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Dr. Ha Viet Uyen Synh

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Head, Center for Information Services

Room 610, International University.
Block 6, Linh Trung Ward, Thu Duc District, HCM City, Vietnam
Phone: (84-8) 37244270. Ext: 3232
Fax: (84-8) 37244271

Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, School of Information and Communication Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Korea. (2005-2010)

MSc. in Computer Science, HCMC University of Science (HCMUNS), Vietnam. (1997-1999)

BEng. in Information Technology, HCMC University of Technology, Vietnam (1991-1996)

  • Head, Center of Information Services, February 2021 until now
  • Head, Computer Vision and Image Processing Lab, September 2012 until now
  • Lecturer, School of Computer Science and Engineering, International University - Vietnam National University HCM City, Vietnam, 2011 until now
  • Head, Office of Undergraduate Academic Affairs, September 2018 until January 2021
  • Vice Dean, School of Computer Science and Engineering, International University - Vietnam National University HCM City, Vietnam, June 2015 to September 2018
  • Postdoc, Automation Lab, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Korea, 2010-2011
  • Ph.D. Student, Research Assistant, Automation Lab, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Korea, 2005-2010
  • ICPC Coach of HCMIU Olympiad Teams
    • ICPC Asia Pacific Regional Contest: Gold Medal & First Prize (2020, Cantho site) and Bronze Medal (2019, Danang site)
    • Domestic Teams at ICPC Asia Pacific Regional Contest: First Prize (2019, Danang site), Second Prize (2018, Hanoi site)
    • ICPC Vietnam National Contest: First Prize (2018), Second Prize (2019) and Third Prize (2020)
    • ICPC Vietnam Southern Provincial Contest: First Prize (2020, 2018), Third Prize (2019)
  • 2017 Best Paper Award at The IEEE International Conference on System Science and Engineering
  • 2017 Best Paper Award at The International Conference on Information System Design and Intelligent Application, Springer
  • 2005 – 2010 Full scholarship for Ph.D. study in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea
  • 2003 AOTS’s scholarship for ITCD course
  • 2002 AOTS’s scholarship for EGEC course
  • 1999 Top 5% of M.Sc. students on graduation of year 1999 at HCMUNS
  • 1992, 1994 National recipient for excellent academic achievements
  • 1991 First prize in National Physics Olympiad
  • 1990 Third prize in Physics Olympiad of HCMC
  • 1989 Second prize in Physics Olympiad of HCMC
  • Member at Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2013 to now
  • Reviewer at IEEE Transaction on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, 2020
  • Reviewer at IET Intelligent Transport Systems, 2020
  • Reviewer at IET Intelligent Transport Systems, 2019
  • Reviewer at Journal of Electronic Imaging, 2019
  • Reviewer at Cogent Engineering - Taylor & Francis, 2019
  • Reviewer at Recent Patents on Computer Science, 2019
  • PC member at International Conference on Advanced Computing and Applications (ACOMP), 2019
  • Reviewer at REV Journal on Electronics and Communications (REV-JEC), 2018
  • PC member at 2nd International Conference on Bioinformatics and Computing Technologies (ICBCT), 2018
  • PC member at IEEE 7th International Conference On Communications And Electronics (IEEE ICCE), 2018
  • PC member at International Conference on Advanced Technologies for Communication (ATC), 2018
  • Session Chair at The 6th International Conference on Frontiers of Intelligent Computing: Theory and applications (FICTA), 2017
  • PC member at The International Conference on System Science and Engineering (ICSSE), 2017
  • PC member at International Conference on Advanced Computing and Applications (ACOMP), 2017
  • PC member at International Conference on Advanced Computing and Applications (ACOMP), 2016
  • PC member at International Conference on Advanced Computing and Applications (ACOMP), 2015
  • PC member at The 7th International Conference on Knowledge and System Engineering (KSE), 2015
  • PC member at International Conference on Advanced Computing and Applications (ACOMP), 2014
  • PC member at International Conference on Advanced Computing and Applications (ACOMP), 2013
  • PC member at CUBE International Information Technology Conference and Exhibition, 2013
  • PC member at CUBE International Information Technology Conference and Exhibition, 2012
  • Digital Image Processing
  • Theoretical Models for Computing
  • Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
  • Principles of Programming Languages
  • C/C++ Programming on Unix
  • Object-Oriented Programming
  • Object-Oriented Analysis and Design
  • Software Architecture
  • Research Methodology
  • Develop a security monitoring for Indoor Surveillance System (VNU-granted Project, C2019-28-04/HĐ-KHCN), from 2019 to now. [Work-in-Progress]
  • Pilot Project of Intelligent Traffic System (HCMC People Committee-granted Project, 272/QĐ-STTTT), from 2015 to 2017. [Good]
  • Video processing techniques support for Traffic Surveillance System (VNU-granted Project, T2014-05-IT), from 2014 to 2015 [Exellent]
  • An robust occlusion detection algorithm in the applications of video processing (VNU-granted Project, C2016-28-11), from 2016 to 2018 [Good]
  • Develop Vehicle Detection and Classification Algorithm in Crowded Scene for Traffic Surveillance System (Provincial Project, 20/2017HĐ – KHCN - VƯ, granted by TST and DOST-HCMC), from June 2017 to January 2018. [Good]
  • Multimedia: Computer Vision, Image Processing, Machine Vision, Artificial Intelligence
  • Software Engineering, Software Analysis and Design

Patents:

  1. Jae Wook Jeon, SeungHun Jin, DongKyun Kim, Sang Jun Lee, Synh Viet-Uyen Ha, "Real-time Image Processing Apparatus and Method", Application Number 10-00942655, Korea, (2010). 
  2. Jae Wook Jeon (40%),DongKyun Kim (15%), Synh Viet-Uyen Ha (15%), Sang Jun Lee (15%), Jong Hyun Park (15%), "Real-time image processing device and the method", Application Number 10-2008-0096513, Korea, Oct. 01 (2008).

Journal Papers:

  1. Synh Viet-Uyen Ha and Jae Wook Jeon, "Readjusting Unstable Regions to Improve the Quality of High Accuracy Optical Flow", IEEE Transaction on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology (TCSVT, SCI-Q1, IF=4.046), (2010)
  2. Tien Phuoc Nguyen, Cuong Cao Pham, Synh Viet-Uyen Ha, Jae Wook Jeon,Change Detection by Training a Triplet Network for Motion Feature Extraction”, IEEE Transaction on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology (TCSVT, SCI-Q1, IF=4.046), (2018)
  3. Synh Viet-Uyen Ha, Duong Nguyen-Ngoc Tran, Tien Phuoc Nguyen, Dao Vu Truong Son, “High variation removal for background subtraction in traffic surveillance systems”, IET Computer Vision (SCI-Q2, IF=1.648), (2018)
  4. Synh Viet-Uyen Ha, Nhat Minh Chung, Hung Ngoc Phan, Cuong Tien Nguyen, “TensorMoG: A Tensor-Driven Gaussian Mixture Model with Dynamic Scene Adaptation for Background Modelling”, Sensors (SCI-Q2, IF=3.275), Special Issue: Object Tracking and Motion Analysis (2020)
  5. Ha Manh Tran, Synh Viet-Uyen Ha, Tu Huynh Dang, Khoa Van Huynh, “Fault Resolution System for Inter-Cloud Environment”. Journal of Mobile Multimedia (SCI-Q4) 10(2): 16-29 (May 2014).
  6. Synh Viet-Uyen Ha, Long Hoang Pham, Ha Manh Tran, Phong Ho-Thanh. “Improved Vehicles Detection and Classification Algorithm for Traffic Surveillance System”. Journal of Information Assurance and Security (JIAS, ESCI), vol. 9, no. 5, pp. 268-277, 2014.
  7. Synh Viet-Uyen Ha, Huy-Hung Nguyen, Ha Manh Tran, Phong Ho-Thanh.  “Improved Optical Flow Estimation In Wrong Way Vehicle Detection”. Journal of Information Assurance and Security (JIAS, ESCI), vol. 9, no. 5, 2014.
  8. Tu Huynh-Kha, Thuong Le-Tien, Synh Viet-Uyen Ha, Khoa Huynh-Van and Marie Luong, “A Robust Algorithm of Forgery Detection in Copy-Move and Spliced Images” International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications (IJACSA, Scopus-indexed), 7(3), 2016
  9. Synh Viet-Uyen Ha, Nhan Thanh Pham, Long Hoang Pham, and Ha Manh Tran, “Robust Reflection Detection and Removal in Rainy Conditions using LAB and HSV Color Spaces,” REV Journal on Electronics and Communications., vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 13–19, August 2016.
  10. Ha Viet Uyen Synh, Tuan-Anh Vu, Tran Manh Ha, “An Extended Occlusion Detection Approach for Video Processing”, REV Journal on Electronics and Communications., August 2018.
  11. Ha Manh Tran, Synh Viet-Uyen Ha, Tu Kha Huynh, Son Thanh Le, “A Feasible MapReduce Peer-to-Peer Framework for Distributed Computing Applications”. Vietnam Journal of Computer Science 10 (September 2014).
  12. Tien Phuoc Nguyen, Duong Nguyen-Ngoc Tran, Tu Kha Huynh, Synh Viet-Uyen Ha. “Disorder Detection Approach To Background Modeling In Traffic Surveillance System”. Journal of Science and Technology, Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology (November 2014) [Domestic journal]
  13. Ha Manh Tran, Synh Viet-Uyen Ha, Long N. Hoang, Tran V. T. Anh, “Fault Resolution System for Inter-Cloud Environment”. Journal of Science and Technology, Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology (October 2013). [Domestic journal]

Conference Papers:

  1. Hung Ngoc Phan, Long Hoang Pham, Tin Trung Thai, Nhat Minh Chung, Synh Viet-Uyen Ha, “A Real-time Vehicle Detection for Traffic Surveillance System Using a Neural Decision Tree,” In proceedings of The 25th Asia-Pacific Conference on Communications (APCC), IEEE, HCMC, 2019
  2. Tin Trung Thai, Hung Ngoc Phan, Duc Tuan Nguyen, Synh Viet-Uyen Ha, “An Improved Single Shot Detector for Face Detection Using Local Binary Patterns,” In proceedings of International Symposium on Communications and Information Technologies (ISCIT), IEEE, HCMC, 2019
  3. Anh Tuan Vu, Hung Ngoc Phan, Tu Huynh Kha, Synh Viet-Uyen Ha, “An Improved Occlusion Detection with constraints Approach for Video Processing”, 4th EAI International Conference on Industrial Networks and Intelligent Systems (INISCOM 2018), August 2018
  4. Hung Ngoc Phan, Long Hoang Pham, Duong Nguyen-Ngoc Tran, and Synh Viet-Uyen Ha, “Occlusion Vehicle Segmentation Algorithm in Crowded Scene for Traffic Surveillance System”, Information Systems Design and Intelligent Applications - Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, Vol. 672, ISSN: 2194-5357, Pages. 584-595, Springer, March 2018
  5. Tuan-Anh Vu, Long Hoang Pham, Tu Kha Huynh, and Synh Viet-Uyen Ha, “Vehicle Classification in Nighttime using Headlights Trajectories Matching”, Information Systems Design and Intelligent Applications - Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, Vol. 672, ISSN: 2194-5357, Pages. 663-673, Springer, March 2018
  6. Duong Nguyen-Ngoc Tran, Long Hoang Pham, Ha Manh Tran and Synh Viet-Uyen Ha, “Probabilistic Model and Neural Network for Scene Classification in Traffic Surveillance System”, Information Systems Design and Intelligent Applications - Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, Vol. 672, ISSN: 2194-5357, Pages. 685-695, Springer, March 2018
  7. Long Hoang Pham, Hung Ngoc Phan, Duong Hai Le, and Synh Viet-Uyen Ha, “A Hybrid Shadow Removal Algorithm for Vehicle Classification in Traffic Surveillance System”, Intelligent Engineering Informatics - Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, Vol. 695, ISSN: 2194-5357, Pages. 647-655, Springer, April 2018
  8. Ha Viet Uyen Synh, Nguyen Huy Hung, Huynh Kha Tu, Ho Thanh Phong. Lane detection in Intelligent Traffic System using probabilistic model. Paper presented at The 16th Asia Pacific Industrial Engineering and Management Systems Conference. (APIEMS 2015).
  9. Ha Viet Uyen Synh, Pham Hoang Long, Phan Ngoc Hung, Ho Thanh Phong. A Robust Algorithm for Vehicle Detection and Classification in Intelligent Traffic System. Paper presented at The 16th Asia Pacific Industrial Engineering and Management Systems Conference. (APIEMS 2015).
  10. Tu Huynh-Kha, Thuong Le, Synh Viet-Uyen Ha, Khoa Huynh, Nga Ly. Forgery Detection and Identification of the Original and Duplicate Region in Copy-Move Images. Paper presented at The International Symposium on Electrical and Electronics Engineering, HCMC, Vietnam, Oct 30, 2015.
  11. Tu Huynh-Kha, Thuong Le-Tien, Synh Viet-Uyen Ha, Khoa Huynh-Van. The Efficiency of Applying DWT and Feature Extraction into Copy-Move Images Detection. Paper presented at The IEEE 2015 International Conference on Advanced Technologies for Communications, HCMC, Vietnam, Oct 2015.
  12. Duong Nguyen-Ngoc Tran, Tien Phuoc Nguyen, Tai Nhu Do, Synh Viet-Uyen Ha. Subsequent processing of Background Modeling in Traffic Surveillance System. Paper presented at 7th International Conference on Computer Research and Development (ICCRD 2015).
  13. Tien Phuoc Nguyen, Duong Nguyen-Ngoc Tran, Tu Kha Huynh, Synh Viet-Uyen Ha. Disorder Detection Approach to Background Modeling in Tracffic Surveillance System. International Conference on Advanced Computing and Applications, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, November 19-21, 2014
  14. Long Hoang Pham, Tin Trung Duong, Ha Manh Tran, and Synh Viet-Uyen Ha, "Visionbased Approach for Urban Vehicles Detection and Classification", Third World Congress on Information and Communication Technologies (WICT), Hanoi, Vietnam, Dec. 15-18, (2013)
  15. Hung Huy Nguyen, Tai Huu-Phuong Tran, Ha Manh Tran and Synh Viet-Uyen Ha, “Improved Optical Flow Estimation In Traffic Monitoring System”, Third World Congress on Information and Communication Technologies (WICT), Hanoi, Vietnam, Dec. 15-18, (2013)
  16. Cuong Cao Pham, Synh Viet-Uyen Ha, and Jae Wook Jeon, "Adaptive Guided Image Filtering for Sharpness Enhancement and Noise Reduction", The Fifth Pacific-Rim Symposium on Image and Video Technology (PSIVT), Gwangju, Korea, Nov. 20-23, 2011.
  17. Cuong Cao Pham, Synh Viet-Uyen Ha, and Jae Wook Jeon, "A Local Variance-based Bilateral Filtering for Artifact-Free Detail- and Edge-Preserving Smoothing", The Fifth Pacific- Rim Symposium on Image and Video Technology (PSIVT), Gwangju, Korea, Nov. 20-23, 2011.
  18. Synh Viet-Uyen Ha, Xuan Dai Pham, and Jae Wook Jeon, "Improving Estimation of High Accuracy Optical Flow by Unstable Region Detection", IEEE International Conference on Multi-sensor Fusion and Integration for Intelligent Systems (MFI), Seoul, Korea, Aug. 20-22, 2008.
  19. Synh Viet-Uyen Ha and Jae Wook Jeon, "Combine Kalman Filter and Particle Filter to Improve Color Tracking Algorithm", International Conference on Control, Automation and Systems (ICCAS), Seoul, Korea, Oct. 17-20, 2007.