Dr. Minh Nguyen, Research Programmer, Computer Science department, the University of Auckland.
My PhD work is related to Computational Stereo Vision supervised by Associated Prof. Patrice Delmas and Prof. Georgy Gimel’farb.
I have been raised in a family where education is seen as important. I have always been taught that hard work is important. I have studied hard and achieved academic success. I am confident, technologically aware, have good communication skills and willingly work hard to achieve goals.
I have really enjoyed living in New Zealand over the last ten years. I have developed a strong, warm relationship with a Kiwi family, and I treasure their love and respect. I am forever in their debt because they have gone the extra distance and taught me so many things about New Zealand and its many cultures.
Living and studying in New Zealand has given me the chance to live independently, and taught me how important hard work is. And, of all of the work I have done, the most rewarding has been working as a marker and a lab demonstrator. I enjoy the process of finding ways to show people how to solve problems, and also to look at different solutions to problems.
Academic qualifications:
- 2014: Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science, the University of Auckland (New Zealand).
- 2009: Master of Science with First class Honours in Computer Science, the University of Auckland (New Zealand).
- 2007: Bachelor of Science, Major in Computer Science, the University of Auckland (New Zealand).
Professional positions held:
- 9/2013 – Now: Research Programmer (full-time), Department of Computer Science, the University of Auckland.
- 1/2014 – 3/2014: Lecturer (full-time), Department of Computer Science, the University of Auckland.
- 2006-2013: Teaching Assistant (part-time), Department of Computer Science, the University of Auckland.
- 2005-2013: Web Developer for AZ-Group Ltd, 2Review Ltd.
Present research/professional speciality:
- Real-time stereo vision
- Deformable models
- 3D face analysis and animation
- Image processing
- Website development and Web-based application
- High performance computing with SLURM
- Theoretical foundations of image matching
Professional distinctions and memberships (including honours, prizes, scholarships, boards or governance roles, etc):
- Prizes:
- 2012, Second Best Research Poster in Department of Computer Science’s competition.
- 2008, Best Research Poster in the International Conference of Image and Vision Computing New Zealand, held by Lincoln University.
- Conference Reviewer for: Image and Vision Computing New Zealand (IVCNZ2011).
- Scholarships:
- 2010: BuildIT PhD full scholarship number #3302821 and UoA FRDF grant.
- Research Grants / Funding (as PI unless otherwise stated)
- 2010-2011 Uniservices contract 30235.001 PSAF Stereo Vision System30235.001 PSAF Stereo Vision System.
Publications:
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