Phan Nguyen (Nguyễn Hòa Phan)
Undergraduate Student @ KAIST
I am an undergraduate student in the School of Computing and the Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). My research interests include computer vision, diffusion models, and medical imaging. I have interned at Taipei Medical University on AI for medical imaging and at Shanghai Jiao Tong University on diffusion models for deepfake detection. Besides research, I enjoy competitive programming and currently hold the Candidate Master title on Codeforces.
- Email: nhphan (at) kaist.ac.kr or hoaphan2892003 (at) gmail.com
- External Links: [ Google Scholar | LinkedIn ]
About Me
Research Experience
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Taipei Medical University (Sep. 2025 - Feb. 2026)
Research Intern, AIBioMed Research Group
Advisor: Prof. Nguyen Quoc Khanh Le
Topic: AI-based Medical Image Analysis for Disease Diagnosis
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Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Jun. 2025 - Aug. 2025)
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Research Intern, AI Security Lab
Advisor: Prof. Shilin Wang
Topic: DNN-based Deep Fake Detection Technology
Education
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Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) (Aug. 2023 - Present)
B.S. in Computer Science
B.S. in Industrial & Systems Engineering
Awards and Honors
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First Place Winner in Global AI Defense Challenge 2025 (Aug. 2025)
Ranked 1/364 in Video Generation Track and awarded prize of 100,000 CNY (~14,500 USD) - 31st Place in ICPC Asia Pacific Championship 2025 (Mar. 2025) [ cert | photo ]
- Gold Medal in ICPC Asia Taichung Regional Contest 2024 (Nov. 2024) [ cert | photo ]
- Third Prize in Vietnam Mathematical Olympiad for Undergraduate Students 2022 (May. 2022) [ cert ]
- Third Prize in Vietnam National Mathematical Olympiad 2020 (Mar. 2020) [ cert ]
- Highest Score in Quoc Hoc Hue HSGS Entrance Exam 2018 (Aug. 2018) [ photo ]
Publications
2026
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JI-ADF: Joint–Individual Learning with Adaptive Decision Fusion for Multimodal Skin Lesion Classification
Phan Nguyen*, Dat Cao*, Hien Quang Kha, Minh H. N. Le, Pham Quoc Thao Trang, and Nguyen Quoc Khanh Le
Under review -
T-DDI: Robust Prediction of Drug Interactions using Chemical Descriptors
Quang-Hien Kha, Duc-Quang-Anh Nguyen, Phi Pham-Van-Hoang, Uyen Khoi-Minh Huynh, Khoa D. Pham, Minh-Thu Phung, Tan-Phat Huynh, Hoang-Bach-Dat Le, Nguyen-Phat Vo, Minh-Hieu Do, Khanh T. Q. Le, Ngoc-Thac Pham, Huong-Giang Le, Ky-Phat Nguyen, Phan Nguyen, Thanh-Huy Nguyen, Phat K. Huynh, Minh H. N. Le, Min Xu, and Nguyen Quoc Khanh Le
Under review
Miscellaneous
Professional Services
- Reviewer of IMIP (2026)
Activities
- Participant at Discover Citadel Hong Kong 2026 (Mar. 2026) [ invitation ]
- Volunteer at The ABU Asia-Pacific Robot Contest 2024 (Jul. 2024)
- Country Representative of Vietnam at KAIST International Students Association (Sep. 2023 - Sep. 2024) [ cert ]
- Vietnam Representative at Asian Science Camp 2022 (Jul. 2022) [ cert ]
- Mentee at Math and Science Summer Program 2021 (Jun. 2021 - Aug. 2021) [ cert | report ]
Others
- Vietnam Delegate at 26th Regional Leaders Forum 2022 (Nov. 2022) [ cert ]
- Gold Medal in Table Tennis in Provincial Phu Dong Sports Festival 2021 (May. 2021) [ cert ]
- Odon Vallet Scholarship 2020 (Sep. 2020) [ cert ]
- First Prize in Provincial Mathematics Olympiad 2019 (Oct. 2019) [ cert ]
- Silver Medal in Mathematics in HSGS Olympiad 2019 (May. 2019) [ cert ]
- Bronze Medal in Mathematics in Northern Delta and Coastal Areas Olympiad 2019 (Apr. 2019) [ cert ]
Phan Nguyen @ KAIST