Prospective Students

Research Areas

My research lies at the intersection of artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and next-generation wireless network architecture. I develop secure, interpretable, and real-time communication frameworks for cyber-physical systems. I leverage deep learning, large language models (LLMs), and vision-language models (VLMs) to improve network efficiency, security, and resilience, while integrating explainable AI (XAI) to ensure trustworthy decision-making in safety-critical environments.

Students in my group will work on problems at the intersection of:

Core Areas
Next-generation Wireless Communication Semantic Communication Communication Security Explainable AI (XAI) Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) Large Language Models (LLMs) Vision-Language Models (VLMs)
Application Domains
Internet of Vehicles (IoV) Internet of Things (IoT) Smart Grid / Energy Systems Autonomous Vehicles

How to Apply

If you are interested, please email me at afia.anjum@tcu.edu with the following subject line:

Please include the following materials:

1.Your CV / resume
2.A brief research statement (1–2 paragraphs describing your interests and how they align with my work)
3.Unofficial academic transcript(s)
4.Representative publication(s), if any