EDUCATION
2024: Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science, University of Oulu, Finland
Emphasis on Machine Vision, Machine Learning
Dissertation: "Micro-expression spotting based on supervised learning"
2015: Master of Engineering in Electronics Engineering, Chonnam National University (JNU), South Korea.
GPA: 4.33/ 4.5
Emphasis on Image Processing and Pattern Recognition.
Thesis: "Human object detection in video using combination between Poselets and GLAC". Advisor: Professor Kim Jin Young.
2010: Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Computer Science, VNUHCM - University of Science (HCMUS), Vietnam.
GPA: 7.67 / 10. Honor Class.
Emphasis on Image Processing and Algorithm
Thesis: "Video Retrieval using histogram, SIFT combined with graph-based image segmentation". Advisor: Professor The-Bao Pham.
RESEARCH INTEREST
· Image and Video Processing
· Computer Vision
· Pattern Recognition
· Data Structures and Algorithm
EXPERIENCE
8/2024 - present: Computer Vision Researcher in GITPS, Finland
Image classificcation model design and implementation
Image Database construction
Face recognition and face augmentation research
11/2021 - present: A.I Research Scientist in Silo.AI, Finland
Working as Project Research Consultant in clients of SiloAI
Design Image Classification models
Create the image database for training models
5/2020 - 10/2021: Research and Development Specialist, Candour OY, Oulu, Finland
Design and develop solutions for Emotional Analysis system based on A.I
Research techniques for Speaker Identification
Create the training dataset for A.I models
7/2018 - 5/2020: A.I Researcher, Webuust Company, Oulu, Finland
Associating with Emotion Analysis in my PhD thesis
Building Emotional Speech and Video Analysis system.
9/2016 - present: Researcher, Center for Machine Vision and Signal Processing, University of Ouly, Finland
Worked on Computer Vision group under supervision of Professor Zhao Guoying
Project: "Micro-expression analysis". Using deep learning in facial expression analysis.
Teaching Assistant in "Deep Learning" course.
3/2016 – 8/2016: Lead Research Engineer, Global Cybersoft Vietnam JSC.
Worked in Embedded Division, “Gait Recognition” project.
9/2013 – 2/2016: Graduate Research Assistant and Researcher, Digital Signal Processing Laboratory, JNU.
Worked in "Human detection and tracking in video" project.
Implemented methods such as Particles Filter, Poselets, GLAC, HOG .etc in MATLAB and C/C++.
Developed methods to improve the performance by GPU/Tesla.
Published 05 scientific journals and international conferences.
7/2010 - 8/2013: Software Engineer, LARION Computing. Ltd, Vietnam.
Worked in Automatic Equity Trading project with different technology.
Designed and implemented algorithms in network programming application by ANSI C in Linux.
Developed a trading tool in Ruby on Rails.
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
Programming: C/C++, MATLAB , Ruby, T-SQL, R, Python
Web development: Ruby on Rails, HTML, CSS, Javascript
O/S: Linux, Windows
Technology: OpenCV, OpenGL, PostgreSQL, MySQL
Data Structures, Algorithm, Pattern Recognition, Computer Vision, Image Processing
AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
· Excellent Student Scholarship of HCMUS - 2009
· Research Scholarship of JNU - 2013
· BK21 Funding Scholarship of JNU - 2013, 2014
· Best Poster Award - BK21 International Symposium 2015 of Chonnam National University.
REVIEWER
· ICMI 2021
· T-CAP 2022
· MMM-2022
PUBLICATION
"DynGeoNet: A Fusion Network for Micro-expression spotting", Thuong-Khanh Tran, Quang-Nhat Vo, Guoying Zhao. ICMI 2021.
"Micro-expression spotting: A new benchmark", Thuong-Khanh Tran, Quang-Nhat Vo, Xiaoepng Hong, Xiaobai Li, Guoying Zhao. Neurocomputing.
"Dynamic image for micro-expression recognition on region-based framework", Trang Thanh Quynh Le, Thuong-Khanh Tran, Manjeet Rege. IRI 2020
"3D Facial expression recogntion based on multi-view and prior knowledge fusion", QuangNhat Vo, Thuong-Khanh Tran, Guoying Zao. IEEE MMSP 2019
"Dense prediction for micro-expression spotting based on deep sequence model", Thuong Khanh Tran ,Quang-Nhat Vo, Xiaopeng Hong, Guoying Zhao. Electronics Imaging.
"Sliding window based micro-expression spotting: A benchmark", Thuong Khanh Tran ,Xiaopeng Hong, Guoying Zhao. ACIVS 2017
"A Channel Fusion Approach Based GMM-UBM Supervector Using SVM with Non-Linear GMM KL and GUMI for Human Action Recognition", Ngoc Nam Bui, Thuong Khanh Tran ,So Hee Min ,Jin Young Kim. Journal of KIIT, Vol 13, No 3, March 2015
"Human Object Detection in video based on Poselet and Gradient Local Auto-Correlation", Thuong Khanh Tran, Ngoc Nam Bui, Jin Young Kim . Journal of KIIT, Vol 13, No 1, Pp 45-52, January 2015.
"Human Detection in Video using Poselet combine with Gradient Local Auto Correlation Classifier", Thuong-Khanh Tran, Ngoc-Nam Bui , Jin-Young Kim. Proceedings on IEEE International Conference on IT Convergence and Security 2014.
"Foreground Extraction based on Edge-Based Robust PCA", Thuong-Khanh Tran, Ngoc-Nam Bui , Jin-Young Kim. Proceedinsg on IEEE International Conference on IT Convergence and Security 2014, October 2014.
"Human detection and tracking using poselet with weighted motion block Particle Filters ",Ngoc-Nam Bui, Thuong-Khanh Tran, Chenlin Hu, Jin-Young Kim, Hyoung-Gook Kim. Proceeding on IEEE International Conference on IT Convergence and Security 2014.
"Video retrieval using histogram and SIFT combined with graph-based image segmentation", Tran Quang Anh, Pham Bao, Tran Thuong Khanh, Bui Ngo Da Thao, Tran Anh Tuan and Nguyen Thanh Nhut. Journal of Computer Science, Volume 8, Issue 6, Science Publications, Feb 2012.
REFERENCE
· Professor. Guoying Zhao
o Center for Machine Vision and Signal Analysis, University of Oulu, Finland
o Email: Guoying.Zhao[at]oulu.fi
· Professor. Kim Jin-Young
o Dean of School of Electronics and Computer Engineering, JNU
o Email: beyondi[at]jnu.ac.k
· Associate Professor. Pham The-Bao
o Dean of Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, HCMUS
o Email: ptbao[at]hcmus.edu.vn