Education

B. Sc. in Mathematics, HCMC University, 1983
M. Sc in Computer Science, AIT, 1993
Ph. D. in Pure Mathematics, University of Iowa, 1999

Employment

• 1983-1988 Research in Applied Mathematics, National Institute of Scientific Research of Viet Nam
• 1988-1992 Teach Math and Computer Science, Science University, HCMC, Viet Nam
• 1992-1993 Reseach Assistance, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand
• 1993-2000 Teaching Assistance, University of Iowa, IA, USA
• 2000-2001 Teaching Computer Science, Texas University at San Marcos, TX, USA
• 2001-2010 Teaching Mathematics and Computer Science, Huston-Tillotson University, TX, USA
• 2010-now Teaching Mathematics, International University, HCMC, Viet Nam

Research Interest

• Representation Theory, Invariant Theory
• Numerical and Combinatorial Algorithms
• Mathematical Programming
• Operations Research
• Optimization

Publications

1. Ton-That and Tran, (1999), “Poincare’s proof of the so-called Birkhoff-Witt Theorem”, Revue d’Histoire des Mathematiques, Soc Math France
2. Ton-That and Tran, (2003), “Invariant theory of a class of infinite-dimensional groups”, Journal of Lie theory, vol 13, no 2, pp. 401-425
3. Kamalvand, MacDonald, and Tran (2004), “Factored Sampling Tracking: Comparison of the Kalman and the Condensation Algorithms for Missile Tracking in a Defense Target Environment” 2002-2004.