Tung Son Do

Ph.D. Student (2026.3~)

tsdo at uclab.re.kr

Research & affiliation

Ubiquitous Computing
Semantic Communication
Machine Learning

Education

M.S.: Chung-Ang University - Major in Big Data, Feb. 2026.
B.S.: Troy University - Class of 2023 Valedictorian, Aug. 2023.

Contact

Email: tsdo at uclab.re.kr
Affiliation: Chung-Ang University

Publication record

Publications

International Journal Paper

6 records

Q. T. Do, T. S. Do, T. P. Truong, D. Won, N.-N. Dao, W. Noh, and S. Cho, "When Meaning Meets Purpose: A Survey on Semantic and Task-Oriented Communications," to appear in Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 2026. [PDF] [Open Access PDF]
T. S. Do, T. P. Truong, M. C. Ho, Q. T. Do, N.-N. Dao, H. Kim, and S. Cho, "Optimal Mean-Field Stackelberg Game-Inspired Resource Allocation for Scalable Multi-Modal Semantic Communications in 6G Networks," to appear in IEEE Transactions on Communications, 2026. [PDF] [IEEE Xplore] [Open Access PDF]
H. D. Mac, T. P. Truong, K. N. T. Tran, T. S. Do, M. C. Ho, and S. Cho, "Federated Dual Proximal Regularization for Energy-Efficient Decentralized UAV Navigation," to appear in Elsevier ICT Express, 2026. [PDF] [Open Access PDF]
T. P. Truong, T. S. Do, Q. T. Do, M. C. Ho, D. Won, A.-T. Tran, and S. Cho, "UAV-Enabled Semantic-Bit Coexisting Communication Relay Systems," to appear in IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 2026. [PDF] [IEEE Xplore] [Open Access PDF]
T. S. Do, T. P. Truong, Q. T. Do, D. Won, W. Noh, and S. Cho, "BidDeepSC-1.58b: 1.58-bit Bidirectional Slimmable Semantic Communication System," IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 75, no. 4, pp. 6254-6269, April 2026. [PDF] [IEEE Xplore] [Open Access PDF] (IF 7.1, Top 11.1%)
T. S. Do, T. P. Truong, Q. T. Do, and S. Cho, "TranGDeepSC: Leveraging ViT Knowledge in CNN-based Semantic Communication System," Elsevier ICT Express, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 335-340, April 2025. [PDF] [Open Access PDF] (IF 4.1, Top 23.1%)

International Conferences

33 records

T. S. Do, K. N. T. Tran, A.-T. Tran, Q. T. Do, and S. Cho, "HDPE-DeepSC: Hierarchical Differentiable Point Extraction for An Effective Point Cloud Semantic Communication System," in Proc. of IEEE VTC2026-Fall, Boston, MA, USA, September 2026. [PDF] [IEEE Xplore]
K. N. T. Tran, T. P. Truong, T. S. Do, H. D. Mac, and S. Cho, "QoS-Aware Spectral Efficiency Maximization for RIS-Aided OTFS-NOMA in High-Speed Railway Communications," in Proc. of IEEE VTC2026-Fall, Boston, MA, USA, September 2026. [PDF] [IEEE Xplore]
T. S. Do, T. P. Truong, K. N. T. Tran, Q. T. Do, M. C. Ho, and S. Cho, "Optimal Transport-Based UAV Positioning for AoI-Aware IoT Data Acquisition with Wireless Power Transfer," in Proc. of IAAA, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, July 2026. [PDF]
K. N. T. Tran, T. P. Truong, T. S. Do, H. D. Mac, M. C. Ho, and S. Cho, "Worst-User Rate Maximization in ARIS-Assisted OTFS-NOMA Systems Using Deep Reinforcement Learning," in Proc. of IAAA, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, July 2026. [PDF]
Q. T. Do, T. S. Do, T. P. Truong, D. Won, and S. Cho, "Joint Trajectory and Scheduling Optimization for UAV-Assisted 6G Networks: A Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach with Throughput-AoI Trade-off," in Proc. of ICUFN, Milan, Italy, July 2026. [PDF] [IEEE Xplore]
H. D. Mac, K. N. T. Tran, T. S. Do, and S. Cho, "Federated Deep Reinforcement Learning for MEC-UAV Network: A Survey," in Proc. of ICUFN, Milan, Italy, July 2026. [PDF] [IEEE Xplore]
T. S. Do, T. P. Truong, V. N. Nguyen, T. M. T. Nguyen, S. Choi, and S. Cho, "Satellite Semantic Communication: A Survey on Architectures, Onboard Processing, and Inter-Satellite Networking," in Proc. of ICUFN, Milan, Italy, July 2026. [PDF] [IEEE Xplore]
K. N. T. Tran, T. S. Do, H. D. Mac, and S. Cho, "A Survey for Integrating FAS, RIS, and Hybrid NOMA-MEC in 6G Wireless Network," in Proc. of ICUFN, Milan, Italy, July 2026. [PDF] [IEEE Xplore]
T. P. Truong, T. S. Do, S. Choi, J. Oh, T.-V. Nguyen, and S. Cho, "Dynamic Constellation Optimization for Quantum Key Distribution in LEO Satellite Networks," in Proc. of ICUFN, Milan, Italy, July 2026. [PDF] [IEEE Xplore]
K. N. T. Tran, H. D. Mac, T. S. Do, D. Won, and S. Cho, "Recent Advancements in Rate-Splitting Multiple Access with a Focus on Antenna Technologies: A Survey," in Proc. of ICAIIC, Tokyo, Japan, February 2026. [PDF] [IEEE Xplore]
H. H. Tran, Q. T. Do, T. S. Do, D. Won, J. Oh, and S. Cho, "Robust Backscatter Detection via Deep Reinforcement Learning Against an Evolving Adversarial Jammer," in Proc. of ICAIIC, Tokyo, Japan, February 2026. [PDF] [IEEE Xplore]
Q. T. Do, T. S. Do, T. P. Truong, D. Won, and S. Cho, "An SNR-Adaptive Deep Joint Source-Channel Coding Scheme for UAV Semantic Image Transmission," in Proc. of ICAIIC, Tokyo, Japan, February 2026. [PDF] [IEEE Xplore]
K. N. T. Tran, H. D. Mac, T. S. Do, D. Won, and S. Cho, "Rate-Splitting Multiple Access for Enhanced RIS and Integrated Sensing and Communication Systems: A Survey," in Proc. of ICOIN, Hanoi, Vietnam, January 2026. [PDF] [IEEE Xplore]
H. H. Tran, Q. T. Do, T. S. Do, J. Oh, and S. Cho, "Adversarial AI-Driven Covert Communications in Bistatic Backscatter Systems: An Overview," in Proc. of ICOIN, Hanoi, Vietnam, January 2026. [PDF] [IEEE Xplore]
T. S. Do, T. P. Truong, H. H. Tran, K. N. T. Tran, M. C. Ho, A. T. Tran, V. N. Vu, and S. Cho, "Multi-Task Semantic Communication System for DNA Transmision," in Proc. of ICOIN, Hanoi, Vietnam, January 2026. [PDF] [IEEE Xplore] (Best Paper Award)
T. M. T. Nguyen, T. V. Nguyen, T. S. Do, D. Won, and S. Cho, "Knowledge-Driven Deep Reinforcement Learning for Wireless Networks," in Proc. of ICOIN, Hanoi, Vietnam, January 2026. [PDF] [IEEE Xplore]
M. C. Ho, T. T. T. Dinh, T. S. Do, and S. Cho, "Proximal Policy Optimization for Latency Minimization in FL-Assisted Fluid Antenna Systems with MC-NOMA," in Proc. of APCC, Osaka, Japan, November 2025. [PDF] [IEEE Xplore]
T. S. Do, T. P. Truong, Q. T. Do, and S. Cho, "SR-DeepSC-Pro: Progressive Curriculum Learning with Adversarial Robustness for Satellite Semantic Communication," in Proc. of APCC, Osaka, Japan, November 2025. [PDF] [IEEE Xplore]
T. S. Do, Q. T. Do, M. C. Ho, M. P. Nguyen, M. M. Islam, and S. Cho, "Lightweight CNN-Based Semantic Communication for Image Analysis," in Proc. of ICIT, Phuket, Thailand, November 2025. [PDF]
H. H. Tran, T. S. Do, T. P. Truong, N.-N. Dao, and S. Cho, "Enhanced Stochastic Geometry Models for Point Processes and Clustering via Machine Learning," in Proc. of NOLTA, Okinawa, Japan, October 2025. [PDF]
T. P. Truong, T. S. Do, J. Kim, S. Choi, J. Oh, and S. Cho, "Efficient Offloading for Edge Computing in UAV-Assisted Maritime Networks," in Proc. of ICMIC, Cebu, Philippines, August 2025. [PDF] [IEEE Xplore] (Excellent Paper Award)
M. C. Ho, T. T. Win, T. S. Do, W. Na, and S. Cho, "Energy-Efficient DDPG-Based UAV-Assisted Asynchronous Federated Learning with MC-NOMA in IoT Networks," in Proc. of IAAA, Hanoi, Vietnam, July 2025. [PDF] (Best Paper Award)
U. Sa'ad, T. S. Do, T. P. Truong, Q. T. Do, M. C. Ho, and S. Cho, "Multi-Task Semantic Communication System for UAV Image Collection," in Proc. of IAAA, Hanoi, Vietnam, July 2025. [PDF]
D. S. Lakew, T. P. Truong, T. S. Do, S. Choi, C. Lee, Y. Lee, and S. Cho, "Intelligent Aerial Multiple Access-Enhanced Maritime Communications," in Proc. of IAAA, Hanoi, Vietnam, July 2025. [PDF]
S. Choi, J. Oh, T. S. Do, S. Hong, J. Kim, and S. Cho, "A Survey on Noise Detection and Correction in Semantic Communication," in Proc. of ICUFN, Lisbon, Portugal, July 2025. [PDF] [IEEE Xplore]
Q. T. Do, D. Won, T. S. Do, T. P. Truong, and S. Cho, "Security and Privacy Challenges in Semantic Communication Networks," in Proc. of ICAIIC, Fukuoka, Japan, February 2025. [PDF] [IEEE Xplore]
T. S. Do, T. P. Truong, Q. T. Do, D. Won, A. B. Wondmagegn, and S. Cho, "Super-Resolution Semantic Communication System for Satellite Image," in Proc. of ICAIIC, Fukuoka, Japan, February 2025. [PDF] [IEEE Xplore] (Excellent Paper Award)
T. P. Truong, T. S. Do, J. Oh, D. Won, T. V. Nguyen, C. Lee, and S. Cho, "AI-Enabled Swarm Clustering for UAVs-Aided IoT Data Acquisition," in Proc. of ICAIIC, Fukuoka, Japan, February 2025. [PDF] [IEEE Xplore]
D. Won, T. P. Truong, C. Song, J. Kim, T. S. Do, and S. Cho, "ML-Based Task-Oriented Offloading: A Survey," in Proc. of ICOIN, Chiang Mai, Thailand, January 2025. [PDF] [IEEE Xplore]
T. S. Do, T. P. Truong, Q. T. Do, D. Won, N.-N. Dao, and S. Cho, "A Review in Multi-Modal Semantic Communication Systems," in Proc. of APCC, Bali, Indonesia, November 2024. [PDF] [IEEE Xplore]
T. P. Truong, T. S. Do, D. Hur, and S. Cho, "A Review and Vision of Quantum Communications and Networking," in Proc. of APCC, Bali, Indonesia, November 2024. [PDF] [IEEE Xplore]
A.-T. Tran, T. P. Truong, M. C. Ho, T. S. Do, Q. T. Do, D. Won, N.-N. Dao, and S. Cho, "A DDPG-Based Framework to Optimize Hierarchical Rate Splitting Multiple Access," in Proc. of ICMIC, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, August 2024. [PDF] [IEEE Xplore]
T. S. Do, T. P. Truong, A.-T. Tran, D. Won, N.-N. Dao, and S. Cho, "A Review on UAV-Assisted Resource Allocation," in Proc. of ICUFN, Budapest, Hungary, July 2024. [PDF] [IEEE Xplore]