PHONG VU
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Stillwater, OK 74075 *****.**@*******.***
Objective
To acquire an internship in the field of signal/multimedia processing research and development
Education
Ph.D in Electrical and Computer Engineering Expected: Jan 2015
Oklahoma State University Stillwater, Oklahoma GPA : 3.92
Advisor : Damon Chandler
Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Telecommunications Dec 2004
Posts and Telecommunications Institute of Technology Hanoi, Vietnam GPA : 8.08/10
Research Interests
Image and Video Quality Assessment
Video Quality Database with Multiple Types of Distortion
Visual Psychophysics
Video Main Subject/Saliency Detection
Motion Estimation, Video Compression
Relevant Courses: Digital Signal Processing, Digital Image Processing, Compressive Sensing, Computer
Vision, Neural Networks, Stochastic Processes, Statistical Experimenters.
Conference Publications/Presentations
P. Vu and D. M. Chandler, A No-reference Quality Assessment Algorithm for JPEG2000-compressed Image
Based on Local Sharpness, Submitted to the SPIE Electronic Imaging.
T. Phan, P. Vu, and D. M. Chandler, On the Use of Image Quality Estimators for Improved JPEG2000 Coding,
Accepted for the 46th Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers, Nov 2012.
P. Vu and D. M. Chandler, "A fast wavelet-based algorithm for global and local image sharpness
estimation," IEEE Signal Processing Letters, vol. 19, no. 7, pp. 423-426, Jul 2012
P. Vu, C. Vu, and D. M. Chandler, A spatiotemporal most-apparent-distortion model for video quality
assessment, 18th IEEE International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP), 2011.
Manuscripts in Preparation
P. Vu and D. M. Chandler, Video quality assessment via spatiotemporal slices, Submitted to the IEEE
Transactions on Image Processing.
Employment Experience
Jan 2010 Present
Research Assistant
Laboratory of Computational Perception and Image Quality, Oklahoma State University
Main Projects:
Full-Reference Video Quality Assessment
o Designed model to predict video quality, evaluated and compared with other existing models
No-Reference Image Quality Assessment
o Implemented model for no-reference image quality assessment
o Applied on different well-known image databases
Experiment for Video Quality Assessment
o Created video database with multiple types of distortions at different levels
Visa Status F1
o Designed a psychophysical experiment to measure video quality with different types of distortion.
Jan 2011 Present
Teaching Assistant, Digital Signal Processing, Digital Image Processing
School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Oklahoma State University
Grading homework and assignments
Helping students solve problems and use MATLAB
Sep 2008 Dec 2009
International Roaming and SMS/MMS Coordinator
Viettel Telecom Company Hanoi, Vietnam
Maintained and developed relationships among Viettel and its roaming service partners,
Managed business plan, technical testing and marketing strategies for the iSMS/iMMS service
Cooperated with the SMS/MMS hub providers and mobile operators
Aug 2007 Aug 2008
Sales and Technical Support Engineer
Beijing Telestone Telecommunications Hanoi, Vietnam
Provided sales and technical support in RF wireless products and in-building coverage solutions,
Supported customers to solve problems with in-building systems using Telestone products,
Consulted and inspected the design of the system
Aug 2006 Jul 2007
Service Manager
Bang and Olufsen Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
Handled service and installation of Bang & Olufsen products in Vietnam market
Introduced product, consulted and designed audio/video system for customers
Mar 2005 Jul 2006
Telecommunication Transmission Engineer
Telecommunications Technical Service Joint Stock Hanoi, Vietnam
Oversaw installation, maintenance, operation and service of transmission devices
Supported customers in emergency cases relating their transmission system
Professional Development
GSMA BARG and Roamfest in Copenhagen, Denmark: October 12 - 14, 2009
Telestone Product Training in Beijing, China: January 7 - 15, 2008
Bang and Olufsen Service Training in Singapore: February 22 - March 15, 2007
ITU Youth Forum for Young ICT Leaders in Geneva, Switzerland: October 11 - 18, 2003
Technical Skills
Programming Language: Matlab, C++, Borland C++ Builder, LaTeX
Image/Video Processing tools: Mencoder, JM, VQM, FFMPEG, Paint, PhotoShop
Operating Systems: Windows (XP, 7), Linux (Ubuntu)
Office Applications: Word, Excel, PowerPoint
Activities and Honors
Treasurer of Vietnamese Student Association at Oklahoma State University 2011
Secretary of Youth Union at Business department, Viettel Telecom Company 2009
Awards and Achievements
Outstanding Leader of Youth Union Viettel Telecom Company, December 2009
ITU Scholarship for Young Leaders in ICT - Youth Forum at ITU World Telecom, October 2003
Certification for Outstanding Student in Scientific Research, May 2003
Second Prize - Algebra - National Mathematics Contest - University and College Students, May 2001
Third Prize - Analytics - National Mathematics Contest - University and College Students, May 2001
Third Prize - Mathematics - National Mathematics Contest High-school Students, May 1999
Third Prize - Mathematics - National Mathematics Contest Secondary-school Students, May 1997
Visa Status F1