Hello! I’m a PhD student at the Computer Science Department, the University of Arizona From 2019 to 2022, I was a Research Resident at VinAI Research, mentored by Dr. Yasin Abbasi-Yadkori, Prof. Dinh Phung, and Dr. Tung Pham. I received my B.Eng from Hanoi University of Science and Technology, working with Prof. Mai Nguyen Thi Phuong

You can reach me by email at thangduong (at) arizona dot edu.

My research interests lie in Reinforcement Learning (RL), Representation Learning, and Meta Learning. I want to advance our understanding of how to incorporate either human knowledge or pre-discovered statistics to solve Sequential Decision Problems more effectively. To realize this goal, I approach the problem on multiple fronts: finding and transferring shared information (found by Active Learning, Domain Adaptation, or shared representation) and Bandit Meta-Learning to plan adaptively. Then, I want to apply what I have learned to solve practical problems, such as increasing the data efficiency of RL to solve complex robotics tasks.

Biography

Aug. 2022 – Present : PhD student at the University of Arizona

Jul. 2019 – Jun. 2022 : Research Resident at VinAI Research

May. 2018 – Jun. 2019 : AI Team leader & Scrum master at NAL Vietnam JSC

Aug. 2015 – Jun. 2018 : Undergraduate at Hanoi University of Science and Technology

Jun. 2016 – Aug. 2016 : Research internship at National Chung Cheng University

Jun. 2015 – Aug. 2015 : Research internship at Sun Moon University

Publications

Beyond task diversity: Provable representation transfer for sequential multi-task linear bandits
Thang Duong, Zhi Wang, Chicheng Zhang
NeuRIPS 2024 - PDF

Non-stationary Bandits and Meta-Learning with a Small Set of Optimal Arms
MJ Azizi, Thang Duong, Yasin Abbasi-Yadkori, András György, Claire Vernade, M. Ghavamzadeh
RLC 2024 Conference - PDF

Association Of Mri-defined Structure Features At Baseline With Knee Pain Trajectories
S. Liu, X. Sun, Y. Ge, Thang Duong, C.K. Kwoh
ACR Convergence 2024 - PDF

Deep regression for precise geometric dimension measurement
Thang Duong, Binh Nguyen Duc, Phuong Le Khac, Ngoc Tu Nguyen, Mai Nguyen Thi Phuong
J. Korean Soc. Precis. Eng., Vol. 36, No. 8, pp. 683-690, 2019. DOI - PDF

Analyzing seismic signal using Support Vector Machine for vehicle motion detection
Thang Duong, Nguyen Thi Phuong Mai
J. Industrial networks and intelligent systems; 2019 - PDF