CV
Education
- Ph.D in Motion Planning and Decision-Making for Multi-robot system in Unknown Unstructured and Structured Environments, George Mason University, US, Jan. 2021—May 2026
- M.S. in Computer Science, University of Nevada, Reno, US, Jan. 2019—Dec. 2020
- M.S. in Mechatronics, Siegen University, Germany, Oct. 2011—April 2014
- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Vietnam, Aug. 2002—June 2007
Work experience
- Jan. 2021 – May 2026: Research Assistant, George Mason University
- Developed motion-planning and decision-making methods for multi-robot systems operating under uncertainty and limited communication.
- Supervisors: Prof. Gregory J. Stein and Prof. Erion Plaku
- Aug. 2025 – May 2026: Research Assistant, George Mason University
- Administered secure DSHI servers (REDCap, analytics, etc.) for the College of Public Health.
- Supervisor: Prof. Janusz Wojtusiak
- Jan. 2019 – Dec. 2020: Research Assistant, University of Nevada, Reno
- Developed control frameworks for (1) an inchworm hybrid robot for steel-bridge inspection, and (2) a manipulator for sorting applications using RGB-D and ultrasonic sensors.
- Supervisor: Prof. Hung La
Skills
Publications
Several interesting papers:
Multi-Agent Pathfinding under Team-Connected Communication Constraint via Adaptive Path Expansion and Dynamic Leading
Hoang-Dung Bui, Erion Plaku, Gregory J. Stein. (2026). " https://www.jair.org/index.php/jair/article/view/19915 " JAIR 2026 .
Multi-Robot Guided Sampling-Based Motion Planning with Dynamics in Partially Mapped Environments
Hoang-Dung Bui, Erion Plaku, Gregory J. Stein. (2024). " Multi-Robot Guided Sampling-Based Motion Planning with Dynamics in Partially Mapped Environments " IEEEAccess Journal 2024 .
Improving the Efficiency of Sampling-based Motion Planners via Runtime Predictions for Motion-Planning Problems with Dynamics
Hoang-Dung Bui; Yuanjie Lu; Erion Plaku (2022). "Improving the Efficiency of Sampling-based Motion Planners via Runtime Predictions for Motion-Planning Problems with Dynamics." IROS 2022.
A deep learning-based autonomous robot manipulator for sorting application
Hoang-Dung Bui, Hai Nguyen, Hung Manh La, Shuai Li (2020). "A deep learning-based autonomous robot manipulator for sorting application ." IRC Conference 2020.
Control framework for a hybrid-steel bridge inspection robot
Hoang-Dung Bui, Son Nguyen, U-H. Billah, Chuong Le, Alireza Tavakkoli, Hung M. La (2020). "Control framework for a hybrid-steel bridge inspection robot." IROS Conference 2020.
Teaching
Scholarships and Fellowships
- Outstanding Academic Achievement Award from George Mason University, US (May 2026)
- Full Scholarship from Ministry of Education and Training, Vietnam for A Master Program in Germany (Oct. 2011- Apr. 2014)
- Supported Scholarship from DAAD for A Master Program in Germany (Oct. 2011- Apr. 2014)
- Research Fellowship at University of Missouri, Columbia (Jul. 2016 - Oct. 2016)
- Education Training Fellowship at University of Missouri, Columbia (Jun. 2015 - August. 2015)
Service and leadership
- Reviewer for ICRA and IROS (since 2020)