Bio

I am a Professor of Computer Science and Associate Director for Cybersecurity at the Center for Computation and Technology (CCT) at LSU. Formerly, I was University Research Professor and Professor of Computer Science at the University of New Orleans for more than 20 years, where I also directed the Greater New Orleans Center for Information Assurance (GNOCIA). I also own Arcane Alloy, LLC, a private digital forensics and computer security company. I am a certified digital forensics investigator with over a decade of extensive experience in casework, malware analysis, expert testimony, research, instruction, and tool development. I was one of the first investigators to be granted GIAC/GCFA Gold digital forensics certification and I am a Fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS). Essentially, I'm an experimental computer scientist with extensive experience in digital forensics, reverse engineering, malware analysis, computer security in general, low-level programming, and operating systems internals. My career in computer security and computer science in general spans over 35 years. Specialties: Digital forensics, computer security, reverse engineering, malware analysis, mobile computing, networking, operating systems internals, photography.