1. Introduction

The CDIO Learning Space, under the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, was established to create a learning and scientific research environment, while also enhancing practical skills for students of the university.

CDIO is an acronym for the English phrase Conceive – Design – Implement – Operate. With its motto of providing a standardized process, the CDIO Learning Space, as its name suggests, builds a classroom model equipped with basic equipment, creating an open space to support students. Concurrently, the unit is also a hub for academic and recreational activities and, furthermore, for international exchanges, such as the Vietnam-Korea exchange and free Inventor classes, etc.

List of Members

Dr. BANH QUOC NGUYEN Position: Manager of the CDIO Space – Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Email: bqnguyen@hcmut.edu.vn Department: Manufacturing Engineering

2. Activities

a. Scientific Articles

• Quoc-Nguyen Banh, Van-Keo Dong, Xuan-Hiep Tran, Anh-Son Tran, Minh-Tuan Ho, Optimization of process parameters for sink marks and shrinkage reduction in family molds using Grey-based Taguchi method, Advances in Mechanical Engineering (AIME), 17, 1-14, 2025
• Keo Van Dong; Hiep Xuan Tran; Quoc-Nguyen Banh; Son Anh Tran; Lynh Huyen Duong, Determination of Geometrical Parameters to Balance the Pressure Drop of Channels on a Microfluidic Chip, Advances in Science and Technology, 161, 53-61, 2025
• Anh-Chuong Le, Viet-Khai Le, Triet-Hung Ho, Anh-Son Tran, Quoc-Nguyen Banh, Minh-Tuan Ho, Effects of Groove Depth and Sheet Thickness on V-Bending Process Predicted by Finite Element Analysis, Advances in Science and Technology, 161, 99-108, 2025
• Quoc Nguyen Banh, Luong Hong Sam and Tran Anh Son, Optimization of the Novel Vacuum Drying Process’s Parameters on the Dragon Fruit Chips, Key Engineering Materials, Vol. 923, 7, 2022
• Quoc-Nguyen Banh, Hai-Dang Nguyen, Anh-Son Tran, Numerical simulation and experimental validation of surface roughness by the smoothing small ball-burnishing process, Machines, 9(3), 13, 2021

b. Textbooks

• Trần Doãn Sơn (chủ biên), Trần Anh Sơn, Hồ Triết Hưng, Bành Quốc Nguyên, Giáo trình Kỹ thuật chế tạo 2, Nhà xuất bản Đại học Quốc gia TP. Hồ Chí Minh, 2020

c. Project

• Research on mold layout and process parameters optimization for family mold, VNU Category C project, 1/2024 – 1/2025
• Improvement of Surface Integrity using Ball-burnishing Process, University-level project, 9/2019 – 9/2020
• Research on technological process, design, and fabrication of a black garlic making machine with a capacity of 25 kg per batch for domestic and export markets, University-level project, 1/2016 – 12/2016

3. Images