Hoa Le-Minh

Professor Hoa Le-Minh is a Professor in Optical Communications and Deputy Head of the Department of Mathematics, Physics, and Electrical Engineering at Northumbria University, UK. Previously, he held roles including Research Fellow at the University of Oxford, Research Assistant at Siemens AG, and Lecturer at Ho Chi Minh University of Technology. His research focuses on photonics, optical communications, visible light communications (VLC), smartphone technology, signal processing, and intelligent networks. He has published over 200 articles and secured grants from EPSRC, Innovate UK, the EU, and industry.

Education:

• PhD in Communication Studies (2004)
• PGCert in Communication Studies (2013)
• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA, 2014)

Research Interests:

• Development of energy-efficient VLC systems for healthcare monitoring
• Physical layer security schemes and positioning in VLC networks
• Merging smartphone technology with optical camera communication for data transfer
• Machine learning applications in channel allocation and signal processing

Grants & Projects:

• Principal Investigator for Northumbria University-Integrated System Technologies (Innovate UK, £235,679, 2021-2024)

Advising:

• Supervising PhD student Vaigai Yokar in "Machine Learning Enhanced Next-Gen Smartphone Communication Augmented with Barcodes"

Professional Activities:

• Former Chapter Chair of IEEE Communications Society (UK/Ireland)
• Member of EPSRC ICT Grant Prioritisation Panels
• Associate Editor for multiple peer-reviewed journals