Nguyễn Văn Lộc— Vol. 26
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№ 026 · The Practitioner Issue
Established 2002
Set in Cormorant & JetBrains Mono

Background

Education, experience, and the thread connecting them.

§ 01Education

Trained in science, drawn to engineering.

Dec 2024 — PresentUniversity of Science, Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh CityHo Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Master of Science in Computer Science, majoring in Artificial Intelligence

Pursuing research in computer vision and generative models under Assoc. Prof. Minh‑Triet Tran. Current thesis focuses on zero‑shot object removal and multi‑object reasoning for video.

Oct 2020 — Oct 2024University of Science, Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh CityHo Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Honors Program

Graduated rank 6/59. Supervised by Assoc. Prof. Minh‑Triet Tran. Defended undergraduate thesis with score 10.00; co‑authored multiple papers during final‑year research.

Aug 2017 — Aug 2020Lê Quý Đôn High School for Gifted Students, Ho Chi Minh CityHo Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Gifted Student — Mathematics

Specialised track in mathematics at one of Ho Chi Minh City's leading gifted high schools, building the analytical foundations that carried into computer science research.

§ 02Experience

From notebook to production.

Apr 2026 — PresentEurofinsHo Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Software Engineer

Student Researcher — Echizen Laboratory

Six‑month research residency under Prof. Isao Echizen, mentored by Dr. April Pyone Maung Maung at the Echizen Laboratory. Worked on media authenticity and digital forensics.

Mar 2025 — Aug 2025AutonomousRemote

AI Engineer

Responsible for building AI agents for real‑world needs. Improved existing MCP servers to enhance user experience. Optimised AI agents to run on local environments with small models (e.g. 4B‑parameter models).

Jan 2025 — Dec 2025Software Engineering Laboratory, University of Science, VNUHCMHo Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Research Assistant

Research on multimedia verification, applications of generative models, and other deep learning techniques in downstream tasks under Assoc. Prof. Minh‑Triet Tran.

Jun 2023 — Feb 2025Saritasa — Builders of BetterHo Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Backend Engineer — Python + Django

Back‑end development with Django REST Framework; built OpenAPI‑compliant APIs, implemented unit tests, and wrote documentation. Worked across multiple projects with US clients from varied industries including a Crossing Guard Shift Management Platform and chambers‑of‑commerce consulting tooling. Proficient in Postman and Swagger.

Mar 2023 — May 2023Saritasa — Builders of BetterHo Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Backend Engineer Intern

Trained on core Python modules and Django development with real‑world applications. Learned GitHub flow, Jira, and Postman. Built an internship project demonstrating ability in Django and Django REST Framework.

§ 03Toolkit

The instruments I reach for.

Languages

Python, TypeScript, C++, SQL

Python is the core; everything orbits it. TypeScript for frontend and tooling. C++ for algorithm work. SQL wherever data lives.

Primary stack
ML / CV

PyTorch, Diffusers, OpenCV, HuggingFace, LangChain

From training loops to inference optimisation. Comfortable with diffusion models, RAG pipelines, and multimodal retrieval.

Research & production
Web & Infra

Next.js, Django REST, FastAPI, Docker, PostgreSQL, Redis

Full‑stack when required. Comfortable with containerisation, background workers, CI/CD, and shipping things that stay up.

Engineering backbone
Human languagesVietnamese native · English fluent · 日本語 conversational · 中文 basic
Also usesGit, GitHub Actions, Jira, Linux, Jupyter, LaTeX, Postman, Swagger
InterestsDiffusion world models · Vision‑language evaluation · Agents that don’t hallucinate · Multimedia verification