Assoc.Prof. Dr. Pham Son Tung

• Teach core Petroleum Engineering courses in English for the English-track program, including Petroleum Production Engineering, Pressure Transient Analysis, Well Completion and Stimulation, Data Analytics in Petroleum Engineering (with AI applications), Drilling Fluids and Cementing, and other courses.

• Teach the same core Petroleum Engineering courses in Vietnamese for the standard program, ensuring consistency in academic quality and learning outcomes

• Supervise undergraduate and master’s theses, guiding more than 50 students to completion of their research projects.

• Serve as Chair or member of examination committees for undergraduate capstone projects, master's theses, and doctoral dissertations.

• Serve as Chair of the Petroleum Engineering Program Committee; Member of the Geological Engineering Program Committee.

• Advise and mentor students, maintaining regular office hours, providing individualized academic support

• Maintain communication with students’ parents when intervention or academic support is necessary to ensure student progress and well-being.

• Lead international accreditation initiatives, achieving AUN-QA accreditation (ASEAN University Network – Quality Assurance) for the Petroleum Engineering Program in 2022 and ASIIN accreditation (Accreditation Agency for Study Programs in Engineering, Informatics, Natural Sciences and Mathematics – Germany) for the Geological Engineering Program in 2025, ensuring full alignment with international academic standards.

• Lead international accreditation initiatives, including the pursuit of ASIIN accreditation (Accreditation Agency for Study Programs in Engineering, Informatics, Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Germany) for the Petroleum Engineering Program in 2027, ensuring compliance with internationally recognized academic quality standards.

• Provide strategic academic leadership and oversee the effective operation of the petroleum engineering program, encompassing curriculum development, learning outcomes, syllabus design, and the administration of academic affairs.

• Plan and coordinate annual student recruitment initiatives aimed at enhancing enrollment in the Petroleum Engineering Program.

• Coordinate and manage student internship placements with petroleum industry organizations, facilitating meaningful industry exposure and supporting students’ professional competency development.

• Develop, strengthen, and sustain strategic partnerships with industry stakeholders and academic institutions both domestically in Vietnam and internationally.

- Full time Lecturer in HCMUT - Nov 2014-present

- Full time Associate Professor in HCMUT - Dec 2022-present

- Doctor of Philosophy, Civil Engineering, National Institute of Applied Sciences of Rennes (Institut National des Sciences Appliquées-INSA Rennes), France - May 2014

- Master of Science in Management, Catholic University of Louvain (Université Catholique de Louvain - UCL), Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium - Sep 2008

- Master in Civil engineering, Free University of Brussels (Université Libre de Bruxelles - ULB), Bruxelles, Belgium 

PUBLICATIONS

Book

Application of Artificial Intelligence in Construction, Geology and Petroleum Engineering, ISBN: 978-604-67-1991-5, Science and Technics Publishing House, Vietnam, 2023

International Journal Papers Indexed in SCIE/Scopus and available online

1) Pham Son Tung, Nguyen Quang Huy, Greenhouse Gas Capture and Storage in Depleted Reservoirs to Limit Greenhouse Gas Emissions and to be Used for Enhanced Oil Recovery in Cuu Long Basin, Vietnam, Journal of Petroleum Geology, August 2026 

https://doi.org/10.1111/jpg.70113

2) Tan-Phong Ngo, Cong-Thanh-Vinh Ta, Minh-Trung Nguyen, Huu-Xuan Ho, Thi-Diem-Trinh Tran, Cao-Duy Nguyen, Hai-Lam-Thuy Nguyen, Nguyen-Dang-Khoa Pham, Thi-Xuan-Thao Bui, Pham Son Tung, Minh Tuan Pham, Thuy-Chung Kieu-Le, Preliminary study on lightweight fill mixtures of EPS beads and sand for geotechnical applications, IOP Conf. Series: Earth and Environmental Science 1657 (2026).

https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1657/1/012028

3) Pham Son Tung, Vo Quoc Thong, Leak detection in petroleum pipelines using fuzzy logic and statistical simulation methods, International Journal of Oil, Gas and Coal Technology, Vol.38, No.3, ISSN: 1753-3309, Sep. 2025.

https://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJOGCT.2025.148750

4) Duy Liem Vu, Minh Tuan Pham, Son Tung Pham, Thanh Long Vo, Numerical Study of Load Transfer within Geosynthetic Reinforced Embankment Based on Multiple Trapdoor Tests, Civil Engineering and Architecture, 2025.

https://doi.org/10.13189/cea.2025.130229

5) Pham Son Tung, Nguyen Ba Ngoc Anh, Numerical simulation of hydraulic fracture height using cohesive zone method, Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology, 2023.

https://doi.org/10.1007/s13202-022-01534-w

6) Pham Son Tung et al., Application of neural networks in synthetic log generation, International Journal of Oil, Gas and Coal Technology. ISSN: 1753-3309. 2022.

https://doi.org/10.1504/IJOGCT.2021.10042052

7) Pham Son Tung, Nguyen Ba Ngoc Anh, Application of the finite element method using cohesive elements to model the effect of temperature, rock mechanical properties, fluid injection rate, and fluid properties on the development of hydraulic fracture heigh, Modelling and Simulation in Engineering. ISSN: 1687-5591. 2022.

https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/7413457

8) Pham Son Tung, Geomechanical modelling using artificial neural networks combined with geostatistics, International Journal of Oil, Gas and Coal Technology. ISSN: 1753-3309, 2022.

https://doi.org/10.1504/IJOGCT.2021.10037803

9) Pham Son Tung, Tran Dinh Hau, Production optimization of a network of multiple wells with each well using a combination of Electrical Submersible Pump and Gaslift, Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology, Springer. ISSN: 2190-0566. 2022.

https://doi.org/10.1007/s13202-021-01313-z

10) Pham Son Tung, Estimation of Sand Production Rate Using Geomechanical and Hydromechanical Models, Advances in Materials Science and Engineering. ISSN: 1687-8442. 2017.

https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/2195404

11) Pham Son Tung, Truong Minh Huy, Pham Ba Tuan, Flow Assurance in Subsea Pipeline Design for Transportation of Petroleum Products, Open Journal of Civil Engineering, Vol. 7, No. 2, June 2017.

https://doi.org/10.4236/ojce.2017.72021

12) Pham Son Tung, William Prince, The carbonation of calcium-silicate-hydrate C-S-H in cement mortar studied using thermal analysis and gas pycnometer: determination of the quantity of calcium carbonate produced and the increase in molar volume, Advanced Materials Research Journal. ISSN: 1022-6680, 2014.

http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.931-932.411

13) Pham Son Tung, William Prince, Influence of the type of cement on the formation of calcium carbonate polymorphs due to carbonation of cement materials, Applied Mechanics and Materials Journal. ISSN: 1660-9336, 2014.

http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.529.49

14) Pham Son Tung, William Prince, Effects of carbonation on the microstructure of cement materials: influence of measuring methods and of types of cement, International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials, Springer. ISSN: 2234-1315. 2014.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40069-014-0079-y

15) Pham Son Tung, Modifications on microporosity and physical properties of cement mortar caused by carbonation: comparison of experimental methods, Advances in Materials Science and Engineering Journal. ISSN: 1687-8442, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/672325

Journal Papers published in Journal of Engineering and Technology – Vietnam National University Hochiminh City, available online

1) Pham Son Tung, Nguyen Thanh Nhan, Greenhouse Gas Capture and Storage in D, VNUHCM Journal of Engineering and Technology, Vol. 7, No. 3, 2024.

Link: https://et.vnuhcmjournal.com.vn/index.php/et/article/view/1330

2) Pham Son Tung, Nguyen Thanh Binh, Simulation of CO2 sequestration in saline aquifers, VNUHCM Journal of Engineering and Technology, Vol. 7, No. 3, 2024.

Link: https://et.vnuhcmjournal.com.vn/index.php/et/article/view/1329

2) Quoc Thang Nguyen, Pham Son Tung, Using artificial lifts for heavy oil wells, VNUHCM Journal of Engineering and Technology, Vol. 6, No. SI7, 2023.

Link: https://et.vnuhcmjournal.com.vn/index.php/et/article/view/1215

3) Pham Son Tung, Tuan An Le, Analysis of wellbore stability using diffenrent rock failture criteria, VNUHCM Journal of Engineering and Technology, Vol. 6, No. SI7, 2023.

Link: https://et.vnuhcmjournal.com.vn/index.php/et/article/view/1213

4) Pham Son Tung, Nguyen Mai Tan Dat, Modelling of the cooling effect enhancement in drilling fluid using nanotechnology, VNUHCM Journal of Engineering and Technology, Vol. 5, No. 2, 2022.

Link: https://et.vnuhcmjournal.com.vn/index.php/et/article/view/960

5) Pham Son Tung, Vo Hoang Tho, Truong Le Hieu Nghia, Determination of skin factor using two different methods: pressure transient analysis and production data analysis, VNUHCM Journal of Engineering and Technology, Vol. 4, No. SI3, 2021.

Link: https://et.vnuhcmjournal.com.vn/index.php/et/article/view/849

And other papers published in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings.

RESEARCH PROJECTS

Faculty of Geology and Petroleum Engineering, Department of Drilling and Production Engineering, HCMC, Vietnam University of Technology – Vietnam National University                                                                        Nov 2014-present

Project Manager, “Calculating pressure drop in multiphase pipelines using different methods: experimental correlations and artificial intelligence”                                                                                                                      Nov 2021-Nov 2022

• Developed different neural network models in MATLAB to predict pressure drop in a multiphase pipeline

• Evaluated and compared model performance against empirical correlations and real data, demonstrating the superior predictive accuracy of neural networks for multiphase flow pressure-drop estimation

• Supervised an undergraduate student to successfully defense her thesis related to this project

• Published one paper in a Vietnamese scientific journal and one paper presented at the 16th South East Asian Technical University Consortium (SEATUC) Symposium, Malaysia, 2022

Project Manager, “Using machine learning methods to restore erroneous or missing well log data”          Dec 2018-Dec 2020

• Developed different neural network models using MATLAB and Python to accurately reconstruct the missing or erroneous data in well logging

• Supervised an undergraduate student to successfully defense his thesis related to this project

• Published two papers in international scientific journals, including one indexed in SCIE (International Journal of Oil, Gas and Coal Technology).

Project Manager, “Sand production prediction using geomechanical and hydro-geomechanical models”             Oct 2017-Oct 2018

• Developed MATLAB code to solve a system of differential equations for predicting sand production volume over time

• Supervised an undergraduate student to defense his thesis related to this project

• Published a paper in an international scientific journal indexed in SCIE (Advances in Materials Science & Engineering)

Project Manager, “Assessment of the impact of liquid slugs in oil and gas pipelines on the operation of surface equipment systems”                                                                                                                                         May 2016-May 2017

• Conducted analyses using MATLAB and OLGA software (Schlumberger) to evaluate the impact of liquid slugs on the production system

• Supervised an undergraduate student to successfully defense his thesis related to this project

• Published a paper in a Vietnamese scientific journal and a  paper presented in an international conference in Vietnam