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Associate Professor

Hoang The NGUYEN

Doctor of Philosophy in Solid Mechanics (Aeronautical application), ISAE-ENSMA, French National Aerospace Engineering Grandes Écoles, France
Cluster:
Business, Communication and Design
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Biography

Dr. Nguyen The Hoang obtained his PhD in Mechanics, major in Aerospace Structures and Composite Materials, from ISAE-ENSMA, France in 2005. He has got several prestigious academic awards such as Medal for Excellent Aeronautical Undergraduate (2001), French Eiffel Excellent Scholarship (2002), Best MBA Postgraduate of Solvay Brussels School (2010). He has published many scientific papers in prominent international journals and conferences in Aeronautical Engineering and Aviation-related fields since being a PhD research scholar.   

To date, Dr. Hoang has more than 19 years working as a lecturer-researcher in well-known aerospace institutions and programs in France, Japan, Australia and Vietnam. In addition, during the last 10 years, he has worked in Aviation industry as senior executive members for global Airlines and consulting firms.

In teaching, Dr. Hoang has interests in numerous subjects from Engineering to Management in Aviation, including but not limited to Aircraft Engineering & Maintenance Management (Technical & Finance); Airline Safety & Quality Management (related subjects); Human Factors in Aviation; Operation Management in Aviation (Airline focus); Airline Network and Fleet; Scientific Research Methodology in Engineering; Aircraft Structures Analysis; Mechanics of Composite Materials; Fracture & Fatigue analysis; Numerical Computation - Finite Element Method;

In research, he currently conducts several interdisciplinary projects in a wide range of areas such as Application of Virtual Reality in Aviation, Optimization and development of digital-based solutions for Airlines’ operations, Safety and Quality Management in Airlines, and Durability of Aircraft structures and composite materials. His key research directions focus on application of emerging technologies (eg. VR/AR, IoT, ML/AI, 3D Printing) in relevant Aviation-related fields.   

SIT Appointments

  • – Present

Education

  • Master of Business Administration (Major: Strategic Management)
    Universite Libre de Bruxelle - Solvay Business School, HCM , Belgium
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Solid Mechanics (Aeronautical application)
    ISAE-ENSMA, French National Aerospace Engineering Grandes Écoles , France
  • Master of Science in Mechanics (Major: Structures, Robotics, Tribology, Photomechanics)
    ISAE-ENSMA, French National Aerospace Engineering Grandes Écoles , France
  • Specialist Engineering Diploma in Structures and Materials for Aeronautics and Transportation
    ISAE-ENSMA, French National Aerospace Engineering Grandes Écoles , France
  • Bachelor of Aeronautical Engineering
    HoChiMinh City University of Technology , Vietnam

Achievements

  • Jetstar Pacific Airlines Manager of the Year
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  • MBA Valedictorian Postgraduate Award
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  • French Government Full Scholarship for PhD, French Ministry of National Education and Research
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  • French Government Full Scholarship for Master Student (“Eiffel” Scholarship), French Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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  • Argent Medal for Best and Excellent Engineering Undergraduate
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Professional Certification

  • Emergency Planning and Response for Airlines (IATA)
    IATA (International Air Transport Association)
  • Human Factors in Aircraft Maintenance
    Australian Jetstar Group
  • Aviation Legislation, Aviation Compliance Auditing in an EASA Environment, Safety Management System
    SOFEMA (EASA Part 147 ATO)
  • Quality Management System ISO 9001:2015
    APAVE Asia Pacific (France)
  • Aircraft V2500 Engine Familiarization
    Lufthansa Training (Germany)
  • Airline Planning
    Boeing

Corporate Experience

  • Visiting Lecturer, Air Transport Management, RMIT University Vietnam (Australia)
    Present
  • Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Aviation Science & Technology (ISSN 2815-5661)
    Present
  • Chairman of Scientific Committee, Aerospace Engineering Faculty, Vietnam Aviation Academy
    Present
  • Scientific Committee member, Aeronautical Engineering Department, HCMC University of Technology, Vietnam
    Present
  • Dean of Faculty, Aerospace Engineering Faculty, Vietnam Aviation Academy (VAA)
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  • Chief Technical Officer (Airline Technical Director), Jetstar Pacific Airlines (JPA)
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  • Director cum. Head of Aviation Services, APAVE Asia Pacific (French)
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  • Project Coordinator, World Bank Funded - German Vietnam University, Project Management Unit (German)
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  • Owner and Director, Global Knowledge (Training and consulting), Vietnam
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  • Head of Department, Lecturer, Aeronautical Engineering Department, HCMC University of Technology, Vietnam
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  • Postdoc researcher, Tokyo University of Science, Japan
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  • Assistant Lecturer, ISAE-ENSMA, French National Aerospace Engineering Grandes Écoles, France
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  • Lecturer, Aeronautical Engineering Department, HCMC University of Technology, Vietnam
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Research Interests

  • Optimization and development of digital-based solutions for Airlines’ operations and management
  • Applications of emerging technologies in Aviation and Aircraft design (VR/AR, IoT, ML/AI, 3D Printing)
  • Durability of Aircraft structures and composite materials
  • Human factors, Safety and Quality Management in Aviation

Past Projects

  • Virtual Reality Simulation for Pre-flight Aircraft Inspection Procedure – Phase 1: A Preliminary Investigation
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    Funded by Vietnam Aviation Academy. Role: Project Leader

  • Design and Development of Software to Support Maintenance Technicians Through Assessment of Cognitive Load and Working Environment
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    Funded by Vietnam Aviation Academy. Role: Co-Investigator

  • An Experimental Study on the Impact of Virtual Reality on Students’ Learning Outcomes: A Case Study of Aircraft Maintenance Students
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    Funded by Vietnam Aviation Academy. Role: Co-Project leader

  • Virtual Reality (V.R) technology in Aircraft Maintenance – An application in Aircraft Maintenance Training
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    Funded by Ministry of Transportation of Vietnam. Role: Project Leader

  • Digitalizing aircraft maintenance tasks – Application in the procedure of Removal of Nose Landing Wheel of an Aircraft
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    Funded by Vietnam Aviation Academy, 2022. Role: Team Leader

  • EASA Part-145 Certification Consultancy, VAECO (Vietnam Airlines)
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    Commercial Project funded by VAECO (Vietnam Airlines, Ref. APS/T&D/813043/2013). Role: Project Director 

  • Design of ultralight aircraft VAM-2
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    Funded by Vietnam Mechanical Engineering Association. Role: Technical Team Leader

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Journal Papers

  • Nguyen T.H. et al. (2026). High-fidelity VR simulation for aircraft maintenance training: An AMM-compliant procedure for the A320 nose landing gear wheel removal. Aerospace. (Under review)

  • Nguyen T.H. (2026). Developing a scalable, AI-enhanced VR platform for aviation training: Commercial aircraft case studies. Engineering, Technology & Applied Science Research. (Under review)

  • Nguyen T.H. (2025). Optimizing aircraft fleet assignment in airline route network: A study on the impact of cost factors. Journal of Aeronautics, Astronautics, and Aviation (Under Review)

  • Tam D.U, Nguyen T.H. (2025). Nepotism at work: The role of affective commitment and work centrality in shaping service performance. International Journal of Quality and Service Sciences, 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJQSS-07-2025-0160

  • Binh TTT, Nguyen T.H. (2025). The development of MRO shared services in Vietnam: A comparative analysis with Southeast Asian countries. International Journal of Aviation Science and Technology, 6(2), 79–90

  • Tam D.U, Nguyen T.H.  (2025). Supervisor incivility, work alienation, extra-role performance and preparatory job search behaviors among airport frontline staff: The moderating role of work centrality. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Insights. https://doi.org/10.1108/JHTI-12-2024-1283

  • Nguyen T.H., Tan J., Tan S., Luu V.T. (2024). Development and implementation of virtual reality in higher education for aviation: A case study. Journal of Aerospace Society Malaysia, 2(2), 22–29.

  • Nguyen T.H., Denys Gamby, Marie-Christine Lafarie-Frénot, Loading rate effect on matrix transverse cracking in aeronautical CFRP composite laminates, Research Report, Laboratoire de Mécanique et de Physique des Matériaux (2015), hal-03641982

  • Hoang N.T., Gamby D., Lafarie-Frenot M-C., Predicting fatigue transverse crack growth in cross-ply carbon-epoxy laminates from quasi static strength tests by using isodamage curves, International Journal of Fatigue (2010), doi: 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2009.02.045

  • Nguyen T.H. and Gamby D., Effects of nonlinear viscoelastic behaviour and loading rate on transverse cracking in CFRP laminates, Composites Science and Technology 67 (2007) 438–452.

  • Lafarie-Frenot M.C., Gamby D. and Nguyen T.H., Experimental and numerical analysis of loading rate and temperature effects on matrix cracking in CFRP laminates, Journal of Materials-Design and Applications 218 (2004) 47-53.

  • N.T.H.Hang, L.T.P.Linh, N.T.Hoang, The Aviation Safety Culture and The Assessment Tool: A context of Vietnam, Journal of Aviation Science & Technology 1 (2022) 43-49

  • L.T.T.Nhung and N.T.Hoang, Fiber stacking sequence effects on impact damage dimensions, Journal of Aviation Science & Technology 1 (2022) 33-36

Conferences

  • Nguyen V.K., Nguyen K.T., Nguyen T.H. (2025). From chatbots to virtual reality: Integrating AI tools into aviation training for human factors learning. AFCS 2025 – The 3rd International Conference on Aviation Future: Challenges and Solutions.

  • Vuong H., Nghiem L., Nguyen T.H. (2025). Navigating the skies of sustainability: A comparative analysis of global and ASEAN legal frameworks for sustainable aviation fuel. AFCS 2025 – The 3rd International Conference on Aviation Future: Challenges and Solutions.

  • Law C., Tan S., Nguyen T.H. (2025). Efficacy or efficiency: Optimizing airline fleet strategies and defying fuel trends in the Asia-Pacific skies towards sustainable aviation. AFCS 2025 – The 3rd International Conference on Aviation Future: Challenges and Solutions.

  • Do U.T., Dangol M., Nguyen T.H., Nguyen T.H.H. (2025). How safety climate shapes aviation staff’s safety citizenship and compliance: The role of affective commitment. AFCS 2025 – The 3rd International Conference on Aviation Future: Challenges and Solutions

  • Nguyen T.H. et al. (2025). Virtual reality–based aviation training: Effects on learners’ achievement emotions in aircraft maintenance. AFCS 2025 – The 3rd International Conference on Aviation Future: Challenges and Solutions.

  • Nguyen VL, Nguyen T.H, Phan TDT, Vo VQA. (2025, August), Collision of a vortex ring with a wavy sphere, The 18th Asian International Conference on Fluid Machinery (AICFM18), Hanoi, Vietnam

  • Nguyen T.H et al. (2025), Evolving VR-based applications in aviation training: Commercial aircraft case studies with AI-enhanced extensional capabilities, The Southeast Asia Workshop on Aerospace Engineering (SAWAE) and the 11th International Seminar on Aerospace Science and Technology (ISAST), Indonesia

  • Nguyen T.H et al. (2025), A FAM-based open-source platform for airline fleet assignment optimization in higher education: Development and implementation, The Southeast Asia Workshop on Aerospace Engineering (SAWAE) and the 11th International Seminar on Aerospace Science and Technology (ISAST), Indonesia

  • Nguyen T.H et al. (2025), Optimizing aircraft fleet assignment in airline route network: A study on the impact of cost factors, The Southeast Asia Workshop on Aerospace Engineering (SAWAE) and the 11th International Seminar on Aerospace Science and Technology (ISAST), Indonesia

  • Nguyen T.H, Quan T. (2025), Sustainable aviation fuel—A key energy source for aviation development in the global economy, Sustainability Forum and International Conference (SFIC 2025), Taiwan. (Best Presentation Award)

  • N.T.Hoang, Tan, J., Tan, S., & Thuan, L.V. (2024), Development and Implementation of Virtual Reality in Higher Education for Aviation: A Case Study, Southeast Asia Workshop on Aerospace Engineering (SAWAE), 2024, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

  • NGUYEN K T, NGUYEN T Hoang, NGUYEN H.H, "Optimizing Re-planning Strategy Regarding the Airplane's Rosters in Case of Disruptions in Airlines Industry - The Case of An Airline in Vietnam", The International Conference on Aviation Future: Challenges and Solutions (AFCS 2023), HCMC Vietnam

  • NGUYEN T Hoang, LUU V Thuan, "Virtual Reality in aircraft maintenance: application to an Airbus aircraft system", The International Conference on Aviation Future: Challenges and Solutions (AFCS 2023), HCMC Vietnam

  • Nguyen The Hoang, Luu V Thuan, "Aircraft Maintenance Practices using Virtual Reality", International Symposium on Aircraft Technology, MRO & Operations (ISATECH 2023) - Industrial Sessions, Hanoi, Vietnam

  • Preetwant Singh, Nguyen The Hoang, "Development of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Industry in Asia", International Symposium on Aircraft Technology, MRO & Operations (ISATECH 2023) - Industrial Sessions, Hanoi, Vietnam

  • NGUYEN T Hoang and LUU V Thuan, "Digitalizing aircraft maintenance tasks using Virtual Reality: Application in Nose Landing Gear Wheel Removal Procedure", Proceedings of The SouthEast Asia Workshop on Aerospace Engineering (SAWAE 2022), HCMC Vietnam

  • Nguyen T.H., Gamby D., Lafarie-Frenot M.C., “Relationship between constant strain-rate and fatigue cracking curves for aeronautical carbon/epoxy laminates”, The Fourth International Conference on Fatigue of Composites (ICFC-4), IVW in Kaiserslautern, September 2007, Germany.

  • Nguyen T.H., Gamby D., Lafarie-Frenot M.C., “Effect of loading rate on matrix transverse cracking in aeronautical CFRP composite laminates”, Proceedings of the BK21 GSNU-IJUHCMUT International Symposium on Transport Vehicle Engineering, December 2006, HCM City, Vietnam.

  • Nguyen T.H., Gamby D., Lafarie-Frenot M.C., “Influence of frequency on matrix transverse cracking in CFRP cross-ply laminates under fatigue loading”, the 9th Japan International SAMPE Symposium & Exhibition (JISSE-9), November 2005, Tokyo, Japan.

  • Nguyen T.H., Gamby D., Lafarie-Frenot M.C. and Gardin C., “Matrix cracking evolution in crossply laminates subjected to fatigue loading”, Proceedings of the 14th French National Days on Composite Materials (JNC-14), March 2005, Compiègne, France.

  • Nguyen T.H., Lafarie-Frenot M.C., Gamby D., “Influence of loading rate on transverse ply crack growth in aeronautical CFRP laminates”, Proceedings of the 11th European Conference on Composite Materials (ECCM-11), 31 May - 3 June 2004, Rhodes, Greece.

  • Nguyen T.H., Gamby D., Lafarie-Frenot M.C., “Influence of loading rate on cracking in an aeronautical laminate”, Proceedings of the Conference “Composites 2003”, October 2003, Paris, France.

Books

  • Aircraft Engineering and Maintenance Management, University Textbook Development Project funded by Vietnam Aviation Academy, 2025–2026. Role: Lead Author

  • Aircraft Structure Analysis, University Textbook Development Project funded by Vietnam Aviation Academy, 2025–2026. Role: Lead Author 

  • Human Factors in Aviation: Safety, Performance and Optimization, Springer textbook project, 2025–2026. Role: Lead Author

  • Modelling Impact Damage in Composite Laminates Using Cohesive Zone Models. Proceedings in Technology Transfer - Book Chapter, Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-95-1750-3_53

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