The taxonomy and systematics of invertebrates, especially insects, crustaceans, and molluscs.
Biodiversity of invertebrates in terrestrial, freshwater and marine ecosystems, to serve in planning of biodiversity and ecosystem conservation, and biological resource management .
Building and developing a database of morphology, distribution and molecular biology (DNA barcodes) of insects in Vietnam, providing baseline data for biodiversity conservation planning.
The application of measures to prevent harmful invertebrates in agriculture (for example, termite control), public health (vectors of disease).
Developing of the procedure of breeding some invertebrates species that are valuable as or have potential application of biological control.
Biological and ecological characteristics of alien invasive species and measures to prevent and control them.
The role and potential application of selected groups of invertebrates as biological indicators to assess environmental quality.
