Dr. Tan Nguyen

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Tan Viet Tuyen Nguyen is a New Frontiers Fellow at the University of Southampton, specializing in Human-centered Artificial Intelligence, Human-Robot Interaction, and Multimodal Perception. Tuyen's research interests also encompass machine learning, computer vision, robotics, and the applications of robot learning in human interactions. Prior to joining the University of Southampton, Tuyen worked as a Research Associate on the EPSRC project 'Learning Imitate Social Interaction' at King’s College London, where they focused on social interaction mechanisms between humans and robots. Tuyen received a PhD in Information Science, majoring in Robotics, from the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology. Tuyen's contributions to the field include organizing and co-chairing a special session on Non-verbal Communication Skills between Humans and Robots at the IEEE RO-MAN 2022 conference, as well as serving as a program member for various workshops on multi-modal affective behavior and embodied agents. Tuyen has been recognized with several awards for their research, including an Honourable Mention at ICCV 2021 and a Paper Award at ROMAN 2022. Currently, Tuyen is looking for potential candidates to join their research group at Southampton, focusing on the integration of AI in social interactions, aimed at creating solutions that adapt to human needs and cultural contexts.

Research Interests

Experience

New Frontiers Fellow

— Present

University of Southampton • Southampton

Conducting research in human-centered artificial intelligence and human-robot interaction.

Research Associate

— Present

King's College London • London

Worked on the EPSRC project 'Learning Imitate Social Interaction'.

Awards

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Honourable Mention Award

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Paper Award

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Prospective Research Award

Courses

Artificial Intelligence (COMP2321) Biologically Inspired Robotics (ELEC6212) High-Level Programming (AICE1003) Part III Individual Project (COMP3200) MSc Project (COMP6200) Group Design Project (ELEC6200)