T.M. (Tri) Tran, Dr

Dr. Tri Mikael Tran is currently a tenured Assistant Professor of Operations Management at the Department of Operations, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Groningen. He researches supplier-buyer (inter-firm) relationships.

Starting from October 2023, Tri is the Leader of the Community of Practice (CoP) in AI in education at the Teaching Academy of Groningen.

Relevant experience

• 2021-present: Assistant Professor of Operations Management at the University of Groningen, Netherlands
• 2021-2021: Operations Management Consultant, Flovio Ltd., Finland
• 2017-2021: Research and Teaching Staff, Aalto University, Finland
• 2019-2020: Researcher, Finnish Defence Research Agency, Finland
• 2017-2017: Supply Chain Data Scientist, CGI, Finland

Education

• 2017-2021: Doctor of Science (Econ), Aalto University (#1 business school in Finland), Finland. Major: Operations Management. Graduated 1.5 years early with a perfect GPA (5.0/5).

• 2015-2017: Master of Science (Econ) with distinction, Aalto University, Finland. Major: Management Science (Operations Research). Graduated as the highest-ranking student (Dean's List, equiv. Summa Cum Laude) with a perfect GPA (5.0/5), one semester early, with one semester's worth of extra credits, also with a perfect GPA.

• 2015-2017: CEMS Master's in International Management, Aalto University (Helsinki, FI) and Ivey Business School (#1 MBA program in Canada). CEMS languages (above-functional fluency): English, Finnish, Vietnamese. Business project: Cybersecurity. GPA: straight A's.

• 2012-2015: Bachelor of Science (Econ), Aalto University, Finland. Major: Business Technology

Languages

• English: C2.2 (IELTS: 9.0)
• Vietnamese: mother tongue
• Finnish: B2.2
• Swedish: B2.1

Military service

• Basic training: Finnish Navy 2019; advanced training: Finnish Army 2019-2020
• Completed with perfect evaluations (5/5: excellent) across all categories.