Papers
164
Total Citations
4,434
H-Index
34
About
Duc Truong Pham is a distinguished engineer and computer scientist whose research spans intelligent systems, robotics, and sustainable manufacturing. Beginning his career with foundational work in neural networks — his 1995 book *Neural Networks for Identification, Prediction and Control* has garnered nearly 480 citations — Pham established early expertise in machine learning and control systems. His subsequent research on bipedal robot locomotion further demonstrated his mastery of complex robotic modeling and optimization. In recent decades, Pham has become one of the leading voices in remanufacturing and human-robot collaborative disassembly, addressing urgent global challenges around sustainability and resource efficiency. His innovative applications of the Bees Algorithm — a bio-inspired optimization technique he helped pioneer — to disassembly sequence planning and line balancing have produced a highly cited body of work, with multiple papers exceeding 100 citations published between 2017 and 2021. His 2019 paper on human-robot collaborative disassembly alone has attracted over 219 citations. More recently, his survey on safe human-robot collaboration for industrial settings underscores his commitment to practical, human-centered robotics. Collectively, Pham's work bridges theoretical innovation and real-world manufacturing impact, making him an indispensable reference for researchers in intelligent robotics and circular economy engineering.
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Top Papers
- 1Neural Networks for Identification, Prediction and Control478 citations · 1995
- 2Human-robot collaboration in disassembly for sustainable manufacturing219 citations · 2019
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- 6Derivation of optimal walking motions for a bipedal walking robot128 citations · 1992
- 7An experimental human-robot collaborative disassembly cell127 citations · 2021
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- 10Safe human–robot collaboration for industrial settings: a survey101 citations · 2023