Khuong Nguyen is currently a Distanced Doctoral Candidate in the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at VSB Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic, and is working as a Lecturer teaching Electronic and Computer Systems Engineering at RMIT University Vietnam. Khuong received his B.Sc. in Power Systems from VNU-HCMC University of Technology (Saigon, Vietnam), M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from University of Arkansas (Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA), and Ph.D. in Computer Science from Selinus University of Science and Literature (Rome, Italy) in 2014, 2018, and 2023 respectively.
Prior to joining RMIT in 2020, Khuong has taught in other schools in Vietnam and in the USA; he has conducted research in some US labs and has worked for several years in the industry as an engineer and a technical head. He received some remarkable scientific awards & recognitions:
- Best Conference Paper Award (24th IEEE International Scientific Conference on Electric Power Engineering, Kouty nad Desnou, Czechia, 2024)
- Best Research Paper Award (Vietnam Education Foundation 13th Annual Conference, Tempe, AZ, USA, 2017)
- Outstanding Reviewer Award (24th IEEE EEEIC International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering, Rome, Italy, 2024)
Research fields
400802 Electrical circuits and systems
400808 Photovoltaic power systems
400911 Power electronics
461103 Deep learning
461104 Neural networks
UN sustainable development goals
6 Clean Water and Sanitation
7 Affordable and Clean Energy
9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
12 Responsible Consumption and Production
13 Climate Action
15 Life on Land
Academic positions
Lecturer, Electronic and Computer Systems Engineering
RMIT Vietnam
School of Science, Engineering, and Technology
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
22 Sep 2023 – Present
Associate Lecturer, Electronic and Computer Systems Engineering
RMIT Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Oct 2021 – 21 Sep 2023
Teaching Assistant: Electrical and Electronic Engineering
RMIT Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Oct 2020 – Sep 2021
Graduate Teaching Associate
OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY, Stillwater OK, USA
Stillwater, United States
Jan 2019 – May 2019
Graduate Research Associate
OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY, Stillwater OK, USA
, USA
Aug 2018 – Dec 2018
Graduate Research Assistant
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS, Fayetteville AR, USA
, USA
Aug 2016 – May 2018
Teaching Assistant: Electrical Engineering
HO CHI MINH CITY UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
, Viet Nam
Jan 2014 – Jul 2016
Non-academic positions
Head of Technology Solutions Department
SOLARBK, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
, Viet Nam
Sep 2019 – Sep 2020
Artificial Intelligence Solutions Engineer
SOLARBK, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
, Viet Nam
Jun 2019 – Aug 2019
Electrical Research Engineer
SOLARBK, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
, Viet Nam
Oct 2014 – May 2016
Teaching interests
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Embedded Systems
Engineering Mathematics
Professional Engineering Practice
Digital Fundamentals
Engineering Design
Electronics
Electronic Materials
Research interests
PCB Design and Fabrication
Artificial Intelligence Application in Solar Panel Fabricating Fault Detection
Power Electronics Applications in Renewable Energy: DC-DC Converters, DC-AC Inverters
Energy Harvesting Technologies
Renewable Energy Technologies with System Design and Installation: Wind and Solar Energy