Name

NGUYEN Quang-Trung

Post

Nguyen Quang-Trung is currently a lecturer at the University of Danang – University of Science and Technology (DUT), Vietnam. He is also Head of Administration Department, DUT. Quang-Trung does research in Materials Engineering, Structural Engineering and Civil Engineering.

Academic career

· Ph.D, Construction Management, Division of Construction Engineering & Management, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, Viet Nam (from 2022).

· Master, Civil engineering, Hanoi University of Civil Engineering (2009).

· Bachelor, Civil engineering, University of Technology, The University of Da Nang, Vietnam (2005).

Employment

Lecturer, Faculty of Project Management, University of Science and Technology, The University of Danang, Viet Nam, 2011 to present.

Head of Administration Department, University of Science and Technology, The University of Danang, Viet Nam, 2020 to present.

Research and development projects over the last 5 years

(1) Development of an artificial intelligence model to evaluate the bearing capacity of concrete-filled steel pipe columns using concrete of different strengths (2020-2021)- Ministry level topic - B2020-DNA-04

(2) Applying artificial intelligence to early predict the compressive strength of foam concrete towards (2020) - University of Science and Technology - The University of DaNang.

(3) Building models based on artificial intelligence algorithms and swarm evolution for decision support in optimizing material mixes to meet green building standards in Da Nang (2020) - The University of DaNang.

(4) Building an evolutionary algorithm-based model to optimize the area of solar panels to reduce energy consumption in office buildings in Da Nang (2020) - University of Science and Technology - The University of DaNang.

Industry collaborations over the last 5 years

42022-2024, (In progress), Danang Department of Science and Technology, Head of Project, “Research to promote the application of BIM technology for digital transformation in the construction industry in Da Nang city”

Patents and proprietary rights

Important publications over the last year

(1) Ngoc-Tri Ngo*, Thi-Phuong-Trang Pham, Hoang An Le, Quang-Trung Nguyen, Thi-Thao-Nguyen Nguyen, “Axial strength prediction of steel tube confined concrete columns using a hybrid machine learning model”, Journal of Structures, (SCIE, Q1), (2021). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.2021.12.054

(2) Duc Long Luong, Quang-Trung Nguyen*, Anh-Duc Pham, Quynh Chau Truong and Minh Quan Nguyen*, “Building a Decision-Making Support Framework for Installing Solar Panels on Vertical Glazing Façades of the Building Based on the Life Cycle Assessment and Environmental Benefit Analysis”, Energies, (SCIE, Q2), 2020. https://doi.org/10.3390/en13092376

(3) Anh-Duc Pham, Ngoc-Tri Ngo, Quang-Trung Nguyen, and Ngoc-Son Truong, “Hybrid machine learning for predicting strength of sustainable concrete”, Journal of Soft Computing, SCIE/Q2, 2020.

(4), Anh-Duc Pham, Quang-Trung Nguyen*, Duc Long Luong, Quynh Chau Truong, “The Development of a Decision Support Model for Eco-Friendly Material Selection in Vietnam”, Sustainability 2020, (SCIE, Q2), https://doi.org/10.3390/su12072769

(5) Ngoc-Tri Ngo^*, Thi-Phuong-Trang Pham, Le Hoang An, Quang-Trung Nguyen, Thi-Thao-Nguyen Nguyen, Van-Vu Huynh, “Prediction of axial strength in circular steel tube confined concrete columns using artificial intelligence”, Journal of Science and Technology in Civil Engineering (STCE) - NUCE 15(2):113-126, DOI: 10.31814/stce.nuce2021-15(2)-10.

Activities in specialist bodies over the last 5 years