Curriculum vitae

Research experience across AI, Earth observation and environmental systems.

A concise web record of experience, education, research products, teaching and professional service. A privacy-reviewed downloadable CV will be added separately.

15+years of experience

30selected peer-reviewed publications

3countries of research and collaboration

PhDEnvironmental Sciences

Experience

Present

Research Scientist

CeADAR, University College Dublin

Applied machine learning, Earth observation and geospatial workflows for climate-resilient agriculture, mangrove and blue-carbon monitoring, national-scale geospatial analysis and evidence-grounded AI prototypes.

6 years

Teaching/Research Assistant & Research Collaborator

University of Tsukuba & JAXA, Japan

National and regional land-use and land-cover mapping, machine learning, convolutional networks, environmental monitoring, independent research, teaching and postgraduate mentoring.

6 years

National/International Consultant & Researcher

Vietnam Academy for Water Resources

Applied research in climate change, flood risk, hydrology, water resources and environmental decision support.

3 years

Undergraduate Research/Teaching Assistant

Thuy Loi University, Vietnam

Teaching and practical support across engineering and applied informatics subjects.

Education

PhD in Environmental Sciences — High Distinction

University of Tsukuba, Japan

Dual programme in Sustainability Science, Technology and Policy and Sustainable Environmental Studies; specialisation in remote sensing, machine learning, LULC change and sustainability.

Research focus: Remote sensing, machine learning, long-term land-use/land-cover change, environmental monitoring and sustainability.

MSc in Environmental Sciences — High Distinction

University of Tsukuba, Japan

Research focus: Remote sensing, GIS, environmental mapping and multitemporal land-cover analysis.

BSc in Civil Engineering — Distinction

Thuy Loi University, Vietnam

Selected research products

Annual land-use and land-cover maps across mainland Vietnam, 1990–2020Case study External resource
High-resolution national and regional land-use/land-cover mapsCase study: UpdatingExternal resource: Updating
National agricultural land-use maps for Vietnam, 2020 and 2024Case studyExternal resource: Updating
AIMVIE mangrove monitoring research prototypeCase studyExternal resource: Updating
Evidence-grounded GenAI/RAG and forest-carbon QA prototypesCase studyExternal resource: Updating

Service & leadership

Reviewer for more than 10 journals.
Review Editor, Tropical Forests.
Editorial Manager, Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment.
Teaching, graduate mentoring and stakeholder training.
Research proposal development and international collaboration.