Experience
Apr 2023–presentResearch Scientist
CeADAR, School of Computer Science, 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.
2016–2022Teaching/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.
2010–2016National/International Consultant & Researcher
Vietnam Academy for Water Resources
Applied research in climate change, flood risk, hydrology, water resources and environmental decision support.
2007–2010Undergraduate Research/Teaching Assistant
Thuy Loi University, Vietnam
Teaching and practical support across engineering and applied informatics subjects.
Education
2022PhD in Environmental Sciences — High Distinction
University of Tsukuba, Japan
2018MSc in Environmental Sciences — High Distinction
University of Tsukuba, Japan
2010BSc in Civil Engineering — Distinction
Thuy Loi University, Vietnam
Selected research products
- Annual land-use and land-cover maps across mainland Vietnam, 1990–2020.
- High-resolution national and regional land-use/land-cover maps.
- National agricultural land-use maps for Vietnam, 2020 and 2024.
- AIMVIE mangrove monitoring research prototype.
- Evidence-grounded GenAI/RAG and forest-carbon QA prototypes.
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.