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VinUniversity Annual Report AY 20-21

Teaching & Learning (cont.)

Distinguished Lecturer Series

Well-known researchers and academics who have significant influence
on and helped greatly advance their research discipline gave 7 talks over
the last academic year. These lectures are free of charge and are open to
all VinUniversity members and the general public.

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Brenda Lynn Dietrich, PhD,
1 Riding Data Waves: From Ripples to Tsunamis
Cornell University
Glen Gaulton, PhD, University The Critical Role of Biomedical Research in Driving Innovations that Improve
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of Pennsylvania Health Outcomes
Mark Campell, PhD, Cornell
3 Autonomous, Self-Driving cars
VinUniversity
Edward W. McLaughlin, PhD,
4 Changes in the Most Essential Lifeline: The Food Supply Chain
Cornell University
Joseph Halpern, PhD, Cornell
5 Knowledge and common knowledge in multi-agent systems
University
Joseph Halpern, PhD, Cornell
6 Using Multi-Agent Systems to Represent Uncertainty
University
Gary Thompson, PhD, Cornell Integrating Teaching, Research, and Industry Relations for Synergy and
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University Relevance
Joseph Halpern, PhD, Cornell
8 Actual Causality: A Survey
University

Independent Study Program allows students to participate
in research projects with university professors to receive credits.
VinUniversity strongly encourages students to apply theoretical
research to solve practical problems. This year several research
projects were initiated and completed by students.