Research for a more human-centered world

Agentic Systems
for a More Human Future

We advance fundamental research and real-world systems at the intersection of artificial intelligence, intelligent systems, and human-centered applications, with a focus on healthcare, multi-agent collaboration, research infrastructure, and knowledge systems.

Research areas

From fundamental research to real‑world impact.

Artificial
Intelligence

Foundation models, reasoning, and human-centered AI.

Intelligent
Systems

Multi-agent systems, human–AI collaboration, and complex systems.

Healthcare AI

AI for health, biomedicine, and clinical decision support.

Research
Infrastructure

Tools, datasets, and platforms for open scientific discovery.

Knowledge
Systems

Knowledge representation, scientific AI, and information systems.

Featured research programs

Long-term research programs for a more capable and beneficial AI future.

Microscopic view of botanical leaf cells from medicinal plant research

AIMed

AI for healthcare and Vietnamese traditional medicine.

Applied healthcare AI focused on safe real-world use, medical knowledge, and intelligent assistance.

5,190+ medicinal herbsInteraction checkingAI plant recognition

Public platform — live

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ActantOS

Runtime safety and verification for multi-agent systems.

A self-hosted enforcement kernel that intercepts tool calls between agents and the systems they act on — evaluating each call against policy before allowing, pausing for approval, or blocking.

Fail-closed enforcementCedar policy engineOne-use human approvals

v1.2.0 “Quiet Open-Core” — shipped, self-hosted

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A university research commons with scholarly books and shared data resources

ScienzaOS

Research infrastructure for open science and collaboration.

The platform for academic life: Research Agent, Teaching Studio, and Business Collaboration on one shared foundation of sources, review, rights, and provenance — agents prepare, people retain authority.

Research AgentTeaching StudioBusiness Collaboration

Pre-launch — access by request

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Illustration of a request moving through a policy gate and human approval checkpoint to an audit ledger

Agent Platform

Governed AI agents with clear permissions and an auditable record of every action.

An operating layer connecting channels, agents, people, and systems. It applies rules and scoped permissions, requests human approval when needed, and records actions and outcomes.

Scoped permissionsHuman approvalsAction records

In development

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Selected publications

Recent research from the lab.

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  1. 2026 · Journal article

    Data driven adaptive SVC control for 110 kV substations using machine learning and edge deployment validation

    Nguyen Thanh Quang · Ngo Trung Kien

    DOI · Discover Electronics
  2. 2026 · Conference paper

    Multi-Agent Systems for Nontraditional Financial Security: Architecture, Mechanisms, and Policy Implications

    Trung-Kien Ngo · Thu-Huyen Hoang · Thanh-Tung Trinh

    HSB faculty publication record
  3. 2026 · Conference paper

    Smart and Sustainable Agriculture: Offline Reinforcement Learning for Intelligent Handover in Hybrid VLC/RF Agricultural IoT Networks

    Ngo Trung Kien · Vuong Thi Nhung · Le Anh Ngoc

    Springer · Proceedings of CSA 2025
  4. 2026 · Journal article

    Circularity and Sustainability of Rice Straw Biomass Supply Chain Assessment for Bioenergy Production: Case Study in Viet Nam

    Nguyen Thanh Quang · Nguyen Ngoc Bach

    DOI · BioEnergy Research

Our people

An interdisciplinary team of researchers, builders, and partners.

All members

Selected member work

Teaching, research, and applied work.

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“AI is a general-purpose technology. Our goal is to make it more useful, more reliable, and more human-centered in the worlds that matter most.”
—  ERA Lab

News

News and notes from the lab.

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2026 · 09

ERA Lab launches its public website

The lab's research areas, programs, and team are now documented in one place — with collaboration channels open to partners.

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Collaborate

Research is a collective effort.

We work with researchers, clinicians, industry partners, and public institutions to advance trustworthy and beneficial AI.

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Who we work with

Open, interdisciplinary collaboration.

  • Universities
  • Research institutes
  • Hospitals and healthcare organizations
  • Industry partners
  • Open science community