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ISODS Honored Professorships

The International Society of Data Scientists is honored to announce the Honored Professorships of the year. The individuals were found to have contributed significantly to the community of Data Science and AI in research, teaching, outreach, services, and activism. The Honored Professorships are equivalent to the individuals' rank or seniority in their academic or industry positions. The recognized individuals should be able to use the honored title where it fits.

Nguyet (Moon) Nguyen, ISODS Honored Associate Professor

Dr. Nguyet (Moon) Nguyen received her Bachelor of Mathematical Education in 1998 and Master of Mathematics and Science in 2002 at Hanoi International University of Education in Vietnam. She taught mathematics at Nguyen Tat Thanh high school in Hanoi for eight years before moving to America. Dr. Nguyen earned a Master and PhD degree of financial mathematics at Florida State University in 2011 and 2014, respectively. She has been teaching mathematics at Youngstown State University since 2014.

Dr. Nguyen was promoted to associate professor in 2020. Her research interests are using financial models to solve real-life problems such as predict stock prices, forecast weather, and invest in stock market.

The International Society of Data Scientists is pleased to recognize Dr. Nguyen as ISODS Honored Associate Professor.

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Loan T. T. Nguyen, ISODS Honored Associate Professor

Dr. Loan T. T. Nguyen received the BSc, MSc degrees in computer science from Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam in 2002, 2008 respectively, and the PhD degree in computer science from Wroclaw University of Technology, Poland in 2015. She was promoted to Associate Professor in 2020.

From October 2016 to September 2017, she has been an ERCIM postdoctoral researcher at University of Warsaw, Poland. She has been a visiting researcher at NTNU, Norway from March 5 to March 19, 2017.

Her research interests include association rules, classification, mining in incremental databases. She is currently a Regional Editor of International Journal of Intelligent Information and Database Systems. She has published 46 research papers in international journals and conferences.

The International Society of Data Scientists is pleased to recognize Dr. Loan T. T. Nguyen as ISODS Honored Associate Professor.

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Lan Vu, ISODS Honored Associate Professor

Dr. Lan Vu is the Head of the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Chair, Faculty of Fundamental Sciences at Hanoi University of Public Health.

With training background as Medical Doctor and then completed MSc and PhD in Epidemiology, Lan Vu has more than 20 years working experiences in the field of quantitative research. Currently, she is Associate Professor and Head, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics as well as Chair, Faculty of Fundamental Sciences at Hanoi University of Public Health. Her main research interests are e-health, advanced statistical modelling, Non-communicable diseases, and machine learning. She has collaborated with diversified public health national/international organizations in multiple projects and consultant works. She has more than 40 peer-reviewed publications in international journals and her works were also presented in multiple technical reports/conference presentation and technical textbooks.

The International Society of Data Scientists is pleased to recognize Dr. Lan Vu as ISODS Honored Associate Professor.

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Bao Pham, ISODS Honored Associate Professor

Dr. Bao Pham received a Ph.D. degree in Computer Science in 2009 from University of Science, Vietnam. He received a MS 200 and BS in 1995. He has been a Professor in Department of Computer Science, and Dean of Information Science Faculty, Sai Gon University since 2019. He was a Lecturer and Professor in Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Mathematics & Computer Science, University of Science from 1995 to 2018, and Vice Dean Faculty of Mathematics & Computer Science and Head of Computer Science Department, University of Science, Vietnam from 2007 to 2016.

The International Society of Data Scientists is pleased to recognize Dr. Bao Pham as ISODS Honored Associate Professor.

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Yuchen Fama, ISODS Honored Assistant Professor

Dr. Yuchen Fama is currently a director of AI product at Clarifai, an artificial intelligence startup known for computer vision and end-to-end AI platform. She is responsible for delivering computer vision and NLP platform and solutions to enterprises and US government including Department of Defense (Project Maven). She is also an elected council member of New England Statistical Society focusing on data science collaboration between academia and industry. She has more than 10 years of experience in machine learning/statistical learning and big data/distributed computing. Dr. Yuchen Fama earned her Ph.D. in Statistics in 2010 at University of Connecticut.

The International Society of Data Scientists is pleased to recognize Dr. Yuchen Fama as ISODS Honored Assistant Professor.

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Haiyang Kong, ISODS Honored Assistant Professor

Dr. Haiyang Kong is an Assistant Professor in Economics at the Business School of Beijing Normal University. He received his education at the University of Connecticut with a Doctorate Degree in Economics. He also holds a Bachelor’s in Finance from Shanghai University. He is an active researcher, and his work has been published in The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy.

As an applied microeconomist, he is obsessed with all things tech- and data-related. While working towards his Ph.D. in Economics, he spent his spare time learning and teaching machine learning algorithms. He knows economic research is developing fast in the era of big data, and it is essential expand his professional skillset.

The International Society of Data Scientists is pleased to recognize Dr. Haiyang Kong as ISODS Honored Assistant Professor.

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Vinh Dang, ISODS Honored Assistant Professor

Dr. Vinh Dang received the bachelor’s degree (Distinction) in Computer Science from VNU-UET in 2009, and PhD degree in Computer Science from Universite de Lorraine in 2018. He also holds degrees in law and financial engineering. Vinh has many years working in software industry before coming back to academia. Now, he is a lecturer in Faculty of Information Technology, Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh city (IUH) and meanwhile leading data science projects in industry. His research focus on cybersecurity, financial markets, and legal / ethics perspective of AI systems. He involves in many extracurricular activities, including promoting data science, supervising students in different universities to do research, and boosting scientific collaboration.

The International Society of Data Scientists is pleased to recognize Dr. Vinh Dang as ISODS Honored Assistant Professor.

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