Professor of computer science and independent consultant to U.S. government agencies and private industry with decades of expertise in computer security and digital privacy. 

Formal Education

  • Ph.D. in Computer Science, Stanford University
  • Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, Carnegie Mellon University

Career Highlights

  • Founding director of a University's institute for cyberspace policy
  • Served with several other members appointed by the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security to advise on what became one of the leading privacy bodies within the U.S. government
  • Taught courses in cryptography, electronic commerce, network security, computer viruses, digital privacy, information warfare, programming languages, data structures, and operating systems
  • Author or editor of five books on computer security and privacy
  • Developed the first course on computer security in a U.S. university
  • Teaching innovations include multidisciplinary courses on network security and electronic commerce and the development of a portable educational network for teaching computer security
  • Television appearances on numerous major national television news networks

Expert Qualifications

  • Served as an expert witness in several intellectual property litigations related to technologies for computer systems and computer security
  • Consulting expert to the District of Columbia's Public Defender Service in a computer-related theft case
  • Expert consultant in cryptography policy and computer fraud cases
  • Expert witness in a computer risk analysis intellectual property case 
  • Testified before the U.S. Congress on computer security and privacy

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What types of cases can this expert support?

This expert has testified in intellectual property cases involving computer systems and security technology, and served as a consulting expert in computer-related theft and crime cases. Their core expertise spans computer security, enterprise software, and financial technology—so litigation in those areas is a natural fit.

What is this expert's technical background?

PhD in Computer Science from Stanford, BS in Mathematics from Carnegie Mellon. They've spent decades as a professor and consultant to government agencies and private industry, founded a university's cyberspace policy institute, and authored five books on computer security and privacy. They also developed the first computer security course offered at a U.S. university.

What technologies does this expert specialize in?

Computer networks, encryption and decryption, e-commerce and payment systems, internet privacy, malware analysis (viruses, worms, trojans), and operating systems. They've taught and consulted on cryptography, network security, digital privacy, and information security across their career.