PeopleofSuperintelligence

Researcher

Quoc‐Viet Pham

Also known as Phạm Quốc Việt, Viet Quoc Pham, Viet Pham

Quoc‐Viet Pham is an Assistant Professor at Trinity College Dublin whose research covers federated learning, machine unlearning and AI for 6G wireless networks. He earned a BSc at Hanoi University of Science and Technology in 2013 and a PhD at Inje University in 2017, then held posts at Kyung Hee, Changwon National and Pusan National universities in Korea until 2023. In 2019 he was first author of a survey of multi-access edge computing, and in 2021 he coauthored a paper on FLchain, which joins federated learning and blockchain, with Ming Ding and others. After joining Trinity in January 2023, he won the IEEE ComSoc Best Young Researcher Award for EMEA in 2023 and was named a Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher in 2024. He leads the COINLab at Trinity, has been Area Editor of IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials since May 2026, and has been Course Director of Computer Engineering since August 2026.

Now at
Trinity College Dublin and Research Ireland ADAPT Centre

Timeline

  1. 2013–2017

    A PhD at Inje University

    He earns a BSc in telecommunications at Hanoi University of Science and Technology in 2013 and a PhD in telecommunications at Inje University in 2017.

  2. 2017–2023

    Research posts in Korea

    From 2017 to 2023, he holds posts in Korea as a postdoctoral researcher at Kyung Hee University and a research professor at Changwon National University and Pusan National University. In February 2019, he starts a five-year project funded by Korea NRF, with himself as sole principal investigator.

  3. 2019

    Survey of multi-access edge computing

    A 2019 survey, "A Survey of Multi-Access Edge Computing in 5G and Beyond", lists him as first author, with Fang Fang, Zhiguo Ding, Won-Joo Hwang and others. It gives an overview of mobile edge computing technology and its use cases, and outlines research on integrating it with the new technologies of 5G and beyond.

  4. 2021

    FLchain and a Vietnamese prize

    In 2021, he coauthors "Federated Learning Meets Blockchain in Edge Computing: Opportunities and Challenges" with Dinh C. Nguyen, Ming Ding, H. Vincent Poor and others, an article on FLchain, the integration of federated learning and blockchain in mobile edge computing networks. He is also one of 10 young scientists to receive the Golden Globe Award in Science and Technology for Younger Researchers in Vietnam in 2021.

  5. January 2023

    Joining Trinity College Dublin

    In January 2023, he begins a new academic chapter at Trinity College Dublin's School of Computer Science and Statistics. He joins SFI CONNECT as an Associate Investigator and SFI AdvanceCRT as a TCD supervisor.

  6. 2023

    An IEEE young researcher award

    The IEEE ComSoc Best Young Researcher Award for EMEA 2023 goes to him, the Communications Society's award for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. His work applies convex optimisation, game theory and artificial intelligence to analyse and optimise future 6G wireless systems.

  7. 2024

    Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher

    Clarivate names him a Highly Cited Researcher in Engineering, Telecommunications and Computer Science in 2024, and he is one of four Trinity researchers on the 2024 list.

  8. As of October 2026

    Leading the COINLab at Trinity

    He is an Assistant Professor in Networks and Distributed Systems at Trinity College Dublin, and his research centres on decentralised machine learning, with a focus on data privacy, federated learning and machine unlearning. In January 2026, he joins the Research Ireland ADAPT Centre as an Academic Collaborator; in May 2026, he becomes Area Editor of IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials; and in August 2026, he is appointed Course Director of Computer Engineering.

Career

  1. Since 2026Research Ireland ADAPT CentreAcademic Collaborator
  2. Since 2023Trinity College DublinAssistant Professor
  3. 2017–2023Kyung Hee UniversityPostdoctoral Researcher
  4. 2017–2023Changwon National UniversityResearch Professor
  5. 2017–2023Pusan National UniversityResearch Professor

Education

  1. 2017Inje UniversityPhD
  2. 2013Hanoi University of Science and TechnologyBSc

From the biography.

  1. More people shaping AI studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology than at any other institutionIncludes Trinity College Dublin. We estimate where the people shaping AI studied and where their careers led. Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads with 467 former students, including 291 recorded doctorates.
  2. The company share of AI researchers’ top papers was 31% in 2020–2024 and 8% in 1970–1974Includes Trinity College Dublin. We estimate where the people shaping AI worked when their most-cited papers appeared: the company share was 31% in 2020–2024 and 8% in 1970–1974, and Google led all organizations in 2020–2024.
  3. Google had the most people shaping AI every year from 2014 to 2025Our estimates of which organizations employed the most people shaping AI each year from 1955 to 2025, tracing the shift from university labs to companies.
  4. The United States employs an estimated 48% of people shaping AIWe estimate where the people shaping AI work today, how universities, companies and research institutes split across countries, and how country shares have changed since the 1960s.

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Sources and credits

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  1. Viet Quoc Pham scss.tcd.ie. Checked 22 October 2026.
  2. A Survey of Multi-Access Edge Computing in 5G and Beyond: Fundamentals, Technology Integration, and State-of-the-Art arxiv.org. Checked 22 October 2026.
  3. Federated Learning Meets Blockchain in Edge Computing: Opportunities and Challenges arxiv.org. Checked 22 October 2026.
  4. 10 tài năng trẻ nhận giải thưởng Quả cầu vàng 2021 - Tuổi Trẻ Online tuoitre.vn. Checked 22 October 2026.
  5. Professor Viet Pham honoured with IEEE Best Young Researcher Award - News & Events | Trinity College Dublin tcd.ie. Checked 22 October 2026.
  6. Highly cited researchers 2024 Clarivate - News & Events | Trinity College Dublin tcd.ie. Checked 22 October 2026.
  7. Viet Quoc Pham · ADAPT, the Research Ireland Research Centre for AI-Driven Digital Content Technology adaptcentre.ie. Checked 22 October 2026.