
{"id":40,"date":"2015-10-15T23:43:46","date_gmt":"2015-10-16T03:43:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/loc-nguyen\/?page_id=40"},"modified":"2026-04-11T12:06:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T16:06:29","slug":"research-interests","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/loc-nguyen\/research-interests\/","title":{"rendered":"Publications"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Preprint(s)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Thuy T. Le, Minh-Binh Tran, and Loc H. Nguyen, A globally convergent Carleman-Picard method for an inverse initial-value problem for a nonlinear diffusive coagulation-fragmentation equation, arXiv:2603.21185, 2026.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cong B. Van, Thuy T. Le, and Loc H. Nguyen, The inverse initial data problem for anisotropic Navier-Stokes equations via Legendre time reduction method, arXiv:2507.16810, 2025.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Book<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dinh-Liem Nguyen, L. H. Nguyen, and Thi-Phong Nguyen, <em>Advances in Inverse problems for Partial Differential Equations<\/em>, Volume 784, American Mathematical Society, 2023. (edited book)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-size: revert;color: initial;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif\">H. Ammari, J. Garnier, H. Kang, L. H. Nguyen, and L. Seppecher, Multi-Wave<\/span><em style=\"font-size: revert;color: initial;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif\">Medical Imaging: Mathematical Modelling and Imaging Reconstruction. Modelling and Simulation in Medical Imaging<\/em><span style=\"font-size: revert;color: initial;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif\">, Volume 2, World Scientific, London, 2017.\u00a0(<\/span><a style=\"font-size: revert;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldscientific.com\/worldscibooks\/10.1142\/q0067\">link<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Journal papers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Certainly \u2014 here it is as a numbered list for easy paste. I kept the same consistent format and removed all links.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Thuy T. Le, Cong B. Van, Trong D. Dang, and Loc H. Nguyen. Inverse initial data reconstruction for Maxwell\u2019s equations via time-dimensional reduction method. <em>Journal of Computational Physics<\/em>, 559 (2026), 114896.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Phuong M. Nguyen, Loc H. Nguyen, and Huong Vu. Solving the inverse scattering problem via Carleman-based contraction mapping. <em>Computers and Mathematics with Applications<\/em>, 209 (2026), 129\u2013143.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thuy T. Le, Phuong M. Nguyen, and Loc H. Nguyen. Inverse scattering without phase: Carleman convexification and phase retrieval via the Wentzel\u2013Kramers\u2013Brillouin approximation. <em>Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering<\/em>, 448 (2026), 118439.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Trong D. Dang, Chanh V. Le, Khoa D. Luu, and Loc H. Nguyen. Recovery of initial displacement and velocity in anisotropic elastic systems by the time-dimensional reduction method. <em>Journal of Computational Physics<\/em>, 542 (2025), 114371.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ray Abney, Thuy T. Le, Loc H. Nguyen, and Cam Peters. A Carleman-Picard approach for reconstructing zero-order coefficients in parabolic equations with limited data. <em>Applied Mathematics and Computation<\/em>, 494 (2025), 129286.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Trong D. Dang, Loc H. Nguyen, and Huong T. Vu. Determining initial conditions for nonlinear hyperbolic equations with time dimensional reduction and the Carleman contraction. <em>Inverse Problems<\/em>, 40 (2024), 125021.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thuy T. Le, Linh V. Nguyen, Loc H. Nguyen, and Hyunha Park. The time dimensional reduction method to determine the initial conditions without the knowledge of damping coefficients. <em>Computers and Mathematics with Applications<\/em>, 166 (2024), 77\u201390.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>H. P. Le, T. T. Le, and L. H. Nguyen. The Carleman convexification method for Hamilton-Jacobi equations. <em>Computers and Mathematics with Applications<\/em>, 159 (2024), 173\u2013185.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A. Abhishek, T. T. Le, L. H. Nguyen, and T. Khan. The Carleman-Newton method to globally reconstruct the initial condition for nonlinear parabolic equations. <em>Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics<\/em>, 445 (2024), 115827.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dinh-Nho H\u00e0o, Thuy T. Le, and Loc H. Nguyen. The Fourier-based dimensional reduction method for solving a nonlinear inverse heat conduction problem with limited boundary data. <em>Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation<\/em>, 128 (2024), 107679.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Phuong M. Nguyen, Thuy T. Le, Loc H. Nguyen, and Michael V. Klibanov. Numerical differentiation by the polynomial-exponential basis. <em>Journal of Applied and Industrial Mathematics<\/em>, 17 (2023), 928\u2013942.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thuy T. Le, Vo A. Khoa, Michael V. Klibanov, Loc H. Nguyen, Grant Bidney, and Vasily Astratov. Numerical verification of the convexification method for a frequency-dependent inverse scattering problem with experimental data. <em>Journal of Applied and Industrial Mathematics<\/em>, 17 (2023), 908\u2013927.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>M. V. Klibanov, J. Li, L. H. Nguyen, V. G. Romanov, and Z. Yang. Convexification numerical method for a coefficient inverse problem for the Riemannian radiative transfer equation. <em>SIAM Journal on Imaging Sciences<\/em>, 16 (2023), 1762\u20131790.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>L. H. Nguyen. The Carleman contraction mapping method for quasilinear elliptic equations with over-determined boundary data. <em>Acta Mathematica Vietnamica<\/em>, 48 (2023), 401\u2013422.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>M. V. Klibanov, J. Li, L. H. Nguyen, and Z. Yang. Convexification numerical method for a coefficient inverse problem for the radiative transport equation. <em>SIAM Journal on Imaging Sciences<\/em>, 16 (2023), 35\u201363.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>V. A. Khoa, M. V. Klibanov, W. G. Powell, and L. H. Nguyen. Numerical reconstruction for 3D nonlinear SAR imaging via a version of the convexification method. In D.-L. Nguyen, L. H. Nguyen, and T.-P. Nguyen, editors, <em>Advances in Inverse Problems for Partial Differential Equations<\/em>, Contemporary Mathematics, vol. 784, pp. 145\u2013167. American Mathematical Society, 2023.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>L. H. Nguyen and H. T. Vu. Reconstructing a space-dependent source term via the quasi-reversibility method. In D.-L. Nguyen, L. H. Nguyen, and T.-P. Nguyen, editors, <em>Advances in Inverse Problems for Partial Differential Equations<\/em>, Contemporary Mathematics, vol. 748, pp. 103\u2013118. American Mathematical Society, 2023.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>D.-L. Nguyen, L. H. Nguyen, and T. Truong. The Carleman-based contraction principle to reconstruct the potential of nonlinear hyperbolic equations. <em>Computers and Mathematics with Applications<\/em>, 128 (2022), 239\u2013248.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>T. T. Le, L. H. Nguyen, and H. V. Tran. A Carleman-based numerical method for quasilinear elliptic equations with over-determined boundary data and applications. <em>Computers and Mathematics with Applications<\/em>, 125 (2022), 13\u201324.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>T. T. Le and L. H. Nguyen. The gradient descent method for the convexification to solve boundary value problems of quasi-linear PDEs and a coefficient inverse problem. <em>Journal of Scientific Computing<\/em>, 91 (2022), 74.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>T. Le, Michael V. Klibanov, L. H. Nguyen, A. Sullivan, and L. Nguyen. Carleman contraction mapping for a 1D inverse scattering problem with experimental time-dependent data. <em>Inverse Problems<\/em>, 38 (2022), 045002.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>L. H. Nguyen and M. V. Klibanov. Carleman estimates and the contraction principle for an inverse source problem for nonlinear hyperbolic equations. <em>Inverse Problems<\/em>, 38 (2022), 035009.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>M. V. Klibanov, L. H. Nguyen, and H. V. Tran. Numerical viscosity solutions to Hamilton-Jacobi equations via a Carleman estimate and the convexification method. <em>Journal of Computational Physics<\/em>, 451 (2022), 110828.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>T. T. Le and L. H. Nguyen. A convergent numerical method to recover the initial condition of nonlinear parabolic equations from lateral Cauchy data. <em>Journal of Ill-posed and Inverse Problems<\/em>, 30 (2022), 256\u2013286.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>M. V. Klibanov, T. T. Le, L. H. Nguyen, A. Sullivan, and L. Nguyen. Convexification-based globally convergent numerical method for a 1D coefficient inverse problem with experimental data. <em>Inverse Problems and Imaging<\/em>, 16 (2022), 1579\u20131618.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>M. V. Klibanov, V. A. Khoa, A. V. Smirnov, L. H. Nguyen, G. W. Bidney, L. Nguyen, A. J. Sullivan, and N. V. Astrativ. Convexification inversion method for nonlinear SAR imaging with experimentally collected data. <em>Journal of Applied and Industrial Mathematics<\/em>, 15 (2021), 413\u2013436.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>T. T. Le, L. H. Nguyen, T.-P. Nguyen, and W. Powell. The quasi-reversibility method to numerically solve an inverse source problem for hyperbolic equations. <em>Journal of Scientific Computing<\/em>, 87 (2021), 90.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vo Anh Khoa, Grant W. Bidney, Michael V. Klibanov, L. H. Nguyen, Lam H. Nguyen, Anders J. Sullivan, and Vasily N. Astratov. An inverse problem of a simultaneous reconstruction of the dielectric constant and conductivity from experimental backscattering data. <em>Inverse Problems in Science and Engineering<\/em>, 29 (2021), 712\u2013735.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>L. H. Nguyen. A new algorithm to determine the creation or depletion term of parabolic equations from boundary measurements. <em>Computers and Mathematics with Applications<\/em>, 80 (2020), 2135\u20132149.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>M. V. Klibanov, T. T. Le, and L. H. Nguyen. Convergent numerical method for a linearized travel time tomography problem with incomplete data. <em>SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing<\/em>, 42 (2020), B1173\u2013B1192.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A. Smirnov, M. V. Klibanov, and L. H. Nguyen. Convexification for a 1D hyperbolic coefficient inverse problem with single measurement data. <em>Inverse Problems and Imaging<\/em>, 14 (2020), 913\u2013938.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vo Anh Khoa, Grant W. Bidney, Michael V. Klibanov, L. H. Nguyen, Lam H. Nguyen, Anders J. Sullivan, and Vasily N. Astratov. Convexification and experimental data for a 3D inverse scattering problem with the moving point source. <em>Inverse Problems<\/em>, 36 (2020), 085007.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>V. A. Khoa, M. V. Klibanov, and L. H. Nguyen. Convexification for a 3D inverse scattering problem with the moving point source. <em>SIAM Journal on Imaging Sciences<\/em>, 13 (2020), 871\u2013904.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>P. M. Nguyen and L. H. Nguyen. A numerical method for an inverse source problem for parabolic equations and its application to a coefficient inverse problem. <em>Journal of Ill-posed and Inverse Problems<\/em>, 38 (2020), 232\u2013339.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Q. Li and L. H. Nguyen. Recovering the initial condition of parabolic equations from lateral Cauchy data via the quasi-reversibility method. <em>Inverse Problems in Science and Engineering<\/em>, 28 (2020), 580\u2013598.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A. Smirnov, M. V. Klibanov, and L. H. Nguyen. On an inverse source problem for the full radiative transfer equation with incomplete data. <em>SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing<\/em>, 41 (2019), B929\u2013B952.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>L. H. Nguyen, Q. Li, and M. Klibanov. A convergent numerical method for a multi-frequency inverse source problem in inhomogeneous media. <em>Inverse Problems and Imaging<\/em>, 13 (2019), 1067\u20131094.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>M. V. Klibanov and L. H. Nguyen. PDE-based numerical method for a limited angle X-ray tomography. <em>Inverse Problems<\/em>, 35 (2019), 045009.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>L. H. Nguyen. An inverse space-dependent source problem for hyperbolic equations and the Lipschitz-like convergence of the quasi-reversibility method. <em>Inverse Problems<\/em>, 35 (2019), 035007.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>M. V. Klibanov, D.-L. Nguyen, and L. H. Nguyen. A coefficient inverse problem with a single measurement of phaseless scattering data. <em>SIAM Journal of Applied Mathematics<\/em>, 79 (2019), 1\u201327.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>M. V. Klibanov, N. Koshev, D.-L. Nguyen, L. H. Nguyen, A. Brettin, and V. Astratov. A numerical method to solve a phaseless coefficient inverse problem from a single measurement of experimental data. <em>SIAM Journal on Imaging Sciences<\/em>, 11 (2018), 2339\u20132367.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>M. Klibanov, D.-L. Nguyen, L. H. Nguyen, and H. Liu. A globally convergent numerical method for a 3D coefficient inverse problem with a single measurement of multi-frequency data. <em>Inverse Problems and Imaging<\/em>, 12 (2018), 493\u2013523.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>D.-L. Nguyen, M. Klibanov, L. H. Nguyen, and M. Fiddy. Imaging of buried objects from multi-frequency experimental data using a globally convergent inversion method. <em>Inverse and Ill-posed Problems<\/em>, 26 (2018), 501\u2013522.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A. E. Kolesov, M. V. Klibanov, L. H. Nguyen, D.-L. Nguyen, and N. T. Thanh. Single measurement experimental data for an inverse medium problem inverted by a multi-frequency globally convergent numerical method. <em>Applied Numerical Mathematics<\/em>, 120 (2017), 176\u2013196.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>D.-L. Nguyen, M. V. Klibanov, L. H. Nguyen, A. E. Kolesov, M. A. Fiddy, and H. Liu. Numerical solution of a coefficient inverse problem with multi-frequency experimental raw data by a globally convergent algorithm. <em>Journal of Computational Physics<\/em>, 345 (2017), 17\u201332.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>H. Ammari, L. Giovangigli, L. H. Nguyen, and J. K. Seo. Admittivity imaging from multi-frequency micro-electrical impedance tomography. <em>Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications<\/em>, 449 (2017), 1601\u20131618.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Michael Klibanov, L. H. Nguyen, Lam Nguyen, and Anders Sullivan. A globally convergent numerical method for a 1-D inverse medium problem with experimental data. <em>Inverse Problems and Imaging<\/em>, 10 (2016), 1057\u20131085.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Michael Klibanov, L. H. Nguyen, and Kejia Pan. Nanostructures imaging via numerical solution of a 3-D inverse scattering problem without the phase information. <em>Applied Numerical Mathematics<\/em>, 110 (2016), 190\u2013203.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hoai-Minh Nguyen and L. H. Nguyen. Localized and complete resonance in plasmonic structures. <em>ESAIM: Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Analysis<\/em>, 49 (2015), 741\u2013754.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hoai-Minh Nguyen and L. H. Nguyen. Cloaking using complementary media for the Helmholtz equation and a three spheres inequality for second order elliptic equations. <em>Transactions of the American Mathematical Society, Series B<\/em>, 2 (2015), 93\u2013112.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>H. Ammari, L. H. Nguyen, and L. Seppecher. Reconstruction and stability in acousto-optic imaging for absorption maps with bounded variation. <em>Journal of Functional Analysis<\/em>, 276 (2014), 4361\u20134398.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>H. Ammari, E. Bossy, J. Garnier, L. H. Nguyen, and L. Seppecher. A reconstruction algorithm for ultrasound-modulated optical tomography. <em>Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society<\/em>, 142 (2014), 3221\u20133236.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>H. Ammari, J. Garnier, L. H. Nguyen, and L. Seppecher. Reconstruction of a piecewise smooth absorption coefficient by an acousto-optic process. <em>Communications in Partial Differential Equations<\/em>, 38 (2013), 1737\u20131762.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>H. Ammari, J. Garnier, L. H. Nguyen, and W. Jing. Quantitative thermo-acoustic imaging: An exact reconstruction formula. <em>Journal of Differential Equations<\/em>, 254 (2013), 1375\u20131395.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Duong Minh Duc, L. H. Nguyen, and Luc Nguyen. Existence of multiple solutions to elliptic equations satisfying a global eigenvalue-crossing condition. <em>Electronic Journal of Differential Equations<\/em>, 2013 (2013), No. 145, 1\u201324.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>G. W. Milton and L. H. Nguyen. Bounds on the volume fraction of 2-phase, 2-dimensional elastic bodies and on (stress, strain) pairs in composites. <em>Comptes Rendus Mecanique<\/em>, 340 (2012), 193\u2013204.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>L. H. Nguyen and K. Schmitt. Nonlinear elliptic Dirichlet and no-flux boundary value problems. <em>Annals of the University of Bucharest<\/em>, 3 (LXI) (2012), 201\u2013217.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>L. H. Nguyen and K. Schmitt. Bernstein-Nagumo conditions and solutions to nonlinear differential inequalities. <em>Nonlinear Analysis: Theory, Methods &amp; Applications<\/em>, 75 (2012), 4664\u20134671.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>L. H. Nguyen and K. Schmitt. Applications of sub-supersolution theorems to singular nonlinear elliptic problems. <em>Advanced Nonlinear Studies<\/em>, 11 (2011), 493\u2013524.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>L. H. Nguyen and K. Schmitt. Boundary value problems for singular elliptic equations. <em>Rocky Mountain Journal of Mathematics<\/em>, 41 (2011), 555\u2013572.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>L. H. Nguyen and K. Schmitt. On positive solutions of quasilinear elliptic equations. <em>Differential and Integral Equations<\/em>, 22 (2009), 829\u2013842.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>D. M. Duc, L. H. Nguyen, and L. L. Phi. Nonlinear versions of Stampacchia and Lax-Milgram theorems and applications to p-Laplace equations. <em>Nonlinear Analysis: Theory, Methods &amp; Applications<\/em>, 68 (2008), 925\u2013931.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>D. M. Duc, L. H. Nguyen, and P. V. Tuoc. Generalized zeros of operators and applications. <em>Vietnam Journal of Mathematics<\/em>, 32 SI (2004), 87\u201396.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>D. M. Duc, L. H. Nguyen, and P. V. Tuoc. Topological degree for a class of operators and applications. <em>Nonlinear Analysis: Theory, Methods &amp; Applications<\/em>, 57 (2004), 505\u2013518.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>I can also turn this into a version with hanging indentation only, which is often easier to paste into a CV or website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Ph.D. Thesis<\/strong>: Existence of Solutions to Nonlinear Elliptic Equations, University of Utah (<a href=\"http:\/\/content.lib.utah.edu\/utils\/getfile\/collection\/etd3\/id\/156\/filename\/535.pdf\">pdf<\/a>). &nbsp;Advisor: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.math.utah.edu\/~schmitt\">Klaus Schmitt<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Preprint(s) Book Journal papers Certainly \u2014 here it is as a numbered list for easy paste. I kept the same consistent format and removed all links. 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