Trung Tran
AI Researcher & Engineer · Head of AI & Engineering Manager, Pixta · CTO, ClientScan · Fatima Fellow
trungtranthanh1990 [at] gmail [dot] com
I'm an AI researcher and engineer passionate about transforming cutting-edge AI models into practical, real-world solutions.
At Pixta Vietnam (PIXTA Inc., Japan) I serve as Head of AI and General Engineering Manager, leading AI research and engineering for large-scale computer vision and NLP systems across content discovery, quality review, and image generation.
I also serve as CTO of ClientScan - a startup focused on face recognition and age estimation, and co-founded TakeNote.ai - a voice AI startup focused on meeting transcription both based in London, UK.
Plus, I work as a technical book reviewer for Manning Publications on AI, Deep Learning, LLMs, and Agentic AI topics.
My domain interests include foundation models, vision-language systems, voice processing, and agentic pipelines, self-evolving systems.
News & Highlights
- 2026 Selected as application reviewer for the MenaML Winter School 2026, organized by experts from Google DeepMind, QCRI, KAUST, Apple, and InstaDeep.
- 2026 Technical book reviewer at Manning Publications — reviewing titles on AI systems, Deep Learning, LLMs, and Agentic AI. Reviewer
- 2025 New paper: CAMELLIA: Benchmarking Cultural Biases in LLMs for Asian Languages
- 2025 Fatima Pre-Doctoral Fellow — working with Dr. Ismet Dagli on efficient memory management for foundation models (LLMs / LVMs) on edge devices.
Professional Service
I'm available for the following professional services:
- 🤖 AI Consulting — strategy, model selection, system design, and production rollout for AI-powered products.
- 📋 AI Project Management — leading cross-functional teams from research prototype to scalable deployment.
- 📖 Book Reviewing & Writing — technical review and co-authorship for books on AI, Deep Learning, LLMs, and Agentic systems (currently reviewing for Manning Publications).
- 🔬 AI Research Collaboration — applied research on foundation models, vision-language systems, and agentic pipelines.
Media Coverage
- ClientScan Launches AI Facial Recognition Solution for the Hospitality Sector — Hospitality Tech
- ClientScan launches facial recognition product to help self-excluded gamblers — Biometric Update
- ClientScan to Pitch at Regulating the Game London 2023 — Regulating the Game
- Sorgenia e Pi School cambiano la User Experience — CMI Magazine
- Sorgenia sperimenta un nuovo chatbot — Energia Mercato