Portrait of Hong T.M. Chu

Hong T.M. Chu, Dr.

Assistant Professor

College of Engineering & Computer Science, VinUniversity, Vietnam

hongtmchu@gmail.compreferred / hongtmchu@u.nus.edu / hong.ctm@vinuni.edu.vn
CV last updated: August 2026
I am recruiting RA / PE / PhD, see OLab for more information.

About

Research Interests

I am interested in computational approaches to optimal transport and Wasserstein distributionally robust optimization problems. I specialize in designing fast computational methods and efficient algorithms to solve these problems, particularly in the context of robust machine learning and deep neural networks. A key part of my research involves analyzing tractable regularization techniques and their distributionally robust interpretations.

Short Bio

Hong T.M. Chu is currently an Assistant Professor of Mathematics at the College of Engineering and Computer Science, VinUniversity, Vietnam. Prior to her current appointment at VinUniversity, she was a Research Fellow in the Department of Mathematics at the National University of Singapore. She received her PhD in Mathematics from the National University of Singapore under the supervision of Professor Kim-Chuan Toh. She has received Teaching Assistant Awards from the Faculty of Science (AY 2019-2020 & AY 2020-2021), Teaching Award from VinUniversity (AY 2024-2025) and has been nominated as a Faculty of Science Postgraduate Alumni Ambassador at the National University of Singapore.

Acknowledgements

I am sincerely grateful to the organizers of Joint Mathematics–Statistics PhD Homecoming, Foundations of causal inference, Joint ASEAN-Africa Workshop on Computational and Applied Mathematics for their generous full sponsorship of my visits. I also extend my deep appreciation to the Vietnam Institute for Advanced Study in Mathematics (VIASM) for hosting and fully funding our proposed Mini-Course VADRO program. This collective support has been invaluable in facilitating my research collaborations and allowing me to share my work with the broader communities.

Employment

  • 2024 – present
    Assistant Professor College of Engineering & Computer Science, VinUniversity, Vietnam
  • 2023 – 2024
    Research Fellow Department of Mathematics, National University of Singapore, Singapore
  • 2017 – 2018
    Research Assistant Institute of Mathematics, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Vietnam

Education

  • 2018 – 2023
    Ph.D. in Mathematics Department of Mathematics, National University of Singapore, Singapore
    Supervisor: Professor Kim-Chuan Toh
  • 2013 – 2017
    Bachelor of Mathematics Faculty of Mathematics & Information Technology, Hanoi National University of Education, Vietnam

Publications & Preprints

Preprints

Journal Publications

Optimization Lab (OLab)

OLab logo

We aim to solve complex problems with optimal solutions and strategies. Our primary research interests include numerical optimization, operation research, and various real-world applications.

Members (7)

Current

  • Bach Chi Le VinUniversity 6/2025 – present
    Adversarial Attacks, Robust Optimization CV Homepage
  • Dao Van Tung VinUniversity 8/2025 – present
    Quantum Machine Learning, Robust Optimization CV — Homepage

Undergraduate Students

  • Nguyen Dinh Thai An VinUniversity 2/2025 – present
    Optimal Transport in Practical, Optimal Transport CV — Homepage —
  • Tran Minh Khang VinUniversity 10/2024 – present
    Distributional Robust Portfolio Optimization CV Homepage —

Alumni

  • Hung Phan National University of Singapore 11/2025 – 8/2026
    Multi-objective Optimization CV Homepage
  • Long V.H. National University of Singapore 1/2025 – 7/2025
    Constrained Min-Max Optimization, Stackelberg Games CV — Homepage —
  • Thai P.D. Nguyen National University of Singapore 10/2024 – 12/2025
    Continuous Optimization, Convex Optimization, Optimal Transport CV — Homepage —

Recruitment Opportunities (RA / PE / PhD)

I am actively seeking highly motivated Research Assistants (RA) and Programming Engineer and Ph.D. candidates to join OLab. Candidates should have a strong background in mathematics, computer science, or a related field.

  • Numerical Optimization and Algorithms
  • Optimal Transport and Wasserstein DRO
  • Robust Machine Learning / Deep Neural Networks
  • Operational Research and Real-world Applications

If you are interested, please send me an email with Application to OLab in the subject line.

RA Position PE Position

Programming Languages

  • Python
  • MATLAB

Awards

  • 2025
    Teaching Award Full-time teaching faculty award AY 2024/2025, VinUniversity
  • 2021
    Teaching Award Part-time teaching assistant award AY 2020/2021, NUS
  • 2020
    Teaching Award Part-time teaching assistant award AY 2019/2020, NUS

Talks

Upcoming

Past (9)

Service

Administrative Service

  • Jul 2026
    Organizing Committee Mini-Course: Variational Analysis and Distributionally Robust Optimization in Learning, VIASM, Vietnam
  • Jul 2026
    Organizing Committee Learning and Optimization for a Sustainable Future, VinUniversity, Vietnam
  • 2023 – 2028
    Ambassador NUS Faculty of Science Postgraduate Alumni Ambassador (FPAA)
  • Spring 2024
    Preliminary & Final Judge Singapore Science & Engineering Fair (SSEF)
  • Jan 2024
    Member of Organizing Committee The Mathematics of Data, Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Singapore

Reviewer Service

  • JOTA
  • EJOR
  • ICML 26
  • ACML 24
  • AISTATS 25 / 26
  • OIC 24 / 25
  • SOICT 25

Teaching

  • 2024 – now
    Lecturer — VinUniversity MATH1010 (Calculus I), MATH2010 & MATH4010 ((Advanced) Probability & Statistics), DATA1010 (Introduction to Data Science)
  • 2020 – 2022
    Teaching Assistant — National University of Singapore DSA3102 (Essential Data Analytics Tools: Convex Optimisation), MA3252 (Linear and Network Optimisation), MA1102R (Calculus)