Wireless Communications Research Group (WiCOM)

1. Introduction

Wireless Communications Research Group (WiCOM) is a research group funded by Ton Duc Thang University and belongs to the Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. The objective of WiCOM is to propose research solutions to deploy 5G networks between 2020 and 2030. This can be done by improving spatial reuse through the dense deployment of small cells. Several other solutions should also be proposed for 5G to provide capacity improvements through the use of larger bandwidths, larger coverage and multi-antenna transmission.

2. Mission and vision

Wireless communications networks enable interaction between users of various types of equipment, either mobile or fixed and they are the foundation of the Internet. The mission of WiCOM is to conduct world-class research, train world-class graduates, create new technology. As a forerunner in its field, WiCOM will become a leading research group in Vietnam. In particular, WiCOM aims to develop and apply the novel system models in the field of wireless communication. Regarding other high-quality university-based research groups, WiCOM aims at producing peer-reviewed publications of the highest rank.

3. Research topics

• Energy harvesting (EH) enabled cooperative networks

• Simultaneous Wireless Information and Power Transfer for cognitive radio

• Device-to-device communication

• Massive MIMO

• Novel radio access technologies (RAT): SCMA/NOMA/GFDM/FBMC

4. Current members

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Associate Prof. Phuong T. Tran

Positions:

• Head of Wireless Communications Research Group, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

• Lecturer, Faculty of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Areas of expertise: Wireless Communications, Information Theory, Digital Signal Processing, Cooperative Networks, Optimization in communications
Anh Tam

 

Dr. Nguyen Kieu Tam

Position: Member of Wireless Communications Research Group, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Areas of expertise: Wireless communication in 5G, Energy harvesting, Performance of cognitive radio and Physical layer security
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Dr. Ha Duy Hung

Position: Member of Wireless Communications Research Group, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Areas of expertise: Wireless communication in 5G, Energy harvesting, Performance of cognitive radio and Physical layer security

5. Publications (ISI or Scopus only)

  1. Nguyen T.N., Do D.-T., Tran P.T., Voznak M., Time switching for wireless communications with full-duplex relaying in imperfect CSI condition, KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems, Vol.10, Issue 9, pp 4223-4239, 2016.
  2. Nguyen T.N., Duy T.T., Luu G.-T., Tran P.T., Voznak M., Energy harvesting-based spectrum access with incremental cooperation, relay selection and hardware noises, Radioengineering, Vol.26, Issue 1, pp 240-250, 2017.
  3. Nguyen T.N., Tran P.T., Hoang H.-G., Nguyen H.-S., Voznak M., On the performance of decode-and-forward half-duplex relaying with time switching based energy harvesting in the condition of hardware impairment, Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, Vol.538 AISC, pp 421-430, 2017.
  4. Nguyen T.N., Tran P.T., Nguyen H.-S., Do D.-T., Voznak M., On the performance of a wireless powered communication system using a helping relay, Radioengineering, Vol.26, Issue 3, pp 860-868, 2017.
  5. Tan N. Nguyen, T.H.Q.Minh, Phuong T. Tran and Miroslav Voznak, Adaptive Energy Harvesting Relaying Protocol for Two-Way Half Duplex System Network over Rician Fading Channels, Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing,Vol. 2018, 2018. 
  6. Tan N. Nguyen, Phuong T. Tran, Tran Hoang Quang Minh, Miroslav Voznak, Lukas Sevcik, Two-Way Half Duplex Decode and Forward Relaying Network with Hardware Impairment over Rician Fading Channel: System Performance Analysis, Elektronika ir Elektrotechnika, Vol.24, Issue 2, pp 74-78, 2018.
  7. Tu, Lam-Thanh, Phan, Van-Duc, Nguyen, Tan N., Tran, Phuong T., Duy, Tran Trung, Nguyen, Quang-Sang, Nguyen, Nhat-Tien, Voznak, Miroslav, ”Performance Analysis of Multihop Full-Duplex NOMA Systems with Imperfect Interference Cancellation and Near-Field Path-Loss”, Sensors, vol. 23, no. 1, Art. No. 524, 2023.
  8. Tu, Lam-Thanh, Nguyen, Tan N., Tran, Phuong T., Duy, Tran Trung, Nguyen, Quang-Sang, ”Performance Statistics of Broadcasting Networks With Receiver Diversity And Fountain Codes”, Journal of Information And Telecommunication, 2023. (ESCI).
  9. Nguyen, Ba Cao, Pham, Trung Q., Thang, Nguyen Nhu, Hoang, Tran Manh, Tran, Phuong T., ”Improving the Performance of Wireless Half-Duplex and Full-Duplex Relaying Networks with Intelligent Reflecting Surface”, Journal of The Franklin Institute, vol. 360, no. 4, pp. 3095-3118, 2023. (SCIE).
  10. That, Phung Ton, Ha, Duy-Hung, Nguyen, Hong-Nhu, ”Secrecy Capacity Analysis of Bi-Static Backscatter Communication Systems”, Bulletin Of Electrical Engineering And Informatics, vol. 11, no. 6, pp. 3353-3360, 2022. (Scopus).
  11. Nguyen, Ba Cao, Manh Hoang, Tran, Le, Anh-Tu, Nguyen, Van Duan, Tran, Phuong T., ”Performance Analysis of Intelligent Reflecting Surface Aided Full-Duplex Amplify-And-Forward Relay Networks”, International Journal Of Communication Systems, vol. 35, no. 10, Art. No. e5172, 2022. (SCIE)
  12. Pham, Quan K., Vo, Truong V., Tran, Phuong T., ”On the Implementation of a Low-Cost Mind-Voice-And-Gesture-Controlled Humanoid Robotic Arm Using Leap Motion and Neurosky Sensor”, Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 665-683, 2022. (SCIE).
  13. Nam, Pham Minh, Nguyen, Thanh-Long, Hung, Ha Duy, Duy, Tran Trung, Binh, Nguyen Thanh, Nhat, Nguyen Luong, ”Throughput Analysis of Power Beacon-Aided Multi-Hop MIMO Relaying Networks Employing NOMA And TAS/SC”, Telkomnika (Telecommunication Computing Electronics And Control), vol. 20, no. 4, pp. 731-739, 2022. (Scopus).
  14. Hoang, Tran Manh, Thang, Nguyen Nhu, Nguyen, Ba Cao, Tran, Phuong T., ”Enhancing the Performance of Downlink NOMA Relaying Networks by RF Energy Harvesting and Data Buffering at Relay”, Wireless Networks, vol. 28, no. 5, pp. 1857-1877, 2022. (SCIE)
  15. Nguyen, Tan N., Duy, Tran Trung, Tran, Phuong T., Voznak, Miroslav, Li, Xingwang, Poor, H. Vincent, ”Partial and Full Relay Selection Algorithms for AF Multi-Relay Full-Duplex Networks with Self-Energy Recycling in Non-Identically Distributed Fading Channels”, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 71, no. 6, pp. 6173-6188, 2022. (SCIE)
  16. Tu, Lam-Thanh, Nguyen, Tan N., Duy, Tran Trung, Tran, Phuong T., Voznak, Miroslav, Aravanis, Alexis I., ”Broadcasting in Cognitive Radio Networks: A Fountain Codes Approach”, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 71, no. 10, pp. 11289-11294, 2022. (SCIE)
  17. Minh Nam, Pham, Ha Duy Hung, Lam-Thanh Tu, Pham Viet Tuan, Tran Trung Duy, and Tan Hanh. "Outage performance of interference cancellation-aided two-way relaying cognitive network with primary TAS/SC communication and secondary partial relay selection." Electronics 11, no. 22 (2022): 3645.
  18. Nam, Pham Minh, Ha Duy Hung, Tran Trung Duy, and Le-Tien Thuong. "Security-reliability tradeoff of MIMO TAS/SC networks using harvest-to-jam cooperative jamming methods with random jammer location." ICT Express 9, no. 1 (2023): 63-68.
  19. Hung, Ha Duy, Hoang Van Toan, Tran Trung Duy, Le The Dung, and Quang Sy Vu. "On the block error rate performance of cooperative non‐orthogonal multiple access short‐packet communications with full‐duplex relay and partial relay selection." ETRI Journal 46, no. 3 (2024): 446-460.
  20. Vo, An van, Hau van Mai, and Hung Duy Ha. "Designing and Implementing a Classification Model for Mangoes Based on Size and Ripeness using Image Processing." Makara Journal of Technology 29, no. 1: 2.
  21. Van, An Vo, and Hung Ha Duy. "Control Strategies for 6-DOF Quadcopter UAVs: Cascade PID Stabilization in White Noise Conditions." Makara Journal of Technology 29, no. 3: 1.
  22. Laursen, Mikal, Van Van Huynh, Duy-Hung Ha, Mahmoud S. Mahmoud, and Van Khang Huynh. "Robust Fault Classification in Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machines Under Dynamic and Noisy Conditions." IEEE Access (2025).
  23. Ha, Duy-Hung, The-Anh Ngo, Xuan-Truong Tran, Minh-Linh Dam, Viet-Thanh Le, Agbotiname Lucky Imoize, and Chun-Ta Li. "Evaluating the Reliability and Security of an Uplink NOMA Relay System Under Hardware Impairments." Mathematics 13, no. 21 (2025): 3491.
  24. Nguyen, Thien Phuoc, Duy-Hung Ha, Huynh Van Khang, and Kjell G. Robbersmyr. "Harmonic-Based Analytical Model for Detecting Stator-Winding Short Circuit and Eccentricity Faults in Wound-Field Synchronous Generators." IEEE Access 13 (2025): 195539-195551.
  25. Islam, Anfaj, Duy-Hung Ha, Trung-Thang Nguyen, Van-Van Huynh, and Van Khang Huynh. "A Two-Stage Framework for Fault and Cyber Attack Detection in Line Current Differential Relays of Power Transmission Network." IEEE Access 13 (2025): 195257-195271.
  26. N. T.Nam, T. V.Truong, and H. H.Hung, Energy and security analysis of an radio frequency energy harvesting UAV-NOMA MEC network with a passive eavesdropper, ETRI Journal (2026), 1–16, DOI 10.4218/etrij.2025-0119
  27. Linh, Dam Minh, Ha Duy Hung, H. Minh Chau, Quang Sy Vu, and Thanh-Nam Tran. "Real-time phishing detection using deep learning methods by extensions." International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering (IJECE) 14, no. 3 (2024): 3021-3035.
  28. T.-A. Ngo, V.-T. Le, T. P. Nguyen, and . D.-H. Ha, “Half-duplex Two-way Relaying for Wireless Sensor Networks with Adaptive Coding Rate: A Performance Optimization Framework”, JTIT, vol. 102, no. 4, pp. 69–76, Dec. 2025.
  29. Nguyen VL, Ha D-H, Truong VT, Tran TT, Ha DB. Secure UAV-assisted Mobile Edge Computing for IoT with Backscatter Communication in the Presence of a Moving Eavesdropper. EAI Endorsed Trans Ind Net Intel Syst. 2025 Oct. 23;12(4).