NextGen AI Research Lab
Welcome to the NextGen AI Research Lab. We work to advance trustworthy AI, large language models, cybersecurity, healthcare AI, education, and next-generation intelligent systems.
Who We Are
NextGen AI Research Lab at Texas Christian University studies trustworthy artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and intelligent systems that can support real people in high-stakes settings.
What We Do
We design and evaluate AI systems for education, healthcare, security, and next-generation networks, combining rigorous experimentation with practical deployment goals.
Why It Matters
As AI becomes more capable, our work focuses on systems that improve human performance, expose risk, and make emerging technologies more useful, reliable, and accountable.
Live & Emerging
Current projects explore agentic RAG, AI-powered tutoring tools, phishing detection, adversarial LLMs, medical AI, and 5G/6G network intelligence.
Lab Director
Robin Chataut
Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Director of Graduate Studies
Department of Computer Science
Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX, USA
- Office
- 2840 West Bowie Street, Fort Worth, TX, USA, 76109
Dr. Robin Chataut is the Founder and Director of the TCU NextGen AI Lab, Assistant Professor, and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Computer Science at Texas Christian University (TCU). He earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of North Texas.
His research focuses on developing trustworthy, secure, and human-centered artificial intelligence systems that address real-world challenges. His work spans artificial intelligence, machine learning, cybersecurity, large language models (LLMs), multimodal AI, human-centered computing, healthcare AI, and next-generation wireless communication systems.
At the TCU NextGen AI Lab, Dr. Chataut leads interdisciplinary research at the intersection of AI and cybersecurity, including adversarial AI, AI-powered cyber defense, secure authentication, malware and intrusion detection, privacy-preserving machine learning, AI-assisted education, educational technologies, and intelligent systems for healthcare. His research also explores AI-driven signal processing and physical-layer security for 5G, beyond-5G (B5G), and 6G wireless networks.
His research has been supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF), NASA, and other federal and state funding agencies. He has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications in leading AI, cybersecurity, and wireless communications venues and actively mentors undergraduate, master's, and Ph.D. students in cutting-edge research.
Dr. Chataut is a Senior Member of the IEEE and serves as a reviewer, editor, and program committee member for leading international journals and conferences. Through the TCU NextGen AI Lab, he is committed to advancing innovative AI technologies that are secure, trustworthy, and socially responsible while training the next generation of AI researchers and technology leaders.