# Hoa Vu

> Ph.D. University of Massachusetts Amherst 2018

**Wikidata**: [Q103338983](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q103338983)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/hoa-vu

## Summary
Hoa Vu is a computer scientist and an associate professor at San Diego State University. He earned a Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2018 and completed his doctoral work under advisor Andrew Iain Shaw McGregor.

## Biography
- Education: Ph.D., University of Massachusetts Amherst (2018)
- Employer(s): San Diego State University (associate professor)
- Field(s): Computer science

## Contributions
The provided source material identifies Hoa Vu as a computer scientist with a Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts Amherst (2018) and as an associate professor at San Diego State University. It also records his doctoral advisor as Andrew Iain Shaw McGregor. Beyond these academic and professional affiliations, the sources do not specify particular research contributions, publications, software, patents, standards, or leadership roles.  

For identifier and discovery purposes, the sources list several scholarly and knowledge-graph identifiers associated with Hoa Vu: a Google Scholar author profile (ID: C3qZIn8AAAAJ), a Google Knowledge Graph entity ID (/g/11h4bysb77), and a Mathematics Genealogy Project entry (ID: 260625). These identifiers indicate that he has a trackable academic presence across common research indexing systems, but the source material supplied here does not enumerate specific works, dates of publications, or documented impacts.

## FAQs
### Q: Who is Hoa Vu?
A: Hoa Vu is a computer scientist. He is an associate professor at San Diego State University and earned his Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2018.

### Q: Where did Hoa Vu earn his Ph.D.?
A: He earned his Ph.D. at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The source material describes this as occurring in 2018.

### Q: Who was Hoa Vu’s doctoral advisor?
A: His doctoral advisor was Andrew Iain Shaw McGregor. This relationship is explicitly listed in the provided structured properties.

### Q: How can I find Hoa Vu’s research profile online?
A: The sources provide a Google Scholar author ID (C3qZIn8AAAAJ) and a Mathematics Genealogy Project ID (260625). They also list a Google Knowledge Graph ID (/g/11h4bysb77).

## Why They Matter
Based on the provided material, Hoa Vu’s significance is documented primarily through his academic role and training: he is a computer scientist who completed a Ph.D. at the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2018 and holds a faculty position as an associate professor at San Diego State University. These facts place him within the research and teaching ecosystem of computer science, with a clear doctoral lineage through advisor Andrew Iain Shaw McGregor.  

However, the sources included here do not describe specific research outputs (such as named papers, systems, datasets, or awards) or concrete field-changing results attributable to him. What can be stated from the material is that he is an identifiable scholar with standard academic indexing footprints (Google Scholar, Mathematics Genealogy Project, and Google Knowledge Graph), which supports discoverability and attribution in academic contexts. Any claims about particular scientific advances, influence on subfields, or widely adopted contributions would require additional source material beyond what was provided.

## Notable For
- Computer scientist.
- Ph.D., University of Massachusetts Amherst (2018).
- Associate professor at San Diego State University.
- Doctoral advisor: Andrew Iain Shaw McGregor.
- Researcher identifiers listed in sources: Google Scholar (C3qZIn8AAAAJ), Mathematics Genealogy Project (260625), Google Knowledge Graph (/g/11h4bysb77).

## Body
### Identity and Field
- Occupation: computer scientist.
- Instance of: human.
- Sex or gender: male.

### Education
- University of Massachusetts Amherst
  - Degree: Ph.D.
  - Year: 2018 (as described in the provided raw description / Wikidata description).
- Doctoral advisor: Andrew Iain Shaw McGregor.

### Academic and Professional Affiliation
- San Diego State University
  - Role: associate professor (listed as an employer with qualifier indicating associate professor).

### External Identifiers (as provided)
- Google Scholar author ID: C3qZIn8AAAAJ
- Google Knowledge Graph ID: /g/11h4bysb77
- Mathematics Genealogy Project ID: 260625

## References

1. Mathematics Genealogy Project
2. [Source](https://cs.sdsu.edu/people/hoa-vu/)