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Tan Le, PhD

Assistant Professor

Hampton University

200 William R. Harvey, Hampton, VA 23669

Office: 318H

Phone: 757-728-4858 

Email: tan [dot] le [at] hamptonu [dot] edu;

lethanh [at] emt [dot] inrs [dot] ca;

thanhtanlh [at] yahoo [dot] com

Website: https://sites.google.com/site/thanhtantp

Biography  

Tan Le was a Research Assistant Professor with the Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center (VMASC), Old Dominion University (ODU), Suffolk, VA, USA, and is now an assistant professor with Hampton University (HU), Hampton, VA, USA. From 2002 to 2010, he was a Lecturer with Ho Chi Minh University of Technology and Education. He was a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal from 2015 to 2016, Arizona State University from 2016 to 2017 and Utah State University from 2017 to 2020. He received his B.Eng. and M.Eng. degrees from Ho Chi Minh University of Technology in 2002 and 2004, respectively and his Ph.D. degree from University of Quebec in 2015.

His research focuses on artificial intelligence, machine learning, cybersecurity, internet of things, vehicular networks, blockchain, 5G and beyond network, smart healthcare, edge/fog/cloud computing and software defined networking. He has accumulated solid working experiences of both industry and academic institutions relevant to cybersecurity. He oversees many essential research directions to contribute to the future development of cybersecurity. He recently worked on the team to develop an integrated secure and privacy preserving 5G-empowered hyperconnected-vehicle platform that addresses secure mobility management, intrusion detection on the controller area network, privacy preserving data sharing and trust management. He also is working with ODU researchers to propose 5G and internet of things technology tailored to realize massive, low-latency and resilient infrastructure that will benefit and secure large numbers of Department of Defense mission-supporting devices.

More information about me can be found in my Curriculum Vitae.

Current Opening Positions in My Group: (see this link for more information, see this link for our capabilities)

1) We are seeking a highly motivated Undergraduate Research Assistant or Graduate Research Assistant (Master’s) to join our robotics research team. This position supports advanced work in robot navigation, UR-arm manipulation, multi-robot networks, and ROS2 digital-twin development. Please email me with your CV and transcripts if you are interested (see this link). 

2) We are seeking a highly motivated Undergraduate Research Assistant or Graduate Research Assistant (Master’s) to support a multi-agency project integrating robotic sensing, UAV/satellite imagery, environmental machine learning, and digital-twin modeling for marine-animal health prediction in the Chesapeake. Please email me with your CV and transcripts if you are interested (see this link). 

3) We are seeking a highly motivated Undergraduate Research Assistant or Graduate Research Assistant (Master’s) to join our space autonomy and cybersecurity research team. This project focuses on transformer-based spacecraft navigation, cislunar autonomy, quantum-enhanced reinforcement learning, and cybersecurity for space-domain communication. Please email me with your CV and transcripts if you are interested (see this link). 

Previous Opening Positions in My Group: (see this link for more information, see this link for our capabilities)

1) I have openings for Undergraduate/Graduate Research Assistant Positions in the areas of AI/ML, cybersecurity, Industrial Control Systems (ICS), malware detection and protection service. Please email me with your CV and transcripts if you are interested (see this link). 

2) I have openings for Research Assistants for K12 STEM Students (Senior) in cybersecurity, electrical engineering, computer science or a related field . Please email me with your CV and transcripts if you are interested (see this link). 

Call for Papers

Journal Special Issues

• MDPI Special Issue in Applied Sciences, AI-Empowered Wireless Communication Technology for Internet of Things (IoT), CFP.

Conferences/Special Sessions

• IEEE ICNC Network Algorithms and Performance Evaluations (NAPE) on International Conference on Computing, Networking and Communications (ICNC 2025).