Tran Hai Anh
Ph.D.
Deputy Head of the Department of Computer Engineering (DCE)
Ph.D. (University Paris-Est Creteil, France, 2013)
M.S. (University Paris-Sud Orsay, France, 2009)
Engineering diploma (Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Vietnam, 2008)
Email: anh.tranhai@hust.edu.vn
Web: https://soict.hust.edu.vn/ts-tran-hai-anh.html
Research Areas
- Network protocols and architectures
- Machine learning for network optimization
- Software-defined networking (SDN)
- Network security and privacy
- Network performance optimization
- Cloud computing networks
- Distributed algorithms and protocols
- Peer-to-peer networks
- Edge computing and fog computing
- Scalability and performance in distributed systems
Research Interests
- Dynamic routing algorithms for changing network conditions
- Network virtualization and slicing
- Quality of Service (QoS) in multimedia networks
- Energy-efficient networking
- Edge computing and its impact on network architectures
- Transfer learning for adapting models to new network environments
- Federated learning for collaborative and privacy-preserving learning
- Automated machine learning (AutoML) for network configuration
- Self-learning networks for adaptive and autonomous systems
- Integrating machine learning with software-defined networking (SDN)
Profile
Dr. Tran Hai Anh currently serves as a lecturer at the School of Information and Communications Technology (SOICT), Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST). He successfully defended his doctoral thesis at the University of Paris-Est Creteil (France) in 2012. Dr. Tran’s research spans across diverse areas, including Distributed Systems, Computer Network, Cybersecurity, as well as Artificial Intelligence and Applied Machine learning. He remains actively engaged in collaborative efforts with researchers from various fields within the realm of Information and Communications Technology. Dr. Tran plays a key role in organizing significant international workshops focused on Telecommunications and Computer Networks. Moreover, he is frequently sought after as a reviewer for esteemed international journals in the field of Information and Communications Technology.
Publications
- Van Tong, Cuong Dao, Hai Anh Tran, Duc Tran, Huynh Thi Thanh Binh, Nam-Thang Hoang. “Encrypted Traffic Classification Through Deep Domain Adaptation Network With Smooth Characteristic Function” IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management, 2025. DOI: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10855613
- Hai Anh Tran, Van Tong. “ECODI: a novel evolutionary coreset distillation with LLM-assisted fitness evaluation for encrypted network traffics” International Journal of Machine Learning and Cybernetics, 2025. DOI: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13042-025-02600-5
- Tran Hai Anh. “ULNet: Federated Unlearning for SDN Control-Plane Anomaly Detection” IEEE Networking Letters, 2025. DOI: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11303104/
- Cuong Dao, Van Tong, Hai Anh Tran, Duc Tran, Giang Nguyen. “POSTER: Multimodal Graph Networks for Systematic Generalization in Code Clone Detection” The 20th ACM ASIA Conference on Computer and Communications Security (ACM ASIACCS 2025), 2025. DOI: https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3708821.3735348
- Hai Anh Tran, Van Tong, Duc Tran, Giang Nguyen. “Privacy-Preserving Personalized Federated Learning for Encrypted Traffic Classification” 17th International Conference on Knowledge and System Engineering (KSE 2025), 2025. DOI: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11309564
- Van Tong, Cuong Dao, Hai-Anh Tran, Truong X. Tran, Sami Souihi Tống Văn Vạn Trần Hải Anh. “Enhancing BERT-based Language Model for Multi-Label Vulnerability Detection of Smart Contract in Blockchain.” Journal of Network and Systems Management, 2024. DOI: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10922-024-09832-w
- Quang Huy Do, Sami Souihi, Van Tong, Hai Anh Tran, Sara Tucci-Piergiovanni. “An Adaptive Sharding-based Blockchain for Network Slicing in 5G.” IEEE Global Communications Conference, 2024. DOI: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10437452
- Van Tong, Cuong Dao, Thep Dong, Hai Anh Tran, Duc Tran and Truong X. Tran Tống Văn Vạn Trần Quang Đức. “POSTER: Multi-Block Fusion Mechanism for Multi-label Vulnerability Detection in Smart Contracts.” The 19th ACM ASIA Conference on Computer and Communications Security (ACM ASIACCS 2024), 2024. DOI: https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3634737.3659435
- Abhinav Vij, Hai-Anh Tran, Truong X. Tran. “Trustable Network Intrusion Detection System Through Wisdomnet and Uncertainty Measures.” Local Computer Networks Conference (LCN), 2024. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/LCN60385.2024.10639737
- Cong-Son Duong, Hai-Anh Tran, Truong X. Tran. “Continuous Select-And-Prune Incremental Learning for Encrypted Traffic Classification in Distributed SDN Networks.” Local Computer Networks Conference (LCN), 2024. DOI: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/10639717
Current Projects
- Optimizing Computer Network Performance through Machine Learning Applications
- Utilizing Transfer Learning for Enhanced Performance in Distributed SDN Networks
- Implementing Continuous Learning for Constructing Machine Learning Models in Distributed Network Domains
- Utilizing Deep Learning for Encrypted Traffic Classification
Teaching
- IT4611: Distributed Systems and Applications
- IT3080: Computer Network
- IT4062: Network Programming
