Principal Investigator
Dr. Nhat (Nick) Pham, DPhil (Oxon)
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor
(Teaching and Research Lecturer)
Cardiff University, UK
Cardiff University, UK
I lead the Agile Cyber-Physical Systems lab at the School of Computer Science and Informatics, Cardiff University, UK, I am a member of the larger Cardiff IoT and Human Centred Computing sections and also the current Deputy Director of IT and Infrastructure for the School of Computer Science and Informatics. My research interests include Intelligent and Efficient Cyber-Physical Systems, Human-based Sensing, On-chip Intelligence. Before joining Cardiff University, I obtained my DPhil (PhD) with my research on intelligent head-worn physiological sensing wearables, fully funded by the University of Oxford DPhil Scholarship. I also worked as a postdoctoral researcher on the EPSRC ACE-OPS project at Oxford University from 2022 to 2023.
My research has been recognised by Oxford University's nominee for ACM SIGMOBILE Dissertation Award'24, Communication of the ACM Research Highlight'21, ACM SIGMOBILE Research Highlight'20, ACM GetMobile'19 Research Highlight, and the Best Paper at ACM MobiCom'19. I helped to spin off a tech startup (Earable Neuroscience Inc) and produced multiple international patents. My group’s work has been featured in several press articles from Bloomberg, BBC News, DailyMail, Euronews, etc. I am leading several funded projects from EPSRC, the Royal Society, Global Wales, Academy of Medical Science, British Academy, the Royal Academy of Engineering, and the Alan Turing Institute, and recognised as a GW4 future research leader of the Southwest and Wales.
Awards & Recognitions
2024: Nominated for SIU PhD Dissertation Award 2024 by Vietnamese Embassy London (Final Result: 9/2024)
2024: Nominated for ACM SIGMOBILE Dissertation Award 2024 by Oxford University.
2024: GW4 future research leader of the South West and Wales.
2020-2023: University of Oxford DPhil Scholarship.
2021: Communication of the ACM Research Highlight.
2020: ACM SIGMOBILE Research Highlight.
2019: ACM GetMobile Research Highlight.
2019: Best Paper Award, ACM MobiCom 2019.
2016-2018: KAIST Graduate Scholarship, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
October 2015: Honda Young Engineers and Scientists - Top 30 applicants, Vietnam.
April 2015: Silver graduation medal, HCMUT, Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam.
2011: Odon Vallet's Fellowship, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
2009, 2010: Odon Vallet's Fellowship, Thua Thien Hue, Vietnam.
Education
2020-02/2023: DPhil (PhD) in Computer Science, University of Oxford, UK.
2018-2020: Ph.D. candidate in Computer Science, University of Colorado Boulder, USA (Transferred to Oxford).
2016-2018: M.Sc. in Computer Science, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Korea.
2010-2015: B.Eng. in Computer Engineering (Top 1%, Honour Program), Vietnam National University - University of Technology (HCMUT), Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Services
Committees
ACM EIFCom Workshop (co-located with MobiCom'24), General Chair.
IEEE MNS 2024, Technical Program Committee.
Taith Research Mobility Program 2023-2024, Review Panel.
ACM MobiSys 2023-2024, Artifact Evaluation Committee.
ACM BodySys 2024, Technical Program Committee.
ACM SenSys 2022, Technical Shadow Program Committee.
Reviewers
The International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction (IJHCI) 2023.
IEEE Transaction on Mobile Computing 2022.
ACM MobiCom 2019-2023.
ACM MobiSys 2021-2022.
ACM SenSys 2019-2020.
ACM HotMobile 2021.
IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems 2021.
IEEE SECON 2020.
IEEE/ACM CHASE 2020.
Speaking engagements
“Robust Sensing and Efficient Computing for Intelligent Biosignal-based Earables”, Earable computing tutorial at ACM MobiCom 2022.
Experiences
Academic Experience
Aug. 2023 - present: Lecturer (~Assistant Professor), School of Computer Science and Informatics, Cardiff University, UK.
Oct. 2022 - Jul. 2023: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Cyber-Physical Systems group, University of Oxford, UK.
Aug. 2018 - Aug. 2020: Graduate Research Assistant, Mobile and Networked Systems Lab, CU Boulder, USA.
Mar. 2018 - Jul. 2018: Researcher, Real-time and embedded systems lab, KAIST, South Korea.
Teaching Experience
Spring 2024-present: Mobile development, National Software Academy, Cardiff University, UK.
Hilary 2023-present: Internet of Things, AIMS CDT Lecturer, University of Oxford, UK.
Michaelmas 2021: Operating Systems, Teaching Assistant, University of Oxford, UK.
Hilary & Trinity 2021: Digital Systems, Teaching Assistant/Tutor, University of Oxford, UK.
Hilary 2021: Concurrent Programming, Tutor, University of Oxford, UK.
Michaelmas 2020: Linear Algebra, Tutor, University of Oxford, UK.
Fall 2015: Data and computer communication, Associate Instructor, HCMUT, Vietnam.
Spring 2015: Embedded systems, Associate Instructor, HCMUT, Vietnam.
Professional Experience
Mar. 2015 - Jul. 2015: Embedded Software Engineer, FPT Software, Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam.
Jul. 2014 - Sept. 2015: Embedded Software Intern, Applied Micro Circuits Corporation, Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam.
Sept. 2014 - Jun. 2015: Kernel Maintainer, RIOT-OS (The friendly Operating System for the Internet of Things).