Background

Dr Thi Nguyen joined Burnet Institute in 2019 as a Data Manager. Before joining Burnet, Thi was a Research Fellow in the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore where he was responsible for designing and developing natural language processing algorithms for infectious disease surveillance.

Thi received a PhD and a first-class honours degree, both in computer science, from La Trobe University in 2013 and 2008 respectively. Thi commenced a Master of Biostatistics in 2020 at the University of Melbourne to expand his knowledge of public health, epidemiology and biostatistics.

Thi is interested in health data analysis, data management, biostatistics, machine learning, deep learning and natural language processing.

Positions

• 2019 - present: Data Manager, Burnet Institute, Melbourne
• 2019: Research Collaborator and Academic, La Trobe University, Melbourne
• 2013-2015: Research Fellow, National University of Singapore, Singapore
• 2009-2013: PhD Candidate, La Trobe University, Melbourne

Qualifications

• 2020 – present: Master of Biostatistics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne
• 2013: PhD (CompSci), La Trobe University, Melbourne
• 2008: Bachelor of Computer Science (Hons), La Trobe University, Melbourne
• 2007: Bachelor of Computer Science, La Trobe University, Melbourne

Projects (1)

Current (1)

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  ACCESS: The Australian Collaboration for Coordinated Enhanced Sentinel Surveillance of Blood Borne Viruses and Sexually Transmitted Infections

Publications (8)

2023 (1)

• Recruiting and retaining community-based participants in a COVID-19 longitudinal cohort and social networks study: lessons from Victoria, Australia.
  Nguyen T, Thomas AJ, Kerr P, Stewart AC, Wilkinson AL, Nguyen L, Altermatt A, Young K, Heath K, Bowring A, Fletcher-Lartey S, Lusher D, Hill S, Pedrana A, Stoové M, Gibney K, Hellard M
  BMC Med Res Methodol. 2023 Feb; 23(1):54

2022 (4)

• The Optimise Study: A rapid survey examining frequency, impacts of long COVID and associated concerns. (PUBLIC HEALTH REPORT)
  Hellard M, Gibney K, Stoové M, Chavez KM, Wilkinson A, Heath K, Altermatt A, Young K, Nguyen T, Gibbs L, Osborne D, Jin D, Saich F
  Optimise Study. 2022 Aug; Special Report(Aug):1-13
• The Optimise Study: A rapid survey examining the influence of potential cessation of the Victorian pandemic declaration. (PUBLIC HEALTH REPORT)
  Hellard M, Gibney K, Stoové M, Wilkinson A, Heath K, Altermatt A, Young K, Nguyen T, Jin D, Saich F
  Optimise Study. 2022 Jun; Special Report(Jun):1-10
• The Optimise Study: A rapid survey examining concerns about children returning to school in 2022. (PUBLIC HEALTH REPORT)
  Hellard M, Gibney K, Hill S, Merner B, Heath K, Altermatt A, Jin D, Young K, Thomas A, Nguyen T, Wilkinson A, Saich F
  Optimise Study. 2022 Apr; Special Report(April):1-11
• The Optimise Study: Summer 2021-2022 Snapshot. (PUBLIC HEALTH REPORT)
  Hellard M, Gibney K, Stoové M, Young K, Altermatt A, Heath K, Thomas A, Nguyen T, Wilkinson A, Merner B, Hill S, Saich F, Jin D
  Optimise Study. 2022 Apr; Special Report(Apr):1-20

2021 (3)

• A point-of-care lateral flow assay for neutralising antibodies against SARS-CoV-2.
  Fulford TS, Van H, Gherardin NA, Zheng S, Ciula M, Drummer HE, Redmond S, Tan HX, Boo I, Center RJ, Li F, Grimley SL, Wines BD, Nguyen THO, Mordant FL, Ellenberg P, Rowntree LC, Kedzierski L, Cheng AC, Doolan DL, Matthews G, Bond K, Hogarth PM, McQuilten Z, Subbarao K, Kedzierska K, Juno JA, Wheatley AK, Kent SJ, Williamson DA, Purcell DFJ, Anderson DA, Godfrey DI
  EBioMedicine. 2021 Dec; 74:103729
• COVID-19 testing in schools and attitudes and concerns about the current state of the pandemic. (PUBLIC HEALTH REPORT)
  Saich F, Heath K, Altermatt A, Thomas A, Nguyen T, Wilinson A, Merner B, Hill S, Fletcher-Lartey S, Gibbs L, Gibbs L, Shearer F, Stoové M, Gibney K, Hellard M
  Optimise Study. 2021 Nov; Report 12(Nov):1-13
• Robust and prototypical immune responses toward influenza vaccines in the high-risk group of Indigenous Australians.
  Hensen L, Nguyen THO, Rowntree LC, Damelang T, Koutsakos M, Aban M, Hurt A, Harland KL, Auladell M, van de Sandt CE, Everitt A, Blacker C, Oyong DA, Loughland JR, Webb JR, Wines BD, Hogarth PM, Flanagan KL, Plebanski M, Wheatley A, Chung AW, Kent SJ, Miller A, Clemens EB, Doherty PC, Nelson J, Davies J, Tong SYC, Kedzierska K
  Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2021 Oct; 118(41):e2109388118