Kien Nguyen Thanh

Dr. Kien Nguyen Thanh is a Senior Research Fellow at the School of Electrical Engineering & Robotics, Faculty of Engineering, Queensland University of Technology (QUT). He holds a Doctor of Philosophy from QUT and specializes in Machine Learning, Computer Vision, and Artificial Intelligence with applications in Biometrics, Surveillance, and Remote Sensing. His research focuses on Physics-informed Machine Learning, Semantic Segmentation, and Satellite Imagery analysis.

Key research interests include adversarial attacks in surveillance systems, aerial-ground person re-identification, and integrating machine learning with remote sensing for urban sustainability. He has led projects funded by Australian Competitive Grants, such as 'Human-Machine Teaming in a Communications-denied Environment' (DP250103634).

Dr. Thanh supervises PhD students on topics like multimodal co-learning in remote sensing, hyperspectral learning, and AI for aerial surveillance. He has authored over 50 publications, including influential papers on physics-informed computer vision and deep learning for iris recognition.

• Education: PhD in Engineering (QUT)
• Grants: DP250103634 (CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant)
• Labs/Teams: Involved in robotics and AI initiatives at QUT's Centre for Robotics.

His work bridges theoretical AI advancements with practical applications in healthcare, environmental monitoring, and security systems.