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Automotive Cybersecurity & Safety Researcher

Secure the signal.
Protect the journey.

Đặng Thị Phương Thảo · Da Nang, Vietnam

Bridging ISO/SAE 21434 cybersecurity and ISO 26262 functional safety for Connected Autonomous Vehicles.

Automotive Security & Safety Leader at a global Tier-1 supplier. Leading multidisciplinary cybersecurity and functional safety teams, alongside independent research into V2X security and CAV resilience.

INDEPENDENT THINKING. SYSTEM-LEVEL ASSURANCE.

RESEARCH FIELD / 01V2X → TRUST
From connected signals to system assurance Conceptual diagram linking a sender, receiver, and evidence boundary. A received signal is not sufficient on its own to establish trust. EVIDENCEBOUNDARY SENDERRECEIVER CONNECTED VEHICLEASSUMPTIONS & LIMITS
A signal is an observation.
Trust requires evidence.

01 / Strategic focus

Where security meets safety.

Three connected lines of inquiry.
One commitment to defensible evidence.

/01

MESSAGE INTEGRITY

V2X Protocol Security & Misbehavior Detection

Examining message trust and behavioral consistency across V2X communications, including SAE J2735 BSM and ETSI CAM integrity.

  • V2X
  • SAE J2735
  • BSM / CAM
/02

EVIDENCE & LIMITS

Kinematic Verification & Observability Gaps

Investigating receiver-local limits and differential cancellation: what kinematic evidence can reveal, and what remains unobservable.

  • Receiver-local
  • Kinematics
  • Observability
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SYSTEM ASSURANCE

Safety & Security Concurrency

Connecting TARA with HARA and ASIL-driven safety objectives to study cybersecurity and functional safety together, with explicit assumptions.

  • ISO/SAE 21434
  • ISO 26262
  • TARA / HARA

02 / Independent lab & PoC

PI-EMDS.
Make the limits visible.

Explore V2X misbehavior detection through the lens of kinematic evidence and receiver-local observability. The independent lab connects research questions with a visual, interactive 3D inspection experience.

Research prototypes support exploration and hypothesis testing; they do not establish production safety or standards compliance.

Launch 3D Observability Inspector on tcybertrust.id.vn (opens in a new tab)

tcybertrust.id.vn ↗

OBSERVABILITY INSPECTOR
  1. 01

    Observe the message

    Start with the receiver's available evidence.

  2. 02

    Question the inference

    Examine kinematic consistency and cancellation.

  3. 03

    Expose the boundary

    Distinguish detectable behavior from blind spots.

RESEARCH QUESTION → MODEL → INSPECTION

03 / Community & strategic leadership

Knowledge grows
when it is shared.

Community Manager for Women in Tech Vietnam in Da Nang, and Industry Consultant & Visiting Lecturer at VNUK. Connecting industry practice with education through mentoring, technical training, and opportunities for the next generation.

A PERSONAL PHILOSOPHY
“Life, Learn
and Freedom.”

Live with intention. Keep learning.
Protect the freedom to think independently.

Industry · Education · Community

Experience that connects disciplines.

Automotive Security & Safety Leader
Global automotive Tier-1 supplier · February 2024–present
Cybersecurity management, assessment, and functional safety. Coordinating cross-border engineering teams and assurance activities.
Community Manager · Women in Tech Vietnam
Da Nang · May 2026–present
Supporting education, digital inclusion, and opportunities for women in STEM.
Industry Consultant & Visiting Lecturer · VNUK
February 2019–present
Career guidance, capstone mentoring, and judging and mentoring for Youth on Hackathon, co-organized with UNICEF.
Regional Programmer Trainer Lead · Gameloft
January 2009–June 2018
Progression from software programming to regional technical training leadership across Southeast Asian studios.

Education & continuous learning

Master’s candidate in Information Security, Duy Tan University · expected December 2026.
BSc in Information Technology, University of Science, VNU-HCM · 2005–2009.

04 / Toolkit & credentials

A practical foundation.

Technical toolkit

  • Network Security
  • OS Hardening & Embedded Security
  • Linux / Docker
  • SUMO / Veins
  • Python / C++
  • Agile Leadership

Professional credentials

  • PMP
  • PSM II
  • Google Cybersecurity
  • Google AI Essentials
  • Google Project Management

05 / Sharing

Learn. Reflect. Share.

Personal notes on research, engineering leadership, and lifelong learning — in English and Vietnamese.

All notes

06 / Contact

Let's ask better questions.

Research conversations. Shared learning. Safer connected systems.

Get in touch