Trung Tran, Center for Spatial Analysis

Trung Tran

Graduate Research Assistant, Ph.D. Student

(405) 325-7535,

Trung Tran
Center for Spatial Analysis
3100 Monitor Ave, Ste 180
Norman, OK 73072-7807

Education

  • Ph.D. Geography, The University of Oklahoma, present.
  • M.S. Geographic Information Systems, Hochiminh City University of Technology, 2005.
  • B.E. Telecommunication, Hochiminh City University of Technology, 2001.

Research Interests

  • Geographic Information Science,
  • Remote Sensing,
  • Spatiotemporal modeling and analysis,
  • Application of fuzzy theory and process based method in Geographic Information Science and Remote Sensing,
  • Urban development issues.

Teaching Experience in Geography:

  • Introduction to ArcGIS, Instructor. Workshop in Kontum (Vietnam), 2008.
  • Introduction to ArcGIS, Instructor. Workshop in AnGiang (Vietnam), 2008.
  • Introduction to Remote Sensing, Teaching Assistant. Geospatial Summer Institute at the University of Oklahoma, 2007.
  • Introduction to ArcGIS, Instructor. Workshop in BienHoa City (Vietnam), 2005.
  • Introduction to ArcGIS and ArcView GIS, Instructor. Workshop for Saigon Water Company, 2004.
  • Introduction to GIS, Instructor. Hochiminh City University of Technology, 2003-2006.
  • ArcView GIS, Instructor. Workshop in CanTho City and BenTre (Vietnam), 2002.
  • Introduction to ArcGIS, Instructor. Workshop in DongNai (Vietnam), 2001.

Grants & Awards

  • Pecora 17 assistantship, the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing: $100 (2008).
  • Sooner Heritage Scholarships, the University of Oklahoma: $600 (2008-2009).
  • Sooner Heritage Scholarships, the University of Oklahoma: $500 (2007-2008).
  • The Vietnam Fund for Supporting Technological Creations, Vietnam Ministry of Science and Technology. The project, developed under the leadership of Professor Phuoc Tran-Vinh, aimed at developing a geographic information system of industry and environment of Dong Nai province. The award was offered in 2005.

Conference Presentations & Papers

  • Tran, Trung V. 2004. An application of fuzzy theory to a network analysis problem in geographic information systems, Proceeding: Advanced Fuzzy Sets and Systems ’04, pp. 192-197, December 15-16, HaNoi, Vietnam.
  • Tran, Trung V. 2003. GIS for land-use and housing management, Map Asia, October 13-15, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  • Bui, Cuong C.; Kim, Tuan M.; Tran, Trung V. 2002. Some choice processes in multicriteria group decision making using linguistic dominace degrees, Proceeding: 3rd International Conference on Intelligent Technologies and 3rd Vietnam-Japan Symposium on Fuzzy Systems and Applications, pp. 54-60, December 3-5, HaNoi, Vietnam.

Publications

  • Tran, Trung V. 2004. GIS for land-use and housing management, GIS Development, 8(4), pp. 29-32.
  • Tran,Trung V. 2003. Data Queries. Chapter 5 in Phuoc Tran-Vinh (ed), Introduction to GIS – Exercises (in Vietnamese), Vietnam National University Publishing House, pp 111-144.

Professional Development & Synergistic Activities

Academic activities

  • Member of the Association of American Geographers, since 2008.
  • Member of the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, since 2006.
  • Certificate, 2006. Building Geodatabase II. ESRI US.
  • Certificate, 2005. ESRI ArcGIS Instructor 1. ESRI Thailand.
  • Certificate, 2004. Remote Sensing Satellite Technology. AP-MCSTA and China Academy of Satellite Technology, Beijing, China.

Public activities

  • Assistant, Geography Awareness Week/GIS Day Student Expo. November 18, 2008. Norman, Oklahoma, USA.
  • Vice President, Society of Vietnamese Students at the University of Oklahoma, 2007-2008.
  • Vice President, Sooner Badminton Club at the University of Oklahoma, 2006-2007.
  • Conference Coordinator, Vietnam International GIS conference, 2003, 2004.

Personal Interests

  • Badminton, tennis, table tennis,
  • Photography,
  • Travelling.