantum Encryption Systems

  • Secure Quantum Communications for IoT Devices

3. Autonomous and Cooperative UAV Systems (one of topics below):

• • AI-Based Crop Monitoring and Precision Agriculture

  • Autonomous Flight Control in Dynamic Environments

  • Swarm Intelligence and Multi-UAV Collaborative Control

Requirements for applicant

The prerequisites for the doctoral training applicant consist of the followings:

- A Bachelor degree with final average mark in the top 5% of the cohort OR a Master degree with the final average mark from 7.5/10, specialized in Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering or closely related fields;

- English proficiency: the applicant must have at least one of the following certificates or degrees:

+ Certified Master Degree from a foreign university where English is entirely used;

+ Certificate of English proficiency equivalent to level B2 CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference) or IELTS 6.0 (International English Language Testing System).     

- Proposal of research topic and supervisor(s);

- Acceptance of 01 VGU's Academic staff for research supervision;

- 02 recommendation letters, with at least 01 written by an academic lecturer/researcher in the field of Computer Science who has worked with the applicant and understood the research proposal of the applicant;

- A curriculum vitae, also with information on the applicant's education as well as a list of papers has already published; 

- Commitment to implement all financial obligations of the doctoral training program stipulated by VGU.

Application Package

- Application form (attached);

- Curriculum Vitae;

- Certificate of Health Status;

- Copies of necessary university degree certificates, transcripts and English proficiency;

- Proof of accepted/published papers;

- Research proposal (attached);

- Recommendation letters;

- 03 Photos 3x4.

Fee and time of interviewing the applicants

- Application fee: 1.500.000 VND (One million five hundred Vietnam dong);

- Date of interview: Based on the VGU's recruitment announcement and the submitted documents of the applicant.

Please contact me at email: chan.ttd@vgu.edu.vn for more information.