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Open-Access Commitment
Research outputs are intended for public access, with CC BY-NC 4.0 for VietBioNet data and appropriate open-source licensing for software once released.
Registered Non-Profit Scientific & Technological Organization
Open science · Vietnam · Public benefit
Laboratory for Emerging Media, Bio-informatics and Engineering Models
Advancing open-source computational models, bio-informatics data, and sustainable engineering solutions for public benefit and academic communities in Vietnam.
Research without paywalls. Technology for people.
01 / About LEMBEM
Our Mission & Public Benefit Mandate
Founded on 15 May 2025 as a registered non-profit scientific and technological organization in Vietnam, LEMBEM bridges theoretical computation and real-world community challenges. Our mission is to develop and distribute free, open-access scientific models, datasets and technological tools for researchers, universities, farmers and underserved communities — without commercial barriers.
We prioritize transparent methodology, reproducibility, practical engineering and accessible knowledge dissemination.
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Commercial Access Fees
Our public-interest research model is designed around grants, donations and mission-aligned sponsorships rather than paywalled scientific access.
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Core Disciplines
Emerging Media, Bio-informatics and Engineering Models — three complementary pillars connected by practical, open research.
02 / Fields of inquiry
Three Core Research Pillars
An interdisciplinary laboratory connecting digital media, life-science data and deployable engineering models.
Pillar 01 · EM
Emerging Media & Knowledge Dissemination
Developing open educational media, interactive scientific visualizations and digital archives to preserve cultural heritage and democratize scientific knowledge across Vietnam.
Scientific visualization · Digital heritage · Open education
Pillar 02 · B
Bio-informatics & Ecological Data
Analyzing agricultural genomics, biodiversity datasets and crop pathology models to support sustainable farming, transparent scientific collaboration and environmental conservation.
Biodiversity · Crop health · Ecological informatics
Pillar 03 · EM
Engineering Models & Open AI
Building lightweight machine-learning models, IoT sensor workflows and environmental forecasting algorithms designed for resource-constrained rural communities.
Applied AI · IoT · Environmental modelling
03 / Open initiatives
Featured Research & Community Initiatives
Research, code and open scientific data dedicated to public-benefit science and communities in Vietnam.
Flagship · Smart Agriculture
Bio-informatics & Smart Agriculture
AgriSense Open Initiative
An open-access smart agriculture platform applying IoT sensor models and bio-informatics data to help Vietnamese farmers monitor soil health, predict micro-climate changes and prevent crop diseases through active community deployment.
Active Community Deployment · Open Access
Visit AgriSense Open Knowledge Infrastructure
Open Scientific Data
VietBioNet Dataset
A released, curated, open-access collection of indigenous flora records and agricultural bio-markers from Northern Vietnam, designed to support student research, independent analysis and reproducible ecological studies.
Open Access Dataset · CC BY-NC 4.0
Explore VietBioNet Dataset Sustainable Engineering
Engineering Models
EcoModel-VN
EcoModel-VN is a private research project currently in development, exploring lightweight computational models for water-quality monitoring and flood-risk simulation in rural river basins. Source code is not publicly available at this stage.
In Development · Private
View private GitHub repository 04 / Accountability
Governance, Legal Status & Non-Profit Compliance
Transparency and responsible stewardship are part of the laboratory's operating principles. Founded on 15 May 2025, LEMBEM publishes its institutional identifiers, registered headquarters and research leadership below.
Institutional Profile
- English name
- Laboratory for Emerging Media, Bio-informatics and Engineering Models (LEMBEM)
- Vietnamese name
- Viện Nghiên cứu Mô hình Kỹ thuật, Tin sinh học và Truyền thông Mới (LEMBEM)
- Organization category
- Registered Non-Profit Scientific and Technological Organization (Tổ chức Khoa học và Công nghệ ngoài công lập / Phi lợi nhuận)
- Registration Number
- 254/QĐ-SKHCN
- Tax ID
- 2301284126
- Founding Date
- 15 May 2025
- Registered headquarters
- Chi Lang Commune, Bac Ninh Province, Vietnam
- Legal Representative
- Dao Van Hung (Hung Dao)
- Director of Research & Legal Representative (Viện trưởng kiêm Người đại diện pháp luật)
Non-Distribution Commitment
LEMBEM's stated operating mandate is scientific, educational and public-benefit research. Under its non-distribution principle, surplus funds, grants and donations are directed toward research infrastructure, open-source community projects and scientific education — not private shareholder dividends.
LEMBEM directs funding toward public research infrastructure, community projects and scientific education.
Research Leadership & Stewardship
Research Council · Institutional StewardshipEngineering Models & Open AI
Hung Dao
Director of Research & Principal Investigator
Bio-informatics Research
Phung Ha
Secretary General & Head of Bio-informatics Research
Emerging Media & Scientific Archiving
Minh Nguyen
Lead Researcher
05 / Knowledge commons
Publications & Open Resources
Explore LEMBEM research publications, the VietBioNet open dataset and ongoing projects such as EcoModel-VN, which is currently in private development.
Working Papers
Research notes, working papers and scientific methods from LEMBEM's three interdisciplinary research pillars.
Request publication catalogue →Engineering Models
EcoModel-VN researches lightweight water-quality and flood-risk simulations. The source repository is private while the project remains in development.
EcoModel-VN GitHub (private)Open Datasets
VietBioNet contains open-access flora and agricultural bio-marker research data from Northern Vietnam under CC BY-NC 4.0.
Explore VietBioNet Dataset →VietBioNet is labelled CC BY-NC 4.0. EcoModel-VN remains private during development; any software licence will apply upon a public release. Original website content is CC BY-NC 4.0 unless otherwise noted.
06 / Collaboration & grants
Support Open Science in Vietnam
Our public-benefit research model relies on institutional grants, cloud credits, technical partnerships and community contributions. Help keep scientific tools, methods and educational resources accessible to everyone.
Grant and donation transfers are coordinated through the institute's Techcombank account. Request the account number by email for grant verification.
07 / Contact
Connect With LEMBEM LAB
For open research, academic partnerships, grant enquiries, collaboration or requests for institutional documents, contact our team directly.