I am a Lecturer in Entrepreneurship at RMIT University, based at the Ho Chi Minh City campus in Vietnam. I am also an Associate Researcher at the Centre de Gestion Scientifique (CGS) of Mines Paris – PSL, France.
My research lies at the intersection of innovation management, science-based entrepreneurship, and design engineering. My work has been published in leading international journals such as Research Policy, European Management Review, Research in Engineering Design, and IEEE Engineering Management Review. I also contribute regularly to professional outlets including LSE Business Review, Harvard Business Review France, Forbes, The Conversation, and Polytechnique Insights.
Before joining RMIT, I served as a Lecturer in Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Mines Paris – PSL University, where I founded and led the Advanced Master in Deep Tech Entrepreneurship and Innovation. At the same time, I was an Adjunct Lecturer in Innovation Management at École Polytechnique, France, and previously headed the Department of Industrial Engineering at École des Ponts. I have also taught in executive education programs, including EMBA and Executive Master courses at HEC Paris, École Polytechnique, and Université Paris Dauphine – PSL.
I hold an MScEng in Aerospace Engineering from ESTACA–ISAE (2012), a PhD in Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation from Mines Paris – PSL (2017), and a Habilitation to Supervise Research (HDR) in Management and Social Sciences from École Polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris (2025).
Academic and Research Positions
- [Oct 2025 – present] RMIT Univeristy
Lecturer in Entrepreneurship - [Jun 2021 – Oct 2025] Mines Paris – PSL University
Lecturer in Innovation Management & Entrepreneurship
Founder & Codirector, Advanced Master in Deeptech Entrepreneurship & Innovation - [Sept 2020 – Sept 2025] Ecole Polytechnique – Institut Polytechnique de Paris
Adjunct Lecturer in Innovation Management, Department of Innovation Management & Entrepreneurship
Associated Research Fellow, CRG-i3 UMR CNRS 9217 (Interdisciplinary Institute for Innovation) - [Oct 2019 – May 2021] Ecole des Ponts ParisTech
Academic Head, Department of Industrial Engineering (≃90 students & ≃25 professors)
Assistant Professor in innovation management & engineering design - [May 2019 – Jun 2019] ETH Zürich – Chair of Strategic Management & Innovation
Visiting Research Scholar, invited by Prof. von Krogh - [Jun 2017 – Sept 2019] Mines Paris – PSL University
Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Center of Management Science, CGS-i3 UMR CNRS 9217 (Interdisciplinary Institute for Innovation)
Education
- [2025] HDR (Habilitation to Supervise Research) in Management, Ecole polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris.
- [2017] PhD in Strategic Management and Innovation, Mines Paris – PSL University (#30 QS World University Rankings)
- [ 2013] MSc in Technology & Innovation Management, Paris Dauphine University – PSL University
- [2012] MSc in Aerospace Engineering, ESTACA School of Engineering – ISAE Group
Awards
- [Jun 2021] 2021 Academic Management Research Award (French National Foundation for Education in Management & Syntec Conseil)
- [Jun 2019] Nominated (special mention), Best Ph.D Award, La Fabrique de l’Industrie (French think tank about industry issues)
- [May 2018] Best Ph.D. Dissertation Award in Management (French National Foundation for Education in Management)
- [May 2016] Outstanding contribution Award, 14th International Design Conference, Croatia