Dr. Jimmy holds a Ph.D. in Communication and Information Technology from Kyungpook National University, South Korea. He is currently the Director of the Swinburne Innovation Space and a Professor of Information Technology at Swinburne University of Technology, Vietnam, where he leads the Intelligent Systems and Networks Research Group (ICISN). Beginning in 2025, he also serves as the Dean of the Faculty of Semiconductor & AI at Asia University, Vietnam.

In addition, Dr. Jimmy is a Director of the International Association for Convergence Science & Technology (IACST) and the Korea Computer Industry Association (KCIA). He actively contributes to the global academic and research community as a keynote speaker, conference chair, founder of the Global Hackathon, journal editor (IET Smart Cities and Human-centric Computing and Information Sciences), technical program committee member, session chair, book editor, and peer reviewer for international conferences and journals.

Dr. Jimmy has held various leadership roles throughout his career, including Director of Development Programs at the Differentiated Automotive Platform (DAP) – FPT Global Automotive & Manufacturing, Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Electronics & Telecommunications at EPU, and Head of the Communication Network Group at Vinh University’s IT Department. He was also a researcher at the Telecommunications Networks Laboratory (TENET Lab) at Kyungpook National University.

With nearly 30 years of combined academic and industry experience, Dr. Jimmy has extensive expertise in education, research, innovation management, and technology transfer. His research interests span Embedded and Intelligent Systems, Communication Networks, IoT, Image and Video Processing, Artificial Intelligence, and Big Data Analytics.

Beyond academia, he serves as a Digital Transformation and IT Consultant, Specialist, and Mentor for organizations such as the Vietnam–Korea Businessmen and Investment Association (VKBIA), the Vietnam–Korea Experts and Intellectuals Association (VKEIA), and the Vietnam Innovation Network in Korea (VINK).

He can be reached via email at nle@swin.edu.au.