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. In addition to my academic publications, I regularly contribute to professional and policy-oriented outlets, including LSE Business Review, Harvard Business Review France, Forbes, The Conversation, Asialink Insights, 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 2026] Runner-up Paper Award Entrepreneurship & Innovation, 14th Asia Academy of Management, Jun 2026, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
- [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