Dai Quoc Tran, Ph.D.
UT-ORII Fellow
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
Research Interests
🔍 Automated Quality Control (AQC)
Developing AI-driven non-destructive evaluation (NDE) and real-time anomaly detection systems for advanced manufacturing and energy applications.
👁️ Industrial Computer Vision
Applying advanced deep learning and vision transformers for process monitoring, defect recognition, and situational awareness in industrial environments.
📊 Intelligent Sensing & Fusion
Integrating multi-modal sensor data (thermal, visual, acoustic) to enhance decision-making in complex quality assurance workflows.
Professional Experience
UT-ORII Fellow
January 2026 - PresentOak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
Focus: Automated Quality Control and Quality Assurance within the Energy Science and Technology Directorate.
Post Doctoral Scholar
November 2024 - November 2025University of Central Florida (Working with ERC Center for Smart Streetscapes)
Post Doctoral Scholar & PI
March 2023 - November 2024Sungkyunkwan University, Korea
Principal Investigator for NRF project developing AI-based CCTV systems.
AI Team Lead
February 2021 - November 2024SmartInside AI Co., Ltd, Korea
Selected Awards
Publications
For a complete list of my research publications, please refer to my Google Scholar Profile.