Short Bio

Trang Nakamoto (formerly Dang-Trang Nguyen) received a B.Eng. degree in 2009 from the School of Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Vietnam. In 2011, he completed his Master's in electrical and electronic engineering at the Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, Dongguk University, South Korea. In 2014, he completed his Ph.D. program in electrical and electronic engineering at the College of Science and Engineering, Ritsumeikan University, Japan. After his Ph.D., he worked in industry for more than two years. In Jun. 2017, he came back to academia and worked as a senior researcher at the Ritsumeikan Global Innovation Research Organization (R-GIRO). Since Apr. 2020, he has been an assistant professor at the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Ritsumeikan University. 

Education

(Sep. 2011 - Sep. 2014) Ph.D. in Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Ritsumeikan University (Japan)

College of Science and Engineering (English-medium program)

Dissertation: “Ultrashort optical pulse generation using actively mode-locked and FM fiber ring lasers”

Supervisor: Prof. Kozo Taguchi & Prof. Akihiro Morimoto (Retired)

(Sep. 2009 - Aug. 2011) M.E. in Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Dongguk University (Korea)

Department of Electronics & Electrical Engineering (English-medium program)

Thesis: “Study and design of ultra-wideband antenna with band-notched characteristics”

Supervisor: Prof. Hyun Chang Park

(Sep. 2004 - Aug. 2009) B.E. in Electronic Engineering, Hanoi University of Science and Technology (Vietnam) 

School of Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering

Advisor: Prof. Chien Dao-Ngoc

Professional Experience

(Apr. 2020 - Present) Assistant Professor, Ritsumeikan University (Japan)

Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

(Jun. 2017 - Mar. 2020) Senior Researcher, R-GIRO, Ritsumeikan University (Japan) 

Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

(Jul. 2015 - May 2017) Quality Assurance Engineer, Takako Industries INC (Japan) 

Quality Assurance Department

(Jan. 2015 – Jul. 2015) Electronic Engineer, Yume Technology, Co., LTD (Japan) 

Outsourcing at the Quality Assurance Department, Nichicon Corporation (Japan)

(Dec. 2013 - Jan. 2014) Full-Time Internship, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (Japan) 

Advanced Technology R&D Center

Award & Scholarship

• The Best Paper Award at the 7th International Conference on Power and Energy Systems Engineering, Fukuoka, Japan, Sep. 2020.

• The Best Paper Award at 7th European Conference on Renewable Energy Systems (ECRES2019), Spain, Jun. 2019.

• The Best Oral Presentation Award at the 8th Asia-Pacific Symposium on Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics, Taichung, Taiwan, Jul. 2014.

• Prospect Research Award, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Vietnam, Jun. 2009

• Japanese Government Scholarship for outstanding students to pursue a Doctoral Program at Ritsumeikan University, Japan, 2011-2014, 100% tuition fee and 36 months of monthly stipend of 150,000 JPY (~$1,800 in 2012).

• SRD Scholarship for outstanding students to study a Master Program at Dongguk University, South Korea, 2009-2011, 100% tuition fee and 24 months of monthly stipend of 600,000 KRW (~$500 in 2010).