Minh T. Nguyen

I am a Software Engineer at BlackRock working on scalable ML systems for portfolio compliance, risk management, and trading.

Previously, I completed my M.S. and B.S. in Computer Engineering at Virginia Tech. I also spent time at Tesla as part of the Manufacturing Data Systems team.

I like building products where AI, data, and real-world workflows meet — whether that's an LLM feature, an internal tool, or a system that has to run reliably in production. I've shipped software in big tech, startups, and research settings, so I care about both velocity and maintainability. I'm always open to collaborating on impactful engineering/ML projects or early product ideas. Best way to reach me is on LinkedIn.

Email / LinkedIn / GitHub / Google Scholar

Experience

	Software Engineer BlackRock Wilmington, DE 05/2024 - Present
	Software Engineer Tesla Fremont, CA 01/2024 - 05/2024 Team: Manufacturing Data Systems.
	Graduate Research Assistant CS Department (Virginia Tech) Falls Church, VA 04/2023 - 12/2023 Advisor: Prof. Sara Hooshangi (VT).
	Software Engineer Homebase (Y Combinator W21) Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 06/2023 - 10/2023
	Graduate Research Assistant Commonwealth Cyber Initiative Arlington, VA 05/2022 - 08/2022 Advisor: Dr. Abdul Rahman (Deloitte), Dr. Vinita Fordham (Deloitte), Professor Feras Batarseh (VT).
	Research Assistant Terrestrial Robotics Engineering & Controls Lab (Virginia Tech) Blacksburg, VA 09/2021 - 05/2022 Advisor: Professor Alexander Leonessa (VT).
	Machine Learning Engineer Heron Systems Inc Alexandria, VA 05/2021 - 08/2021 Competition: 2020 DARPA Gamebreaker.
	Research Assistant Geo Lab (William & Mary) Williamsburg, VA 09/2020 - 05/2021 Advisors: Professor Daniel Runfola (W&M), Dr. Ethan Brewer (W&M).
	Research Assistant Hybrid Electric Vehicle Team (Virginia Tech) Blacksburg, VA 09/2020 - 05/2021 Advisor: Professor Douglas Nelson (VT).
	Teaching Assistant Integrated Design (Virginia Tech) Blacksburg, VA 06/2020 - 05/2021 Professor: Professor William T. Baumann (VT), Professor Shuxiang Yu (VT).
	Research Assistant Wireless Lab (Virginia Tech) Blacksburg, VA 05/2020 - 08/2020 Advisor: Professor Carl Dietrich (VT).

Education

	Master of Science in Computer Engineering Virginia Tech Falls Church, VA 08/2022 - 05/2024
	Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering, Computer Science Minor Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA 08/2018 - 05/2022

Publications

	PerceptiSync: Trustworthy Object Detection using Crowds-in-the-Loop for Cyber-Physical Systems M Wilchek, MBT Nguyen, Y Wang, K Luther, FA Batarseh ACM Transactions on Cyber-Physical Systems, 2025 paper
	Deep H2O: Cyber attacks detection in water distribution systems using deep learning MNK Sikder, MBT Nguyen, ED Elliott, FA Batarseh Journal of Water Process Engineering, Vol. 52, 2023 paper
	AI for cyberbiosecurity in water systems—A survey D Sobien, MO Yardimci, MBT Nguyen, WY Mao, V Fordham, A Rahman, et al. Cyberbiosecurity: A new field to deal with emerging threats, pp. 217-263, 2023 paper
	Bringing dark data to light with AI for evidence-based policymaking DJ Perini, FA Batarseh, A Tolman, A Anuga, MBT Nguyen AI Assurance, pp. 531-557, 2023 paper
	Trustworthy AI Solutions for Cyberbiosecurity Challenges in Water Supply Systems WY Mao, M Yardimci, MBT Nguyen, D Sobien, LJ Freeman, FA Batarseh, et al. FLAIRS, 2022 paper
	Technology Policy Recommendations Using Artificial Intelligence A Anuga, MBT Nguyen, D Perini, A Svetovidov, A Tolman, Q Wani, et al. FLAIRS, 2021 paper

Certification

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
11/2025
credential

Volunteer & Leadership

	Industry Relations Chair IEEE Student Branch (Virginia Tech) Blacksburg, VA 05/2021 - 05/2022
	President Teaching Robotics & Engineering Club (Virginia Tech) Blacksburg, VA 08/2020 - 05/2021

Last updated: November 2025