Tri-Hai Nguyen, Ph.D. - Professional Profile

Appointments

Aug 2026 – present: Deputy Head (Acting Head), Department of Software Engineering, Faculty of Information Technology, Van Lang School of Technology (VLTECH), Van Lang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Jan 2025 – present: Academic Coordinator, Global Standard Program (formerly Honors Program), Information Technology Major, Van Lang Global School, Van Lang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Apr 2024 – present: Lecturer, Department of Software Engineering, Faculty of Information Technology, Van Lang School of Technology (VLTECH), Van Lang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Sept 2025 – present: Visiting Professor, Department of Artificial Intelligence, The Catholic University of Korea, Gyeonggi, Korea

Jan 2023 – Mar 2024: Lecturer (concurrent), Faculty of Computer Science, Ho Chi Minh City Open University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Mar 2022 – Mar 2024: Postdoctoral Research Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Seoul, Korea

2022: Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea
2017: M.Eng. in Information and Communication Technology, Soongsil University, Seoul, Korea
2015: B.S. in Computer Science (Honors Program, Valedictorian), University of Information Technology, VNU-HCM, Vietnam

Graduate studies fully funded by scholarships, BK21, and research grants (2015–2022).

Academic Editor: PLOS One (____–present) · PeerJ Computer Science (____–present) · Discover Computing (____–present) · Human-centric Computing and Information Sciences (____–present)
Former Academic Editor: Scientific Reports (____–____)
Guest editor, CMC–Computers, Materials & Continua (Tech Science Press): “New Trends in Image Processing” (Vol. 1 and Vol. 2, open to 31 Mar 2027); “Novel Methods for Image Classification, Object Detection, and Segmentation”
Guest editor, Discover Internet of Things (Springer): “Advancing Healthcare through the Internet of Things”
Grant reviewer: National Science Centre, Poland (2022)
Reviewer: Web of Science Reviewer Recognition
Conferences: Organizing Committee and Technical Program Committee member, international conferences

25 Jun 2025: “UAV-Assisted Communication: Current Research and Open Issues”, Summer School, Van Lang University & University of Seoul
9 Jun 2025: “Vietnam’s Rising Tech Power: Opportunities, Trends & Future Careers”, Honors Program, Van Lang University
6 Nov 2024: “Scientific Research Training”, Faculty of Information Technology, Van Lang University
11 Jan 2023: “Research Orientation: Perspectives from Computer Science Insiders”, University of Information Technology, VNU-HCM
29 Sept 2022: “Korean e-Government: Perspectives and Lessons”, International University, VNU-HCM
4 Mar 2022: “Scientific Research – Creativity without Borders”, University of Information Technology, VNU-HCM

2026: Best Paper Award, IAAA 2026, Ho Chi Minh City
2025: Outstanding Performance Award (AY 2024–2025), Van Lang University
2024: Best Paper Award, ICIT 2024, Da Nang
2024: Top 20 nominee, Golden Globe Award for Young Scientists and Technologists
2023: Best Paper Award, ICIT 2023, Ho Chi Minh City
2022: Best Paper Award, ICTC 2022, Jeju Island
2022: Outstanding Achievement Award, Chung-Ang University
2019: Best Paper Award, KICS Winter Conference 2019, Pyeongchang
2018: Outstanding Contribution Award, ACVYS 2018 Organizing Committee, Embassy of Vietnam in Korea
Student awards (2014–2015): “January Star” Award and “Student with 5 Good Criteria” (central level), Vietnam National Union of Students; Ho Chi Minh City ICT Award

2024: VnExpress: among the top 20 nominees for the 2024 Golden Globe Science and Technology Awards
2023: University of Information Technology: alumni feature
2022: SeoulTech News: ICE Lab receives Best Paper Award at ICTC 2022
2022: VietNamNet: earning a doctorate in Korea at 29 (Vietnamese, English)