Curriculum vitae

Education

• 2002.9 to 2005.6: Phan Chau Trinh High School ( Da Nang, Viet Nam)

• 2005.8 to 2006.3: Dong Du Japanese School  (Ho Chi Minh, Viet Nam)

• 2006.4 to 2008.3: Tokyo World Language Academy (Tokyo, Japan)

• 2008.4 to 2012.3: Utsunomiya University, Undergraduate  (Supervisor: Prof. Akinori Nakajima) (Utsunomiya, Japan)

• 2012.4 to 2014.3: Graduate School of Utsunomiya University, Master's Course  (Supervisor: Prof. Akinori Nakajima) (Utsunomiya, Japan)

• 2014.4 to 2015.8: Graduate School of Utsunomiya University, Doctor's Course (Supervisor: Prof. Akinori Nakajima) (Utsunomiya, Japan)

Academic career history

• 2012.4 to 2014.3 : Teaching assistant,  Department of Civil Engineering and Regional Design, Utsunomiya University (Utsunomiya, Japan)

• 2015.9 to 2020.8 : Assistant professor, Department of Civil Engineering and Regional Design, Utsunomiya University (Utsunomiya, Japan)

• 2020.11 to present: Lecturer, Faculty of Road and Bridge Engineering, The University of Da Nang  - University of Science and Technology (Da Nang, Viet Nam)

Industrial career history

• 2022.11 to present: Founder, Vice director,  PEDI Civil Solutions Co., Ltd. (Danang, Vietnam) 

Awards

• 2019 June: Best paper award of Journal of Structural Engineering, Japan Society of Civil Engineers

Awarded article: Nguyen Minh Hai, Nakajima Akinori, Fujikura Shuichi: Study on applicability of shear resistance evaluation formulas of perfobond strip based on push-out test data of previous studies, Journal of Structural Engineering, Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Vol.65A，pp.712-724, 2019.3 (in Japanese).

• 2019 June: Excellent research presentation award at 65th Symposium of Structural Engineering, Japan Society of Civil Engineers

• 2016 June: Best paper award of Journal of JSCE, Japan Society of Civil Engineers

Awarded article: Nakajima A. and Minh Hai N.: Strain behavior of penetrating rebar in perfobond strip and its evaluation of shear resistance, Journal of JSCE (Japan Society of Civil Engineers), Vol. 4, pp.1-18, 2016.

• 2015 December: Excellent research presentation award at 70th Annual Conference, Japan Society of Civil Engineers

• 2014 March: Student award for research achievement, Utsunomiya University

• 2013 December: Excellent research presentation award at 68th Annual Conference, Japan Society of Civil Engineers

• 2013 March: Student award for research achievement, Utsunomiya University

• 2012 December: Excellent research presentation award at 67th Annual Conference, Japan Society of Civil Engineers

Professional Affiliations 

• I-Star research group, vice leader (2021-2023 ); Leader (2023 - 2024; Sub-leader in Materials and Structures area (2025-present)

• Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE), Regular member (until 2020.8)

• Architectural Institute of Japan (AIJ), Regular member (until 2017.11)

• International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering  (IABSE), Regular member (until 2020.8)

Interested topics

• Structural and materials engineering: Steel concrete hybrid structures, Novel construction methods, Earthquake resistant design, Reproduction of vibration, Novel construction materials and its application (FRP, Self-sensing concrete, Light transmitting concrete etc.),  application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in civil engineering, smart construction solutions, etc. 

• Others: Traffic planning, urban planning

Experiences

• Educational experiences (Lectures) : At Utsunomiya University (Graduate research, Structural Engineering I, Experiments on Civil Engineering, Practice of Structural Design,  Practice of Regional Project, Basics of Information Processing, others); At The University of Danang - University of Science and Technology (Construction materials, Scientific research method, Project on Reinforced concrete structures, etc.)

• Research experiences: Refer to research publications 

• Technical experiences: Structural experiment (Bending test for beam, cyclic loading test for pier, shaking table test, several element tests, etc…of steel, concrete and hybrid structures); Structural analysis of static and dynamic problem (with FORTRAN programming, ABAQUS, DIANA, TDAP III, etc…); Data analysis, etc. 

• Investigation support and technical advice: Several construction consulting companies from Japan, Singapore, etc. 

• Experiences in operation and organization:  Organizing professional exchange programs nationally and internationally; Establishing an operational system within small and medium-sized companies

• Experiences as a reviewer for International Journal: Has experiences as a reviewer for international journal such as Engineering Structures (Elsevier); Structures (Elsevier), Case studies in Construction Materials (Elsevier),  Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering (Springer), Materials and Structures (Springer), Journal of Advanced Concrete Technology (J-stage),  Steel & Composite Structures (Techno), Innovative Infrastructures Solutions (Springer),  Scientific Reports (Springer), Mathematics, Applied Sciences , Buildings, Sustainability (MDPI), The University of Danang Journal of Science and Technology, etc.

Research grants & funding

1. 2025.12 to 2028.11: Development of a comprehensive electrical resistance behavior model for a multiblock self-sensing concrete bearing system for smart traffic load monitoring, Vietnamese National Foundation for Science and Technology Development (Nafosted), No: 107.01-2025.32, (Principal investigator) . 

2. 2026.1 to 2027.12: Developing a Carbon-Emission Optimization Model toward Net-Zero in Public Transportation Infrastructure Development: A Case Study of Da Nang City,  The research project of Vietnam Science and Technology Ministry, No: B2026.DNA.04  (Senior member)

3. 2025.1 to 2026.12: Research to develop a program to optimize the design of a new generation formwork system using UHPC combined with FRP grid in the construction of reinforced concrete structures based on experiments, simulation and machine learning, The research project of Vietnam Science and Technology Ministry, No: B2025-DNA-03  (Senior member). Loading 80 %

4. 2024.9 to 2025.8: Development of self-sensing concrete towards to application in next-generation Weigh-In-Motion Stations, Murata Science and Education Foundation (MSF), No: T2024-02-08MSF (Senior member) - Completed

5. 2024.1 to 2025.12: Research on enhancing the features of translucent concrete with different light-transmitting materials, The research project of Vietnam Science and Technology Ministry, No: B2024.DNA.04  (Senior member) - Completed

6. 2024.8 to 2025.2: Developing A New Generation Formwork System With Fiber-Reinforced Mortar In Load-Bearing Concrete Structure Construction, Vietnam Ministry of Science and Technology under State Budget Project for Domestic and Abroad Training and Capacity Building of Science and Technology Personnel (Program 2395),  (Principal investigator) -  Completed

7. 2023.10 to 2024.9: Research and development of a new generation of concrete capable of penetrating light and telecommunications waves with high performance, Funding Program-VINIF, Project No.: VINIF.2023.STS.13  (Principal investigator) - Completed

8. 2022.7 to 2024.7: Evaluation of the bond strength of various FRP bars inside concrete by regression analysis combined with machine learning on experimental database, The research project of The University of Danang, Project No.: B2022-DN01-10 (Principal investigator) - Completed

9. 2023.1 to 2023.12: Effect of excitation voltage, electrode distance and size on the resistivity variation of self-sensing concrete specimen under compressive stress,  The research project of The University of Danang - University of Science and Technology, Project No.: T2023-02-07  (Principal investigator) - Completed

10. 2022.6 to 2023.6 : Constructing the shear force - slip model of perfobond strips with steel fiber-reinforced mortars based on regression analysis and machine learning, The research project of The University of Danang - University of Science and Technology, Project No.: T2022-01-00  (Senior investigator) - Completed

11. 2021.6 to 2022.6 : Flexural behavior of the joint between precast concrete slabs using perfobond strips and a simplified method for calculating the flexural capacity, The research project of The University of Danang - University of Science and Technology, Project No.: T2021-02-48  (Principal investigator) - Completed

12. 2021.9 to 2023.9: Probability evaluation of seismic risk of prestressed reinforced concrete bridge system on national highway 1A in Danang city area using machine learning, The research project of Vietnam Science and Technology Ministry (Senior member) - Completed

13. 2020.12 to 2023.6 : Research on compound design of transparent concrete and its properties, The research project of The University of Danang, Project No.: B2020-DN01-30 (Senior member) - Completed

14. 2020.12 to 2023.6: Probabilistic model to evaluate the destructive state of earthquake-resistant metal fuel tank structures, The research project of The University of Danang (Senior member) - Completed

15. 2018.4 to 2020.3: Research for application of perfobond strip to narrow joint structures (Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B), Japan Society for The Promotion of Science) (Principal Investigator) - Completed

16. 2019: Grant of Sakura Science Exchange Program (Course C: Science and Technology Training Course) , Japan Science and Technology Agency (Organizing member) -Completed

17. 2019.4 to 2020.3: Research for application of connection method between precast PC slabs using perfobond strip (Research Grant from DC Co., Ltd., Japan) (Principal Investigator) - Completed

18. 2019.4 to 2020.3: Research on structural connection of precast PC slabs using new type of loop reinforcements (Research Grant from DPS Bridge Works Co., Ltd., Japan) (Co-Investigator) - Completed

19. 2018.4 to 2019.3: Research on performance evaluation of permanent form，(Research Grant from Japan Concrete Technology Co., Ltd., Japan) (Co-Investigator) - Completed

20. 2017.9 to 2018.3: Conversion to a design method of non-composite steel girder bridge considering composite effect of shear connector (Research Grant from Japan Bridge Engineering Center, Japan) (Co-Investigator) - Completed

21. 2016.9 to 2017.3: Research on structural connection of precast PC slabs (Collaborating Research with Nippon Expressway Research Institute Company Limited, Japan) - Completed

22. 2016.9 to 2017.3: Investigation of current status of walk bridge focusing on maintenance issue， (Regional Collaboration Project of Regional Design Center, Utsunomiya University) (Principal Investigator) - Completed

23. 2016.9 to 2020.3: Behavior of bridge superstructure model with double spherical sliding bearing (Collaborating Research with Nippon Steel Corporation, Japan) (Co-Investigator) - Completed

24. 2016.9 to 2020.8: Seismic performance of new type reinforced column (Research Grant from Oriental Shiraishi Corporation, Japan) (Co-Investigator) - Completed

25. 2015.9 to 2016.3: Development of connection method between precast PC slabs using perfobond strip (Collaborating Research with DC Co., Ltd., Japan) (Co-Investigator) - Completed

International academic activities

• Publication Committee, The 4th Conference on  Advanced Technology in Civil Engineering towards Sustainable Development (ATCESD 2024), Danang city, Vietnam, 2023.8.

• Publication Committee, The 4th International Conference on Transportation Infrastructure and Sustainable Development (TIDIC 2023), Danang city, Vietnam, 2023.8. 

• Organizing member, The 8th Joint workshop between Danang University of Science and Technology, Utsunomiya University (Theme: Designing the New Da Nang Railway Station – Integration and Connectivity with the Urban Infrastructure), Utsunomiya city, Japan, 2025.3. 

• Organizing member, The 7th Joint workshop between Danang University of Science and Technology, Utsunomiya University (Theme: Urban Design of Super Smart City Utsunomiya with Light Railway Transportation), Utsunomiya city, Japan, 2024.3. 

• Organizing member, The 6th Joint workshop between Danang University of Science and Technology, Utsunomiya University and Chiba University (Theme: Designing Walkable Streets for Sustainable Danang City), Danang city, Vietnam, 2023.3. 

• Organizing member, The 5th Joint workshop between Danang University of Science and Technology and Utsunomiya University (Theme: Ideas of ICT application in urban design and management for new normal society), Online, 2022.3. 

• Organizing member, The 4th Joint workshop between Danang University of Science and Technology and Utsunomiya University (Theme: Ideas of urban design in post covid-19 period ～Cases of Utsunomiya city & Danang city～), Online, 2021.3. 

• Organizing member, The 3st Joint workshop between Danang University of Science and Technology and Utsunomiya University (Theme: Urban Design of Smart City Utsunomiya ～The LRT Station and its Environs～), Utsunomiya city, Japan, 2020.3. 

• Organizing member, The 2nd Joint workshop between Danang University of Science and Technology and Utsunomiya University (Theme: Architecture Design of Metro Station and Transportation Design of Surrounding Area in Danang city), Da Nang city, Viet Nam, 2019.3.

• Organizing member, The 1st Joint workshop between Danang University of Science and Technology and Utsunomiya University (Theme: Idea for River-oriented Transportation and Architecture for Future Danang city), Da Nang city, Viet Nam, 2018.3.

Related media 

• Official Website of Department of Transport of Danang city: "Sở GTVT thành phố Đà Nẵng tổ chức thành công “Hội thảo nghiên cứu và ứng dụng khoa học công nghệ trong lĩnh vực giao thông vận tải trên địa bàn thành phố Đà Nẵng” , 2024, 6. 

• Newspaper of Education and Era (Báo giáo dục và thời đại): "Giảng viên nghiên cứu khoa học để giữ và truyền lửa", 2022.5. 

• Official HP of Vietnam  ministry of Education and Training (Cổng thông tin điện tử bộ GDĐT): "TS Nguyễn Minh Hải: Vì quê hương là nơi mình cần và nơi đó cần mình", 2022.5.

• People's newspaper (Báo Nhân Dân): "Chú trọng chất lượng nghiên cứu khoa học trong trường học" (Translate =  Focusing on the quality of scientific research in University), 2023.2.

• Danang Newspaper (Báo Đà Nẵng): "Nghiên cứu bê-tông xuyên sáng tại Việt Nam (Translate = Research of Light transmitting Concrete in Vietnam"), 2023.3.

• Official HP of Japan Consulate General of Japan in Da Nang: 「ダナン工科大学・宇都宮大学・千葉大学共同ワークショップ」ウェルカムパーティー , 2023.3.

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