Education

• PhD (2019-2023), University of Technology Sydney, NSW, Australia and Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, Vietnam. 

• MS (2014-2016), Technical University of Berlin, Germany and Vietnamese-German University, Vietnam.

• BS (2010-2014), Frankfurt University of Applied Science, Germany and Vietnamese-German University, Vietnam.

Research Interest

• Generative AI

• Blockchain

• Metaverse

• Distributed Computing

• Transfer Learning

• Scheduling

Awards and Honors

• 2023 UTS Post Thesis Scholarship

• 2022 UTS School of Electrical and Data Engineering Outstanding Student of the Year 

• 2021 VinIF Domestic PhD Scholarship Programme 

• 2020 VinIF Domestic PhD Scholarship Programme 

• University of Technology Sydney Collaborative Research Degree Program Scholarship

• University of Technology Sydney, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, Vietnam National University Scholarship

• Vietnamese-German University Merit Scholarship (2010-2016)

Publications

Journals

1.  C. T. Nguyen and H. -A. Pham, "Geometric Optimization Frameworks in Mobile Robot Path Planning," IEEE Access, Early Access.

2. C. T. Nguyen, Y. Liu, H. Du, D. T. Hoang, D. Niyato, D. N. Nguyen and S. Mao, "Generative AI-enabled blockchain networks: Fundamentals, applications, and case study," IEEE Network, vol. 39, no. 2, pp. 232-241, Mar. 2025.

3. C. T. Nguyen, Y. Saputra, N. V. Huynh, T. N. Nguyen, D. T. Hoang, D. N. Nguyen, V. Pham, M. Voznak,  S. Chatzinotas and D.  Tran, "Emerging Technologies for 6G Non-Terrestrial-Networks: From Academia to Industrial Applications," in IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society, vol. 5, pp. 3852-3885, June 2024.

4. C. T. Nguyen, D. T. Hoang, D. N. Nguyen, Y. Xiao, D. Niyato and E. Dutkiewicz, "MetaShard: A Novel Sharding Blockchain Platform for Metaverse Applications," in IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, vol. 23, no. 5, pp. 4348-4361, May 2024.

5. C. T. Nguyen, D. T. Hoang, D. N. Nguyen,  Y. Xiao, H. A. Pham, E. Dutkiewicz, and N. H. Tuong “FedChain: Secure Proof-of-Stake-based Framework for Federated-blockchain Systems,” IEEE Transactions on Services Computing, vol. 16, no. 4, pp. 2642-2656,  Aug. 2023.

6. C. T. Nguyen, D. N. Nguyen, D. T. Hoang, T. K. Phan, D. Niyato, H. A. Pham and E. Dutkiewicz, “Elastic Resource Allocation for Coded Distributed Computing over Heterogeneous Wireless Edge Networks,” IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 22, no. 4, pp. 2636-2649, Apr. 2023 . 

7. C. T. Nguyen, N. V. Huynh, N. H. Chu, Y. M. Saputra, D. T. Hoang, D. N. Nguyen, Q. V. Pham, D. Niyato, E. Dutkiewicz and W. J. Hwang, "Transfer Learning for Wireless Networks: A Comprehensive Survey," in Proceedings of the IEEE, vol. 110, no. 8, pp. 1073-1115, Aug. 2022. 

8. C. T. Nguyen, D. N. Nguyen, D. T. Hoang, H. A. Pham, H. T. Nguyen, Y. Xiao and E. Dutkiewicz, "BlockRoam: Blockchain-Based Roaming Management System for Future Mobile Networks," IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, vol. 21, no. 11, pp. 3880-3894, 1 Nov. 2022.

9. C. T. Nguyen, Y. M. Saputra, N. V. Huynh, N. T. Nguyen, T. V. Khoa, B. M. Tuan, D. N. Nguyen, D. T. Hoang, T. X. Vu, E. Dutkiewicz, S. Chatzinotas and B. Ottersten, "A Comprehensive Survey of Enabling and Emerging Technologies for Social Distancing—Part I: Fundamentals and Enabling Technologies," in IEEE Access, vol. 8, pp. 153479-153507, Aug. 2020. 

10. C. T. Nguyen, Y. M. Saputra, N. V. Huynh, N. T. Nguyen, T. V. Khoa, B. M. Tuan, D. N. Nguyen, D. T. Hoang, T. X. Vu, E. Dutkiewicz, S. Chatzinotas and B. Ottersten, "A Comprehensive Survey of Enabling and Emerging Technologies for Social Distancing—Part II: Emerging Technologies and Open Issues," in IEEE Access, vol. 8, pp. 154209-154236, Aug. 2020. 

11. C. T. Nguyen, D. T. Hoang, D. N. Nguyen, D. Niyato, H. T. Nguyen and E. Dutkiewicz , “ Proof-of-stake consensus mechanisms for future blockchain networks: fundamentals, applications and opportunities” IEEE Access, vol.7, pp. 85727-45, Jun. 2019. 

12. D. H. Tran, N. Waheed, Y. M. Saputra, X. Lin, C. T. Nguyen, T. S. Abdu,  V. N. Vo, V. Q. Pham, M. Alsenwi, A. B. Adam and S. Chatzinotas, "Network Digital Twin for 6G and Beyond: An End-to-End View Across Multi-Domain Network Ecosystems," IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society, Early Access.

13. M. A. Hassan, M. B. Jamshidi, B. D. Manh, N. H. Chu, C. H. Nguyen, N. Q. Hieu, C. T. Nguyen, D. T. Hoang, D. N. Nguyen, N. V. Huynh and M. A. Alsheikh, ``Enabling technologies for Web 3.0: A comprehensive survey,'' Computer Networks, vol 27, p. 111242, Mar. 2025.

14. P. T. Tin, M. V. Nguyen, D. Tran, C. T. Nguyen, S. Chatzinotas, Z. Ding and M. Voznak, “Performance Analysis of User Pairing for Active RIS-Enabled Cooperative NOMA in 6G Cognitive Radio Networks,” IEEE Internet of Things journal, vol. 11, no. 23, pp. 37675-37692, Dec. 2024.

15. T. V. Khoa, D. T. Hoang, N. L. Trung, C. T. Nguyen, T. T. Quynh, D. N. Nguyen, N. V. Ha and E. Dutkiewicz, “Deep Transfer Learning: A Novel Collaborative Learning Model for Cyberattack Detection Systems in IoT Networks,” IEEE Internet of Things journal, Early Access,  doi: 10.1109/JIOT.2022.3202029. 

16. Q. V. Dang, C. T. Nguyen and H. Rudová, “Scheduling of mobile robots for transportation and manufacturing tasks,” Journal of Heuristics vol. 25, no.2, pp. 175-213, Apr. 2019. 

17. M.Hadad, L. Q. Bui and C. T. Nguyen, “Experimental investigation of the effects of tool initial surface roughness on the electrical discharge machining (EDM) performance,” International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, vol. 95, no.5,  pp. 2093-2104, Mar. 2018. 

Conferences

1. M. A. Hassan, Cong T. Nguyen,  H. Nguyen, D. T. Hoang, D. N. Nguyen and E. Dutkiewicz, "A Novel Blockchain-Based Information Management Framework for Web 3.0", 2024 IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Dec. 2024.

2. C. T. Nguyen, D. T. Hoang, D. N. Nguyen and E. Dutkiewicz, "MetaChain: A Novel Blockchain-based Framework for Metaverse Applications," 2022 IEEE 95th Vehicular Technology Conference: (VTC2022-Spring), 2022, pp. 1-5.

3. C. T. Nguyen, D. N. Nguyen, D. T. Hoang, H. A. Pham and E. Dutkiewicz, "Optimize Coding and Node Selection for Coded Distributed Computing over Wireless Edge Networks," 2022 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), 2022, pp. 1248-1253.

4. C. T. Nguyen, D. T. Hoang, D. N. Nguyen, H. A. Pham, N. H. Tuong and E. Dutkiewicz, "Blockchain-based Secure Platform for Coalition Loyalty Program Management," 2021 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), 2021, pp. 1-6.

5. C. T. Nguyen, D. N. Nguyen, D. T. Hoang, H. -A. Pham, N. H. Tuong and E. Dutkiewicz, "Blockchain and Stackelberg Game Model for Roaming Fraud Prevention and Profit Maximization," 2020 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), 2020, pp. 1-6.

6. Q. V. Dang, H. Rudová and C. T. Nguyen, “Adaptive large neighborhood search for scheduling of mobile robots,” Proceedings of the Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference, July 2019, pp. 224-232.

Books

Book Chapters

1.  C. T. Nguyen, D. T. Hoang, D. N. Nguyen, V. D. Nguyen and E. Dutkiewicz, "Summarizing Proof-of-Stake mechanisms and their practical deployments: applications, attacks, solutions, and future directions", in Proof-of-Stake for Blockchain Networks: Fundamentals, Challenges and Approaches, Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), 2024.

2. M. Aljumaie, H. C. Nguyen, N. H. Chu, C. T. Nguyen, D. N. Nguyen, D. T. Hoang and E. Dutkiewicz, "Potential applications and benefits of Metaverse," in Metaverse Communication and Computing Networks: Applications, Technologies, and Approaches, Wiley, 2023.

3. C. T. Nguyen, D. T. Hoang, D. N. Nguyen and E. Dutkiewicz, "Social distancing and related technologies: Fundamental background", in Enabling Technologies for Social Distancing, Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), 2022.

Professional Activities

TPC member:

1. ·        IWCMC 2020 Smart Cities and Connected Communities

2. ·        2022 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC)

3. ·        2022 IEEE International Workshop on Computer-Aided Modeling, Analysis, and Design of Communication Links and Networks, CAMAD

4. ·        2023 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC)

Reviewer:

·        IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications

·        IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing

·        IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology

·        IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communication and Networking

·        IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management

·        IEEE Communications Letters

·        IEEE Wireless Communications Letters

·        IEEE Wireless Communications Magazine

·        IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine

·        IEEE Communications Magazine