VinUni Seed Grant Program – List of Funded Projects

AY 2025 – 2026

No.Project CodeProject TitlePI
1CHS_UNI.2025.DA023

Modelling the preventive impact of alcohol policy on cancer in Vietnam and Southeast Asia Tran Thi Phuong Thao
2CHS_UNI.2025.DA037 Soft Plastination Using Modified Starch: A Cost-Effective Method for Longterm Preserving Biological Specimens with Natural Appearance and Flexibility Huynh Dinh Chien
3CHS_UNI.2025.DA029 VINAIR (Vietnam Initiative for Air Impact Research) Le Khac Linh
4CHS_UNI.2025.DA033 Impact of the Planetary Health Diet on diabetes and chronic disease burden Bui Phuong Linh
5CHS_UNI.2025.DA036ESKAPE+ Vietnam: Estimating the Health and Economic Burden of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in Vietnam and Piloting Feasible Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) Strategies (phase 1, 2)Nguyen Khoi Quan
6CECS_UNI.2025.DA025 Responsible AI via Uncertainty Quantification & Optimal Transport Nguyen Tuan Binh
7CECS_02_UNI.2025.DA017 Towards Communication and Computation Efficient Federated Continual Learning Approach for Medical Image Analysis. Nguyen Minh Duong
8CECS_03_UNI.2025.DA003 Flexible Sb2Se3 Solar Cells for Next-Generation Sustainable Energy Hoang Van Quy
9CECS_04_UNI.2025.DA026 Development of high-performance hybrid lithium-ion capacitors based on germanium phosphide-carbon composite materials Nguyen An Giang
10CECS_05_UNI.2025.DA022 Wireless Powering of Biomedical Implants via Electromagnetic Sources Nguyen Dang An
11CBM_UNI.2025.DA028 The Dark Side of AI Companion: algorithmic persuasion and consumer vulnerability Le Thi Phuong Dung
12CBM_UNI.2025.DA012Development of An Integrated Agricultural Entrepreneurial Learning Model Bui Thi Minh Hong
13CBM_UNI.2025.DA027 Measuring emerging technology adoption using Large Language Models Do Bao Linh
14CBM_UNI.2025.DA013AI and I: Towards a Sustainable Human–AI Collaboration through an Integrated TAM–OID Framework Dao Quynh Anh
15CBM_UNI.2025.DA015Female leadership and green innovation: Evidence from Asian companies Nguyen Thi Huong Lien
16CECS_07_UNI.2025.DA040 Real-time depression scoring from speech Sanei Saeid
17CBM_UNI.2025.DA049 Understanding and Enhancing SME Readiness for Vietnam’s Emerging Carbon Market Lee Sang Hoon
18CECS_UNI.2025.DA052 Developing Next-Generation Smart Catalysts for Solar-Driven Formaldehyde Mineralization in Indoor Air Kumar Vikrant
19CECS_UNI.2025.DA050 Agentic AI-Driven Personalized Medical Nutrition for Patient Treatment and Care Huynh Thanh Trung
20CHS_UNI.2025.DA055 Understanding Postpartum Depression in Vietnam: A Mixed-Methods Study Donnelly Tam Truong
21CBM_UNI.2025.DA060 Employee Well-Being in the Modern Work Landscape Nguyen Phan Hanh Thao
22CHS_UNI.2025.DA054A Multi-Modal Machine Learning Model for Antimicrobial Resistance Prediction [AMR]Woh Pei Yee (Peggy Woh)
23CECS_UNI.2025.DA032VNPreventStroke: A Comprehensive Digital Platform for Revolutionizing Stroke Prevention and Care in VietnamMichelle Hermiston
24CAS_UNI.2025.DA056Carbon Border Adjustment Risks and Readiness: Vietnam’s Wood Exports to the EULe Duy Anh
25CHS.UNI.2026.DA010Investigating the role of exosomes in macrophage reprogram and efferocytosis for enhacing wound healingThan Thi Trang Uyen
26CHS.UNI.2026.DA005Interprofessional Education Competencies in Vietnam’s Health Sciences System: A National StudyNguyen Thi Hoa Huyen
27CAS.UNI.2026.DA006Exploring Martial Arts Heritage as the Performance of Process OntologiesTran Khai Hoai
28CBM.UNI.2026.DA001Detecting Greenwashing and Greenhushing Risks with Advanced Natural Language Processing: Toward Smarter Green FinanceNguyen Thi Mai Lan
29CHS.UNI.2026.DA010AStandardized Home-Based Rehabilitation for Stroke Survivors: Toward a Tele-Rehabilitation Exercise Library Giap Thi Thanh Tinh
30CHS.UNI.2026.DA010CCharacteristics of Cesarean Births in Public and Private Hospitals in Hanoi, VietnamDoan Thi Thuy Duong
31CHS.UNI.2026.DA010DFrom Followership Perceptions to Clinical Impact: A Mixed-Methods Approach to Developing and Evaluating a Follower-Enabling Educational Intervention in Resuscitation TeamsBajracharya Jayendra
32CHS.UNI.2026.DA010EInvestigation of Adaptive ONT Sequencing for Targeted Genomics Thomas John Parsons
33CHS.UNI.2026.DA010BMoral Distress and Coping Mechanism Among Healthcare Workers in VietnamJulia Heather Smith
34CECS.UNI.2026.DA002Smart CNT Nanocomposite Sensing Structures for Robotic and Biomedical SystemsSimon Park

AY 2024 – 2025

No.Project CodeProject TitlePI
1VUNI.2425.FT01Optimizing Energy Efficiency in Mobile Edge Systems with AI-Powered Sustainable SolutionsDo Danh Cuong
2VUNI.2425.EME.006Driving Positive Change: The Impact of Middle Managers on Employee Prosocial BehaviorsNguyen Phan Hanh Thao
3VUNI.2425.CRI.009Development of a Therapeutic Hybrid Exoskeleton Glove for Enhanced Post-Stroke Hand RehabilitationThai Mai Thanh
4VUNI.2425.EME.003Sunyata and Svabhava in Mind and WorldCollin James
5VUNI.2425.EME.008Integrating implicit model and feedback architecture toward stable and generalizable AILaurent Marc El Ghaoui
6VUNI.2425.EME.005Molecular Breast Cancer Subtype Prediction by Mammographic Radiomic FeaturesPham Huy Hieu
7VUNI.2425.SIG.002Sleep, Lifestyle, and Environmental Effects on the Prevention of Colorectal Adenomas/Cancer (SLEEP-CRC)Pham Thanh Tung
8VUNI.2425.SIG.004Advancing Cardiovascular disease modeling and therapeutics with hiPSC-Derived 3D-Engineered Heart TissuesNguyen Xuan Hung
9VUNI.2425.EME.007Characterizing the Genomic Abnormalities Underlying Metastatic OsteosarcomaVu Hai Son
10VUNI.2425.CRI.001Thyroid Cancer in Vietnam: Risk Factors and Efficacy of Radiofrequency Ablation for Microcarcinoma (TCV)Nguyen Thanh Liem
11VUNI.2425.CRI.002VinMHS (VinUniversity Mental Health Screening): Tool Validation, Prevalence, Incidence, and Associated FactorsHoang Bao Long
12VUNI.2425.CRI.006Diagnostic Utility and Clinical Outcomes of Genomic Sequencing in Undiagnosed DiseasesTrachoo Objoon
13VUNI.2425.CRI.007Bridging Generations: Navigating Experience, Contacts, and Culture in Family Business Succession in VietnamVu Anh Dung
14VUNI.2425.CRI.010Preliminary assessment of Celiac Disease in Vietnamese pediatric population (focus on children with clinical risk for the disease) [VietPed-CD]Dimitri Poddighe
15VUNI.2425.CRI.011Sustainable valorization of battery waste: Developing High-performance carbon materials and carbon-negative cementitious composites for Circular EconomyPhung Thi Viet Bac
16VUNI.2425.SIG.001Mhcareconnect – Empowering Breast Cancer Patients with a Co-designed Digital Mental Healthcare Coordination PlatformTruong Nguyen Xuan Quynh

AY 2023 – 2024

No.Project CodeProject TitlePI
1VUNI.AAF.02Risk Factor for Chronic Disease In Asia: A Secondary Data Analysis Of Steps Survey In 25 CountriesPham Thanh Tung
2VUNI.2324.CC03Application of 3D Printing Technology in the Manufacturing of Implants for Treating Bone Defects Using Ti6Al4V AlloyTran Trung Dung
3VUNI.2324.CC04Improving NLP Applications in Low-resource Languages: One Country and One Use Case At A TimeDoan Dang Khoa
4VUNI.2324.CC06Robust Vietnamese-English Clinical and Educational Medical TranslationLe Duy Dung
5VUNI.2324.CC05Vietnam alliance for semiconductors and advanced computing (VASCOM)Laurent Marc El Ghaoui
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VUNI.2324.SG01
Beyond boundaries: Redefining healthcare through virtual consultationPranee Liamputtong
7VUNI.2324.SG06Development and Evaluation of an AI-Powered Robot for Enhancing Pediatric Health Education in VietnamBui Thi Thanh Huyen
8VUNI.2324.SG05Advancing Sustainable Water Treatment through Electrocoagulation, Artificial Intelligence, and Innovative MaterialsPhung Thi Viet Bac
9VUNI.2324.SG04Evaluating and Defending against Advanced Backdoor Attacks on Deep LearningDoan Dang Khoa
10VUNI.2324.FT01A Soft Filament Sensor with Wireless Human-Computer Interface for RehabilitationThai Mai Thanh
11VUNI.2324.FT03Organizational culture and its impact on corporate sustainable development: Evidence and implicationsNguyen Thi Mai Lan
12VUNI.2324.FT02Electrochemical-based Fiber Sensors for Environmental and Health MonitoringNguyen Dang Tung
13VUNI.AAF.06Clinical characteristics and genetic variations in hereditary angioedema in VietnamNguyen Van Dinh
14VUNI.2324.SG02Developing a spatial model to predict mosquito habitat and dengue risk potential in Vietnam’s urban environmentAndrew William Taylor – Robinson

AY 2022 – 2023

No.Project CodeProject TitlePI
1VUNI.2223.CC01Solution for Inexpensive Plastination technology: Phase 1 – A Trial with Swine Organs and LimbsHoang Mai Duy
2VUNI.2223.FT02Active Learning for Data AnnotationWray Lindsay Buntine
3VUNI.2223.SG07Exploring Environmental Intelligence in VietnamKevin David Harrison
4VUNI.2223.SG03Single-incision minimally invasive surgery for the treatment of Hirschsprung’s Disease in childrenNguyen Thi Nhung
5VUNI.2223.FT01Exploring an unfamiliar territory: a study on the practice of outdoor education in VietnamMyles Liam Lynch
6VUNI.2223.FT09Computational Materials Design and Experiments for Recycling Zinc-Carbon Batteries: Supercharging Supercapacitors with NiO@Graphene CompositePhung Thi Viet Bac
7VUNI.2223.SG08Resilience-Aware Edge Computing for Massive and Secure Internet-of-Things NetworksNguyễn Văn Định
8VUNI.2223.SG06Mental Wellness Program for women living with and beyond cancer: an application of the Smart Health deliveryNguyen Thi Hoa Huyen
9VUNI.2223.SG04Health-related quality of life and cosmesis of lymphangioma patients after treatment with intralesional bleomycin injectionTran Le Dinh Duy
10VUNI.2223.FT04Macro-mini actuation approach integrated with passive force control for internal grinding and polishingNguyen Vu Linh
11VUNI.2223.FT05Point-of-care biosensors based on nanomaterials to detect pathogen bacterium for biomedical, environmental, and food safety applicationsTran Thi Mai
12VUNI.2223.FT07Fabricating perovskite light emitting diodes at City University of Hong KongLe Van Quynh
13VUNI.2223.FT10Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (KAP) on Learning Disabilities among Medical Students in VietnamNguyen Thi Hoa Huyen
14VUNI.2223.CC02360o View of Air PollutionPham Huy Hieu
15VUNI.2223.FT03Scaling up Generative Energy-based ModelsDoan Dang Khoa

AY 2021 – 2022

No.Project CodeProject TitlePI
1VUNI.2122.SG09Fibroblast Growth Factor 23 as a Predictor for Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Chronic Kidney DiseaseNguyen Thi Tuyet
2VUNI.2122.SG07Air Hanoi Project: public knowledge, awareness and perceptions of air pollution in Vietnam’s capital city – a mixed methods studyPranee Liamputtong
3VUNI.2122.SG03Women’s Wellness After Giving Birth Program (WWAGBP) for Vietnamese WomenHoang Lan Van
4VUNI.2122.SG02Impact of Covid-19 on Vietnam’s Textiles and Clothing Industry: Response, Recovery, and the Path to ResilienceAnupama Devendrakumar
5VUNI.2122.SG05Stability, efficiency, and resilience of hotels during Covid-19 pandemic: The role of capital structure and ESG strategy.Nguyen Thi Mai Lan
6VUNI.2122.SG04Evolving Digital Consumer Behavior and Social Customer Relationship Marketing (CRM): A Comprehensive Approach Integrating Data from Consumer and FirmKyunghwa Chung
7VUNI2122.FT01Culture and Climate Change in VietnamKevin David Harrison
8VUNI.2122.FT07Improving symptoms for women after cancer treatment: a trial of the i-CanManage applicationNguyen Thi Hoa Huyen
9VUNI.2122.FT06Evaluation of the effects of molnupiravir on the cardiomyocytes derived from human-induced pluripotent stem cellNguyen Thi Nhung
10VUNI.2122. FT02Fasttrack – At the Crossroads of International Relocation: What Makes The Influence of Reputation Stronger?Jin Suk Park
11VUNI.2122. FT04Implicit deep learningLaurent Marc El Ghaoui

AY 2020 – 2021

No.Project CodeProject TitlePI
1VUNI.2021.SG15Immune System Measuring: A study on Patients of Infections and CancersHuynh Dinh Chien
2VUNI.2021.SG10Energy-efficient light-emitting diodes for solid-state lighting applications through hybridization between quantum emitters and optical metamaterialsLe Van Quynh
3VUNI.2021.SG01Vietnam Manufacturing CompetitivenessVu Anh Dung
4VUNI.2021.SG12Applying Machine Learning to mitigate RF impairments in wireless communications systemsWong Kok Seng
5VUNI.2021.SG11Privacy-Preserving Data Publishing for Autonomous VehiclesWong Kok Seng
6VUNI.2021.SG09ECGs classification for cardiovascular diseases diagnostics on mobile devicesDo Danh Cuong
7VUNI.2021.SG03Vietnam and Industry 4.0: Philosophical and Ethical FoundationsBilly Wheeler
8VUNI.2021.SG13Feasibility Study for the Vietnam Cohort Study (VINCohort)Le Cu Linh
9VUNI.2021.SG05“Looking through the customer’s eyes”, using eye-tracking, in-depth interviews and surveys to examine wellness quality of Vinpearl hotels and resorts.Le Thi Phuong Dung
10VUNI.2021.SG06Medication Monitoring AppDo Ngoc Minh
11VUNI.2021.SG14Workplace conflicts and conflict management among nurses in selected Vietnamese healthcare institutionsNguyen Hoang Long