Nguyen Van Truong, PhD
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Affiliate Faculty
Biography
Dr. Van-Truong Nguyen received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in mechatronics engineering from the School of Mechanical Engineering, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam, in 2012 and 2014, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering from the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan, in 2018.
Since 2025, he has been serving as an Affiliated Faculty at the College of Engineering & Computer Science, VinUniversity, and as Director of Sofware and AI at VinMotion, Vietnam. Since 2013, he has been a Lecturer with the Faculty of Mechatronics Engineering (ME), HaUI, Hanoi. He is former Dean of the Faculty of Mechatronics, former Founder and Director of Doctoral Program of Mechatronics Engineering, former Director of Mechatronics Engineering (Master’s Program and Undergraduate Program), former Founder and Director of Robot and Artificial Intelligence Program, Head of the Intelligent Robotics Laboratory, SMAE, HaUI, Hanoi, Vietnam.
He has authored and co-authored for one book and over 70 journals/conference papers and most are published in the prestigious journals such as IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems, ISA Transaction, Journal of Manufacturing Processes, etc. His current research interests include robotics, mobile robots, AI, intelligent control systems, and computer vision applications.
Dr. Truong was a recipient of the National Outstanding Innovation Award in 2015, the Best Student Paper Award of the International Automatic Control Conference in 2018. He currently serves as the reviewer of more than 30 refereed journals and conference papers in the areas of robotics, intelligent control, fuzzy systems, neural networks, and computer vision applications such as the IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics, the IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems, the Optimization and Engineering, the IEEE Access, the International Journal of Fuzzy Systems, the ISA Transactions, the Artificial Intelligence Review, the Information Sciences, the Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems, the Measurement and Control, etc.
• Robotics
• AI
• Intelligent Systems: Humanoid Robot, Manipulator, Parallel robot, Ballbot, UAV, Mobile Robot
• Optimal Design.
• Computer Vision and 3D Points Clouds Model.
• [1] V. T. Nguyen*, et al., “Resilient consensus control of networked robotic manipulators under actuator faults and deception attacks,” ISA Transactions, 2025.
• [2] V. T. Nguyen*, D.-N. Duong, D.-H. Pham, V.-T. Ngo, and L. A. Tuan, “Optimal nonlinear PID TSK3-DCMAC controller based on balancing composite motion optimization for ballbot with external forces,” ISA Transactions, 2025.
• [3] V. T. Nguyen*, P. T. Su, S. F. Su, P. X. Tan, and T.-L. Bui, “Type-2 fuzzy consensus control for leader–follower multiple Euler–Lagrange systems under faults and deception attack,” IEEE Access, 2025.
• [4] M. T. Vu, D. H. Pham, V. T. Nguyen, Q. T. Do, A. K. Alanazi, and T. H. Nguyen, “Adaptive nonlinear integral-backstepping control for frequency stabilization in cyber-physical shipboard microgrids using double deep Q-learning,” Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, vol. 160, pt. B, p. 111943, 2025.
• [5] T.-L. Bui, D.-Q. Nguyen, and V. T. Nguyen*, “Real-time path planning for Mecanum-wheeled robots with type-2 fuzzy logic controller,” International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, vol. 22, no. 4, 2025.
• [6] X. H. Van, D. B. Dinh, T. N. Canh, and V. T. Nguyen, “ESRPCB: An edge-guided super-resolution model and ensemble learning for tiny printed circuit board defect detection,” Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, vol. 159, pt. A, p. 111547, 2025.
• [7] V. T. Nguyen, et al., “Optimal two-wheeled self-balancing mobile robot navigation using adaptive fuzzy controller-based KD-SegNet,” Intelligent Service Robotics, 2025.
• [8] M. T. Vu, V. T. Nguyen, Q. T. Do, W. Youn, and T. H. Nguyen, “Robust noninteger predictive control for wind turbine pitch angle regulation in full-load region using deep on-policy learning,” Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, vol. 156, pt. A, 2025.
• [9] N. V. Linh, L. Nurahmi, and V. T. Nguyen, “Design of a low-frequency vibration isolator with large-stroke and variable-payload capabilities using gear–spring units,” Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics, 2025.
• [10] V. T. Nguyen*, P. T. Su, S. F. Su, P. X. Tan, and T.-L. Bui, “Vision-based pick-and-place control system for industrial robots using an eye-in-hand camera,” IEEE Access, 2025.
• [11] V. T. Nguyen, D.-H. Pham*, Q.-C. Nguyen, and M. T. Vu, “Optimal design of Takagi–Sugeno–Kang fuzzy neural network based on balancing composite motion optimization for chaotic synchronization with uncertainty and disturbance,” Results in Engineering, 2025.
• [12] V. T. Nguyen*, D.-T. Chu, X.-T. Kieu, V.-X. Hoang, M. Van, and S.-F. Su, “Deep learning-enhanced defect detection for printed circuit boards,” Results in Engineering, 2025.
• [13] V. T. Nguyen*, et al., “Robust adaptive nonlinear PID controller using radial basis function neural network for ballbots with external force,” Engineering Science and Technology, an International Journal, vol. 61, p. 101914, 2025.
• [14] V. T. Nguyen*, H.-B. Giap, S.-F. Su, M. Van, D.-V. La, and T.-L. Bui, “Design and experiment of interval type-2 fuzzy hierarchical sliding mode control for pendubot with uncertainties,” IEEE Transactions on Mechatronics, to be published.
• [15] V. T. Nguyen*, et al., “A comprehensive RGB-D dataset for 6D pose estimation for industrial robot pick-and-place: Creation and real-world validation,” Results in Engineering, vol. 24, 2024.
• [16] V. T. Nguyen*, Q.-C. Nguyen, M. Van, V.-T. Nguyen, D.-H. Pham, and D.-C. Nguyen, “Novel adaptive fuzzy control for pendubot with actuator faults and uncertainties: Design and experiments,” Results in Engineering, vol. 24, 2024.
• [17] M. H. Ngo, V. T. Le, B. Gandham, V. A. Nguyen, D. H. Le, V. T. Nguyen, and T. N. Van, “Unique characteristics of the novel GTAW process for butt joint of ultra-thin silicon steel sheets,” Journal of Manufacturing Processes, vol. 85, pp. 894–903, 2023.
• [18] V. T. Nguyen, C. Y. Lin, S. F. Su, W. Sun, and M. J. Er, “Global finite-time active disturbance rejection control for parallel manipulators with unknown bounded uncertainties,” IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems, vol. 51, no. 12, pp. 7838–7849, Dec. 2021.
• [19] X. T. Nguyen, N. Miura, V. T. Nguyen, and T.-L. Bui, “Design of multiple tuned mass damper devices and application to response control of bridge under external force,” Mechanics Based Design of Structures and Machines.
• [20] Q. V. Tran, S. F. Su, and V. T. Nguyen, “Pyramidal Lucas–Kanade-based non-contact breath motion detection,” IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems, vol. 50, no. 7, pp. 2659–2670, Jul. 2020.
• [21] W. Sun, S. F. Su, J. Xia, and V. T. Nguyen, “Adaptive fuzzy tracking control of flexible-joint robots with full-state constraints,” IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems, vol. 49, no. 11, pp. 2201–2209, Nov. 2019.
• [22] V. T. Nguyen, C. Y. Lin, S. F. Su, and W. Sun, “Finite-time adaptive fuzzy tracking control design for parallel manipulators with unbounded uncertainties,” International Journal of Fuzzy Systems, vol. 21, no. 2, pp. 545–555, 2019.
• 2018: Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (NTUST), Taiwan
• 2014: Master in Mechatronics Engineering, Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST), Vietnam
• 2012: Bachelor in Mechatronics Engineering, Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST), Vietnam
• 2024: Certificate of Merit from the Ministry of Industry and Trade
• 2023: Vietnam Science and Technology Innovation Award 2023 (Vifotec Award)
• 2018: Best Paper Award of the 2018 International Automatic Control Conference
• 2015: The 8th National Outstanding Innovation Award, Vietnam
