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TRUST

The Team

People

The researchers, students, and collaborators who make up the TRUST Systems Lab.

Leadership

Director

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Al Amin, Ph.D.

Founder & Director, TRUST Systems Lab

Current Academic Appointment

Assistant Professor of Computer Science

Huston-Tillotson University

Al Amin, Ph.D. is the Founder and Director of the TRUST Systems Lab, an independent research initiative at the intersection of artificial intelligence, machine learning, cybersecurity, and distributed intelligent systems. His long-term goal is to build the TRUST Systems Lab — the Trustworthy, Resilient, Unified, Secure & Transparent Intelligent Systems Laboratory — around three interconnected research thrusts: secure and privacy-preserving distributed intelligence; AI security, cyber defense, and forensics; and trustworthy autonomous and agentic AI.

Research Focus

Secure & Privacy-Preserving Distributed IntelligenceAI Security, Cyber Defense & ForensicsTrustworthy Autonomous & Agentic AI

Students

Current Student Researchers

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Mariam Mumbili

Student Researcher

AI & Cybersecurity Researcher

Huston-Tillotson University

Researcher since 2026

Mariam Mumbili is an undergraduate researcher in the TRUST Systems Lab and a B.S. Computer Science student at Huston-Tillotson University. Drawing on her programming background in Python and Swift and her cybersecurity coursework, she studies privacy, security, and trust in federated and distributed AI systems.

Research Interests: Privacy-Preserving Federated Learning, Homomorphic Encryption, Differential Privacy, Secure Aggregation, Explainable AI, Trustworthy AI

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Anish Lamichhane

Student Researcher

AI & Cybersecurity Researcher

Huston-Tillotson University

Researcher since 2026

Anish Lamichhane is an undergraduate researcher in the TRUST Systems Lab and a B.S. Computer Science student at Huston-Tillotson University. Building on his experience in applied AI engineering, agentic workflows, and multi-agent applications, he studies federated-learning security and secure agentic AI systems.

Research Interests: Federated Learning Security, Backdoor Detection, Agentic AI Security, Multi-Agent Systems, Tool-Use Security, Human-in-the-Loop AI

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Biraj Lamichhane

Student Researcher

AI & Cybersecurity Researcher

Huston-Tillotson University

Researcher since 2026

Biraj Lamichhane is an undergraduate researcher in the TRUST Systems Lab and a B.S. Computer Science student at Huston-Tillotson University. Drawing on his background in machine-learning pipelines, retrieval-augmented generation, and AI-agent development, he studies security, robustness, and forensic analysis in federated and distributed AI systems.

Research Interests: Federated Learning Forensics, Client Attribution, Adversarial Machine Learning, RAG Security, Provenance-Aware AI, Robust Federated Learning

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Faa-Ha Dilu-Lahi Alaby Babalola

Student Researcher

AI & Cybersecurity Researcher

Huston-Tillotson University

Researcher since 2026

Faa-Ha Dilu-Lahi Alaby Babalola is an undergraduate researcher in the TRUST Systems Lab and a Computer Science student at Huston-Tillotson University. Building on his background in software engineering, secure backend systems, authentication, and application development, he explores secure agentic AI systems and trustworthy autonomous software.

Research Interests: Agentic AI Security, Secure Autonomous Agents, Tool-Use Security, AI-Assisted Software Engineering, Application Security, Trustworthy Intelligent Systems

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Ifedolapo Jojolola

Student Researcher

AI & Cybersecurity Researcher

Huston-Tillotson University

Researcher since 2026

Ifedolapo Jojolola is an undergraduate researcher in the TRUST Systems Lab and a Computer Science student at Huston-Tillotson University. Drawing on experience in machine learning, AI evaluation, fairness analysis, data pipelines, and AI governance, she explores trustworthy agentic and multimodal AI systems for security-sensitive and human-centered applications.

Research Interests: Trustworthy Agentic AI, Multimodal AI, AI Safety and Evaluation, Explainable and Fair AI, AI Governance and Security, Medical and Human-Centered AI