Nguyen Phuoc Sinh

Biography

Phuoc Sinh NGUYEN is a Ph.D. candidate at Kyoto University, supported by the Doctoral Scholarship Program (AY2024) of the Amano Institute of Technology, Japan. His research focuses on typhoon analysis, hydrological modeling, and the optimal operation of cascading reservoirs using deep learning approaches and the large-ensemble d4PDF dataset.

He received his Master’s degree in 2022 with honors (Excellent), with a thesis on developing a hybrid hydrological– machine learning model for real-time flood forecasting, supported by the Master’s Scholarship Program of the Vingroup Innovation Foundation (VINIF), Institute of Big Data, Vingroup (Vietnam). He has 12+ years of professional experience in water resources engineering, including the design and construction of 5+ large dams and hydropower plants; overseeing operations and improving the efficiency of 2 large hydropower plants; developing technical solutions and transferring technology for 10+ projects on hydro-observation systems and real-time flood forecasting for hydropower operations.

Education

Ph.D. Candidate in Urban Management, Kyoto University, Japan (2024 ~).
Master in Hydraulic Engineering, Danang University, Vietnam (2020~2022).
Engineer in Water Resources Engineering, Danang University, Vietnam (2007~2012).

Research Interests

Hydrology.
Dam operation.
Climate Change.
Deep Learning.

Skills

AutoCAD; HEC-HMS; HEC-RESSIM; GIS; Python

Awards

National Mechanics Olympiad – Hydraulics (2009);
Excellent Student Award, Da Nang University (Top 1, 2012);
Outstanding Academic Performance in the Master’s Program, Da Nang University (Top 1, 2022);
Science and Technology Award, Vietnam Association for Fluid Mechanics (2023)

Publications

1. Nguyen, B. Q., Kantoush, S. A., Nguyen, T. H., Bui, T. T., Nguyen, P. S., Doan, T. N. C., & Vo, D. N. (2025). Cumulative impacts of interbasin water transfer and salinity intrusion on water security in central Vietnam. Science of The Total Environment, 998, 180250.

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