Software engineering researcher

Lam Nguyen Tung

PhD Candidate at Monash University

Working towards software and AI we can trust.

Based in Melbourne, Australia↘

I / A little about me

I began my Ph.D in Software Engineering (SE) at Monash University in 2024, under the supervision of Prof. Aldeida Aleti, Dr. Xiaoning Du, and Dr. Neelofar. Previously, I received both my Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees from the University of Engineering and Technology, Vietnam National University, under the supervision of A/Prof. Pham Ngoc Hung.

II / Latest updates

III / Research interests

Trustworthy AI and Testing
Illustration of trustworthy artificial intelligence

I am especially interested in testing the trustworthiness of AI-based tools for coding tasks, ensuring they provide explainable outputs aligning with SE standards.

LLMs for Code
Illustration of language models for code

I'm currently visiting Prof. David Lo's research group at SMU and working on TITAN, a collaborative SMU-GovTech project on intelligent vulnerability discovery.

Traditional Software Testing
Illustration of software testing

From 2018 to 2024, I led a team in collaborative projects with FPT Software Ltd. and Viettel Group on automated unit testing, code change analysis, and regression testing.

IV / Selected publications

V / Recognition

2025 – 2026
Visiting Scholarship at SOAR lab, Singapore Management University, Singapore
2024 – 2028
Full Monash Graduate Scholarship and Monash International Tuition Scholarship for my PhD study
2021 – 2023
Postgraduate Scholarship Program Grant, Vingroup
2021
First Prize in Student Scientific Research Competition, Vietnam National University (VNU)

VI / Academic service

Reviewer
  • IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE)
  • ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology (TOSEM)
  • Information and Software Technology (ISTJ)
  • Automated Software Engineering Journal (ASEJ)
  • The IEEE International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering (ISSRE), 2025 and 2026
  • The 17th International Conference on Knowledge and Systems Engineering (KSE), 2025
  • The 14th International Symposium on Information and Communication Technology (SOICT), 2025
Teaching
  • FIT3077, FIT4701, FIT4702, Monash University
  • INT2204, INT3110, VNU University of Engineering and Technology
Volunteer
  • Student Volunteer, The ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 2025