Shafkat Islam, Ph.D.

Shafkat is a tenure-track assistant professor and the PI of the Trustworthy, Robust & Secure Intelligent Systems (Trust-It) lab in the computer science department at Purdue University Northwest. He completed PhD in Computer Science from Purdue University West Lafayette. He is broadly interested in AI, cybersecurity, and edge security. His research focuses on developing robust and trustworthy AI agents and safeguarding critical infrastructures/systems when AI agents are integrated into traditional systems. He has led multiple research projects with agencies such as DARPA, Sandia National Laboratory, and NSF. His research outcomes have been published in high-impact venues such as IEEE Intelligent Systems, IEEE Transactions on Artificial Intelligence, IEEE Internet of Things Journal, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, IEEE Network, IEEE WoWMoM, IEEE LCN, IEEE ISGT NA, etc. He has led the preparation of multiple grant proposals for leading funding agencies. He was awarded the Purdue Employee Merit Recognition Award in 2024 and recognized as an excellent reviewer by the IEEE Communications Society in 2023.