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Electric Motor Drives, Power Electronics, Control Systems, Renewable Energy, AI, EVs
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Biography

NGUYEN Gia Minh Thao obtained the B.Eng. (honors) and M.Eng. (first class) degrees in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Vietnam National University – Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HCMUT – ĐH Bách Khoa TpHCM) in 2009 and 2011, respectively. He obtained a Dr.Eng. degree in Electrical Engineering and Intelligent Control from Waseda University, Japan in 2015, with a full Japanese scholarship.

Prof. Thao has good experience and skills in teaching and research guidance of both undergraduate and graduate levels. From 2010 to 2012, he was a University Lecturer at the Faculty of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, HCMUT, Vietnam. From 2015 to 2020, he was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Waseda University and Toyota Technological Institute, Japan. From 2020 to 2023, he was an Assistant Professor in Nagoya University and Toyota Technological Institute, Japan. Since 2023, he has been currently an Associate Professor in Shimane University, Japan, where he is the principal investigator and head of the Electric Motors and Energy Systems Laboratory (EMES Lab, consisting of 4 undergraduate B3, 6 undergraduate B4, 4 master, and 1 incoming PhD students).

His research interests and expertise in both simulation and experiment include: Electric motors & drive systems, SiC/GaN power electronics & converters, Intelligent control (fuzzy logic, artificial neural networks), Hybrid control design, Disturbance observers, Electromagnetic characterization, High-frequency magnetics, Photovoltaic & wind power systems, Hybrid energy management systems, Battery management systems, AI/machine learning (convolution neural networks, interval fuzzy model), Finite element analysis, and Electric vehicles.

Prof. Thao has published 30 refereed Journal articles (& other 2 submitted journal manuscripts under review), 54 refereed international Conference papers (& other 2 submitted IEEE conference manuscripts under review), 3 Book chapters in Springer Nature and IET Books, 1 exclusive Patent, and many domestic conference presentations in the above research fields.

He is a Senior Member of the IEEE, Committee member of Society of Instrument and Control Engineers (SICE) Chugoku branch, technical Committee member of Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan (IEEJ), and member of Asian Control Association (ACA), and Vietnamese Academic Network in Japan (VANJ). He is also a co-admin of Vietnam Power Electronics Community (VPEC). Prof. Thao received the "Best Paper Award" of ASEAN Symposium on Automatic Control 2011, "Excellent Oral Presentation" of the 2015 7th International Conference on Computer Research and Development, "Excellent Paper Award" of the 2020 23rd IEEE International Conference on Electrical Machines and Systems, and "Certificate of Outstanding Contribution in Reviewing" of International Journal of Hydrogen Energy in 2017 and IEEE ISEE 2021.

He is currently an Associate Editor of the IEEE Industry Applications Society – Industrial Automation and Control Committee. He is also an active Associate Editor of IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS and IEEE Industry Applications Magazine, a Guest Editor of ELECTRONICS and IET The Journal of Engineering, a Review Editor of Frontiers in Electronics, and an Editorial Board member of Journal of Computer Science and Cybernetics.

Additionally, he is an experienced Reviewer for 11 refereed IEEE Transactions/journals, 3 refereed journals of IET, more than other 15 Web of Science (WoS)-indexed journals, and many IEEE-sponsored international conferences. In detail, Prof. Thao is a Reviewer for prestigious international journals indexed in WoS and Scopus, such as: IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, IEEE Transactions on Mechatronics, IEEE Robotics & Automation Letters, IEEE Access, IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine, IET Control Theory & Applications, IET Power Electronics; IET Generation, Transmission & Distribution; ISA Transactions, Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, IEEJ Journal of Industry Applications, Journal of Power Electronics, Electronics, Energies, International Transactions on Electrical Energy Systems, Automation in Construction, Asian Journal of Control, etc.

Furthermore, he has actively served as a Chair of special sessions in IEEE-sponsored international conferences: ICCT-Pacific 2025, GCCE 2024/ 2023/ 2022/ 2021/ 2020, IES ONCON 2023, ICCE 2022, and VPPC 2019.

Activities

Employment (7)

Shimane University: Matsue, Shimane, JP

2023-10-01 to present | Associate Professor and Laboratory Head (Interdisciplinary Faculty of Science and Engineering, Department of Mechanical, Electrical and Electronic Engineering)
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Toyota Technological Institute: Nagoya, Aichi, JP

2021-04-01 to 2023-09-30 | Assistant Professor (Graduate School of Engineering & Research Center for Smart Vehicles)
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Nagoya University: Nagoya, Aichi, JP

2020-09-01 to 2021-03-31 | Assistant Professor (Graduate School of Engineering, Control Systems Engineering Lab)
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Toyota Technological Institute: Nagoya, Aichi, JP

2017-11-14 to 2020-08-31 | Postdoctoral Fellow (Electromagnetic Energy System Lab & Research Center for Smart Vehicles)
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Waseda University : Tokyo, JP

2015-11-01 to 2017-10-31 | Postdoctoral Research Associate (Department of Electrical Engineering and Bioscience, Intelligent Control Lab)
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Vietnam National University - Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HCMUT): Ho Chi Minh City, VN

2010-04-01 to 2012-09-09 | Lecturer (Department of Electrical Machines and Apparatus, and Green Power Lab)
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Vietnam National University - Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HCMUT): Ho Chi Minh City, VN

2009-04-01 to 2010-03-31 | Probationary Lecturer (Department of Electrical Machines and Apparatus)
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Education and qualifications (4)

Waseda University: Tokyo, JP

2012-09-21 to 2015-09-15 | Doctor of Engineering (in Electrical Engineering & Intelligent Control) (Department of Electrical Engineering and Bioscience, School of Advanced Science and Engineering)
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Vietnam National University - Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HCMUT): Ho Chi Minh City, VN

2009-10-19 to 2011-04-18 | Master of Engineering (first class) (Graduate School of Electrical and Electronics Engineering)
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Vietnam National University - Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HCMUT): Ho Chi Minh City, VN

2004-09-05 to 2009-03-20 | Bachelor of Engineering (Honors) (Faculty of Electrical and Electronics Engineering)
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Le Khiet Gifted High School: Quang Ngai city, VN

2001-09-05 to 2004-06-05 | High School Education (Gifted Class in Mathematics)
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Professional activities (11)

Institution of Engineering and Technology: Islington, England, GB

2022-02 to present | Guest Editor, for Special issue on "Advancements in Renewable Energy Generation Technologies and Electric Vehicles - Energy of Things Perspective" (IET The Journal of Engineering (JoS))
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IEEE Industry Applications Society (IAS): Piscataway, New Jersey, US

2022-01 to present | Associate Editor (IEEE-IAS Industrial Automation and Control Committee, and IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications)
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Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan (IEEJ): Tokyo, JP

2021-04 to present
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Vietnamese Academic Network in Japan (VANJ): Tokyo, JP

2019-08 to present
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Vietnam Power Electronics Community (VPEC): Hanoi, VN

2019-07 to present | Co-Admin
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers: Piscataway, New Jersey, US

2017-08 to present | Senior Member
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Society of Instrument and Control Engineers: Tokyo, JP

2013-01 to present
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Asian Control Association (ACA): Tokyo, JP

2013-01 to present
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Japan Society Mechanical Engineers: Tokyo, JP

2020-11 to 2022-12
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Deakin University - Geelong Campus at Waurn Ponds: Geelong, VIC, AU

2018-11-19 to 2018-12-10 | Visiting Academic (School of Engineering, Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment)
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Hanoi University of Science and Technology: Hanoi, VN

2018-08-14 to 2018-08-17 | Visiting Academic (Institute for Control Engineering and Automation (ICEA))
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Peer review (5 reviews for 4 publications/grants)

Review activity for Automation in construction. (1)
Review activity for ISA transactions. (2)
Review activity for Journal of power electronics (1)
Review activity for Results in engineering. (1)