Minh Dao
A large group of children and young people raising their hands together on a dirt field under a wide sky
Hello, I’m Minh

Drone RacerShark DiverMusical ArtistEngineer

That’s me.

And there’s more to the story.

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Minh speaking on stage at TEDxYouth beside a slide about drones
A Caribbean reef shark swimming through rays of sunlight, with more sharks below
A black grand piano with its lid raised, alone on a stage
Koi swimming over a trail of lights at the bottom of a pond

The Curious Index

Four different worlds, one curious mind: a look into the things I build, explore, create, and learn from.

Led club to 2x national drone racing finals. Spoke at TEDx on drones’ potential in climate action, agriculture, disaster relief & evacuation.

Leading to serve

Diving with majestic sharks and reef manta rays. Learned more about underwater habitats and shark conservation. We became part of each other’s world.

The call of the deep

Composed three original piano pieces and two audio-books. Reached 14,000+ streams with popular track “Cheesy Pyramids.”

DNM18

I created a device that integrates mathematics with engineering and computer vision, enabling fish farmers to track fish health through a smartphone.

Fish ’n’ Chips

How My Mind Works

A simple loop: observe the world, make sense of it, and turn ideas into something real.

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Observe

Nature, people, problems

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Understand

Models, patterns, insights

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Create

Prototypes, projects, impact

Things I’ve Made

All projects
Current project

Fish ’n’ Chips

Elevating the region, one fish at a time

Fish health problems in modern aquaculture can escalate rapidly, causing mass mortality, economic losses for farmers, and reduced food security when early signs of fish illness go undetected.

light trailcat
V1
zxymotion sensor
V2
computer visionabnormal swimming pattern
V3
 Try the pond
risk estimateclinical indicators
Mathematics for Health

Early detection for under-resourced communities

I utilized Bayesian statistics to create an affordable yet reliable breast cancer early detection system. Currently achieving 93% accuracy.
Botanical illustration of a noni plant, with leaves, flowers and fruit, from Flora de Filipinas
Hanoi University of Science

Anthraquinone from Vietnamese Noni plants

Researching a treatment for rheumatoid arthritis. Won Gold Medal @ Prix Eiffel International Invention and Innovation Contest.
Engraving of a Steinway grand piano with its lid raised, from an 1890 history of the American pianoforte
DNM18

Ruru’s Calm Corner Kit

Music and resources for schools from impoverished areas, with accessible emotional-support tools for children.

Beyond Myself

It’s not always about me.

Being healthy is great. Helping others to becoming more healthy is even better.

See my impact
Minh sitting beside an elderly woman on the edge of a bed

…while swimming was how I learnt about MYSELF.

My story
2 years

from ZERO to HERO

At the age of six, it took me two years to learn how to swim, last of my swimming club to do so.

Two young swimmers in orange at a school swimming meet
 16km

defying LIMITS

At 13, I became the first student to traverse a 16km-lake in Northern Vietnam.

A canoe crew paddling across a green lake
 Age 15

blessed by the SUN, forged by the STORM

Moving to Singapore at 15 with the same thirst for the ocean.

Minh windsurfing off the coast of Singapore