Binh Nguyen

Leading system development for a decentralised drone swarm framework for Defence applications at UNSW Canberra, with end-to-end responsibility from architecture through integration, testing, deployment, and handover to industry stakeholders.

• Architected a modular, scalable software stack using ROS2, enabling reusable integration across navigation, perception, communication, and task allocation subsystems with CI/CD pipelines from simulation to real hardware
• Built and maintained a full-stack containerised simulation and digital-twin infrastructure (ROS2, NVIDIA Isaac Sim) for development, system-level integration testing, and deployment-readiness validation
• Led cross-discipline system integration across embedded software, hardware, sensor payloads, localisation systems, and communication links, identifying failure modes and subsystem interaction issues through structured ground and flight testing
• Designed swarm testing scenarios and validation procedures, operational safety protocols, and human-swarm interaction interfaces; mentoring engineers on simulation and validation workflows
• Designed, procured, built, and successfully flight-tested a complete experimental quadrotor platform from scratch within three months at UNSW Canberra, demonstrating rapid iterative build-test-refine cycles. Successfully conducted first indoor flight test.