Dang Phuong Nam

I am an AI Engineer and Robotics Researcher with over 4 years of industry experience building and deploying production AI systems. I hold a Master of Engineering from the Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST) and a Bachelor’s degree in Automation and Electrical Engineering (Distinction) from Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST).

My work spans large-scale speech-related tasks, Vision-Language Models (VLMs), Vision-Language Action Models (VLAs), agentic AI with LangGraph, and robotics platforms. I am passionate about building robust, deployable AI systems that bridge research and real-world impact.

Research Interests

• Multimodal AI (Vision-Language Models & Actions)
• Agentic AI & LLM-powered systems
• Speech & Speaker Recognition
• Human-Robot Interaction
• Computer Vision

Recent Experience

Currently at VinMotion – VinGroup (June 2025–), developing and deploying VLMs/VLAs into next-generation humanoid robot platforms and integrating multi-tool calling pipelines for autonomous manipulation and navigation.

Previously:

• AIS – VMO Holdings (May–Sep 2025): Computer Vision acceleration pipeline; LLM food-ordering kiosk agents.
• Human Robotics Lab, NAIST (Nov 2023–Sep 2025): VR medical assessment systems; AI driving simulator (in collaboration with Hitachi Corp).
• Viettel Big Data Analytics Center (Nov 2021–Sep 2023): Led development of a speaker verification system serving millions of Viettel call-center customers daily.