Dr. Cong is working as a lecturer at the Shizuoka University of Art and Culture, Japan. He has published over 20 peer-reviewed papers and book chapters as the first author covering the subject of plastic waste recycling and management, urban GHG emission accounting and mapping, and energy system optimization. After obtaining his Ph.D. in 2016, Dr. Cong started his work as a post-doctoral researcher at the National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan. In 2021, he moved to the University of Kitakyushu as a senior researcher where he was responsible for many large project promotions. Before moving to the current university, he worked as a Specially Appointed Associate Professor at the University of Kitakyushu. He is currently a Visiting Researcher at the National Institute for Environmental Studies and a part-time Lecturer at the University of Kitakyushu. Up to now, the international organization and Japanese academic institutes have awarded him four times. Since 2012, he has made presentations for more than 50 times and served as the conference committees for international conferences many times.

He joined the editorial board of Global Waste Valorization on August 22, 2025, as an editorial member.