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Research Fields:

Cyber Security and Risk
Cyber-Physical System
AI Security and Privacy
Internet of Things
Smart Grid
Machine Learning
Stochastic Modeling
Data Science
Healthcare and Wellbeings
Sustainable Edge Computing
Wireless Communication

Course Teaching:

CS-6420 Artificial Intelligence for Security, Fall 2025
CS-6800 Data Analytics, Fall 2025
CS-3270 Intelligent Systems, Spring 2025
COMP-4200 Advanced Database Systems, Spring 2025
CS-1030 Intro to Computer Concepts, Spring 2025
CS-4275 Machine Learning Foundations, Fall 2024
COMP-2320 Principles of Programming, Fall 2024
CYSE 635 - AI Security and Privacy, Fall 2023

Research Goal: Md Shirajum Munir is a multidisciplinary researcher, his research focuses on Trustworthy Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI), Intelligent Cyber Physical Systems (CPS), Wireless Communication Systems, Sustainable Edge Computing, AI for Cyber and Cyber for AI, Cyber-security, Risk, and Privacy Management, AI Security and Privacy, Applied Data Science, Quantum Computing, Networking, and Machine Learning, Intelligent Healthcare and Well-being Systems, and Resilient Smart Grid Operation through developing data-informed artificial intelligence (AI) and stochastic models. 15+ years of research and development experience in industry and academia as a Computer Engineer professional. Specifically, research on developing domain-specific trustworthy and explainable AI mechanisms through investigating, modeling, and capturing data uncertainty of complex cyber-physical systems. He is an expert on stochastic games, reinforcement learning (RL), risk-adversarial learning, multi-agent/meta-RL, trustworthy AI, generative AI, stochastic optimization, data science, and dynamic programming.

Md Shirajum Munir

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Professional Appointments:

Assistant Professor, Computer Science, School of Computing, Analytics, and Modeling, University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA, USA (August 2024 – Present).
Research Assistant Professor, School of Cybersecurity, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA (July 2023 – August 2024).
Visiting Faculty, Air Force Research Lab (AFRL), Rome, NY, USA (May 2024 – July 2024).
Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Old Dominion University Research Foundation, VMASC, Norfolk, VA, USA (Sep. 15, 2022 – Jul. 24, 2023).
Postdoctoral Researcher, Kyung Hee University, Networking Intelligence Laboratory, Yongin-si, ROK. (Sep. 1, 2021 – Aug. 31, 2022).
Senior Software Engineer, ReliSource Technologies Ltd, Dhaka, Bangladesh (May 16, 2016 – Feb. 24, 2017).
Lead Engineer | Sr. Software Engineer | Software Engineer, Samsung R&D Institute Bangladesh Ltd, Dhaka, Bangladesh (Sep. 20, 2010 – May 13, 2016).

News:

Journal Accepted: M. S. Munir, S. Proddatoori, M. Muralidhara, T. M. Dena, W. Saad, Z. Han, and S. Shetty, ”A Trust-By-Learning Framework for Secure 6G Wireless Networks Under Native Generative AI Attacks.”, IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society (IEEE OJCOMS), vol. 6, pp. 6045-6065, 2025, July 2025. Link
2025 Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award: Received the 2025 Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award by Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU).
IWCMC 2025 Paper Presented: M. S. Munir, S. Proddatoori, M. Muralidhara, M. Gamarra, W. Saad, Z. Han, and S. Shetty, “Securing NextGeneration Wireless Networks Against Native GenAI Attacks: An Evidence-Theoretic Approach,” 21st International Wireless Communications & Mobile Computing Conference, IWCMC 2025, 12–16 May 2025, Abu Dhabi, UAE, Hybrid Event.
IWCMC 2025 Paper Presented: S. H. Sudhakara, M. S. Munir, and S. Shetty, “Native AI-based Predictive Operational Resiliency in CyberPhysical Energy Systems,” 21st International Wireless Communications & Mobile Computing Conference, IWCMC 2025, 12–16 May 2025, Abu Dhabi, UAE, Hybrid Event.
Research Grant Awarded: CRII: OAC: An Evidence-Aided Symbolic Reasoning Framework for Trustworthy Interdependent Multi-Modal Multi-Agent Machine Learning Tasks, PI, National Science Foundation (NSF).
ICNC 2025 Paper Accepted: M. S. Munir, S. Proddatoori, M. Muralidhara, and S. Shetty, "A Bayesian Belief Network Framework for Protecting Generative AI-driven Attack in Smart Grid Communication" International Conference on Computing, Networking and Communications (ICNC 2025), Feb 2025, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
ICNC 2025 Paper Accepted: M. E. Rahman, M. S. Munir, and S. Shetty, "Deep Learning-Driven Beam and Blockage Forecasting for Reliable mmWave Vehicular Networks " International Conference on Computing, Networking and Communications (ICNC 2025), Feb 2025, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
Research Grant Awarded: Experiential Learning Support Funds, Perry College of Mathematics, Computing, and Sciences, University of West Georgia.
Journal Accepted: M. S. Munir, K. T. Kim, S. F. Abedin, M. G. R. Alam, W. Saad, and C. S. Hong, “Cognitive Behavior-in-the-Loop: Towards an Attentive Driving in Intelligent Transportation Systems,” IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, September 2024. Link
Voluntary role as TPC: IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC) 2025.
Joined as a tenure-track Assistant Professor: Computer Science, School of Computing, Analytics, and Modeling, University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA, USA
Media: Our research on "A Zero Trust Framework for Realization and Defense Against Generative AI Attacks in Power Grid" is selected as an exciting paper by the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative.
Travel Grant: Our GRA Manjushree Muralidhara received a travel grant from the 2024 IEEE Conference on Network Softwarization (NetSoft 2024).
Joined as a Visiting Faculty: Air Force Research Lab, Rome, NY
Voluntary role as TPC: IEEE Military Communications Conference 2024
Research Grant Awarded: Intelligent Zero Trust for Defense Against Generative AI Attacks in Power Grid Supply Chain, (PI), Commonwealth Cyber Initiative (CCI).
Research Grant Awarded: Trustworthy and Explainable AI Framework for Cyber Vulnerability Detection, Risk Explanation, and Defense in Networked CPS: Intellectual Property and Commercialization, (PI), Commonwealth Cyber Initiative (CCI).
Research Grant Awarded: Intelligent Automation for Cyber Ready Industrial Control Systems Training Program for Safe and Secure Shipbuilding Operations, (Co-PI), Commonwealth Cyber Initiative (CCI).
ICC 2024 Paper Presented: M. S. Munir, S. Proddatoori, M. Muralidhara, W. Saad, Z. Han, and S. Shetty, “A Zero Trust Framework for Realization and Defense Against Generative AI Attacks in Power Grid,” 2024 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), June 2024, Denver, CO, USA.
NetSoft 2024 Paper Presented: M. Muralidhara, M. S. Munir, S. Proddatoori, and S. Shetty, “Detecting Attacks and Optimizing Routes in Radio-frequency Networks Using Machine Learning and Graph Theory,” 2024 IEEE Conference on Network Softwarization (NetSoft 2024), June 2024, St. Louis, MO, USA
NOMS 2024 Paper Presented: K. Kim, Y. K. Tun, M. S. Munir, W. Saad, and C. S. Hong, "Pilot Optimization and Channel Estimation Scheme for Semantic Communication: A Framework for Edge Intelligence," NOMS 2024-2024 IEEE Network Operations and Management Symposium, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
NOMS 2024 Paper Presented: H. Kim, Y. M. Park, P. S. Aung, M. S. Munir, and C. S. Hong, "Energy-Efficient Trajectory and Age of Information Optimization for Urban Air Mobility," NOMS 2024-2024 IEEE Network Operations and Management Symposium, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, 2024.
Research Grant Awarded: Graduate Student Experiential Learning Program (Cyber ExL) [2 GRA for Spring Mentoring], Jan. 2024 - April. 2024, COVA-CCI (William & Mary).
Congrats to Mr. M. E. Rahman: M. E. Rahman, M. S. Munir, and S. Shetty, “An Attention-based AI Model for 3D Beam Prediction in THz Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Communication,” Proceedings of the International Conference on Computing, Networking and Communications (ICNC 2024), February 19, 2023, Big Island, Hawaii, USA.
Accepted and Presented in WSC 2023: M. S. Munir, S. Shetty, and D. B. Rawat, “Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence Framework for Proactive Detection and Risk Explanation of Cyber Attacks in Smart Grid,” Proceedings of the 2023 Winter Simulation Conference (WSC 2023), Dec. 13, 2023, San Antonio, USA.
Our work in IEEE Xplore: M. S. Munir, A. Adhikary, K. T. Kim, W. Saad, S. Shetty, S-B Park, and C. S. Hong, "Neuro-Symbolic Explainable Artificial Intelligence Twin for Zero-Touch IoE in Wireless Network," IEEE Internet of Things Journal vol. 10, no. 24, pp. 22451-22468, 15 Dec.15, 2023.
New Appointment: Joined as a Research Assistant Professor - Computer Engineering, School of Cyber Security, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA.
New Volunteering Role: An associate Editor at IEEE Internet of Things Journal.
New Volunteering Role: A guest editor for the special issue on “Advances in Communication Systems, IoT and Blockchain” of Mathematics in the section of Computational and Applied Mathematics.

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