Academic & Research Profile · 2026

Academic and research collaboration for trustworthy AI.

CIAGI advances AI governance, assurance, operational validation, and safe adoption for critical infrastructure through open frameworks, applied research, CPAG Lab validation, and international collaboration.

CIAGI affiliated research presented at IEEE ICCSDFAI 2026 in Istanbul

Closing the gap between governance theory and operational reality.

AI enabled decisions can directly influence physical systems. CIAGI focuses on interdisciplinary research that connects governance, assurance, operational practice, standards, and empirical validation.

Fragmented Research

AI governance remains distributed across disciplines, limiting unified approaches for critical infrastructure.

Theory–Practice Gap

Governance models often remain disconnected from the operational realities of deployed AI systems.

Limited Validation

Cyber physical AI governance requires evidence from realistic operational and laboratory environments.

Interdisciplinary Need

Meaningful progress requires researchers, practitioners, standards experts, and operational stakeholders.

AAIGF-E: Adaptive AI Governance Framework for the Electric Sector

AAIGF-E is CIAGI’s flagship research contribution and an open platform for academic collaboration, empirical validation, pilot studies, and continuous improvement.

111Governance Controls
11Governance Domains
7Lifecycle Anchors
5Mapped Standards
Mapped research foundationNERC CIP · NIST AI RMF · MITRE ATLAS · ISA/IEC 62443 · ISO/IEC 42001

Four connected research domains.

AI Governance & Assurance

Control design, assurance evidence, accountability, and lifecycle governance.

Operational Validation & Human Oversight

Decision context, independent validation, reliance, and operational authority.

Critical Infrastructure & OT/ICS Security

Cyber physical consequence pathways, adversarial AI, and operational resilience.

Standards, Policy & Responsible AI

Cross standard alignment, sector governance, and policy relevant research.

From research to knowledge transfer.

01Research
02Framework Development
03Applied Validation
04Evidence Generation
05Continuous Improvement
06Knowledge Transfer

Applied validation for cyber physical AI governance.

CPAG Lab operationalizes governance frameworks by validating controls, assurance mechanisms, human oversight, and OT/ICS risk scenarios through experimentation and collaborative research.

Validate Controls

Translate documented governance requirements into observable operational evidence.

Test Human Oversight

Examine validation, escalation, and reliance decisions before operational deployment.

Enable Collaboration

Develop modular laboratory environments for academic institutions and research partners.

Research leadership supported by international expertise.

Founder & Executive Director

Suhail Ahmad Rana

Cybersecurity governance, risk, compliance, AI assurance, critical infrastructure, and OT/ICS security. Co-author of AAIGF-E v1.0.

Co-Founder & Academic Lead

Dr. Dinara Kozhamzharova

Artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, smart infrastructure, intelligent systems, and international academic collaboration.

Strategic Advisor

Prof. Eric T. Matson

Purdue University · Artificial intelligence · Multiagent systems · Robotics and Autonomous Systems.

Strategic Advisor

Prof. Seunghwan Myeong

Inha University · AI governance · Public policy · Smart cities.

Collaborate with CIAGI

Joint research, academic partnerships, research networks, workshops, publications, graduate collaboration, and applied validation.