Dr. Huyen T.T. Nguyen

From September 2025, I will join Valcon as a Principal Data Scientist, applying my interdisciplinary research expertise to real-world challenges in data-driven decision-making, fairness, and organizational strategy.

As an interdisciplinary economist with expertise in natural language processing (NLP), applied econometrics, and experimental methods, my work bridges research, policy, and industry. It centers on gender equity, algorithmic bias, and evaluation in high-stakes contexts.

Using survey methodology, online experiments, and text analysis, I examine how individuals present themselves and are evaluated — especially in competitive settings such as automated recruitment, negotiations, and debate tournaments. This research draws on behavioral and open-text data to uncover how evaluation biases and human-AI interactions affect outcomes across demographic groups.

I hold a PhD (cum laude) in Economics from Erasmus University Rotterdam and Tinbergen Institute. My dissertation applied NLP and econometric techniques to debates and committee deliberations, revealing how language and group dynamics shape performance evaluations. Findings show that gender gaps stem more from differences in persuasive language than from overt bias, and that gender quotas alone may not dismantle structural barriers. You can read my dissertation or watch my public defense.

On this site, you will find my CV, research, teaching materials, and resources designed for both academic and professional audiences.