The Advanced Intelligent Technology Research Group, a strong research groups of the Faculty of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Ton Duc Thang University (TDTU), is composed of a highly experienced team of scientists. The group focuses on cutting-edge domains, including advanced engineering and technologies in wireless communications, reconfigurable and autonomous robotics, digital signal processing and applied statistics, as well as artificial intelligence (AI) applications in wireless systems, robotics, and signal processing.

The group is committed to developing breakthrough technological solutions that contribute to scientific advancement and practical applications both in Vietnam and on the global stage.

Mission and vision

Vision: To become a leading research center in Vietnam and the region in the fields of 5G/6G communications, modern communication systems, artificial intelligence, and robotics automation.

Mission:

• To contribute to the advancement of science and technology in Vietnam through cutting-edge research;
• To train high-quality human resources in the fields of intelligent technology;
• To transfer technology and develop products serving societal needs;
• To engage in international research collaborations and promote sustainable development.

Research Topics

- 5G/6G wireless communications and cooperative networks

- Autonomous robotics and AI-based perception

- Digital signal processing and applied statistics

- Wireless power transfer and energy harvesting (EH)

- Physical layer security in communication systems

- UAV, satellite, and sensor network communications

- Smart grid optimization and applications in intelligent IoT systems

Members

 

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Nhat Tan

Position: Head of AITECH and COMSIG Research Groups
Expertise: Cooperative networks, physical-layer security, digital signal processing
Research Output:

• WoS-indexed publications: 103
• WoS citations: 1008
• WoS H-index: 21
• Key Journals Published In:
  • IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
  • IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing
  • IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications
  • IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems
  • IEEE Internet of Things
  • IEEE Wireless Communications Letters
  • IEEE Systems Journal
  • IEEE Sensors Journal
  • IEEE Access
  • IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society
• Editor-in-Chief, Advances in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (AEEE), indexed in WoS and Scopus (Q3)

 

 

Dr. Le Anh Vu

Position: Key Member, AITECH
Expertise: Reconfigurable robotics, robot perception, motion planning, computer vision, digital image and signal processing
Research Output:

• WoS-indexed publications: 86
• WoS citations: 1365
• WoS H-index: 24
• Key Journals Published In:
  • IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering
  • IEEE Transactions on Robotics
  • IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics
  • IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
  • Automation in Construction
  • Expert Systems with Applications

 

Dr. Tran Thanh Phuong

Position: Key Member
Expertise: Statistical signal processing, information theory, wireless cooperative networks, stochastic optimization
Research Output:

• WoS-indexed publications: 75
• WoS citations: 805
• WoS H-index: 17
• Key Journals Published In:
  • IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
  • IEEE Access
  • IEEE Transactions on Communications
  • Ad Hoc Networks
  • Computer Networks

 

Dr. Huynh Van Van

Position: Key Member
Expertise: Power system stability, control theory and applications, sliding mode control, load frequency control
Research Output:

• WoS-indexed publications: 51
• WoS citations: 581
• WoS H-index: 12
• Supervised 1 PhD and 5 Master’s students. Led 03 institutional-level projects
• Key Journals Published In:
  • IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics
  • IEEE Access
  • Information Sciences
  • International Journal of Control
  • Integration

 

Dr. Tu Lam Thanh

Position: Key Member
Expertise: Wireless communications, LoRa networks, AI applications in wireless systems
Research Output:

• WoS-indexed publications: 56
• WoS citations: 820
• WoS H-index: 15
• Key Journals Published In:
  • IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
  • IEEE Transactions on Communications
  • IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
  • IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications
  • IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems
• Editorial Board Member of AEEE and IEEE COMML

 

Dr. Tran Hoang Quang Minh

Position: Member
Expertise: Reconfigurable robotics, robot perception, motion planning, cooperative networks, physical-layer security, signal processing
Research Output:

• WoS-indexed publications: 54
• WoS citations: 465
• WoS H-index: 11
• Key Journals Published In:
  • IEEE Access
  • Robotics and Autonomous Systems
  • Ad Hoc Networks
  • Advances in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Performance Evaluation

 

Dr. Vu Quang Sy

Position: Member
Expertise: Theoretical electrical engineering, power electronics, renewable energy technologies, electromagnetic compatibility
Research Output:

• WoS-indexed publications: 2
• WoS citations: 3
• WoS H-index: 1
• Key Journals Published In:
  • IEEE Access
  • ETRI Journal

 

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tran Trung Duy

Position: Supporting Member
Expertise: Cooperative communications, multihop networks, cognitive radio, physical-layer security, energy harvesting, hardware impairments, Fountain codes
Research Output:

• WoS-indexed publications: 70
• WoS citations: 1200
• WoS H-index: 17
• Projects: 2 National-level projects (NAFOSTED) as principal investigator, 1 NAFOSTED project and 1 Department-level project as a member; 14 institutional-level projects as principal investigator; Supervised 3 PhD and 23 Master’s students
• Supervised 3 PhD and 23 Master’s students
• Key Journals Published In:
  • IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
  • IEEE Access
  • IEEE Wireless Communications Letters
  • IEEE Sensors Journal
  • IET Communications

 

Dr. Nguyen Quang Sang

Position: Supporting Member
Expertise: Cooperative communications, physical-layer security, energy harvesting, non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA)
Research Output:

• WoS-indexed publications: 50
• WoS citations: 369
• WoS H-index: 9
• Key Journals Published In:
  • IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
  • IEEE Access
  • IEEE Wireless Communications Letters
  • IEEE Sensors Journal
  • IET Communications

Representative Projects, Scientific Products, and Achievements

Scientific Output

• Total number of ISI-indexed publications: over 650
• Total citations (Web of Science): 8,000+

Journals published in include top-tier venues:

• IEEE TMC, IEEE TCOM, IEEE JSAC, IEEE T-ASE, IEEE T-RO, IEEE TWC, IEEE Access, IEEE Sensors Journal, IEEE TII, among others.

Notable Publications:

• Anh-Tu Le, Thai-Hoc Vu, Tan N. Nguyen, Bui Vu Minh, and Miroslav Voznak, “On Performance of Cooperative Satellite-AAV-Secured Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface Systems With Phase Errors“, IEEE Communications Letters, Vol. 29, No. 4, pp. 799-803, Apr. 2025
• QR Tang, Lim Yi, Ash Yaw Sang Wan, Abdullah Aamir Hayat, Anh Vu Le, Mohan Rajesh Elara, “Complete coverage path planning strategy for reconfigurable robot with variable footprint”, IEEE Access, Vol. 13, pp. 74446 – 74456, Apr. 2025
• Anh-Tu Le, Thai-Hoc Vu, Ngo Hoang Tu, Tan N. Nguyen, Lam-Thanh Tu, and Miroslav Voznak,  “Active Reconfigurable Repeater-Assisted NOMA Networks in Internet-of-Things: Reliability, Security, and Covertness“, IEEE Internet of Things Journal, Vol. 12, No. 7, pp. 8759-8772, Apr. 2025
• Trinh Van Chien, Nguyen Minh Quan, Tri Nhu Do, Cuong Le, Tan N. Nguyen, and Symeon Chatzinotas, “Fast Beam Placement for Ultra-Dense LEO Networks“, IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, Vol. 14, No. 3, pp. 621-625, Mar. 2025
• Tran Cong Hung, Bui Vu Minh, Tan N. Nguyen, and Miroslav Voznak,  “Power beacon-assisted energy harvesting symbiotic radio networks: Outage performance“, PLoS ONE, Vol. 20, No. 2, pp. 1-16, Feb. 2025
• Sang Q. Nguyen, Hye-Young Kim, Tan N. Nguyen, Bui Vu Minh, Phuong T. Tran, Tran Trung Duy, Byung-Seo Kim, and Miroslav Voznak, “Performance of RIS-secured Short-Packet NOMA Systems with Discrete Phase-Shifter to Protect Digital Content and Copyright against Untrusted User“, IEEE Access, Vol. 13, pp. 21580-21593, Feb. 2025
• Thai-Hoc Vu, Tan N. Nguyen, Tien-Tung Nguyen, and Sunghwan Kim,  “Hybrid Active-Passive STAR-RIS-based NOMA Systems: Energy/Rate-Reliability Trade-offs and Rate Adaptation“, IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, Vol. 14, No. 1, pp. 238 – 242, Jan. 2025
• Tran Cong Hung, Tan N. Nguyen, Vu Quang Sy, Anh-Tu Le, Bui Vu Minh, and Miroslav Voznak, “Performance Analysis of Ergodic Rate and Effective Capacity for RIS-Assisted NOMA Networks Over Nakagami-m Fading Environments“, IEEE Access, Vol. 12, pp. 181271 – 181281, Dec. 2024
• Tan N. Nguyen, Trinh Van Chien, Dinh-Hieu Tran, Bui Vu Minh, Nguyen Chi Ngon, Miroslav Voznak, and Zhiguo Ding, “Cooperative Satellite-Terrestrial Networks with Imperfect CSI and Multiple Jammers: Performance Analysis and Deep Learning Evaluation“, IEEE Systems Journal, Vol. 18, No. 4, pp. 2062-2073, Dec. 2024
• Xuan Nghia Pham, Ba Cao Nguyen, Tam Dinh Thi, Nguyen Van Vinh, Bui Vu Minh, Taejoon Kim, Tan N. Nguyen, and Anh Vu Le,  “Enhancing data rate and energy efficiency of NOMA systems using reconfigurable intelligent surfaces for millimeter-wave communications“, Digital Signal Processing, Vol. 151, Art. no. 104553, Aug. 2024
• Ash Yaw Sang Wan, Anh Vu Le, Chee Gen Moo, Vinu Sivanantham, Mohan Rajesh Elara, “Enabling Framework for Constant Complexity Model in Autonomous Inter-Reconfigurable Robots”, IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, Vol. 22, pp. 5448 – 5463, Jun. 2024
• Quang-Sang Nguyen, Uyen-Vu Le Anh, Tan N. Nguyen, Tien-Tung Nguyen, and Miroslav Voznak, “Short Packet Communications for Relay Systems with Co-channel Interference at Relay: Performance Analysis and Power Control“, IEEE Access, Vol. 12, pp. 63452-63461, May. 2024
• Tan N. Nguyen, Trinh Van Chien, Viet Quang Dinh, Lam-Thanh TU, Miroslav Voznak, and Zhiguo Ding, “Outage Probability Analysis for Relay-Aided Self-Energy Recycling Wireless Sensor Networks Over INID Rayleigh Fading Channels“, IEEE Sensors Journal, Vol. 24, No. 7, pp.  11184-11194, Apr. 2024
• Anh-Tu Le, Tran Dinh Hieu, Tan N. Nguyen, Thanh-Lanh Le, Sang Quang Nguyen, and Miroslav Voznak,  “Physical layer security analysis for RIS-aided NOMA systems with non-colluding eavesdroppers“, Computer Communications, Vol. 219, pp. 194-203, Mar. 2024
• Anh-Tu Le, Tan N. Nguyen, Lam-Thanh Tu, Tin-Phu Tran, Tran Trung Duy, Miroslav Voznak, and Zhiguo Ding, “Performance Analysis of RIS-Assisted Ambient Backscatter Communication Systems“, IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, Vol. 13, No. 3, pp. 791-795, Dec. 2023
• Anh-Tu Le, Dinh-Hieu Tran, Chi-Bao Le, Phu Tran Tin, Tan N. Nguyen, Zhiguo Ding, H. Vincent Poor, and  Miroslav Voznak, “Power Beacon and NOMA-Assisted Cooperative IoT Networks with Co-Channel Interference: Performance Analysis and Deep Learning Evaluation“, IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, Vol. 23, No. 6, pp. 7270-7283, Nov. 2023
• Bui Vu Minh, Anh-Tu Le, Chi-Bao Le, Sang Quang Nguyen, Van-Duc Phan, Tan N. Nguyen, and Miroslav Voznak, “Performance Prediction in UAV-Terrestrial Networks With Hardware Noise“, IEEE Access, Vol. 11, pp. 117562-117575,  Oct. 2023
• Tan N. Nguyen, Lam-Thanh Tu, Peppino Fazio, Trinh Van Chien, Cuong V. Le, Huynh Thi Thanh Binh, and Miroslav Voznak, “On the Dilemma of Reliability or Security in Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Communications Assisted by Energy Harvesting Relaying“, IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, Vol. 42, No. 1, pp. 52-67, Oct. 2023
• Si-Phu Le, Tan N. Nguyen, Miroslav Voznak, Ba Cao Nguyen, Tran Manh Hoang, Bui Vu Minh, and Phuong T. Tran, “Improving the Capacity of NOMA Network using Multiple Aerial Intelligent Reflecting Surfaces“, IEEE Access, Vol. 11, pp. 107958-107971, Sep. 2023
• Lam-Thanh Tu, Tan N. Nguyen, Tran Trung Duy, Phuong T. Tran, Miroslav Voznak, and Alexis I. Aravanis, “Broadcasting in Cognitive Radio Networks: A Fountain Codes Approach“, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular  Technology, Vol. 71, No. 10, pp. 11289-11294, Jun. 2022
• Phuong T. Tran, Ba Cao Nguyen, Tran Manh Hoang, and Tan N. Nguyen, “On Performance of Low-Power Wide-Area Network with Combining Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces and Relay“, IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, Vol. 22, No. 10, pp. 6086-6096, Jun. 2022
• Anh Vu Le, Prabahar Veerajagadeshwar, Yuyao Shi, Rajesh Elara Mohan, Min Yan Naing, Tan N. Nguyen, Phan Van Duc, and Minh Bui Vu, “Long-Term Trials for Improvement of Autonomous Area Coverage with a Tetris Inspired Tiling Self-Reconfigurable System“, Expert Systems With Applications, Vol. 206, Art. no. 117810, Jun. 2022
• Tan N. Nguyen, Dinh-Hieu Tran, Trinh Van Chien, Van-Duc Phan, Miroslav Voznak, Phu Tran Tin,   Symeon Chatzinotas, Derrick Wing Kwan Ng, and H. Vincent Poor, “Security-Reliability Trade-Off Analysis for SWIPT- and AF-Based IoT Networks with Friendly Jammers“, IEEE Internet of Things Journal, Vol. 9, No. 21, pp. 21662-21675, Jun. 2022
• Tan N. Nguyen, Lam-Thanh Tu, Dinh-Hieu Tran, Van-Duc Phan, Miroslav Voznak, Symeon Chatzinotas, and Zhiguo Ding, “Outage Performance of Satellite Terrestrial Full-Duplex Relaying Networks with Co-Channel Interference“, IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, Vol. 11, No. 7, pp. 1478-1482, May. 2022
• Tan N. Nguyen, Nguyen Nhu Thang, Ba Cao Nguyen, Tran Manh Hoang, and Phuong T. Tran, “Intelligent Reflecting Surface Aided Bidirectional Full-Duplex Communication System with Imperfect Self-Interference Cancellation and Hardware Impairments“, IEEE Systems Journal, Vol. 17, No. 1, pp. 1352-1362, Apr. 2022
• Tan N. Nguyen, Tran Trung Duy, Phuong T. Tran, Miroslav Voznak, Xingwang Li, and H. Vincent Poor, “Partial and Full Relay Selection Algorithms for AF Multi-Relay Full-Duplex Networks with Self-Energy Recycling in Non-identically Distributed Fading Channels“, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, Vol. 71, No. 6, pp. 6173 – 6188, Mar. 2022

Key Scientific Products

• Novel algorithms: RIS-aided communications, NOMA, SWIPT optimization
• Autonomous cleaning robots and medical-assistive robotic systems
• Sensor network and UAV-based monitoring systems for harsh environments