Dr Le Khanh Ngan Nguyen
Strathclyde Chancellor's Fellow
Management Science
Personal statement
I am a Chancellor’s Fellow in the Department of Management Science. Before that, I was working as a researcher in systems thinking in policy on sustainability at University College London. I gained a Bachelor of Pharmacy and a Master of Public Health from the University of Sydney and a PhD in Operational Research/Management Science, focusing on hybrid health systems simulation modelling in controlling healthcare-associated infections, from the University of Strathclyde. My research interest lies in using simulation models, including system dynamics, discrete-event simulation, agent-based modelling, and hybrid models, to evaluate the impact of health and social care interventions and policies. I am particularly interested in how combining different types of models can bring new insights and values to support decision-making.
Prize And Awards
- SBS Knowledge Exchange Award for Impactful Early Career Academics
- Recipient
- 1/6/2023
- EURO Prize for OR for the Common Good 2022 - Finalists
- Recipient
- 6/7/2022
- The UK Chapter of the System Dynamics Society Annual Prize
- Recipient
- 4/2022
- The Prof. Steve Gallivan Award
- Recipient
- 9/7/2021
Publications
- Understanding healthcare demand and supply through causal loop diagrams and system archetypes : policy implications for kidney replacement therapy in Thailand
- Botwright Siobhan, Teerawattananon Yot, Yongphiphatwong Natcha, Phannajit Jeerath, Chavarina Kinanti Khansa, Sutawong Jiratorn, Nguyen Le Khanh Ngan
- BMC Medicine Vol 23 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-025-04054-6
- Exploring the drivers of unsustainable pressures in health and social care : a qualitative system dynamics approach.
- Nguyen Le Khanh Ngan, McCabe Holly, Howick Susan, Megiddo Itamar, Sengupta Soumen, Morton Alec
- Social Science and Medicine Vol 371 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.117913
- Combining SD & ABM : frameworks, benefits, challenges, and future research directions
- Howick Susan, Megiddo Itamar, Nguyen Le Khanh Ngan, Wurth Bernd, Kazakov Rossen
- Hybrid Modeling and Simulation Conceptualizations, Methods and Applications (2024) (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-59999-6_9
- A framework for conceptualising hybrid system dynamics and agent-based simulation models
- Nguyen Le Khanh Ngan, Howick Susan, Megiddo Itamar
- European Journal of Operational Research Vol 315, pp. 1153-1166 (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2024.01.027
- Civil servant and expert perspectives on drivers, values, challenges and successes in adopting systems thinking in policy making
- Nguyen Le Khanh Ngan, Kumar Cecilia, Shah Marine Bisaro, Chilvers Andrew, Stevens Isabella, Hardy Rachel, Sarell Claire J, Zimmermann Nici
- Systems Vol 11 (2023)
- https://doi.org/10.3390/systems11040193
- Health systems simulation modelling to support decision-making in Covid-19 prevention and control in care homes
- Nguyen Le Khanh Ngan, Howick Susan, Megiddo Itamar
- The Operational Research Society Simulation Workshop 2023, pp. 182-183 (2023)
- https://doi.org/10.36819/SW23.021
Professional Activities
- Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore
- Visiting researcher
- 10/2025
- Royal Statistical Society Conference 2025
- Participant
- 9/2025
- ORAHS: The European Working Group on Operational Research Applied to Health Services
- Participant
- 6/7/2025
- Economic Statistics Centre of Excellence (ESCOE) (External organisation)
- Advisor
- 5/2025
- 2025 Winter Simulation Conference
- Participant
- 1/2025
- A framework for conceptualising hybrid System Dynamics and Agent-Based Model
- Speaker
- 12/2024
Projects
- JARSS Research Excellence Award (REA 3179): A Hybrid Simulation Approach for Planning a Sustainable Model of Personalised Home Care
- Nguyen, Le Khanh Ngan (Academic) Megiddo, Itamar (Academic) Ibrahimy, Shafkat Muhammad (Post Grad Student)
- 01-Jan-2024
- System Dynamics Modelling to Address Overcrowding in Vietnam's Public Hospitals: Beyond the Lens of Supply and Demand
- Nguyen, Le Khanh Ngan (Principal Investigator)
- ISPF/ SFC Pump Priming Collaborative Award (SFC1251-119)
- 11-Jan-2024 - 31-Jan-2025
- Cultures of Collaborative Research in a Socially Progressive Technological University / R230557-203
- Davidson, Sharada Nia (Co-investigator) Catalano, Allison (Research Co-investigator) Nguyen, Le Khanh Ngan (Research Co-investigator)
- 16-Jan-2024 - 15-Jan-2026
Contact
Dr
Le Khanh Ngan
Nguyen
Strathclyde Chancellor's Fellow
Management Science
Email: nguyen-le-khanh-ngan@strath.ac.uk
Tel: Unlisted