I’m Mao Hieng. I lead technology projects, build systems, and help bring research into everyday life.
Technology Transfer Coordinator at Cambodia Academy of Digital Technology, working across software engineering, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence.
PROJECT LEADERSHIPSOFTWARE & SYSTEMSCLOUD & DEVOPSAI & RESEARCH
01 / EXPERIENCE
From building software to leading its impact.
Hands-on engineering and team leadership across industry and academia, connecting project delivery with research and technology transfer.
Current role
2019 — Present
Technology Transfer Coordinator
Cambodia Academy of Digital Technology · CADT
Lead and co-lead external projects, coordinating technical teams across several projects each year.
Transfer research results into applications for society and commercial use.
Manage cloud and on-premise computing environments and GPU resources.
Work across project leadership, system development, design, machine learning, data science, and simulation.
Lecture, advise interns, and research Khmer Text-to-Speech.
Technology transferTechnical leadershipApplied research
2012 — 2019
Team Leader
CamMob Co., Ltd.
Led and contributed to more than 20 projects, combining team leadership and Scrum Master responsibilities.
Gathered and analysed requirements, coordinated projects, and worked directly with clients.
Designed systems and user experiences, developed full-stack applications, and specialised in Android development.
Worked with database administration and Google Cloud and Amazon cloud products.
Full-stack developmentAndroidSystem designScrum
2009 — 2011
Early foundations
BM Solution · KhmerDev · MyService
Android development trainee at BM Solution (2011), building a Cambodia tourism application with online and offline data, maps, and GPS-based location discovery. Earlier web and data-entry traineeships at KhmerDev (2010) and MyService (2009) focused on Joomla, web content, and database backup and restoration.
02 / EXPERTISE
A broad toolkit. A practical mindset.
From understanding a problem and designing the system to delivering applications and supporting the infrastructure behind them.
01
Project & team leadership
Project management, requirements analysis, coordination, client collaboration, Scrum, and technical team leadership.
02
Software & mobile
Full-stack and Android development, system design, and object-oriented programming.
KotlinJavaNode.jsGoLaravelPython
03
Cloud & infrastructure
Cloud and on-premise computing, DevOps, GPU resource management, and Kubernetes learning.
Google CloudAmazon cloudDevOps
04
Databases & systems
Database analysis and administration, data modelling, and information systems.
MySQLPostgreSQLMongoDBFirestoreGoogle Cloud SQL
05
Human-centred design
Design thinking, UX/UI design, and translating requirements into useful digital experiences.
06
AI & data
Machine learning, data science, simulation, and Khmer Text-to-Speech research, supported by a master’s degree in AI.
03 / TEACHING & RESEARCH
Share knowledge. Advance ideas.
Bringing practical engineering experience into the classroom and exploring how research can become useful applications.
RESEARCH FOCUS
Khmer Text-to-Speech
Research on Khmer Text-to-Speech, alongside work in machine learning, data science, and simulation at CADT.
Khmer language technologyApplied AI
Teaching at CADT
Lecturing and supporting students through practical project work.
Design Thinking, UX & UI
OOP & Java
Project I & II
DevOps
Project Management
Internship advising
04 / EDUCATION
Always learning.
A foundation in engineering, extended through artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and continued professional learning.
2023 — 2024
Master’s Degree in Artificial Intelligence
2022 — 2023
Professional Skills in Cybersecurity
IBM – AUPP
2007 — 2012
Engineer’s Degree in Computer Science
Institute of Technology of Cambodia · ITC
Programming, computer architecture, information systems, databases, networking, and security.
2012 — 2020
Continued professional learning
Online courses in Kubernetes, data privacy, and UX/UI design.
2001 — 2007
General Education
Monivong High School
05 / LANGUAGES
Communication
KhmerMother tongue
EnglishGood
06 / INTERESTS
Beyond the work
Reading, researching and learning new technology, coding, and system design. Away from the keyboard: gaming and occasional exercise.