Prof. Duc Pham'sEMAGINE Laboratory

Biography

Dr. Duc Pham (Phạm Anh Đức) is an incoming Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at the University of Cincinnati (UC). He received the B.Eng. degree in Electrical Engineering from Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST), Hanoi, Vietnam, in 2017, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees with School of Electrical and Electronics Engineering and School of Intelligent Semiconductor Engineering, Chung-Ang University (CAU), Seoul, South Korea, in 2020 and 2024, respectively. Before joining UC, he was a postdoctoral research fellow with University of Illinois Chicago from 2024 to 2026.

Dr. Pham's research develops secure and reconfigurable electromagnetic hardware for next-generation wireless cyber-physical systems. He focuses on embedding intrinsic electromagnetic entropy into reconfigurable RF platforms to create distinct and unclonable RF fingerprints for physical-layer authentication and hardware-level security. His broader expertise covers high-performance and reconfigurable antennas, metamaterials, and reconfigurable-intelligent-surfaces (RISs) in both millimeter-wave and microwave spectrums. He has authored journal and conference publications in venues including IEEE Internet of Things Journal, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, and IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement. He was a finalist for the Young Scientist Award at 2025 ICEAA/IEEE-APWC and currently serves as a Chair Officer of the IEEE Chicago APS/MTT-S Joint Chapter (AP03/MTT17).

Education

  • Ph.D., Chung-Ang University, Seoul, South Korea (2020-2024)
  • M.S., Chung-Ang University, Seoul, South Korea (2018-2020)
  • B.Eng., Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam (2012-2017)

Research and Work Experience

  • Tenure-Track Assistant Professor, University of Cincinnati (2027-Present)
  • Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Illinois Chicago (2024-2026)

Professional Services

  • Chapter Officer, IEEE Chicago AP-S/MTT-S Joint Chapter (AP03/MTT17) (2025-2027)
  • Finance Chair, IEEE International Microwave Biomedical Conference (IMBioC) (2027)
  • Technical Program Committee, IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Workshop Series on Advanced Materials and Processes for RF and THz Applications (IMWS-AMP) (2026)
  • Reviewer, IEEE SENSORS, Rotterdam, Netherlands (2026)

Peer Review

  • IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
  • IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
  • IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters
  • IEEE Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems
  • IET Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation
  • Nature Electronics
  • Nature Communications
  • Materials & Design
  • Scientific Reports
  • Optical and Quantum Electronics

Honors and Awards

  • 2025 University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) Postdoc Small Scholarship Award
  • Finalist for Young Scientist Award in 2025 International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications (ICEAA) and 2025 IEEE-APS Topical Conference on Antennas and Propagation in Wireless Communications (APWC), jointly held in Palermo, Italy.
  • 2025 University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) Postdoctoral Travel Award for 2025 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and North American Radio Science Meeting (AP-S/URSI).
  • Finalist in Young Professionals Competition of 2025 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Biomedical Conference (IMBioC), Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
  • Finalist in Best Paper Award of 2024 International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation (ISAP), Incheon, South Korea.
  • Certificate of Merit for Distinguished Academic Achievements (2019-2021): Vietnamese Students' Association and Embassy of The Socialist Republic of Vietnam in South Korea.
  • Woori Bank Scholarship for Outstanding Student Researcher (2021): WooriBank in the cooperation with Embassy of The Socialist Republic of Vietnam in South Korea.
  • Support Research Work Scholarship (2021): Chung-Ang University, South Korea.
  • Institute Scholarship for Doctoral Degree (2020-present): Chung-Ang University Young Scientist Scholarship (CAYSS), Chung-Ang University, South Korea.
  • Brain Korea 21 Plus (BK21) Research Scholarship (2018-2020): National Research Foundation, South Korea.
  • Institute Scholarship for Master Degree (2018-2020): Chung-Ang University Young Scientist Scholarship (CAYSS), Chung-Ang University, South Korea.
  • First Prize of Scientific Research Award (2017): Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST), Vietnam.
  • Scholarship for Outstanding Students (2012-2015): Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST), Vietnam.