RESEARCH FESTIVAL 2026

RBL in Action, Researchers Ready

Triển khai RBL, Triển vọng trong nghiên cứu

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About ResFes 2026

About ResFes 2026

Research-Based Learning (RBL) is an approach that places students at the center of educational activities, shifting the focus from teacher-centered to student-driven instruction. In RBL, students are encouraged to embrace the essence of research and participate in conducting one, through which they can improve their essential skills and educational outcomes, including defining problems, collecting, analyzing, and explaining data in the most systematic way.

With its implementation, the Research Festival focuses on empowering students from being passive learners to active participants in the scientific journey. This year, Research Festival 2026 (ResFes 2026) requires students to incorporate RBL into their curricula to cultivate essential, relevant skills for their majors and prepare them for industry demands.

At ResFes 2026, we encourage research teams to apply research-based learning within their specific majors and sub-committees with the aim of equipping students with the skills needed to meet the demands of economic development, social transformation, and the digital era in the 21st century.

Research Fields

05 Sub-committees

Information Technology

  • Automotive Technology
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Software Engineering
  • Information System
  • Information Assurance
  • Applied Data Science
  • IC Design
  • Other related fields

Digital Art and Design

  • Digital Art and Design
  • Graphic Design
  • Other related fields

Communication Technology

  • Multimedia Communication
  • Public Relations
  • Integrated Marketing Communication
  • Brand Communication
  • Other related fields

Business Administration

  • Marketing
  • International Business
  • Business Administration
  • Business Analytics
  • Logistics & Global Supply Chain Management
  • Fin-Tech
  • Law
  • Eco-Law
  • Other related fields

Linguistics

  • English
  • Korean
  • Chinese
  • Other related fields

Research Topics

Research foci to discuss at ResFes 2026 cover the following, but are not limited to:

1. Information Technology: Experimenting with Emerging Technologies

  • Student-led AI and data science research driven by real-world problems
  • Prototyping intelligent applications through research-based experimentation
  • Cybersecurity experiments and ethical hacking labs
  • IoT and edge AI systems developed through inquiry-based learning
  • Safe, responsible, and explainable AI research
  • Quantum Machine Learning exploration through simulation and hybrid models
  • Research-based design and evaluation of digital and AI-oriented chips

2. Digital Art & Design: Design Thinking Informed by Research

  • Research-driven visual communication design
  • Human–AI co-creation in design studios
  • User-experience testing and evidence-based design
  • Cultural research in visual identity creation
  • Sustainable design experiments
  • Data, measurement in Design
  • Emerging modalities and embodied experience (e.g. VR, XR,...)
  • Service Design

3. Business Administration: Business Insight through Inquiry

  • Student research on digital business models
  • Data-driven market analysis projects
  • Startup experiments and lean validation research
  • Consumer behavior investigation
  • ESG and sustainability strategy research
  • Policy makers and economic developments
  • Policy makers and ESG/Environmental/Green practices – drivers and consequences
  • Stock market exchanges: implications for the authority

4. Communication Technology: Exploring Media Innovation

  • Interactive & Immersive Storytelling (AR/VR, 360° video, interactive narratives)
  • Short-form Visual Communication
  • AI-mediated Multimedia Communication (AI-generated content, Human vs. AI communicator)
  • Ethical & Responsible Multimedia Communication
  • Fake News, Visual Misinformation & Deepfakes
  • CSR & Sustainability Communication in Multimedia Contexts

5. Linguistics: Discovering Language through Inquiry

  • Corpus-based language research projects
  • Comparative linguistics
  • AI-assisted language learning experiments
  • Discourse analysis in digital communication
  • Translation studies using real datasets
  • Language and culture research in global contexts

Awards

1
The Champion
20 million VND
2
The First Runner up
15 million VND
3
The Second Runner up
10 million VND
4
The Consolation Prize
3 million VND
5
Favorite Poster Prize
1 million VND

Notice: Teams are subject to a specific amount of tax that adheres to the Vietnam's Law on Personal Income Tax if win one of the aforementioned prizes.

Regulations

1. TEAM COMPOSITION & ELIGIBILITY

  • Each team has no more than three (03) members, including the team leader (individual performance is also accepted).
  • Team members might be from the same or different disciplines/departments.
  • Each member can only register for one (01) research team only.

2. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

  • Each research topic can be registered under only one sub-committee. The Board of Reviewers will check for similarity and eligibility of all submissions.
  • The official language for both oral and written presentations is English.
  • All submitted papers must follow the ResFes 2026 mandatory format. Submissions that do not meet the requirements will be disqualified.
  • Presentation slides can follow a free-style format.
  • Turnitin similarity must not exceed 25%
  • Research teams must check their plagiarism on Turnitin before submission (if possible)
  • Teams whose similarity index exceeds 25% will be disqualified for the Preliminary Round or The Finale.

3. COMPETITION ROUNDS

Round 1: Preliminary Round (Online Mode)

  • Each team must submit their Proposal via the registration link
  • For the Proposal Template, please access the provided Template.
  • All research teams must comply with and sign in the commitment on responsible usage of AI in their Proposal.
  • Research proposal format:
    • Language: English
    • Paper size: A4
    • Layout: Single column
    • Font: Times New Roman, size 11
    • Maximum length: 10 pages (excluding references and appendices)
  • For citations and references, please refer to:
    • IEEE style should be applied for Information Technology. For more details, please visit IEEE Style Guidelines.
    • APA style should be applied for Business Administration, Linguistics, Multimedia Communication, and Digital Arts & Design. For more details, please visit APA Style Guidelines.
  • Research teams with the highest scores in each sub-committee will advance to the Finale.
  • Presentation time per team: 20 minutes
    • 10-minute presentation
    • 10-minute Q&A

Round 2: The Finale (On-Site at FPT University, Can Tho Campus, Vietnam)

Final Round Evaluation Breakdown

  • Poster Presentation (20% of total score): 5-minute overview presentation of your research topic.
  • Slide Presentation & Q&A (80% of total score): 5-minute presentation focusing on key research highlights, followed by a 15-minute Q&A session with the judges (20 minutes total).
  • Favorite Poster Prize: An additional poster prize worth 1 million VND will be awarded based on public voting.

Poster Specifications

  • Size & Orientation: 60 x 100 cm (Horizontal layout)
  • Content: Concise and visual summary of your research, clearly displaying your team name
  • File Format: PDF (Minimum 300 DPI, CMYK color mode, minimum file size of 2MB)
  • File Naming Convention: Subcommittee – Team Name (Example: LIN - SMIA)

Slide Presentation Requirements

  • Content: Concise, highlighting key points of your research topic
  • Design: Flexible / Free format

Submission Deadline & Details

4. FULL PAPER SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

  1. Submit your Full paper before 5.00 pm, July 19, 2026 (GMT+7, Indochina Time)
  2. Full paper must follow the compulsory template of ResFes 2026. Please access the hyperlink below to download the template:
  3. Research teams must follow the specific requirements for citation and reference as follows:
  4. Language use: English
  5. All full papers must meet the requirement for Turnitin check: Similarity index must not exceed 25%
  6. Please find attached instructions on full paper submission. All full papers must be submitted to CMT. Any full paper that is submitted via other channel will not be considered for marking and evaluation.
  7. CMT Submission Guidelines

Research teams who fail to meet one of the aforementioned criteria will be disqualified from The Finale.

Important Milestones

START 1 March 16 – 5.00 pm, April 16 Registration and Proposal submission 2 April 6 Preliminary round's Workshops 3 April 23 Announcement on Preliminary Round Candidates 4 May 09 & 10 Preliminary Round 5 May 19 Preliminary Round result announcement 6 5.00 pm, July 19 Full paper submission 7 July 22 Announcement on The Finale Candidates 8 August 15 The Finale

Acknowledged. All future time-related milestones and event schedules will be provided using the GMT+7 (Indochina Time) offset.

Workshops – Elevate Your Research Skills!

Our workshops are designed to equip students with essential skills to:

Design structured research papers
Develop effective research methodologies
Conduct research that meets international standards

Workshop

Virtual (Online)

Monday, April 6, 2026

Stay Updated

The official agenda will be announced soon via our fanpage and email!

Join us to enhance your research expertise and prepare for ResFes 2026! 🚀

The Preliminary Round Results

ZzZTeam

  • Unit: FPTU
  • Campus: Hanoi

Pioneer Trio

  • Unit: FPTU
  • Campus: Hanoi

DHATeam

  • Unit: FPTU
  • Campus: Hanoi

DangBand

  • Unit: FPTU
  • Campus: Hanoi

SwinburneInnovationLabTeam1

  • Unit: FSWB
  • Campus: Hanoi

Absolutely Inefficient

  • Unit: FPTU
  • Campus: Da Nang

NextKey

  • Unit: FPTU
  • Campus: Da Nang

FUQN TD

  • Unit: FPTU
  • Campus: Quy Nhon

TCT

  • Unit: FPTU
  • Campus: Ho Chi Minh City

MTN

  • Unit: FPTU
  • Campus: Ho Chi Minh City

QKT

  • Unit: FPTU
  • Campus: Ho Chi Minh City

GNU

  • Unit: FGW
  • Campus: Ho Chi Minh City

Loulou

  • Unit: FGW
  • Campus: Ho Chi Minh City

The chill trio

  • Unit: FPTU
  • Campus: Can Tho

Matrix

  • Unit: FPTU
  • Campus: Can Tho

AND-Gate

  • Unit: FPTU
  • Campus: Can Tho

KPC – Built to Win

  • Unit: FPTU
  • Campus: Can Tho

Con Vây Ờ Beo

  • Unit: FPTU
  • Campus: Hanoi

GreedyDrones

  • Unit: FSWB
  • Campus: Hanoi

Kafkon

  • Unit: FPTU
  • Campus: Da Nang

xAI for Evasive Malware

  • Unit: FSWB
  • Campus: Hanoi

AI-ers

  • Unit: FPTU
  • Campus: Hanoi

AlphaChem

  • Unit: FPTU
  • Campus: Ho Chi Minh City

PiX.Lab

  • Unit: FPTU
  • Campus: Da Nang

AiTA@01

  • Unit: FPTU
  • Campus: Ho Chi Minh City

NTN

  • Unit: FPTU
  • Campus: Can Tho

22

  • Unit: FPTU
  • Campus: Hanoi

Tam An

  • Unit: FPTU
  • Campus: Hanoi

Wood-Bit

  • Unit: FPL
  • Campus: Hanoi

Articulate

  • Unit: FPTU
  • Campus: Ho Chi Minh City

ILLUS

  • Unit: FPTU
  • Campus: Ho Chi Minh City

Moonee

  • Unit: FGW
  • Campus: Ho Chi Minh City

Typhoria

  • Unit: FPTU
  • Campus: Can Tho

Loyalize

  • Unit: FPTU
  • Campus: Can Tho

OrcaX Gramma

  • Unit: FPTU
  • Campus: Can Tho

TEAM SÁU MƯƠI LĂM

  • Unit: FGW
  • Campus: Can Tho

Ahn Kim Hwan

  • Unit: FSWB
  • Campus: Hanoi

The Paper Boat

  • Unit: FSWB
  • Campus: Hanoi

Sand

  • Unit: FSWB
  • Campus: Hanoi

TDVN

  • Unit: FPTU
  • Campus: Da Nang

Lion

  • Unit: FPTU
  • Campus: Da Nang

SOL

  • Unit: FPTU
  • Campus: Da Nang

Luminos

  • Unit: FPTU
  • Campus: Da Nang

HorsePixel

  • Unit: FPTU
  • Campus: Quy Nhon

RICE TO MEAT YOU

  • Unit: FPTU
  • Campus: Can Tho

V-STARS

  • Unit: FPTU
  • Campus: Can Tho

Genious

  • Unit: FPTU
  • Campus: Hanoi

Day Dreamer

  • Unit: FSWB
  • Campus: Hanoi

FinDima

  • Unit: FPL
  • Campus: Hanoi

1st

  • Unit: FPTU
  • Campus: Da Nang

TriAI

  • Unit: FPTU
  • Campus: Da Nang

Zenith

  • Unit: FGW
  • Campus: Da Nang

Aces

  • Unit: FGW
  • Campus: Da Nang

Luminous

  • Unit: FGW
  • Campus: Da Nang

H2K2

  • Unit: FPTU
  • Campus: Ho Chi Minh City

Fellow Keys

  • Unit: FGW
  • Campus: Ho Chi Minh City

EduTech

  • Unit: FGW
  • Campus: Ho Chi Minh City

VANE

  • Unit: FPTU
  • Campus: Can Tho

Strive

  • Unit: FPTU
  • Campus: Can Tho

Chốt

  • Unit: FPTU
  • Campus: Can Tho

INLABABO

  • Unit: University of Santo Tomas, Manila Campus, Philippines
  • Campus: Philippines

Lexis

  • Unit: FPTU
  • Campus: Hanoi

Interstellar

  • Unit: FPTU
  • Campus: Hanoi

Exoplanet 5-11

  • Unit: FPTU
  • Campus: Hanoi

ROOM1024

  • Unit: FPTU
  • Campus: Da Nang

TTM

  • Unit: FGW
  • Campus: Da Nang

Altair

  • Unit: FPTU
  • Campus: Can Tho

Nuance

  • Unit: FPTU
  • Campus: Can Tho

Team Cuisine

  • Unit: FPTU
  • Campus: Can Tho

Duo-bee

  • Unit: FPTU
  • Campus: Can Tho

Mindmesh

  • Unit: FPTU
  • Campus: Can Tho
CMT ACKNOWLEDGMENT: The following acknowledgment must be included on your conference website, as well as the conference proceedings if applicable. *

The Microsoft CMT service was used for managing the peer-reviewing process for this conference. This service was provided for free by Microsoft and they bore all expenses, including costs for Azure cloud services as well as for software development and support.

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