Nga Nguyen

I am currently a postdoc in the Group for Neural Theory at École Normale Supérieure, Paris, France. My research combines mechanistic modelling and data-driven methods to identify the neural mechanisms underlying brain responses to various types of stimuli. I am a part of the CAREX ANR project coordinated by Catherine Tallon-Baudry and Boris Gutkin.

I completed my PhD in Applied Mathematics at LAGA, Université Sorbonne Paris Nord, and LJLL, Sorbonne Université, under the co-supervision of Nicolas Vauchelet and Pierre-Alexandre Bliman. My thesis focused on modelling spatio-temporal population dynamics using reaction-diffusion systems.

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Academic appointments

2024 - present --- Postdoctoral Researcher, Group for Neural Theory, École Normale Supérieure.

Supervisor: Boris Gutkin (ENS)

Education

2021 - 2024 --- PhD in Applied Mathematics, University Sorbonne Paris Nord & INRIA Paris, funded by the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) COFUND MathInParis2020.

Supervisors: Nicolas Vauchelet (USPN), Pierre-Alexandre Bliman (INRIA)

Reviewers: Marie Doumic (École Polytechnique), Thomas Gilleti (University Clermont-Auvergne)

Thesis title: Spatial modeling of invasion dynamics: applications to biological control of Aedes spp. (Diptera culicidae)

2020 - 2021 --- MSc in Mathematical Modelling, Sorbonne University.

Grade: 17.832/20, Dean's list (mention: très bien), with the Paris Graduate School for Mathematical Sciences (PGSM) scholarship

2016 - 2020 --- BSc in Mathematics and Education, Hanoi National Univ of Education.

Honors program, grade: 9.3/10, Valedictorian (rank #1 over 1115), in press.

2013 - 2016 --- Phan Boi Chau High School for Gifted Students, Nghe An, Vietnam

Specialization: Mathematics & Programming

Research Activities

SCIENTIFIC VISITINGS

05-06/2023 - BioSP team at INRAE, Avignon, France

In collaboration with Lionel Roques and Olivier Bonnefon (INRAE), funded by Fondation Sciences Mathématiques de Paris (FSMP)

CO-ORGANISATION

12/2025 - Minischool on Introduction to Mathematical Modelling and Analysis in Biology, Hanoi, Vietnam, 12/2025, funded by VIASM & IRL France - Vietnam Program of CNRS

CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS

03/2026 - COSYNE 2026, Lisbon, Portugal (Poster)

10/2025 - Bernstein Conference 2025, Frankfurt, Germany (Poster)

08/2025 - NITMB MathBio Convergence Conference 2025, Chicago, USA, (Poster)

07/2024 - European Conference on Mathematical and Theoretical Biology 2023, Toledo, Spain (Contributed talk)

05/2024 - Lions - Magenes Days 2024, Pavia, Italy (Contributed talk)

08/2023 - 10th Vietnam Mathematical Congress 2023, Da Nang, Vietnam (Contributed talk)

01/2023 - International Conference on Parabolic and Stochastic Models in Mathematical Biology 2023, Orsay, France (Poster)

11/2022 - Mini-workshop on Mathematical Modelling in Vector Control, Foz do Arelho, Portugal, (Contributed talk)

08/2022 - Mathematical Biology on the Mediterranean Conference, 3rd edition (MBMC-3), Crete, Greece, (Poster)

09/2021 - NEw Method for BIological Control of the Arboviruses (NEMBICA) workshop, Fréjus, France, (Contributed talk)

INVITED TALKS AT SEMINARS

31/12/2025 - Seminar on AI for Maths and Sciences, Hanoi University of Science, Vietnam.

21/03/2024 - MathBio Seminar, Institut Denis Poisson, Orléans, France.

20/01/2023 - Séminaire math, bio et images, Team MBI, LAGA, Villetaneuse, France.

17/01/2023 - Applied Analysis: Complex systems and dynamics seminar, University of Graz, Austria, (Online)

12/01/2023 - Séminaire Café MAMBA, team MAMBA (now MUSCLEES), Inria Paris

Teaching Activities

2022 - 2023

Mathématiques pour l'ingénieur de 1re année, (tutorat)

1er semestre, IUT Villetaneuse - Étude de fonctions d’une variable réelle, approximation et interpolation, résolution numérique d’équations nonlinéaires

Analyse 2 pour L1 maths/info, (TD)

2e semestre, Université Sorbonne Paris Nord - Étude locale de fonctions, suites récurrentes, dérivées d’ordres supérieurs, développements limités, fonctions convexes, calculs de primitives, intégration par parties

Honors and Scholarships

Major

Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) COFUND MathInParis2020 (2021 - 2024)

Doctoral funding awarded by the Fondation Sciences Mathematiques de Paris (FSMP).

Paris Graduate School for Mathematical Sciences (PGSM) (2020 - 2021)

Scholarship for Master's program in Mathematics of Modeling at Sorbonne University, Paris.

Vietnam National Scholarship for Mathematics Excellence (2018, 2020)

Awarded by the Vietnam Institute for Advanced Study in Mathematics (VIASM) and Vietnam Ministry of Education.

Minor

International Research Laboratory France - Vietnam in Mathematics and Its Application (2025-2026)

Travel award issued by the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS)

NITMB MathBio Convergence Conference (August 2025)

Travel award issued by the NSF-Simons National Institute for Theory and Mathematics in Biology (NITMB).

11th Heidelberg Laureate Forum (2024)

Young Researcher Participation Funding | Certification | CNRS News

Scientific visiting grant for PhD students: €2000 (2023)

Funding issued by the Fondation Sciences Mathematiques de Paris (FSMP) for scientific visits at the French National Institute for Research of Agriculture and Environment (INRAE), Avignon.

The Dean's List (2016 - 2020) - Valedictorian

Annual award for academic excellence by the Deans of Hanoi National University of Education (HNUE), Vietnam.

KAIX Summer School in Mathematics, South Korea (2019)

Participation grant awarded by the Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST).

Runner-up of AmCham Scholarship, Vietnam (2019)

Scholarship awarded by the American Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam.

Ocha Summer Program for Global Leaders, Japan (2017)

Participation grant awarded by Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO).