| School: Science, Engineering and Technology |
| Department: Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering |
| Position: Lecturer |
| Location: RMIT Saigon South |
| Email: hainguyen.nguyen@rmit.edu.vn |
| ORCID iD: 0000-0002-2850-1304 |
Dr. Hai-Nguyen Nguyen, also known by his initials HANN, is a Lecturer in Robotics and Mechatronics at RMIT University Vietnam. He holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Seoul National University, Korea. His research focuses on robotics, with a particular emphasis on drone technologies.
Dr. Nguyen’s experience spans both research-focus institutions and deep-tech startups. He has held various positions at major research institutes, including Imperial College London (UK), LAAS-CNRS (France), and Seoul National University (Korea). He has also ventured beyond academia, spending a year working at a robotics startup in California, U.S. (remotely due to the COVID-19).
- 2018. PhD. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University, South Korea
- Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering
- Robotics and Computational Science
- J. Choe, Y. Lee, H. Yang, H. Nguyen*, D. J. Lee*. Sequential Trajectory Optimization for Externally-Actuated Manipulators with Joint Locking. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2024. (* co-corresponding author, Best UAV Paper Finalist)
- F. Hauf, B. B. Kocer, A. Slatter, H. Nguyen, O. K. F. Pang, R. Clark, E. Johns, M. Kovac. Learning Tethered Perching for Aerial Robots. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2023.
- B. Stephens*, H. Nguyen*, S. Hamaza, M. Kovac. An Integrated Framework for Autonomous Sensor Placement with Aerial Robots. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics (TMech), 2023. (* co-first author)
- B. Stephens, L. Orr, B. B. Kocer, H. Nguyen, M. Kovac. An Aerial Parallel Manipulator with Shared Compliance. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RAL), 2022. (with IROS presentation)
- S. Hamaza, A. Farinha, H. Nguyen, M. Kovac. Sensor Delivery in Forests with Aerial Robots: A New Paradigm for Environmental Monitoring. IROS Workshop on Perception, Planning and Mobility in Forestry Robotics (WPPMFR), 2020. (Best Paper Award)
- D. Robb, M. Imtiaz Ahmad, C. Tiseo, S. Aracri, A. C. McConnell, V. Page, C. Dondrup, H. M. Taylor, P. Ardon, E. Pairet, L. J. Wilson, T. Semwal, H. Nguyen, H. Hastie, and K. Lohan. Robots in the danger zone: exploring public perception through engagement. ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), 2020.
- H. Nguyen*, R. Siddall*, B. Stephens, A. Navarro-Rubio, M. Kovac. A passively adaptive micro-spine grapple for robust, controllable perching. IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft), 2019. (* co-first author)
- H. Nguyen, S. Park, J. Park, and D. J. Lee. A novel robotic platform for aerial manipulation using quadrotors as rotating thrust generators. IEEE Transactions on Robotics (TRO), 2018.
- H. Nguyen, S. Park, J. Park, and D. J. Lee. Aerial manipulation using multiple quadrotors as rotating thrusters: experiment results. Korea Robotics Society Annual Conference (KRoC), 2017. (Best Video Award)
- H. Nguyen, S. Park, and D. J. Lee. Aerial tool operation system using quadrotors as rotating thrust generators. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots & Systems (IROS), 2015.
- H. Nguyen, C. Ha, and D. J. Lee. Mechanics, control and internal dynamics of quadrotor tool operation. Automatica, 2015.
- H. Nguyen and D. J. Lee. Hybrid force/motion control and internal dynamics of quadrotors for tool operation. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots & Systems (IROS), 2013.
- 2024. Best Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Paper Award-Finalist, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA).
- 2020. Best Paper Award, IROS Workshop on Perception, Planning and Mobility in Forestry Robotics (WPPMFR).
- 2018. Outstanding Contribution in Reviewing, Mechatronics Journal, Elsevier.
- 2017. Best Video Award, Korea Robotics Society Annual Conference.
- 2015. Travel Award, IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots & Systems
- Vimaan Robotics, Inc., USA.
- Imperial Consultants, Ltd. (ICON), UK.
- 2024 – now: Lecturer, RMIT University, Vietnam.
- 2024 – 2024: Senior Researcher, Seoul National University, South Korea.
- 2021 – 2023: Contract Research Scientist, LAAS-CNRS, France.
- 2020 – 2021: Senior Robotics Engineer, Vimaan Robotics, Inc., USA. (remote work due to Covid)
- 2018 – 2020: Research Associate, Imperial College London, UK.