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Khanh Duy Tran

I am an enthusiastic researcher interested in the technical feasibility of wearable biomedical platforms. The question that keeps pulling me back is simple: does an engineered system sense reliably, and can what it measures become directly meaningful for prospective clinical use?

I am not especially drawn to technology for its own sake. Outside research, I am more naturally an art enthusiast, especially when it comes to music, along with books and stories that make me think.

“The day I die is the day I am no longer able to hear the music.”

Research Publications

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Beyond Research

A small collection of the people, books, stories, and music that matter to me outside research.

My Love

An engagement-day letter I wrote to my beloved wife.

Books I Enjoyed

2026
  • The Book of Why: The New Science of Cause and Effect — Judea Pearl and Dana Mackenzie
  • Animal Farm — George Orwell
  • How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking — Jordan Ellenberg
  • The Alchemist — Paulo Coelho
  • Surrounded by Idiots — Thomas Erikson

Stories I Carry

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Orb: On the Movements of the Earth — Uoto

Human knowledge endures across generations. We pursue it fearlessly through hope and doubt, leaving traces for those who come after us.

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood — based on the manga by Hiromu Arakawa

Equivalent exchange: we cannot gain anything meaningful without sacrificing something dear to our hearts.

20th Century Boys — Naoki Urasawa

Sincerity, loyalty, responsibility, and moral conviction can outweigh spectacle, manipulation, and hollow symbols of power.

An Album I Keep Returning To

Shadows Collide with People — John Frusciante