MAI THE VU received his B.S degree in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering from Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, Vietnam, in 2013, then he completed his Ph.D. degree in Department of Convergence Study on the Ocean Science and Technology from Korea Maritime and Ocean University, South Korea, in 2019. Currently, he is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Unmanned Vehicle Engineering, Sejong University, South Korea. His research interests include underwater vehicles and robotics, multi-body dynamic modeling, linear and nonlinear control, trajectory tracking, path planning, and obstacle avoidance, intelligent navigation.