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Associate Professor, Doctor Le Chung Tran (Humboldt Fellow, WATTLE Fellow, Senior IEEE) received the B. Eng. degree with the first-class honour and highest distinction, and the M. Eng. degree with the highest distinction in Vietnam. He received Ph.D. in telecommunications engineering from University of Wollongong, Australia, in 2006. From 1997 to 2012 he was lecturer at Hanoi University of Transport and Communications, Vietnam. Since 2009, he has been with the University of Wollongong (UOW), Australia. He has achieved numerous national and international awards, including World University Services (WUS) awards (twice), Vietnamese Government's doctoral scholarship, International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (IPRS), Tuition Fee Waiver, the prestigious Alexander von Humboldt (AvH) research fellowships (twice), and the Outstanding Contribution to Learning and Teaching (OCTAL) award. He is the director of the Wireless & IoT (WIT) Laboratory. He is currently a Technical Steering Committee member of the NSW Connectivity Innovation Network (CIN) where he represents the participation and technical contribution of the University of Wollongong. He is a fellow of WATTLE (Wollongong Academy for Tertiary Teaching and Learning Excellency) (2019 - date). He is also the Associate Editor of the IET Wireless Sensor Systems journal (2021 - date), Guest Editor of MDPI Sensors (2026-date), Editorial Board member of Electrical and Electronics: An International Journal (EEIJ) (2016 - date), and Advisory Board member of the Cambridge Scholar Publishing (CSP) (2018 - date). He has served as a Guest Editor for several Special Issues of internationally recognised transactions, including Sensors. He has also served as a Publicity Co-Chair, Track Chair, Session Chair, Session Co-Chair, and Technical Program Committee (TPC) member of 39 IEEE conferences. At the University of Wollongong, he has served in many governance roles, including, but not limited to, School of Engineering (SOE)'s Leadership Team (Academic Integrity Adviser) (2026-now); member of UOW's Non-Traditional Research Outcome (NTRO) Verification Committee (2026-2028); member of UOW’s Education Policy and Quality (EPAQ) Subcommittee (2023-2026); UOW’s Student Academic Experience Subcommittee (SAES) (2021-2022); UOW’s Academic Quality and Standard Subcommittee (AQSS) (2019-2021); EIS AD EDI’s Champion and SECTE Coordinator of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) (2020-2025); SECTE Academic Adviser for international applicants (2016-2025); SECTE's Academic Program Director (APD) (either main or acting) of Postgraduate Coursework Degrees (2012-2018); Year Coordinators (3rd and 4th years) (2009-2011); and External PhD supervisor at University of Technology Sydney (UTS) (2018-2021). He has coordinated the establishment of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), Credit Transfer Agreement (CTA) and the 2+2 dual bachelor degree programs with Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST) - one of the top technical universities in Vietnam (https://www.uow.edu.au/study/credit-for-prior-learning/vietnam/hanoi-university-of-science-and-technology-hust/) - and the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand. He has been serving as a Quality Assurer for multiple subjects taught in UOW's offshore campuses (UOWD, ZZU, CCNU) since 2015 to date. His research aims to develop sustainable, fit-for-purpose, innovative solutions to AIoT-powered and communication/telecommunications engineering challenges through a blend of conventional and novel concepts and technologies. His research interests include 5G, AI/IoT, navigation, localisation, positioning, multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems, ultra-wideband (UWB) communications, space-time-frequency processing for wireless and mobile communications, cooperative and cognitive communications, software defined radio (SDR), network coding, wireless personal area networks (WPANs) and wireless body area networks (WBANs), and digital signal processing for communications.   

UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG APPOINTMENTS

  • Associate Professor
    School of Electrical, Computer and Telecommunications Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences, Australia2022 - present
  • Senior Lecturer
    Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences, School of Electrical, Computer and Telecommunications Engineering, Wollongong, Australia2015 - 2021
  • Lecturer
    Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences, School of Electrical, Computer and Telecommunications Engineering, Wollongong, Australia2009 - 2014
  • Associate Research Fellow
    University of Wollongong, Australia1 Jul 2005 - 30 Jun 2006
  • Part-Time Teaching Academic
    Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences, School of Electrical, Computer and Telecommunications Engineering, Wollongong, Australia2003 - 2005

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ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Associate Professor
    University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia2022 - present
  • Senior Lecturer
    University of Wollongong, Australia1 Jan 2015 - 31 Dec 2022
  • Research Fellow under the Alexander von Humboldt (AvH) Renewed Research Stay Fellowship
    University of Luebeck, GermanyOct 2015 - Jan 2016
  • Lecturer
    University of Wollongong, Australia1 Jul 2009 - 31 Dec 2014
  • Research Fellow under the Alexander von Humboldt (AvH) Research Fellowship
    University of Luebeck, Germany1 Aug 2006 - 30 Aug 2008
  • Associate Research Fellow
    University of Wollongong, AustraliaJul 2005 - Jun 2006
  • Part-Time Teaching Academic
    University of Wollongong, AustraliaFeb 2003 - Jun 2005
  • Lecturer
    Hanoi University of Transport and Communications, VietnamSep 1997 - Dec 2012
  • External HDR Supervisor
    University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia2018 - 2021
  • UOW's Non-Traditional Research Outcome (NTRO) Verification Committee Member
    University of Wollongong, Wollongong, AustraliaApr 2026 - Apr 2028
  • UOW's Education Policy and Quality Subcommittee (EPAQ) Member
    University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia2023 - 2026
  • School Leadership Team (Academic Integrity Adviser)
    University of Wollongong, School of Engineering (SOE), Wollongong, AustraliaApr 2026 - present
  • School Adviser for International Students
    University of Wollongong, School of Electrical, Computer and Telecommunications Engineering (SECTE), Wollongong, Australia2016 - 2025
  • SECTE School Coordinator for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and AD EDI's Champion of the EIS Faculty
    University of Wollongong, School of Electrical, Computer and Telecommunications Engineering (SECTE) and Faculty of Engineering and Information Science (EIS), Wollongong, Australia2020 - 2025
  • Quality Assurer for offshore campuses
    University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia2015 - present
  • UOW's Student Academic Experience Subcommittee (SAES) Member
    University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia2021 - 2022
  • UOW's Academic Quality and Standard Subcommittee (AQSS)) Member
    University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia2019 - 2021
  • Academic Program Director (APD) (main: 2012, 2015; and acting) for Postgraduate Coursework
    University of Wollongong, SECTE, Wollongong, Australia2012 - present
  • Academic Program Director (APD) (acting) for Postgraduate Coursework
    University of Wollongong, SECTE, Wollongong, Australia2014 - Jul 2015
  • ICTR Representative (acting) for Faculty's PG Study Committee I
    University of Wollongong, Faculty of Informatics, Wollongong, Australia2011 - 2011
  • Member of SECTE Marketing and High-School Liaison Committees
    University of Wollongong, SECTE, Wollongong, Australia2009 - 2011
  • Third Year Coordinator
    University of Wollongong, SECTE, Wollongong, Australia2010 - 2011
  • Fourth Year Coordinator
    University of Wollongong, SECTE, Wollongong, Australia2010 - 2010

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Part-Time Engineer
    Post and Telecommunications Investment and Construction Joint Stock Company, VietnamJan 2000 - Dec 2000

DEGREES

  • PhD
    University of Wollongong, Australia
  • ME (Highest Distinction), University of Science and Technology
    University of Science and Technology, Vietnam
  • BE (First Hons., Highest Distinction)
    Hanoi University of Transport and Communications, Vietnam

CERTIFICATIONS

  • University of Wollongong
    University Learning and Teaching (ULT) 1, 2, 3
  • University of Wollongong
    Radiation and Nuclear Safety
  • University of Wollongong
    First Aid Certificate

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

  • Research Fellow under the Alexander von Humboldt (AvH) Research Fellowship
    University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany1 Aug 2006 - 30 Aug 2008
    Postdoctoral Fellowship
  • Research Fellow under the Alexander von Humboldt (AvH) Research Fellowship
    University of Lübeck, Lübeck, GermanyOct 2015 - Jan 2016
    Postdoctoral Fellowship

LANGUAGES

  • English
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • Vietnamese
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review

AVAILABILITY

  • Masters Research or PhD student supervision

SDGS

  • 3 Good Health and Well Being
  • 4 Quality Education
  • 5 Gender Equality
  • 9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
  • 10 Reduced Inequalities
  • 13 Climate Action

FIELDS OF RESEARCH (FOR)