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Contact Information
| Name | Nguyen Khac Long |
| Current Position | Final-year student | Research Student |
| nk.long723@gmail.com | |
| Phone | +84 358 036 759 |
| Location | Hanoi, |
| Website | https://longnk0702.github.io/ |
Professional Summary
I am a final-year B.Eng. student in Automation and Informatics at Vietnam National University, Hanoi, with research interests in robotics, control systems, autonomous underwater vehicles, underwater wireless power transfer, and AI-driven engineering. My current goal is to develop long-endurance autonomous robotic systems by integrating intelligent control, wireless energy transfer, mechanical design, and data-driven modeling.
Experience
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2026 - present Singapore
Research Fellow, Global Connect Fellowship
Water & Energy Research Lab, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University (NTU)
Project: Advanced 3D Wireless Power Transfer System for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles.
- Studied relay-coil-enhanced underwater wireless power transfer for long-endurance AUV charging.
- Optimized AUV mechanical design concepts with attention to hydrodynamic efficiency and charging integration.
- Modeled spatial WPT equivalent circuits and analyzed power-transfer efficiency under different load and frequency conditions.
- Explored communication improvement between transmitter and receiver for underwater charging systems.
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2025 - 2025 Chiayi, Taiwan
Research Intern
AISC Lab, AIM-HI Institute, National Chung Cheng University
Project: Smart Sensing Technology for Smart Manufacturing.
- Developed a data-driven approach to estimate dynamic cutting forces in milling using 12 large-scale datasets.
- Combined nonlinear system analysis with sparse identification to model and predict cutting forces.
- Achieved moderate prediction accuracy with R² between 0.5 and 0.6 compared with ground-truth measurements.
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2025 - present Remote
Remote Research Student
AISC Lab, AIM-HI Institute, National Chung Cheng University
Project: Prediction of cutting force model using AI and data-driven methods.
- Implementing Random Forest and XGBoost models together with data-driven approaches using 27 large-scale datasets from a Taguchi-designed experiment.
- Targeting high prediction accuracy with expected R² above 0.9.
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2022 - present Hanoi, Vietnam
Student Researcher
Intelligent Control and Artificial Intelligence Lab, VNU International School
Research on robotics, adaptive control, computer vision, and intelligent systems.
- Designed the mechanical model and physical prototype of a 3-DOF delta robot.
- Implemented adaptive fuzzy logic with backstepping control for robust trajectory tracking under uncertainties.
- Built a dataset of 2,632 construction-site images and trained YOLOv5s with multiple activation functions for PPE detection.
- Achieved Precision 84.8%, Recall 80.2%, mAP@0.5 83.9%, and mAP@0.95 43.6% using SiLU activation.
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2025 - 2025 Hanoi, Vietnam
Engineering Intern
ETEK Automation Solutions JSC
Project: AGV-based virtual simulation for automated warehouse logistics at VinFast Hai Phong.
- Sketched AGV/AMR traffic intersections using AutoCAD.
- Simulated automated logistics operations using Visual Components Premium 4.6.
- Monitored AGV/AMR behavior, identified errors, and supported troubleshooting.
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2023 - 2024 Hanoi, Vietnam
Teaching Assistant
Faculty of Engineering and Technology, VNU International School
Teaching assistant for control systems and microcontroller laboratory courses.
- Assisted 30 students across 7 MATLAB/Simulink lab sessions for Modeling and Simulation of Control Systems.
- Mentored 30 students through 15 Embedded C lab sessions using Arduino, STM32, Keil uVision, Arduino IDE, and STM32CubeIDE.
- Supported preparation of tutorial exercises, lab manuals, and debugging guidance.
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2023 - 2023 Hanoi, Vietnam
Collaborator
Vietnam E-Commerce and Digital Economy Agency, Ministry of Industry and Trade
Project: Consultancy support and sales policy development for the CPAPER e-commerce website.
- Coordinated with SMEs in Dak Nong and An Giang to support e-commerce platform development.
- Assisted in website design, content management, and technical manual preparation.
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2022 - 2022 Hanoi, Vietnam
Robotics Education Collaborator
Hung STEM Robotics Lab
Project: World Robot Olympiad 2022 Vietnam and STEM robotics training.
- Mentored a student team for WRO 2022 Vietnam and supported LEGO robotics module development.
- Supported 36 LEGO NXT sessions for 20 students at Grammar Newton International Bilingual School, Hanoi.
Education
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2021 - 2026 Hanoi, Vietnam
B.Eng.
Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNU)
Automation and Informatics
- Relevant areas: control systems, robotics, embedded systems, electric drives, automation, and AI.
- QS World University Ranking by Subject 2025: Engineering & Technology #386.
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2025 - 2025 Singapore
Semester Exchange
National University of Singapore (NUS)
DiscoverNUS Semester Exchange Program
- Selected as one of 8 VNU students for the fully funded DiscoverNUS exchange scholarship.
- QS World University Ranking by Subject 2025: Engineering & Technology #12.
Publications
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2024 Adaptive Fuzzy Logic in Backstepping Control for 3-DOF Parallel Robot
International Conference on Advances in Information and Communication Technology, Springer LNNS
Proposed an adaptive fuzzy logic control system integrated with backstepping control for a 3-DOF delta robot; presented in the Mechatronics and Automation section at ICTA 2024.
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2023 YOLOv5s Model with Applied Activation Functions for Personal Protective Equipment Detection in Construction Sites
Proceedings of National Conference on Smart Technology Applications in Industry 4.0, Smart City, and Sustainability
Developed a YOLOv5s-based approach with six activation functions and a dataset of 2,632 images for PPE detection in construction sites.
Awards
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2026 NUS Enterprise Summer Programme in Entrepreneurship 2026
NUS ASEAN SPARK Fellowship
Awarded a fully funded scholarship to join the NUS Enterprise Summer Programme in Entrepreneurship 2026.
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2026 Kyushu University Spring-Semester Exchange Scholarship 2026
Kyushu University and Vietnam National University, Hanoi
Selected as the only VNU student to receive the exchange scholarship in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kyushu University, Japan.
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2026 NTU Singapore Global Connect Fellowship 2026
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Selected as 1 of 39 young scholars worldwide from approximately 2,700 applicants for a fully funded research fellowship; awarded the Most Popular Poster Award at the final poster presentation.
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2025 DiscoverNUS Scholarship
National University of Singapore
Selected as one of 8 excellent VNU students to receive the fully funded DiscoverNUS exchange scholarship.
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2025 Taiwan Experience Education Program (TEEP) Scholarship
Ministry of Education, Taiwan
Selected as one of 28 global students to receive a fully funded scholarship for a research internship at National Chung Cheng University.
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2025 ASEAN in Today's World 2025
Kyushu University
Selected as one of 4 VNU representatives to participate in the AsTW program in Indonesia, funded by Kyushu University.
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2024 Toshiba Scholarship
Toshiba International Foundation
Selected as one of 20 excellent VNU students to receive the scholarship.
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2024 Temasek Foundation Specialists' Community Action & Leadership Exchange Program
Temasek Foundation
Selected as one of 20 VNU representatives to participate in the fully funded exchange program in Vietnam and Singapore.
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2022 South-East Asia Circuit and System Society Hackathon 2022
IEEE CASS
Received the Fighting Spirit Prize.
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2021 Academic Scholarship for Excellent Student
Vietnam National University, Hanoi
Six-semester recipient from Fall 2021 to Spring 2025.
Projects
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Advanced 3D Underwater Wireless Power Transfer System for AUVs
Research project on relay-coil-enhanced spatial underwater wireless power transfer for docking-free AUV charging.
- Designed and analyzed a 3D transmitter concept with relay coils for improved spatial power-transfer coverage.
- Modeled system behavior in MATLAB and evaluated efficiency and output power under different loads.
- Connected mechanical AUV design considerations with UWPT integration and transmitter-receiver communication.
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Data-Driven Cutting Force Prediction for Smart Manufacturing
Smart manufacturing research project using machine learning and data-driven methods to predict cutting forces in milling.
- Processed large-scale datasets from milling experiments and developed prediction models for dynamic cutting force estimation.
- Implemented Random Forest, XGBoost, and data-driven modeling approaches.
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Adaptive Fuzzy Backstepping Control for a 3-DOF Delta Robot
Designed and controlled a 3-DOF parallel robot under uncertainties using adaptive fuzzy logic and backstepping control.
- Developed the mechanical model and physical prototype.
- Reduced joint trajectory deviation and improved stability response compared with baseline control.
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YOLOv5s-Based PPE Detection in Construction Sites
Computer vision project for detecting personal protective equipment in construction environments.
- Built a 2,632-image dataset across 5 classes.
- Compared six activation functions in YOLOv5s and achieved the best performance using SiLU.
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AGV-Based Virtual Simulation for Automated Warehouse Logistics
Industrial simulation project for AGV/AMR logistics operation at VinFast Hai Phong.
- Created AutoCAD traffic-intersection sketches and simulated warehouse operations in Visual Components Premium 4.6.
- Analyzed AGV/AMR behavior and supported troubleshooting of simulation errors.
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References
- Asst. Prof. Yun Yang
Assistant Professor, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University. Contact: yun.yang@ntu.edu.sg.
- Prof. Her-Terng Yau
Director of AIM-HI, National Chung Cheng University. Contact: yauherterng@gmail.com.
- Assoc. Prof. Nguyen Nhu Tung
Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, VNU International School. Contact: tungnn@vnu.edu.vn.
- Dr. Le Xuan Hai
Vice Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, VNU International School. Contact: hailx@vnu.edu.vn.