with a diverse skill set spanning research, design, and marketing, I have the capability to not only generate innovative, practical ideas but also to implement them effectively.
i'm currently available for collaborations. feel free to contact me.
experience
Associate Lecturer
| Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) (2022-2026)
researcher
| seoul national university innovation center (2020-2021)
junior art director
| grab (2017-2018)
junior art director
| leo burnett (2017)
art director
| ants (2016-2017)
ogilvy's fellowship program
| ogilvy & mathers, geometry global, and ogilvy one (2016)
freelance
| graphic design, brand identity, packaging (2014-current)
education & Certificate
Doctor of Philosophy Student (Innovation)
Yonsei University (2026-present)
Graduate Certificate (Tertiary Learning and Teaching)
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) (2025)
master of fine arts (visual communication design)
seoul national university, south korea (2022)
bachelor of design (digital media)
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) (2016)
Bachelor of Business Administration (marketing)
university of economics, hcmc, vietnam (2014)
[short course]
Professional Certificate (Human-Computer Interaction for User Experience Design)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) (2025)
award and honors
11th SCBC National Ballet Competition
(Seoul, South Korea)
Special Prize – Solo Classical Ballet, General Division (Adult, Non-Professional, soft ballet shoes) (2026)
Reframing Vietnam Competition
(HCMC, Vietnam)
First Prize winner (Digital Art & Illustration), selected for publication in Reframing Vietnam Book, Hàng Trống Folk Painting & Vietnam Travel Poster (2025)
9th SCBC National Ballet Competition
(Seoul, South Korea)
Gold Prize – Solo Classical Ballet, General Division (Adult, Non-Professional) (2025)
RMIT Learning & Teaching Week
(HCMC, Vietnam)
Best Poster Presentation Award -
DynamicWIL (2025)
Outstanding Support Award
RMIT Career Mentoring (2021)
korean government scholarship program
graduate degree (KGSP 2018)
rmit design showcase
(HCMC, Vietnam)
silver award - noveltea (2014)
bronze award - futura type specimen booklet (2014)
rmit university scholarship
undergraduate degree - 100% scholarship (2013)
exhibition
National Conference on Educational Science (NCES) (Hanoi, Vietnam)
DynamicWIL framework (2025)
Reframing Vietnam Exhibition (HCMC, Vietnam)
Hàng Trống Folk Painting & Vietnam Travel Poster (2025)
Beyond 1&0 Exhibition (HCMC, Vietnam)
Korea & Vietnam, through the lens of food (2025)
SNU Degree Show (Seoul, South Korea)
Hàng Trống Folk Painting & Vietnam Travel Poster (2021)
solo exhibition (Seoul, South Korea)
Korea & Vietnam, through the lens of food (2021)
Behind Eco-Design
(Seoul, South Korea)
Marketing Campaign - Smart Buy (2019)
SNU Industrial Design Exhibition
(Seoul, South Korea)
Physical Interaction Design - Growing Tree (2019)
rmit showcase (HCMC, Vietnam)
traditional design - etegami (2016)
mobile application - lengkeng (2015)
photography - beauties from the frames (2015)
rmit design showcase (HCMC, Vietnam)
brand identity - noveltea (2014)
type specimen booklet - futura (2014)
PUBLICATION
Vo, D.-T., Bui, L. Q., Pho, H., Vu, V.-A., Nguyen, L. V. T., Phung, T., & Dinh, M. (2026). Bridging authority and citizens: An integrated framework of social-mediated disaster communication. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 143, 106253.
Q1 Journal · Elsevier ·
DOI
presentation
UPCOMING
Vu, V.-A. (2026).
[DynamicWIL]
A scaffolded model for designing scalable and sustainable work-integrated learning. Forthcoming presentation at the WIL Australia Conference 2026, Adelaide/Tarntanya, Australia.
PAST PRESENTATIONS
Vu, V.-A. (2025).
[DynamicWIL]
Plug into the Future: Building WIL That’s Dynamic, Inclusive and Professionally Aligned. Talk presented at the 2025 RMIT Learning & Teaching Festival, Melbourne, Australia.
Vu, V.-A. (2025).
[DynamicWIL]
Designing Regenerative Pathways for Future-ready Learners. Talk presented at the Beyond 1&0 Symposium: On Digital Design, Sustainability, and Regenerative Futures, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Vu, V.-A. (2025).
[DynamicWIL]
Blending Digital and Human Skills Across Diverse Industry Contexts. Talk presented at RMIT Learning & Teaching Week: Future-Ready Graduates, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
languages
English
| Full Professional
Korean
| Limited Working
Vietnamese
| Native
