At the meeting to deploy the national project under the KC4.0 Program "Research on building a system to monitor the technical status of construction structures based on the technology platform of the 4.0 Industrial Revolution", the members participating in the project of the Institute of Construction Engineering were particularly enthusiastic in discussing to find the optimal solution, especially focusing on effectively applying the achievements of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. At the end of the meeting, talking to us, Lieutenant Colonel, MSc. Nguyen Cong Nghi, lecturer of the Institute's Department of Construction Engineering Fundamentals, a member of the project, said: "This is one of the important projects that the Institute is focusing on to complete on schedule. From the results of the project, we will build a system to monitor the "health" of offshore projects. When the project has any changes or is affected by natural disasters, the system will transmit signals to the center for analysis, assessment of the technical status of the project and report to the management unit for appropriate maintenance and repair measures, avoiding major problems and risks of insecurity."

Officers and lecturers of the Institute of Special Construction Engineering (Military Technical Academy) exchange academic knowledge next to new equipment.

Coming to the Department of Geodesy and Cartography of the Institute of Special Engineering, we were introduced by Lieutenant Colonel, Associate Professor, Dr. Trinh Le Hung, Head of the Department, about the topic "Research on the application of artificial intelligence and geospatial technology in building a support system for management and analysis of forest resources in the context of climate change in Dak Lak province", which he is the head of. According to Mr. Hung, geospatial is a relatively fast-growing field, requiring researchers to always research to avoid being left behind, to keep up with the advances of science and technology in the country and the world. Building a management software system over a large area will help people have measures to manage, preserve and develop forest resources more effectively.

With the main functions of training, scientific research and scientific-technological consulting services, the Institute of Special Construction Engineering is currently one of the leading units of the Military Technical Academy in applying the achievements of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The Institute's scientific research activities always closely follow the orientation of building a modern Army, focusing on new materials, defense works, port systems, road systems, airports, marine and island works... serving national defense and security combined with socio-economic development. In the period of 2013-2022, the Institute's staff and lecturers have chaired and participated in the implementation of 8 state-level projects, 3 NAFOSTED (National Foundation for Science and Technology Development) projects, 12 Ministry of National Defense -level projects, 4 industry-level projects and more than 100 Academy-level projects. On average, each year, the Institute's staff and lecturers publish more than 140 scientific articles, of which 30-40 are in the ISI and Scopus databases; 5 topics have won the Vifotec Award, 3 topics have won the Creative Youth Award in the Army. Currently, the Institute is implementing 2 state-level topics, 4 ministerial and industry-level topics and many Academy-level topics.

This result is due to the fact that the Institute of Special Construction Engineering has implemented many practical and effective measures. Learning about the activities of the Department of Surveying and Cartography, we learned that in recent years, identifying scientific research as a highlight in its activities, the Department's staff and lecturers have agreed to implement many breakthrough measures, such as: Strengthening the organization of specialized academic activities; proactively connecting with leading units and experts inside and outside the Army to help staff and lecturers update new research directions and experiences in scientific publications... From specialized seminars with the participation and sharing of many leading experts, staff and lecturers are updated with new research directions as well as improving their dynamism, initiative, and cooperation in finding sources of topics and linking scientific research.

According to Colonel, Associate Professor, Dr. Vu Ngoc Quang, Acting Director of the Institute and Lieutenant Colonel, Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Van Tu, Party Committee Secretary, Deputy Director of the Institute of Special Engineering: Proactively training and developing a team of cadres, lecturers and researchers is one of the prerequisites to achieve high results in performing tasks. Every year, the Institute assigns specific targets to each department in scientific research; 100% of cadres and lecturers with doctoral degrees must preside over at least one prestigious national or international scientific article. In addition, the Institute builds specialized research groups and strong research groups to promote the strengths of each individual as well as gather forces with the same research direction to solve large, specialized research problems...

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