Education
- Ph.D., Automation, University of Da-Yeh, Taiwan, 2015-2017.
- M.Sc., Electrical Equipment, Network and Power Station, HCMC University of Education and Technology, Vietnam, 2008-2010.
- Bachelor, Electrical Engineering, HCMC University of Technology, Vietnam, 2003-2008.
Professional Experiences
- 2009 – 2011: Lecturer at Faculty of Electrical and Electronics, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education, Vietnam.
- 2011 – 2014: Lecturer at Faculty of Electrical and Electronics, Ton Duc Thang University, Vietnam.
- 2015 – 2017: Ph.D. candidate in Automation Major, Faculty of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, the University of DaYeh, Taiwan.
- 2017 – Now: Lecturer and Researcher at The University of Ton Duc Thang, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Areas of interest
Variable structure control, sliding mode control, full/reduced-order observer, time-varying delay systems, interconnected systems, linear/nonlinear systems.
PUBLICATIONS
A. Journals
[J20] Cong - Trang Nguyen, Nguyen Nghia Tin, Thai Pham Thien Hao, Phan Tan Liem "Improvement of load frequency control performance for shipboard microgrid system" Bulletin of Electrical Engineering and Informatics, Vol.14, No.6, pp.4335-4344, December 2025, ISSN: 2302-9285, DOI: 10.11591/eei.v14i6.9920. (Scopus, Q3)
[J19] Phan-Thanh Nguyen, Cong - Trang Nguyen "Attenuated-chattering global second-order sliding mode load frequency controller for multi-region linked power systems" International Journal of Power Electronics and Drive System (IJPEDS), Vol.16, No.4, pp. 2381-2388, December 2025, ISSN: 2088-8694, DOI: 10.11591/ijpeds.v16.i4.pp2381-2388. (Scopus, Q3)
[J18] Cong-Trang Nguyen, Tai Thanh Phan "Estimator-based single phase second order variable structure controller for the pitch control of a variable speed wind turbine" International Journal of Power Electronics and Drive Systems (IJPEDS), Vol.16, No.1, pp. 235-242, March 2025, ISSN: 2088-8694, DOI: 10.11591/ijpeds.v16.i1.pp235-242. (Scopus, Q3)
[J17] Cong-Trang Nguyen, Chiem Trong Hien, and Van-Duc Phan "Observer-based single-phase robustness sliding mode controller for the pitch control of a variable speed wind turbine" TELKOMNIKA Telecommunication Computing Electronics and Control, Vol.22, No.5, pp. 1302-1309, October 2024, ISSN: 1693-6930, DOI: 10.12928/TELKOMNIKA.v22i5.25866. (Scopus, Q3)
[J16] Phan-Thanh Nguyen, Cong - Trang Nguyen "Single phase robustness variable structure load frequency controller for multi-region interconnected power systems with communication delays" International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering (IJECE), Vol.14, No.5, pp. 5064-5071, October 2024, ISSN: 2088-8708, DOI: 10.11591/ijece.v14i5. (Scopus, Q3)
[J15] Cong - Trang Nguyen, Chiem Trong Hien, and Van Duc Phan "Observer-based single phase robustness load frequency sliding mode controller for multi-area interconnected power systems" Bulletin of Electrical Engineering and Informatics, Vol.13, No.5, pp. 3147~3154, October 2024, ISSN: 2302-9285, DOI: 10.11591/eei.v13i5.7893. (Scopus, Q3)
[J14] Nguyen Van Phuoc, Cong-Trang Nguyen "Chattering-Free Second Order Robustness Sliding Mode Controller for Complex Interconnected Systems: A Moore-Penrose Inverse Technique" Journal of Advanced Engineering and Computation, Vol.7, No.4, pp. 210-223, 2023. (Scopus, TDTU)
[J13] Cong-Trang Nguyen, Nguyen Van Phuoc, Van-Duc Phan "Chattering Suppression Single Phase Variable Structure Controller for Mismatched Uncertain Interconnected Systems with Extended Perturbations" Control Engineering and Applied Informatics (CEAI), Vol.24, No.4, pp. 24-37, 2022. (SCIE)
[J12] Cong-Trang Nguyen, Chiem Trong Hien, Van-Duc Phan "Single phase second order sliding mode controller for complex interconnected systems with extended disturbances and unknown time-varying delays" International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering (IJECE), Vol.12, No.5, pp. 4852-4860, October 2022. DOI: 10.11591/ijece.v12i5.pp%25p. (Scopus, Q2)
[J11] Phan-Thanh Nguyen, Trieu Ton Ngoc, Cong-Trang Nguyen "Attenuated-chattering adaptive second order variable structure controller for mismatched uncertain systems” TELKOMNIKA Telecommunication Computing Electronics and Control, Vol.20, No.3, pp. 680-690, June 2022. DOI: 10.12928/TELKOMNIKA.v20i3.23317. (Scopus, Q3)
[J10] Cong-Trang Nguyen, Chiem Trong Hien, Van-Duc Phan "Single phase second order sliding mode controller for mismatched uncertain systems with extended disturbances and unknown time-varying delays" Journal of Advanced Engineering and Computation (JAEC), Vol.6, No.2, pp. 122-135, 30 June 2022. DOI: 10.55579/jaec.202262.353. (Scopus, TDTU)
[J9] Nguyen Thi Phuong Loan, Nguyen Doan Quoc Anh, Cong-Trang Nguyen, Hsiao-Yi Lee "Better color distribution uniformity and higher luminous intensity for LED by using a three-layered remote phosphor structure" Materials Science-Poland, Vol.40, No.1, pp. 60-67, March 2022. DOI: 10.2478/msp-2022-0010. (SCIE)
[J8] Yao-Wen Tsai, Cong-Trang Nguyen "Variable structure control for mismatched uncertain systems using output variables with finite-time convergence” Journal of the Chinese Institute of Engineers, Vol.43, No.5, pp. 467-476, 2020. DOI: 10.1080/02533839.2020.1751720. (SCIE)
[J7] Cong-Trang Nguyen, Thanh Long Duong, Minh Quan Duong, and Duc Tung Le "Chattering-Free Single-Phase Robustness Sliding Mode Controller for Mismatched Uncertain Interconnected Systems with Unknown Time-Varying Delays” Energies Journal, Vol.13, No.1 pp. 1-27, 2020. DOI: 10.3390/en13010282. (SCIE, impact factor: 2.707, 2020)
[J6] Cong-Trang Nguyen, Trung Thang Nguyen, Chiem Trong Hien "Observer-based Single-Phase Robustness Variable Structure Controller for Uncertain Interconnected Systems without Reaching Phase" Journal of Control Engineering and Applied Informatics, Vol.21, No.2 pp. 22-33, 2019. (SCIE)
[J5] Trung Thang Nguyen, Cong-Trang Nguyen, Le Van Dai, and Nguyen Vu Quynh "Finding Optimal Load Dispatch Solutions by Using a Proposed Cuckoo Search Algorithm" Mathematical Problems in Engineering, Volume 2019, Article ID 1564693, 29 pages, DOI: 10.1155/2019/1564693. (SCIE)
[J4] Cong-Trang Nguyen, Yao-Wen Tsai “Finite-Time Output Feedback Controller based on Observer for the Time-Varying Delayed Systems: a Moore-Penrose inverse approach,” Mathematical Problems in Engineering, Volume 2017, Article ID 2808094, 13 pages, DOI: 10.1155/2017/2808094. (SCIE)
[J3] Yao-Wen Tsai, Cong-Trang Nguyen “Finite Time Sliding Mode Controller based on Reduced-Order Observer for the Mismatched Uncertain Systems with a Time Delay,” International Journal of Engineering and Advanced Technology, Vol. 6, Issue 3, pp. 141-148, February 2017. (Scopus)
[J2] Cong-Trang Nguyen, Yao-Wen Tsai “A Decentralized Finite-Time Sliding Mode Controller for Large-Scale Systems: a Moore-Penrose inverse approach,” International Journal of Engineering and Advanced Technology, Vol. 6, Issue 4, pp. 232-240, April 2017. (Scopus)
[J1] Quyen Huy Anh, Cong-Trang Nguyen “Determining Optimal Surge Arrester’s Location in Distribution Network,” Journal of Science and Technology, Ho Chi Minh University of Technology and Education, 2010.
B. Conferences
[C4] Cong-Trang Nguyen, Le Hung Thinh, and Nguyen Le Minh Hieu “Design and analysis of speed control for permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) drives,” Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering 371, pp. 541-551, 2026. (Scopus).
[C3] Cong-Trang Nguyen, Van-Trong Ngo, Hai-Son Dao, and Minh-Phuc Le “Improved Fuzzy-PID Controller for the pitch angle control of variable speed wind turbine systems,” Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering 371, pp. 541-551, 2026. (Scopus).
[C2] Yao-Wen Tsai, Van Duc Phan, Viet Anh Duong, Cong-Trang Nguyen, and Trung Dung Chu “Model Predictive Control Nonlinear System of Active Magnetic Bearings for A Flywheel Energy Storage System,” Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering 371, pp. 541-551, 2015. (Scopus).
[C1] Yao-Wen Tsai, Cong-Trang Nguyen “A reduced-order observer based variable structure controller with finite reaching time,” Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Control and Robotics Engineering, pp. 11-15, 2016. (Ei).
