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Construction Consulting
Civil & industrial works, airport facilities and urban technical infrastructure projects.
Head of Urban Infrastructure Management Division
Ho Chi Minh City University of Natural Resources and Environment
A dedicated educator and researcher with over 22 years in civil engineering and urban management — passionate about launching new disciplines and cultivating high-quality human resources for the urbanizing South of Vietnam.
Assoc. Prof. PhD. Dang Xuan Truong was born in 1978 in Thanh Hoa province, Vietnam.
2003 — He graduated as an engineer in Civil and Industrial Construction from Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology — Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM). He was retained by the university as a staff member immediately afterwards.
2007 — He received his Master's degree in Construction Mechanics from the University of Liège, Belgium.
2019 — He successfully defended his PhD dissertation in Geotechnical Engineering at HCMC University of Technology — VNU-HCM.
2025 — The State Council of Professors of Vietnam officially recognized him as Associate Professor in Transportation Engineering.
He currently serves as Head of the Urban Infrastructure Management Division and Program Chair of the Urban Management & Construction major at Ho Chi Minh City University of Natural Resources and Environment — where he has helped build one of Southern Vietnam's flagship programs in urban infrastructure.
Bridging infrastructure engineering, urban planning, project management and digital technologies for the design, construction and operation of modern facilities.
Civil & industrial works, airport facilities and urban technical infrastructure projects.
Diagnosis, evaluation and remediation strategies for foundation and structural incidents in construction.
Planning and operation of urban technical infrastructure, applying GIS — BIM — IoT for Smart-City delivery.
Building undergraduate and graduate curricula for the Urban Management & Construction major — a flagship discipline in the South.
Graduated from HCMC University of Technology — VNU-HCM and retained by the university as a staff member.
Served as Teaching Assistant at the Faculty of Civil Engineering, HCMUT — VNU-HCM.
Awarded a scholarship and graduated from the University of Liège, Belgium.
Co-developed the Civil & Industrial Construction program across multiple degree levels and learning modes.
Nominated by VUSTA and officially recognized by the ASEAN Federation of Engineering Organisations (AFEO).
Successfully defended doctoral dissertation at HCMC University of Technology — VNU-HCM.
Founded the Urban Management & Construction major; Program Chair of the discipline.
Appointed Head of the Urban Infrastructure Management Division, Faculty of Geodesy, Cartography & Civil Engineering — HCMUNRE.
Recognized by the State Council of Professors of Vietnam — one of three faculty members of HCMUNRE awarded the title that year.
Applying digital tools to improve efficiency, accuracy and optimization in the design and construction of foundation systems.
Analyzing structural response to optimize the design and construction methods of foundations for civil, industrial, transportation and bridge projects.
Digital techniques to optimize stability of underground structures, basements, multi-storey car parks, river embankments and port works.
Solutions for upgrading existing ground when load demand increases, and remedial techniques for foundation failures in civil, industrial and road structures.
Scopus Author ID: 59251690500 · Affiliation: Ho Chi Minh City University of Natural Resources and Environment.
Profile ID: H7M-Ru4AAAAJ · Tracked across all open-access, conference and journal citations.
Sorted by total citation count on Google Scholar.
Engineering, Technology & Applied Science Research, 14(5), 16395–16403 · 2024
Transportation Infrastructure Geotechnology, 12(1), 26 · 2025
Transportation Infrastructure Geotechnology, 12(4), 121 · 2025
Transportation Infrastructure Geotechnology, 12(2), 93 · 2025
Civil Engineering and Architecture, 12(5), 3530–3544 · 2024
Transportation Infrastructure Geotechnology, 12(1), 7 · 2025
A specialised reference monograph addressing occupational safety practices on construction sites — covering risk identification, control measures, regulatory standards and practical case studies relevant to Vietnam's construction sector.
Recognized by the State Council of Professors of Vietnam.
Recognized by AFEO upon nomination from VUSTA.
Awarded by the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union of HCMC. Also Outstanding Young Educator at HCMC University of Transport (2012, 2013).
Awarded across multiple years: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2022, 2024.
Alongside merit certificates from Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, Vietnam Students' Association, Vietnam Federation of Civil Engineering and VUSTA.
Granted at the 2025 — 2030 Congress of HCMC Construction Science & Technology Association.
Selected interviews and commentary in academic journals and specialised industry media.
The "backbone" role of Urban Management & Construction during a period of accelerated urbanization.
Vietnam Education Electronic MagazineRepositioning the field from "hardship" to "high-tech": BIM, Digital Twin and AI as core subjects.
Nguoi Xay Dung MagazineTwenty-two years of dedication to teaching and the drive to build entirely new academic disciplines.
Viet Nam Hoi NhapAlways glad to connect with colleagues, students, professional associations and partners interested in education and research across Urban Management & Infrastructure.
Building B, 236B Le Van Sy Street,
Tan Son Hoa Ward, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Urban Infrastructure Management Division
HCMC University of Natural Resources and Environment
58 citations · h-index 5
i10-index 2 · 10+ tracked papers