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Education

  • 2024.08-2025.08
    Master of Science in Data Science
    Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
    • GPA: 4.30/5.0 (Distinction)
    • Relevant Coursework: Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Data Mining, Network Science, Data Systems, Data Visualization, Data Preparation, Probability & Statistics.
  • 2018.08-2022.09
    Bachelor of Finance, Advanced Program
    National Economics University, Vietnam
    • GPA: 3.71/4.0 (Highest Distinction)
    • Relevant Coursework: Statistics, Econometrics, Calculus, Management Information Systems.
    • Full English curriculum from CSU Long Beach, USA.
  • 2015.08-2018.05
    High School Diploma, Specialized in English
    Bac Ninh High School for the Gifted, Vietnam
    • Coursework: Academic Writing, English Speaking.

Research Experience

  • 2024.12-present
    Research Intern (AI)
    Continental-NTU Corporate Lab
    • Supervisors: Assoc. Prof. Shang-wei Lin and Dr. Yon Shin Teo.
    • Research project: Vision-language models for flowchart understanding.
    • Submitted a Invention Disclosure on a new VLM-based system.
  • 2024.09-2024.12
    Research Assistant (Data)
    Nanyang Business School
    • Supervisor: Asst. Prof. Siddharth Natarajan.
    • Collected, preprocessed and managed financial data using Python and Stata.
    • Developed web crawling script to detect e-commerce sites.

Honors and Awards

  • 2024
    • Vingroup Graduate Scholarship for NTU Master's Program (full-ride)
  • 2020
    • National Economics University Merit Scholarship (2020 Spring Semester)
  • 2019
    • National Economics University Merit Scholarship (2019 Spring Semester)
  • 2018
    • 2nd Prize in English, Vietnam's National Competition for Gifted Students
  • 2017
    • 3rd Prize in English, Vietnam's National Competition for Gifted Students
    • Silver Medal in English, Competition for Gifted Students in Coastal Region and Northern Delta, Vietnam
  • 2016
    • Bronze Medal in English, Competition for Gifted Students in Coastal Region and Northern Delta, Vietnam

Industry Experience

  • 2021.10-2024.05
    Data Analyst
    One Mount Group
    • Machine Learning
      • Applied machine learning models (CatBoost, Random Forest) for predicting customer attributes (e.g., income), interests (e.g., vouchers, tickets), and behavior (e.g., real estate purchases).
      • Conducted exploratory data analysis and feature engineering on large-scale datasets. Performed hyper-parameter tuning (GridSearchCV, RandomSearchCV) to improve model performance.
    • Data Engineering
      • Designed dimensional models for domain-specific data marts.
      • Developed, optimized, and maintained ELT pipelines (dbt, Airflow) for downstream dashboards and analytical reports.
      • Designed and implemented simple data quality checking system (Python, SQL); significantly reducing manual effort in monitoring housing transactions data.
    • Business Intelligence
      • Conducted in-depth visual and statistical analyses to uncover trends and patterns in supermarket transactions, real estate purchases, in-app and website behavior, and customer profiles.
      • Provided data-driven insights into customer segments to inform retention and acquisition strategies.
      • Designed and developed visualizations (Tableau, Power BI) for centralized dashboard platforms used by C-suite executives and department leads.

Teaching/Tutoring Experience

  • 2024.09-2024.11
    Teaching Assistant (Data Analytics)
    MindX Technology School
    • Courses: Introductory SQL, Python, Power BI
  • 2022.12-2024.05
    Instructor (Data Analytics)
    One Mount Group
    • Courses: Introductory SQL
    • Training sessions: Statistics, Applied Machine Learning, Dimensional Data Modeling
  • 2019.03-2019.11
    Teaching Assistant (IELTS)
    IELTS LinhUK English School
    • Courses: Speaking, Listening, Reading, Writing

Test Scores

  • 2024
    GMAT Focus: 655
    • Q: 80, V: 87, DI: 80 | 93rd Percentile
  • 2017
    IELTS: 8.0
    • L: 9.0, R: 8.0, W: 7.0, S: 7.5