Researcher

Head of Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence (Lab AI)

Dr. Nguyen Trang Thao

SHORT BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Thao Nguyen-Trang received a doctorate degree in Probability and Statistics from the University of Science, Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. He now serves as the head of Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence at COSARI, Van Lang University. In 2018, his paper received a Mathematical Research Award from the Vietnam Institute for Advanced Studies in Mathematics (VIASM). In the summer of 2023, he was a visiting researcher at VIASM.

He is a member of Editorial Board, Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, Hindawi.

Academic Impact
Research Interests
  • Applied Mathematics.
  • Probability and Statistics.
  • Computer Science.
  • Artificial Intelligence.
CONTACT
  • Email: thao.nguyentrang@vlu.edu.vn

1. EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

  • 2007 – 2011: The Bachelor of Science, Can Tho University, Vietnam.
  • 2012 – 2014: The Master of Science, Can Tho University, Vietnam.
  • 2016 – 2023: Doctor of Philosophy, University of Science, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

2. WORK EXPERIENCE

  • 2014 — 2022: Research Assistant, Ton Duc Thang  University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
  • 09/2022 – now: Researcher, Institute for Computational Science and Artificial Intelligence, Van Lang University, Vietnam.

3. RESEARCH INTEREST

  • Applied Mathematics.
  • Probability and Statistics.
  • Computer Science.
  • Artificial Intelligence.

4. RESEARCH GRANTS

No

Project name

Levels of Organization,Name of Organization

Role (Pricinpal investigator or member)

Duration

Results

1

L1 distance of probability density functions and its application in clustering and classification problems

Ministry of Science and Technology, Vietnam

Member

2016-2017

Completed

2

Development of numerical approaches for behavior analysis, optimization, health monitoring and intelligent computation of structures in multiple physical environments

National Foundation for Science and Technology Development, Vietnam (NAFOSTED)

Member

2020-2022

Completed

3

The mathematical model for predicting the transmission of climate change-induced infectious diseases

Ministry of Education and Training, Vietnam (MOE)

Principal Investigator

2024-2025

Completed

4

Surface water and groundwater interactions in the Mekong basin: A new hybrid machine learning approach

National Foundation for Science and Technology Development, Vietnam (NAFOSTED)

Member

2024-2026

Ongoing

5

Development of adaptive fractional-order nonlinear sliding mode controllers for uncertain and disturbed nonlinear dynamical systems

National Foundation for Science and Technology Development, Vietnam (NAFOSTED)

Member

2025-2028

Ongoing

5. TEACHING

  • 2023 – now: Training Altair AI Studio (RapidMiner) Professional level, Master level for lecturers/student/researchers at Van Lang University (10 courses).
  • 15/03/2024 – 05/04/2024: Training Altair AI Studio (RapidMiner) for The Southern Institute for Water Resources Planning.
  • 20/04/2024 – 26/04/2024: Training Altair AI Studio (RapidMiner) for Southern Regional Hydro-Meteorological Center.
  • 15/06/2024 – 16/06/2024: Training Altair AI Studio (RapidMiner) for College of Natural Sciences, Can Tho University.

6. ADVISING & SUPERVISION

7. AWARDS

  • 2018: Mathematical Research Award 2018, VIASM, National Program for the Development of Mathematics Until 2020.

8. EDITORSHIPS

  • 2022 – now: Editorial Board, Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, Hindawi.

9. SHORT BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Thao Nguyen-Trang received a doctorate degree in Probability and Statistics from the University of Science, Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. He now serves as the head of Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence at COSARI, Van Lang University. In 2018, his paper received a Mathematical Research Award from the Vietnam Institute for Advanced Studies in Mathematics (VIASM). In the summer of 2023, he was a visiting researcher at VIASM.
He is a member of Editorial Board, Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, Hindawi.