Hai-Nguyen (Hann) Nguyen

Dr. Hai-Nguyen Nguyen, also known by his initials HANN, is a Lecturer in Robotics and Mechatronics at RMIT Vietnam. He holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Seoul National University, Korea. His research centers on physically capable robots—machines that not only roll, walk, or fly, but also physically interact with and manipulate their surroundings.

 

Dr. Nguyen’s experience spans both research-focus institutions and deep-tech startups. He has held various positions at major research institutes, including Imperial College London (UK), LAAS-CNRS (France), and Seoul National University (Korea). He has also ventured beyond academia, working with robotic startups in various capacities across the U.K., U.S., and Vietnam.

 

His academic work has been published in leading robotics venues, including CORE A/A* conferences (IROS, ICRA) and Scimago D1 journals in Control & Systems Engineering (TMech, TRO, Automatica). His work received the Best UAV Paper Award-Finalist recognition at ICRA. Actively engaged in the robotics community, he has peer-reviewed and edited over 100 robotics papers in the last 5 years. Since 2023, he has served as an Associate Editor for ICRA, a CORE A* conference in robotics. 

 

 

Open PhD positions

• Advanced Autonomy for Aerial Robots in Ecological and Agricultural Environments. (with Dr. Anh Nguyen)
• Physically Capable Aerial Robots for Environmental and Infrastructure Applications.