Hong T. Nguyen

I am a Ph.D. student in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Southern California (USC), expected to graduate in December 2027. I am a Research Assistant in the Signal Analysis and Interpretation Laboratory (SAIL), advised by Prof. Shrikanth Narayanan. Previously, I received my Bachelor’s degree from Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST), supervised by Prof. Chuyen Nguyen Thanh.

My research focuses on human-centered video understanding and temporal dynamics, in the context of medical imaging, clinical trials, and seamless dyadic interaction. I develop explainable multimodal models of human behavior across video and speech, including video world models and diffusion models for real-time MRI of the vocal tract (Arti-JEPA, Speech2rtMRI), motion-centric video encoders (MOOSE), and severity representation learning for medical images (ConPro). I work with multidisciplinary teams spanning law enforcement, healthcare, linguistics, and psychology. Feel free to reach out for research collaboration at hongn@usc.edu.

Beyond technical expertise, I am also boardgame lover and hiker. Yet, I have only visited 4/63 National Parks in the US.