Who is behind TwinU?
A global team spanning clinical informatics, data engineering, and network technologies—brought together by the AVSTC mission and industry partners from Phase 1 success.
Team culture:
We aim to turn health data into real-world impact. We co-design with providers, move fast, and hold ourselves to privacy, security, and measurable outcomes.
Ph.D
Thuy Pham
Research Advisor
Position: Faculty of Engineering and IT, University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
Research interests: Biomedical Engineering · Data Science · Computational Pharmaceutics · Neuroscience · Robotics · Digital Signal and Image Processing
Thuy Pham earned her Ph.D degree in Electrical and Information Engineering at The University of Sydney, NSW, Australia. Her passion for signal processing started at The University of Arizona, USA with her MSc in Electrical and Computer Engineering in 2010. She was awarded the UA Meritorious Awards (2010-2012) and the Research Grant, Neuroscience Dept., for her thesis on a real-time neural signal processing system for dragonflies towards hybrid bio-robots, at The Higgins Laboratory, Neuromorphic Vision and Robotic Systems, The University of Arizona. She received the Australian Prime Minister Award (Endeavour, 2013-2017) and Norman I. Price Scholarship for her PhD study. She has been held visiting scholar appointments and collaborated with world-leading medical and physiology groups: The Fuglevand Laboratory on Motor Control Neurophysiology, USA; Brain and Mind Research Institute, Sydney Medical School; Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, NSW; Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst NSW Australia.
Contact: Thuy.Pham@uts.edu.au
Assoc. Prof., Ph.D
Huong Nguyen
Research Advisor
Position: Head, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Management and Economics, Hanoi University of Pharmacy (HUP)
Research interests: Pharmacoeconomics · Pharmacovigilance · Rational medicine use · Access to essential medicines
Assoc. Prof. Huong T. T. Nguyen is Head of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Management and Economics at Hanoi University of Pharmacy, where she has taught since 1998. She earned her PhD in Pharmaceutical Management and Administration from HUP in 2010 and became Associate Professor in 2016. Her research covers pharmacoeconomics, drug safety and rational medicine use, most recently the economic burden of cancer, diabetes and heart failure in Vietnam. She has led 14 research projects, written nearly 100 publications, and supervised more than 100 postgraduate students, including 4 PhD candidates.
Contact: huongnguyenthanh@hup.edu.vn
Assoc. Prof., Ph.D
Hoang Truong
Senior Member
Position: Associate Professor, Software Engineering Department, VNU University of Engineering and Technology (VNU-UET)
Research interests: Software testing · Program analysis · Type systems · Cloud computing · Blockchain · Applied AI
Assoc. Prof. Hoang A. Truong joined VNU University of Engineering and Technology in 2007 and became Associate Professor in 2015. He received his PhD from the University of Bergen, Norway, in 2006. Before that he spent more than 15 years in industry software development. His research covers type systems, program analysis, software testing and cloud computing, and more recently blockchain and applied AI. In 2017 he founded an educational software company whose products include sachmem.vn.
Contact: hoangta@vnu.edu.vn
Ph.D
So Tran
Senior Member
Ph.D So Tran spent eight years studying and working in Japan
MSc
Hai Nguyen
Senior Member
Master of Information Technology, studied in Australia.
Research Assistant
Research Interest: Health-tech, Pharmacy, Clinical Pharmacokinetics, Infectious Diseases
Email: thao.nguyen@twinudata.com
Accepted papers/abstracts:
1. Thanh-Thao Nguyen, Hai H Nguyen, Hoang A Truong, Ha S Pham, Veronica HB Nguyen, Huy X. Dao, Minh N. Tran, Nathan LH Yang, Huong TT Nguyen, Phuc T Nguyen, Loc V Nguyen, Thuy T Pham. "A Digital Twin Framework for Accessible Health Information Systems in Deaf Healthcare." 2026 ASMR NSW Scientific Meeting. 10/09/2026. Best Research Assistant Presentation Award.
2. Phuc T Nguyen, Loc V Nguyen, Thuy T Pham, Thao T Nguyen, Stuart Perry. "VSL26: A Pipeline for Translating Vietnamese Medical Prescriptions into Sign Language." 19th International Conference on Sensing Technology (ICST2026). 7-9/12/2026.
Research Assistant
Undergraduate at Hanoi University of Science and Technology (2023-2027)
Research Interest: Computational Biomedicine, Neuroengineering, Computer Vision, Inclusive Technology
Email: huy.dx233761@sis.hust.edu.vn
Accepted papers/abstracts:
Huy X. Dao, KMy N. Quach, Thuy T. Pham, and Stuart W. Perry, "Mutual Information-Based Feature Selection for Sign Language Recognition" 19th International Conference on Sensing Technology (ICST2026), IEEE, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia, Dec. 7–9, 2026. (Accepted)
Huy X. Dao, Minh N. Tran, KMy N. Quach, Huyen T. N. Nguyen, Thuy T. Pham, and Stuart W. Perry, "EEG Network Analysis of Working Memory Neural Dynamics Under Varying Cognitive Load," 19th International Conference on Sensing Technology (ICST2026), IEEE, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia, Dec. 7–9, 2026. (Accepted)
Minh N. Tran, Hai H. Nguyen, Ha S. Pham, Veronica B.H. Nguyen, Huy X. Dao, Thuy T. Pham. “Sign-Language-Adapted Attention Training with EEG-Based Outcome Assessment for Deaf Children: A Pilot Closed-Loop Study”. 2026 ASMR Annual Scientific Meeting, 10/09/2026.
Thanh-Thao Nguyen, Hai H Nguyen, Hoang A Truong, Ha S Pham, Veronica HB Nguyen, Huy X. Dao, Minh N. Tran, Nathan LH Yang, Huong TT Nguyen, Phuc T Nguyen, Loc V Nguyen, Thuy T Pham. "A Digital Twin Framework for Accessible Health Information Systems in Deaf Healthcare." 2026 ASMR NSW Scientific Meeting, 10/09/2026.
Research Assistant
Undergraduate at Hanoi University of Science and Technology (2023-2027)
Research Interest: Computer Vision, Inclusive Technology, IoT, Trustworthy maritime sensing
Email: kmy.qn233768@sis.hust.edu.vn
Accepted papers/abstracts:
Huy X. Dao, KMy N. Quach, Thuy T. Pham, and Stuart W. Perry, "Mutual Information-Based Feature Selection for Sign Language Recognition" 19th International Conference on Sensing Technology (ICST2026), IEEE, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia, Dec. 7–9, 2026. (Accepted)
Huy X. Dao, Minh N. Tran, KMy N. Quach, Huyen T. N. Nguyen, Thuy T. Pham, and Stuart W. Perry, "EEG Network Analysis of Working Memory Neural Dynamics Under Varying Cognitive Load," 19th International Conference on Sensing Technology (ICST2026), IEEE, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia, Dec. 7–9, 2026. (Accepted)
Research Assistant
Research Interest: Cognitive Neuroscience, Neurofeedback training, Attention Monitoring
Email: minh.tran@twinudata.com, tnminh0609@gmail.com
Accepted papers/abstracts:
Minh N. Tran, Hai H. Nguyen, Ha S. Pham, Veronica B.H. Nguyen, Huy X. Dao, Thuy T. Pham. “Sign-Language-Adapted Attention Training with EEG-Based Outcome Assessment for Deaf Children: A Pilot Closed-Loop Study”. 2026 ASMR Annual Scientific Meeting, 10/09/2026.
Huy X. Dao, Minh N. Tran, KMy N. Quach, Huyen T. N. Nguyen, Thuy T. Pham, and Stuart W. Perry, "EEG Network Analysis of Working Memory Neural Dynamics Under Varying Cognitive Load," 19th International Conference on Sensing Technology (ICST2026), IEEE, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia, Dec. 7–9, 2026. (Accepted)
Thanh-Thao Nguyen, Hai H Nguyen, Hoang A Truong, Ha S Pham, Veronica HB Nguyen, Huy X. Dao, Minh N. Tran, Nathan LH Yang, Huong TT Nguyen, Phuc T Nguyen, Loc V Nguyen, Thuy T Pham. "A Digital Twin Framework for Accessible Health Information Systems in Deaf Healthcare." 2026 ASMR NSW Scientific Meeting, 10/09/2026.
Research Assistant
Research Interest: IoT,
Email:
Accepted papers/abstracts:
Thanh-Thao Nguyen, Hai H Nguyen, Hoang A Truong, Ha S Pham, Veronica HB Nguyen, Huy X. Dao, Minh N. Tran, Nathan LH Yang, Huong TT Nguyen, Phuc T Nguyen, Loc V Nguyen, Thuy T Pham. "A Digital Twin Framework for Accessible Health Information Systems in Deaf Healthcare." 2026 ASMR NSW Scientific Meeting, 10/09/2026.
Thuy T. Pham, Lucien Gheerbrant, Ha S. Pham, Veronica B. H. Nguyen, Philip H. W. Leong, "Space Sign Language for Spacewalks: Sign Profiling and Edge Computing Approach", IEEE Journal of Radio Frequency Identification, vol.10, pp.90-100, 2026.
Research Assistant
Research Interest: biomedical engineering, earth environmental science
Email: veronicapham81@gmail.com
Accepted papers/abstracts:
Nguyen TT, Nguyen HH, Truong HA, Pham HS, Nguyen VHB, Dao HX, et al. A Digital Twin Framework for Accessible Health Information Systems in Deaf Healthcare. Oral presentation presented at: ASMR NSW Annual Scientific Meeting; September 2026; Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Tran, M. N., Nguyen, H. H., Pham, H. S., Nguyen, V. B. H., Dao, H. X., & Pham, T. T. (2026, September 10). Sign-language-adapted attention training with EEG-based outcome assessment for deaf children: A pilot closed-loop study. ASMR NSW Annual Scientific Meeting, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Thuy T. Pham, Lucien Gheerbrant, Ha S. Pham, Veronica B. H. Nguyen, Philip H. W. Leong, "Space Sign Language for Spacewalks: Sign Profiling and Edge Computing Approach", IEEE Journal of Radio Frequency Identification, vol.10, pp.90-100, 2026.
T. T. Pham, V. B. H. Nguyen and P. H. W. Leong, “Body Area Network Design for Spacewalk Nonverbal Communication in Extreme Conditions,” IEEE WiSEE 2024, Daytona Beach, FL
What we’re looking for in a teammate:
You collaborate across time zones, favor evidence over opinion, ship in small increments, and bake privacy, security, and interoperability into everything you do.
Nice-to-haves:
Experience with healthcare data standards (FHIR/HL7), cloud data pipelines/analytics, telemedicine or 5G-enabled workflows, and a co-design mindset with clinicians.