Nhan Luong
Nhan H.T. Luong (Len)
My interest lies in the intersection of computer science, astronomy, and (astro)physics. Within the field of computer science, my primary interests are within visual computing (computational imaging, computer vision, computer graphics, visualization) as well as data-intensive science (numerical methods, simulation, data processing, machine learning, deep learning). I am also passionate about teaching and inspiring new generation of scientists and engineers by cultivating their love for science and technology.
Education

Bachelor of Computer Science (Honours)

2021 - 2022 @ Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

GPA: 4.0 / 4.0 | First Class Honours

Bachelor of Computer Science in Advanced Computer Science

2018 - 2021 @ Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

GPA: 3.6 / 4.0 | High Distinction

Research Experience

Research Assistant — Security and Artificial Intelligence Lab

Oct 2023 - Present @ VinUniversity, Hanoi, Vietnam

Survey on practicality of federated learning in IoT: Gained a grasp of benefits, challenges applications, of federated learning and current state-of-the-art. Conducted literature survey and designed taxonomy of contemporary federated learning landscape in communication efficiency perspective.

Research Assistant — Center for Environmental Intelligence

Oct 2022 - Oct 2023 @ VinUniversity, Hanoi, Vietnam

AI for MOF material discovery project (in collaboration with UC Berkeley & Monash University): Developed image recognition system and web application for fast batch crystal detection from automated microscopy images of high-throughput chemistry experiments. Implemented, trained, and conducted performance benchmark of state-of-the-art image classification methods (architectures, augmentations, regularization) on our new dataset of metal-organic framework crystals (MOFs) images.
Inverse design for nanophotonics metasurface material topology optimization: Conducted literature review to identify current trends in nanophotonics material inverse design using deep neural networks. Led an initiative to investigate practicality of applying published methods for finding materials with desired optical properties via topological optimization.
Spatial lifetime mapping of perovskite quantum dots coupled with a dielectric metasurface: Operated fluorescence lifetime imaging system, and processed and analyzed measurement data. Applied time-correlated single photon counting to determine photon lifetime of perovskite quantum dots on metasurface.

Research Scholarship — Immersive Analytics Lab

Nov 2021 - Mar 2022 @ Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

Hand gesture capture for interactive data analytics: Continued developing a web application to record intuitive hand gestures for data exploration and navigation in real-world space.

Work Experience

Teaching Assistant

Oct 2022 - Present @ VinUniversity, Hanoi, Vietnam

COMP4010 - Data Visualization (Spring '24)
COMP4010 - Computational & Algorithmic Thinking (Spring '24)
COMP1010 & BANA3020 - Introduction to Programming (Fall '22, Fall '23)
COMP3010 - Algorithm Design (Spring '23)
PHYS2030 - Physics III (Spring '23)

Consultant - Software Engineer (IBL)

Jan 2021 - Jun 2021 @ Deloitte Digital, Melbourne, Australia

Digital consulting and Agile software development experience.
Experience with Confluence, JIRA, BitBucket/Git, Azure build pipelines and SonarQube.
Developed mobile application with Kotlin, Swift, JavaScript, Postman, AWS S3, AWS Lambda.
Developed virtual assistant with Unity, C#, AWS Lex, AWS Polly, AWS Transcribe.
Developed interactive AR pegboard with OpenCV, PyQt5, C#, Unity.

Awards & Honours
  • Teaching Assistant with Outstanding Contribution (VinUniversity, 2024): Awarded to 6 Teaching Assistants who made outstanding contribution teaching and supporting student learning.
  • Teaching Excellence Award (VinUniversity, 2023): Awarded to 2 Teaching Assistant and 8 Faculty members who were nominated by colleagues and students for delivering excellence in teaching and supporting student learning.
  • Undergraduate Vacation Research Scholarship (Monash University, 2021): Awarded to undergraduate students who were selected take part in research projects at Monash University over a vacation period.
  • Information Technology IBL Placement Scholarship (Monash University, 2021): Awarded to undergraduate students after a highly selective multi-round interview process to work at a partner organization as a full-time graduate-level employee for one semester.
  • Information Technology International Merit Scholarship (3 years) (Monash University, 2021): Awarded to incoming international students with outstanding academic background and achievements.