Cătălin Anghel is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Computer Science and Information Technology at “Dunărea de Jos” University of Galați, Romania. He holds a PhD in Systems Engineering, with doctoral research focused on the security of information and communication systems through quantum cryptography. His academic and professional background combines computer engineering, information security, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence. He has extensive professional and academic experience in information systems and security. His current research interests include artificial intelligence, machine learning, large language models, multi-agent systems, computer vision, digital forensics, cybersecurity, and trustworthy AI. His recent research particularly focuses on the evaluation, reliability, robustness, and practical deployment of AI and LLM-based systems, including their application to complex decision-making, forensic, and real-world engineering problems.