Dr Vo moved from Northumbria University (Newcastle upon Tyne, UK) to join La Trobe University in December 2019 as an Associate Professor in Structural Engineering. At Northumbria University, he was a Senior Lecturer in Civil Engineering and later led this program as Program Leader (2013-2019). Prior to that, he worked as a Lecturer at Airbus’ Advanced Composite Training and Development Centre and Glyndŵr University (2011–2013) and Research Associate at University of Liverpool (2010 –2011). His research interests have been devoted towards the development of shear deformation theories to investigate structural responses of composite structures (laminate, functionally graded material and micro/nano structures).