About

Kha Do is a Ph.D. candidate in Computer Science at La Trobe University (LTU), supervised by Professor Wei Xiang. His research focuses on Robust AI and Multimodal Learning, with applications in Earth Observation. He is passionate about developing intelligent systems that can effectively integrate diverse data sources to enhance the reliability and scalability of AI in real-world environments. He serves as a peer reviewer for prestigious venues and journals, including CVPR, ECCV, IEEE TPAMI, and IEEE TIP.

Research Interests: Multi-modal Foundation Models, Earth Observation, Weather and Climate AI


Selected Publications

Spectrally Distilled Representations Aligned with Instruction-Augmented LLMs for Satellite Imagery
Kha Do, Wei Xiang, Kang Han, Di Wu, Khoa Phan, Phoebe Chen, Gaowen Liu, Ramana Rao Kompella
CVPR 2026  ·  Towards Multi-Spectral Precision via RGB-Only Imagery for Earth Observation Vision-Language Models
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RobSense: A Robust Multi-modal Foundation Model for Remote Sensing with Static, Temporal, and Incomplete Data Adaptability
Kha Do, Kang Han, Phu Lai, Khoa T. Phan, and Wei Xiang
CVPR 2025  ·  A multi-modal foundation model for MS + SAR data supporting static, temporal, and incomplete inputs
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Education

  • Ph.D. in Computer Science (2024 – Present)
    La Trobe University (LTU), Australia

  • Master’s Degree in Information Technology (2021 – 2023)
    VNU University of Engineering and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam

  • Bachelor’s Degree (Honors) in Information Technology (2017 – 2021) · High Distinction
    VNU University of Engineering and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam


Grants & Awards

  • La Trobe University – Graduate Research Scholarship and Student Travel Award (2025)
  • NVIDIA – Academic Grant Program Award (2024)
  • Vingroup Innovation Foundation – Domestic Master’s Scholarship (2022, 2023)
  • Toshiba – Scholarship for Outstanding Master’s Students (2021, 2022)
  • IEEE RIVF Conference – Best Paper Award (2021)
  • VNU University of Engineering and Technology – Excellent Bachelor Thesis Award (2021)
  • Odon Vallet Foundation – Scholarship for Outstanding Students (2019, 2020)