Laboratory

ACROSS International Joint Laboratory (IJL) is financed by the four partners of the project including UMMISCO – an International Joint Unit of IRD – French Institute of Research for Development; Thuy Loi University – the leading University on water resources and environmental management, disaster prevention and mitigation in Vietnam; IRIT – one of the largest French Computer Science laboratories and Hanoi Architectural University (HAU) – the first architectural university in Vietnam, founded in 1969 and under the administration of the Ministry of Construction. 

Located at 5th floor, A1 Building, Thuy Loi University, 175 Tay Son Street, Dong Da District, Hanoi, ACROSS has a separate space consisting of 240 m² of co-working area with one seminar room, one meeting room fully equipped for video conference. The laboratory was designed towards an open and creative environment which helps encourage mutual interactions and allows up to 40 people working at the same time. The highlight lies in the terrace, an open air space with a great view to the city. An exhibition area is set separately where people can experience different participatory and interactive simulations.

ACROSS IJL welcomes a number of French researchers and experts from short term (2 to 11 months) to long term assignments (2 to 4 years) as well as Vietnamese counterparts to work on different subjects. This gathering is expected to pave the way for multidisciplinary collaboration opportunities for students, lecturers and researchers.

Team Members

Alexis Drogoul

Co-Director

Alexis Drogoul holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science. He is a Senior Researcher at IRD and his work concerns the development of software tools (such as GAMA, http://gama-platform.org) for modeling...

Ngoc Doanh Nguyen

Co-Director

Assoc.Prof.Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Doanh got his PhD in Computer Science from the University of Paris in June 2010. His research area is Modeling and simulation of complex systems with applications...

Benoit Gaudou

Associate Professor

Benoit Gaudou holds a Ph.D. in Artificial Intelligence from 2008. He is Professor at the University Toulouse 1 Capitole and a Researcher at the IRIT lab. His research interest focuses...

Patrick Taillandier

Senior Researcher

Patrick Taillandier is a senior researcher in computer science in the unit of Mathematics and Applied Computer Science of Toulouse (MIAT) of the National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and...

Arthur Brugière

SIMPLE Technical Development Officier

Arthur Brugière holds a double master degree in Computer Science and is currently a Ph.D. student in cotutelle at Sorbonne University and Thuyloi University working on Multi-Level Agent-Based Models (ML-ABM)...

Diep Anh Phung

Admin. and Financial Officer

Phung Diep Anh holds a Master in Business Administration and is experienced in working for different development projects which helped her acquire strong organizational skills in project implementation, administration and...

Jeanne Cottenceau

SIMPLE Project Coordinator

Jeanne Cottenceau has a Master in international cooperation and development. In 2020, she joined IRD in Vietnam to act as the scientific cooperation officer in the country. She contributed to...

Baptiste Lesquoy

International volunteer for IRD

Baptiste Lesquoy holds a Master’s degree in Computer Science. Before joining ACROSS, he worked in the industry as a software developer with a specialisation in mobile application. At ACROSS, he’s...

Hai-Au Pham

Administrative and Financial Management Assistant

Graduated in Business Administration and obtained the MBA from French-Vietnamese school of Management (CFVG), Hai Au has several years of experience in working in multicultural environment. She has a strong...

Hoang Tung Nguyen

Unity Developer

Completed engineering degree in Computer Science at HUST. Interested in simulation, game development and game design. Previously worked on educational simulation programs for students of all ages for a year....

Phuong-Thao Nguyen

Communication Officer

Phuong Thao Nguyen holds a Bachelor’s degree in International Communication and Culture from the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam. She has two years of experience in Communication for Social projects, with...

Quynh Nga Phung

Reporting Officer

Quynh Nga holds a Master’s degree in International Cooperation and Development. After working in humanitarian and development settings, she has gained experience in project management as well as donor relations.

Mai-Chi Nguyen

Research Assistant (Social Sciences)

Mai Chi Nguyen holds a Master’s degree in Global Studies from Sophia University, Japan. She is a social science researcher with a background in qualitative methods and a deep interest...

Visiting researchers

Caroline Rizza

ASSOCIATE RESEARCHER

Caroline Rizza, PhD, is Associate Prof. in Information and Communication Sciences at I3-Telecom Paris (UMR 9217), Institut Polytechnique de Paris, presently visiting the IRD in Hanoï. She is the president...

Tri Nguyen-Huu

Associate Researcher

Tri Nguyen-Huu holds a PhD in applied mathematics and is an Associate Researcher at UMMISCO lab (IRD, France). His work is devoted to mathematical and computer science modelling of dynamical systems,...

Arnaud Grignard

Associate Researcher

Arnaud Grignard is a computer Scientist at Université de Lyon as a Marie Curie Fellowship and research associate at the MIT Media Lab CityScience, software engineer and PhD fellow (PDI-MSC) at SU. Since 2011, he...

PhD Students

Léo Biré

PhD student

Nov 2023 - Jan 2026

Léo Biré is a French PhD candidate working in collaboration with the ACROSS project. Originally a geographer, he conducts interdisciplinary research to explore the use of participatory simulations to highlight...

Lucas Grosjean

PhD Student

Lucas Grosjean holds a Master’s degree in Computer Science with a specialization in Software Engineering. He is currently enrolled in a PhD program at Sorbonne University to work on High Performance...

Interns researchers

Luong Thi Duyen

Social Research Intern

Duyen holds a Bachelor’s degree in Water Resources Engineering in Thuyloi University. As an intern at the ACROSS Lab, she works on the STRAP project, supporting research on territorial resilience...

Clémence Perard

Illustration Intern

Clémence is a final-year student at École Émile Cohl in Lyon. As an intern at ACROSS Lab, she creates illustrations to support better communication of the lab’s various projects.

Noé Lojkine

Concept Art Intern

Currently in his final year at École Émile Cohl, Noé has previously directed animated short films for the French TV channel Gulli and the Annecy Animation Festival. He has also...

Felix Savarit

Computer Science Intern

Félix Savarit is a master’s student in computer science at Sciences Sorbonne Université. As an intern at the ACROSS lab, he works on the connection between GAMA and reinforcement learning...

Nicolas Renout

Computer Science Intern

Nicolas is a master’s degree student from Telecom SudParis with a dual-cursus diploma from Telecom Paris. His internship aims at producing a chatbot to generate gamE code.

Louis Lacroix

Computer Science Intern

Louis Lacroix is a graduate of Télécom Paris, where he specialized in Computer Science, Data Science, and Artificial Intelligence. Currently, he works with the modeling team at ACROSS, focusing on...

Ilian Benaissa-Lejay

Computer Science Intern

Ilian Benaissa-Lejay is a final-year Artificial Intelligence student at Télécom Paris. As an intern at the ACROSS Lab, he is working on developing an approach to generate human-like agents based...

Nguyen Thanh Do

Computer Science Intern

Nguyen Thanh Do, a master’s student in ICT. Do is interested in game development, virtual reality, education, and data analytics. He has worked as a software engineer in game development...

Previous interns

Guillaume Leroy

Computer Science Intern

January 2025 - July 2025

Currently in his fifth year on his way to an engineering degree at ISIS Engineering school in Castres, Guillaume uses his experience working on web applications to improve the SIMPLE...

La Tuan-Nguyen-Truong

Computer Science Intern

01/08 - 31/10/2024

Master student in computer science at Efrei Paris. Tuan joins Across in order to work on the SIMPLE middleware.

Maxime Bisbau

Intern in Computer Science

10 June - 30 August 2024

Maxime Bisbau is a master’s student in computer science at CY-Tech Pau. As an intern at the ACROSS lab, he has been working on the Moov’Hanoi project, with the aim...

Inès Langlet

Intern in Computer Science

29 April - 23 August 2024

Inès Langlet is a master’s student in computer science at CY-Tech Pau. As an intern at the ACROSS lab, she has been working on the Moov’Hanoi project, with the aim...

Romain Becker

Intern in Graphic design

10 June - 22 Nov 2024

Romain is a master’s degree student from art school Emile Cohl in France. As an intern in ACROSS Lab, he has been in charge of creating the visual aspect of...

Ekaterina Balashova

Intern in Computer Science

26 March - 25 July 2024

Kate is a third-year computer science student at VinUniversity. She has an interest in AI and modeling and aspires to use technology for the benefit of humanity and our planet.

Elisa Granger

Intern in Graphic design

10 June - 22 Nov 2024

Elisa is an art school student in her final year of a bachelor’s degree. Her mission here is to assist with the artistic direction of the SIMPLE project and work...

Tuan Nghia Truong

Intern in Computer Sciences

1 November 2023 - 31 October 2024

Trương Tuấn Nghĩa is an undergraduate student at the University of Science and Technology of Hanoi (USTH), pursuing a degree in Data Science. He is eager to apply his growing...

Dang Thanh Loi

Intern in Computer Science

1st March - 31st May 2024

Loi, a third-year student majoring in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science at Thuy Loi University, is deeply interested in building a flood evacuation model and applying it to virtual reality...

Jammel Moyéme SANDANI

Intern in Computer Science

1 March - 31 August 2024

Jammel Moyéme SANDANI, a Master’s student specializing in Intelligent and Multimedia Systems, has embarked on a mission within the ACROSS lab. His task involves spearheading the SIMPLE Project, where he...

Ibsen Giovanni BAZIE

Intern in Computer Science

1 March - 31 August 2024

Ibsen Giovanni BAZIE, a Master’s student in Intelligent and Multimedia Systems, joins the ACROSS lab to work on the SIMPLE Project. His mission involves developing a web application for M2L2,...

Josué Kossi ADOSSEHOUN

Intern in Computer Science

1 March - 31 August 2024

Josué Kossi ADOSSEHOUN is a master’s student in computer science at IFI-VNU. As an intern in ACROSS lab, he has been working on 3D asset genreration from a prompt, for...

Rémi Ducottet

Intern in Computer Science

11 March - 24 August 2024

Rémi Ducottet is a master’s student in computer science at Télécom Paris. As an intern in ACROSS lab, he has been working on 3D asset genreration from a prompt, for...

Gia Phong Pham

Intern in computer science

1st March - 31st May 2024

Phong is a third-year student majoring in Artificial intelligence and Data science at Thuy Loi University. He is very interested in building a flood evacuation model and applying it to...

Thuy Duong Ngoc Ly

INTERN IN SOCIAL SCIENCES

19 Feb 2024 - 18 May 2024

Duong is a third-year student majoring in Anthropology at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities (USSH). She is interested in model applications in sustainable developing in agriculture, especially in...

Gia Bach Nguyen

Intern

1st March - 31st May 2024

Bach is a third-year student majoring in Anthropology at the University of Social Sciences and Humanitarians. With an interest in understanding the complexities of human societies and cultures, Bach is...

Phuong Anh Hoang Le

Intern in social sciences

19 Feb 2024 - 18 May 2024

Phuong Anh is a third-year student majoring in Anthropology and Journalism at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities (USSH). She is very interested in the opportunity to learn more...

Phuong Anh Ngo

Intern

1 Dec 2023 - 31 May 2024

A final-year computer science student at HUS University who is passionate about AI and aspires to work in the field.

Léon Sillano

Intern

01 Sept 2023 - 01 March 2023

Léon Sillano is a master student in computer science at Télécom Paris. He’s an intern at ACROSS lab working on coupling Gama models with other platform of modelling.

Louis Martinez

Intern

01 Sept 2023 - 01 March 2024

Louis Martinez is a master’s student in computer science at Télécom Paris. As an intern in ACROSS lab, he has been working on adapting GAMA models to VR environments.

Nhat-Minh Mai

Intern

11 Sept 2023 - 1 July 2024

Nhật-Minh Mai is an undergraduate in Anthropology from the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University in Hanoi. His internship aims to carry out anthropological research on power-collaboration...

Mélissa LEROUX

Intern

From 24 April to 25 Sept 2023

I’m a final-year student at STOM (engineering school for international agri-development), specialising in DEV (agricultural development and financing with a strong social science focus). I’m doing my master theses in...

Yann POMIE

Computer Science Intern

9th July – 5th Oct 2023

Yann is a student in his second year of DevOps block-release training at the Polytech Montpellier engineering school. His mission at the ACROSS is to work on various aspects on...

Quoc Cuong Truong

Intern

01 April - 30 Sept 2023

Cuong is a Bachelor in Information and Communication Technology from the University of Science and Technology of Hanoi. He aims to optimize the HoanKiemAir Model’s configurations, using machine learning techniques...

Pierre Chandezon

Intern

8 June - 6 December 2023

Pierre Chandezon is a student in his final year of a master’s degree in illustration and an inter-university diploma in anthropology in Lyon, France. His mission is to develop an...

Eloi Landes

Intern

8 June - 6 December 2023

Eloi Landes is a Master’s degree student from the Emile Cohl School in Lyon, France. His mission is to develop 3D environments and help with the artistic direction of project...

Loris Henry

Intern

17 April - 15 Oct 2023

Loris Henry is a Master's degree student from Télécom Paris, France. His mission is to develop a coupling between the GAMA-Platform and a fluid dynamics simulation software, HEC-RAS.

Anh Quan Vu Nguyen

Intern

19 Dec 2022 - 17 Feb 2023

Quan is currently a Bachelor of Computer Science student at the University of Adelaide, South Australia. His job is to make Gama models executable on Unreal Engine 5, with the...

Ibanzi Kilongo Christian

Intern

Nov 2022 - Feb 2023

I am  Master’s student in Computer Science at the International Francophone Institute of the Vietnam National University in Hanoi. I am doing my internship at the Accros laboratory and I am...

Pascal J. ABA MEKONGO

Research and development Intern

Jan - May 2023

Pascal J. is a Master student at the International Francophone Institute of the National University of Vietnam Hanoi. He is currently working on the Impact of prevention programs on key...

Manh Dung Do

Intern

1st Jan - 31 March 2023

Dung holds a Bachelor’s in mathematics and informatics from the Ha Noi University of Science and Technology, Viet Nam. His mission is to build a agent based fishery model that...

Thi Thuy Than

Intern

Sep 2022 - Dec 2022

Than Thi Thuy is a Bachelor student in Information Technology at Thuyloi University. She is an Intern Software Developer at ACROSS Lab.

Nguyen Khoi Le

Intern

April 2022 - December 2022

Khoi holds a Bachelor Degree in ICT (Information and Communication Technology), right now, he is a Master’s student at USTH. He is an Intern Software Developer at ACROSS Laboratory and...

Minh Duc Pham

Research Intern

Mar 2021 - Jan 2022

Duc is a Master’s student from EURECOM, where he is currently studying Data Science and Engineering. Previously he had participated in the development of HoanKiemAir, improved the traffic simulation plugin...

Ba Long Phan

DATA SCIENTIST INTERN

November 2021 - July 2022

Long holds a Bachelor’s in Computer Science. During his time in Across, he worked on several data analyzing projects, involving data processing, data visualization, data exploration on data of coastal...

Quoc Hung Nguyen

Software Developer Intern

1st April – 31st Dec 2022

Quoc Hung holds a Bachelor Degree in ICT (Information and Communication Technology). He is an Intern Software Developer at ACROSS Laboratory and his work concerns the development of HoanKiem Air...

Ho Duc Trung

Intern

April 2022 - October 2022

Trung is an engineer graduated from Hanoi University of Civil Engineering, right now, he is a Master’s student at USTH. He is an Intern Software Developer at ACROSS Laboratory and...

Nguyen Khoi Le

Intern

April 2022 - December 2022

Khoi holds a Bachelor Degree in ICT (Information and Communication Technology), right now, he is a Master’s student at USTH. He is an Intern Software Developer at ACROSS Laboratory and...

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