FULL NAME: LE VAN ANH CUONG

Academic title: Lecturer (Assoc.Prof)

Position: Lecturer – Department of Geophysics

Education:

PhD: Curtin University, Australia, 2018
MSc: VNUHCM - University of Science, Vietnam, 2010
BSc: VNUHCM - University of Science, Vietnam, 2006

Phone: (+84) 907 219 695
Email: lvacuong@hcmus.edu.vn

1. Research Areas:

Earth Sciences:

Seismic exploration

Electrical and electromagnetic methods in Geophysics

Geophysics in civil engineering

Information and Computing Sciences:

Modelling and inversion

Supercomputing, machine learning and artificial networks

2. Faculty/Department/Laboratory/Office

Department of Geophysics – Physics & Engineering Faculty

3. Research Activities

Studying geophysics applications for exploration, hydrogeology, environmental and civil engineering problems.

Leading and/or participating in different-level research geophysical projects

4. Research Achievements and Awards

Best Paper Prize (2017) in the Deep Exploration Technologies Cooperative Research Centre, Australia

The year 2012 outstanding young lecturer Award, Ho Chi Minh City

The year 2011 outstanding young officer and lecturer Award of Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City

5. Education lectures

General Physics, Programing, Seismic methods, and Electromagnetic methods

6. ISI/SCOPUS Selected Publications:

Le Van Anh Cuong, Tuan Van Huynh, Trang Thi Thu Doan, and Thuan Van Nguyen. Title: 3D Prior Electrical Resistivity Model Building for Magnetotelluric Inversion Using Neural Network Algorithm to the Kevitsa Mineral Deposit, Finland. Journal: IEEJ Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Engineering (2025)
Nguyen, Dung Quang, Le Van Anh Cuong*, Thuan Van Nguyen, and Tuan Van Huynh. 2025. "Researching Holocene Sediments at Bac Lieu Offshore, Vietnam with Insights from Near-Surface 2D Reflection Seismic Data. Journal: Geosciences (2025)
Le Van Anh Cuong, Man Ba DUONG, Thuan Van NGUYEN, Truong Ngoc NGUYEN, Application of High–resolution reflection seismic attributes for researching 3D shallow marine geology structures. Journal: Inżynieria Mineralna – Journal of the Polish Mineral Engineering Society (2023)
Le Van Anh Cuong, Ngan Nhat Kim NGUYEN, Thuan Van NGUYEN, Application of clustering method in different geophysical parameters for researching subsurface environment. Journal: Inżynieria Mineralna – Journal of the Polish Mineral Engineering Society (2022)
Le Van Anh Cuong, Thuan Van Nguyen. Title: Detection of Underground Anomalies Using Analysis of Ground Penetrating Radar Attribute. Journal: Inżynieria Mineralna – Journal of the Polish Mineral Engineering Society (2020)
Le Van Anh Cuong, Thuan Van Nguyen. Title: Ground penetrating radar attributes analysis for detecting underground artificial structures in urban areas, Vietnam. Journal: Lowland Technology International Journal (2020)
Le Van Anh Cuong, Brett D. Harris, and Andrew M. Pethick. Title: New perspectives on Solid Earth Geology from Seismic Texture to Cooperative Inversion. Journal: Scientific Reports (2019)
Le Van Anh Cuong, B. Harris, A.M. Pethick, E.M. Takam Takougang, B. Howe. Title: Semiautomatic and automatic cooperative inversion of Seismic and magnetotelluric data. Journal: Surveys in Geophysics (2016)
Takam Takougang E., B. Harris, A. Kepic, Le Van Anh Cuong. Title: Cooperative joint inversion of 3D seismic and magnetotelluric data: With application in a mineral province. Journal: Geophysics (2015)

7. Conference Selected Publications (Research):

Dang, Duy H., Lê Văn Anh Cường, Thong D. Kieu. Title: Ground Penetrating Radar attribute for analyzing underground anomaly. EAGE 3rd Asia Pacific Meeting on Near Surface Geoscience & Engineering (2020)
Lê Văn Anh Cường, T Kieu, D Pham, and P Lai. Title: Inversion of 3D magnetotelluric data for geothermal exploration at Quang Binh province, Vietnam. EAGE-GSM 2nd Asia Pacific Meeting on Near Surface Geoscience and Engineering (2019)
Harris, Brett, Andrew Pethick, Ralf Schaa, Le Van Anh Cuong. Title: Cooperative Inversion: A Review. Australian Exploration Geoscience Conference, (2018).
Le Van Anh Cuong, Brett Harris, and Andrew Pethick. Title: Unconstrained 2D and 3D Magnetotelluric Inversion-Detection of a Ni-Cu-PGE Ore Zone and Carbonaceous Phyllites-Kevitsa. Near Surface Geoscience 2016-First Conference on Geophysics for Mineral Exploration and Mining, Spain, (2016).
Le Van Anh Cuong, B.D. Harris, and A.M. Pethick. Title: Magnetotelluric inversion, carbonaceous phyllites and an ore zone: Kevitsa; Finland. ASEG-PESA 2016, Adelaide, Australia, (2016).
Kieu, D.T., Kepic A., Le Van Anh Cuong. Title: Fuzzy Clustering Constrained Magnetotelluric Inversion-Case Study over the Kevitsa Ultramafic Intrusion, Northern Finland. Near Surface Geoscience 2016-First Conference on Geophysics for Mineral Exploration and Mining, Spain, (2016)
Le Van Anh Cuong, Brett Harris, Andrew Pethick. Title: Unconstrained 2D and 3D Magnetotelluric Inversion-Detection of a Ni-Cu-PGE Ore Zone and Carbonaceous Phyllites-Kevitsa. Near Surface Geoscience 2016-First Conference on Geophysics for Mineral Exploration and Mining, Spain, (2016)
Le Van Anh Cuong, B.D. Harris, E.M. Takam Takougang, A.M. Pethick. Title: Application of seismic attributes for constraining Magnetotelluric Inversion. ASEG Extended Abstracts 2015: 24th International Geophysical Conference and Exhibition, Australia, (2015).

8. Books:

Ahmed M. Eldosouky, Luan Thanh Pham, Reda A. Y. El-Qassas, Thong Duy Kieu, Hassan Mohamed, Cuong Van Anh Le, Chaper 5: Geophysical data for mineral exploration in Geospatial Analysis Applied to Mineral Exploration Remote Sensing, GIS, Geochemical, and Geophysical Applications to Mineral Resources. Publisher: Elsevier (2023)
Le Van Anh Cuong, Duong Ba Man, Kieu Duy Thong. Chapter title: High–resolution seismic reflection survey of Holocene sediment distribution at Thi Vai river, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. In: Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering series – Volume 108. Publisher: Springer (2020)
Nguyen Thanh Van, Nguyen Van Giang, Dang Hoai Trung, Le Van Anh Cuong. Title: Ground penetrating method. Publisher: Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City (2018)
Nguyen Van Thuan, Le Van Anh Cuong, Nguyen V.T., Dang T.H., Vo T.M., Vo L.N.N. Chapter title: Energy Analysis in Semiautomatic and Automatic Velocity Estimation for Ground Penetrating Radar Data in Urban Areas: Case Study in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. In: Tien Bui D., Ngoc Do A., Bui HB., Hoang ND. (eds) Advances and Applications in Geospatial Technology and Earth Resources. GTER 2017. Publisher: Springer (2017)

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