Dr. Tran Vu Pham
Associate Professor
Dean, Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering
Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology
Ho Chi Minh City - Vietnam
Phone: (+84-28) 38647256 - Ext.: 5850
Email: ptvu@hcmut.edu.vn

CURRENT RESEARCH FOCUSES

 
  • Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS)
  • Big Data Analytics
  • Peer-to-Peer Computing
  • Internet of Things
  • Distributed Systems
  • Collaborative Systems
  • Projects: Smart Traffic, ITS Project

EDUCATION BACKGROUND

1995 – 1996

 First year programme, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology,Vietnam.
     
 

1997 – 1999

 Bachelor of Computer Science, School of Information Technology and Computer Science, University of Wollongong, Australia. Graduated with High Distinction or Distinction almost in every subject.
Worked on the project named Web Query Language, which involves building a web based query system to query unstructured data from Internet, using Java and Oracle database on Unix platform.
     
 

09/2001 – 09/2002

 MSc in Information Systems, School of Computing, University of Leeds.
MSc project: Peer-to-Peer architectures applied to Knowledge Sharing Environments. Completed with Distinction.
Completed with Distinction.
     
  12/2002 – 10/2006 PhD in Computing, School of Computing, University of Leeds.
Thesis title: Collaborative e-Science Architecture for Scientific Research Communities Activities: (i) Integrating Grid technologies to Peer-to-Peer environment using Web Services to develop a collaborative architecture to support scientific research in e-Science community. (ii) Developing an adaptive resource discovery method for distributed and decentralised Peer-to-Peer environment using classification ontology
     
  2003 Attended White Rose Interpersonal Skills School (WRISS) 2003, which is equivalent to UK GRAD programme

WORK EXPERIENCE

 

03/2000 – 09/2001

 Assistant Lecturer, The Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, Vietnam. Taught two subjects: Databases and Information Systems Analysis and Design. Was also a member of Department's Information System Group.
     
 

2003 – 06/2006

 Teaching Assistant (part-time)- School of Computing, University of Leeds. Assist leading lecturers to prepare lecture slides, prepare and mark student coursework and demonstrate teaching materials in labs and tutorials. Subjects covered include Databases, Software Engineering, Java Programming, Internet Programming, Algorithms and Data Structures.
     
  07/2006 – 06/2007 Post Doctoral Research - Interdisciplinary Centre for Scientific Research in Music, University of Leeds, UK.
  • Responsible for contribution of the centre to a digital preservation project named CASPAR - an 8.8 million Euro project funded by EU - in collaboration with partners across Europe.
  • Teach a module on Electronic Music Synthesis to third year students
  • Organise regular internal seminars within the centre
  Since 10/2007 Lecturer - Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, HCMC University of Technology
  • Teach courses: Parallel Processing and Distributed Systems, Internet Programming, Networking 1 and Introduction to Computing
  • Work on VN-Grid project to set up the core infrastructure for Vietnam national computational grid to support Vietnamese scientific communities
  • Assist the Board of Deans with industrial relations
  • Work as a project manager of the faculty in the Higher Education Project 2 (supported by World Bank) to improve teaching and research capability of the faculty
  07/2009 - 12/2009 Visiting Researcher at IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, Hawthorne, New York, USA.
  07/2011 Visiting Researcher at Vienna University of Technology, Austria
  02/2010 - 03/2013 Head of Systems and Networking Department, Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, HCMC University of Technology.
  03/2013 - 09/2018 Vice Dean, Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, HCMC University of Technology.
  Since 09/2018 Dean, Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, HCMC University of Technology.

AWARDS/SCHOLARSHIPS

  1996 AusAID (Australian Agency for International Development) scholarships (as an  award for achieving top ranks in the entrance examination to university) for Bachelor degree in Computer Science.
     
  2001-2002 The fee bursary award for international student from the University of Leeds for MSc degree in Information Systems.

MSc prize from the School of Computing, University of Leeds, for completing the MSc with the best result amongst master students in the academic year 2001-2002
     
  2002-2006 Overseas Research Students Award Scheme (ORSAS) from Universities UK, Tetley and Lupton Awards and top-up scholarship from School of Computing, University of Leeds, for PhD study.