Meet Our Team

Md Abdullah Al Hafiz Khan

Dr. Abdullah Khan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Kennesaw State University (KSU), where he founded and directs the Cooperative Human-AI Teaming (CHAT) Lab.

His research advances human–AI teaming and natural language processing, focusing on how humans and intelligent systems can collaborate, communicate, and adapt effectively in uncertain situations across diverse domains. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC).

Francis Nweke

Francis is a Ph.D. student at Kennesaw State University, focusing his research on Human-AI Collaboration in Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI). Under the guidance of Dr. Hafiz Khan, he investigates how transparent and human-centered AI systems can enhance comprehension, trust, and decision-making in high-stakes domains.

Before pursuing his Ph.D., Francis worked as a software engineer, gaining experience in software development, system design, and research-driven innovation. This technical foundation fuels his passion for creating interpretable AI systems that bridge the gap between machine intelligence and human intuition.

Abdul Muntakim

Abdul is currently a Ph.D. student in Computer Science at Kennesaw State University, where he serves as a Graduate Research Assistant in the Cooperative Human-AI Teaming (CHAT) Lab. Previously, he worked as a Lecturer (now on study leave) at Daffodil International University, with research appointments in Natural Language Processing and Health Informatics Labs.

He earned his B.Sc. in Computer Science and Engineering from Khulna University of Engineering & Technology with high academic distinction. Abdul’s primary research interests include knowledge-guided learning, knowledge bases, human-AI teaming, large language models, federated and reinforcement learning, and natural language processing.

Research Area Keywords:

• Knowledge Guided Learning
• Human-AI Teaming
• Large Language Models (LLMs)
• Reinforcement Learning
• Natural Language Processing (NLP)

Mason Pederson

Mason is a graduate student with a focus on Privacy and Security, LLM applications.

Aaryan Kapoor

Aaryan Kapoor is an AI Research Engineer pursuing a B.S. in Computer Science at Kennesaw State University. His work spans research and open-source engineering across large language models, inference optimization, embedding systems, and AI infrastructure. 
 
He contributes to widely used open-source LLM infrastructure, including llama.cpp, which is used by millions worldwide, and builds tooling for quantization, model serving, agentic workflows, and multimodal inference. His open-source work reaches more than 10,000 model downloads per week, and his public fine-tuning infrastructure processes thousands of GPU hours each month. His broader research focuses on making advanced AI systems more efficient, reliable, and practical at scale.
 
Research Topics:

• Large Language Models
• Inference Optimization
• AI Systems Infrastructure
• Embedding Memory Systems
• Model Quantization
• Model Serving
• Agentic Workflows
• Multimodal Inference

Kris Prasad

Kris is an undergraduate student with a focus on Federated Learning, Privacy and Security, LLM applications.