Roboticist

Hai-Nguyen (Hann) Nguyen

PhD · Lecturer in Robotics & Mechatronics
RMIT University · Saigon South Campus, Vietnam
Previously · Imperial College · CNRS · Seoul National University

Robotics is a true symbiosis of science and engineering. I feel fortunate to work across its full spectrum — from the mathematics that describes motion, to the algorithms that govern it, and to the machines that bring it to life.

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News
Hiring Fully-funded PhD positions on AI and Aerial Robotics.
10/2025 Associate Editor, ICRA 2026.
10/2024 Lecturer at RMIT · Associate Editor, ICRA 2025.
05/2024 Best UAV Paper finalist, ICRA 2024.
Hann Nguyen
01 Teaching

Robotics & Systems Engineering

/ 01 - MANU2478

Advanced Robotics

Robot mechanics, control, and perception with an emphasis on first-principle approaches. Includes hands-on projects using real robotic systems.

/ 02 - CIVE1266

Intro to Environmental & Sustainable Systems Engineering

Fundamentals of systems engineering — identifying requirements, selecting methods, and testing solutions for complex systems.

02 Research

Robots that reach out and change the world

My work centers on physically-capable robots — machines that don't just roll, walk, or fly but physically interact and manipulate the surroundings.

Students

Duc-Toan Do
Duc-Toan Do
PhD Student with T. Le & M. Bui
Performant Aerial Robots
Hai Bui
Hai Bui
PhD Student with T. Le
Hybrid Control Approaches
Ba-Long Tran
Ba-Long Tran
PhD Student with T. Le & A. Nguyen
Aerial & Legged Manipulation
new students
New Students
Recruiting
PhD. in AI & Robotics

Robots

Drones
Drones

Quadrotors (x4) & Omnirotors (x2)

Humanoids
Humanoids

Unitree R1 & HighTorque Mini

Manipulators
Manipulators

ABB YuMi & GoFa (x2)

new robots
New Robots

Building

03 Publications

Publications

Demos

Leveraging Physical Interactions
Novel Aerial Platform for Physical Interactions

Papers

2026
AeroScene: Progressive Scene Synthesis for Aerial Robotics
N. Huu*, Tuong Do*, V. Tran, B. Nguyen, H. Nguyen, E. Tjiputra, Q. Tran, H. Nguyen, A. Nguyen
IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2026
CORE A*
2025
Reinforcement Learning-Based Online Estimation of the Inductances of the Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machines
M. X. Bui, H. Nguyen, I. Nutkani, N. Fernando, R. Dutta, and M. F. Rahman
IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement (TIM), 2025
Scimago Q1 DOI
2025
A Linear Complementarity based MPC for Aerial Physical Interaction
R. Fuser, H. Nguyen, G. Incremona, M. Farina, and M. Cognetti
International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ICUAS), 2025
DOI
2024
Sequential Trajectory Optimization for Externally-Actuated Modular Manipulators with Joint Locking
J. Choe, J. Lee, H. Yang, H. Nguyen†, and D. J. Lee† (†co-corresponding)
IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2024
CORE A* Best UAV-Finalist DOI
2024
Hand Tracking: Survey
J. Heo, H. Choi, Y. Lee, H. Kim, H. Ji, H. Park, Y. Lee, C. Jung, H. Nguyen, and D. J. Lee
International Journal of Control, Automation and Systems (IJCAS), 2024
DOI
2023
Learning Tethered Perching for Aerial Robots
F. Hauf, B. B. Kocer, A. Slatter, H. Nguyen, O. Pang, R. Clark, E. Johns, and M. Kovac
IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2023
CORE A* DOI
2023
An Integrated Framework for Autonomous Sensor Placement with Aerial Robots
B. Stephens*, H. Nguyen*, S. Hamaza, and M. Kovac (*co-first)
IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics (TMech), 2023
Scimago D1 DOI
2022
An Aerial Parallel Manipulator with Shared Compliance
B. Stephens, L. Orr, B. B. Kocer, H. Nguyen, and M. Kovac
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L), 2022
Scimago Q1 DOI
2020
Robots in the Danger Zone
D. A. Robb, M. I. Ahmad, C. Tiseo, et al.
ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), 2020
CORE A* DOI
2019
A Passively Adaptive Microspine Grapple for Robust, Controllable Perching
H. Nguyen, R. Siddall, B. Stephens, and M. Kovac
IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft), 2019
DOI
2018
A Novel Robotic Platform for Aerial Manipulation Using Quadrotors as Rotating Thrust Generators
H. Nguyen, S. Park, J. Park, and D. J. Lee
IEEE Transactions on Robotics (T-RO), 2018
Scimago D1 DOI
2017
Positioning Control of an Underwater Robot with Tilting Thrusters via Decomposition of Thrust Vector
J. Bak, H. Nguyen, S. Park, D. J. Lee, T. Seo, S. Jin, and J. Kim
International Journal of Control, Automation and Systems (IJCAS), 2017
DOI
2015
Mechanics, Control and Internal Dynamics of Quadrotor Tool Operation
H. Nguyen, C. Ha, and D. Lee
Automatica, 2015
Scimago D1 DOI
2015
Preliminary Control Design on Spherically-Connected Multiple-Quadrotor Manipulator System
J. Kim, H. Nguyen, and D. Lee
International Conference on Ubiquitous Robots and Ambient Intelligence (URAI), 2015
DOI
2015
Aerial Tool Operation System Using Quadrotors as Rotating Thrust Generators
H. Nguyen, S. Park, and D. Lee
IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2015
CORE A DOI
2013
Hybrid Force/Motion Control and Internal Dynamics of Quadrotors for Tool Operation
H. Nguyen and D. Lee
IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2013
CORE A DOI
2013
Coordinated Rotation Control of Multiple Rigid Bodies in SO(3)
H. Nguyen and D. Lee
International Conference on Control, Automation and Systems (ICCAS), 2013
DOI