Eugene H. Spafford is a professor of Computer Sciences at Purdue University and a professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, a professor of Philosophy (courtesy appointment), a professor of Communication (courtesy), and is the founder and Executive Director of the Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security (CERIAS). CERIAS is a campus-wide multi-disciplinary Center, with a broadly-focused mission to explore issues related to protecting information and information resources. CERIAS was established in 1998 from the earlier COAST Laboratory, headed by Professor Spafford, and founded in 1992. Dr. Spafford has written and spoken extensively about information security, cybercrime, software engineering, and professional ethics. He has published over 100 articles and reports on his research, has written or contributed to over a dozen books, and he serves on the editorial boards of several major infosec-related journals.

In his career to date, Professor Spafford and his students are credited with a number of security "firsts," including the first open security scanner, the first widely-available intrusion detection tool, the first integrity-based control tool, the first multistage firewall, the first formal bounds on intrusion detection, the first reference model of firewalls, and some of the first work in vulnerability classification databases. Much of the current security product industry can therefore be viewed as based, in part, on his past research; some of his ideas directly led to the establishment of two commercial firms: Tripwire and Signacert. His current research is directed towards issues of public policy and information security, architecture and construction of highly-secure systems, and cyberforensic technologies.

Dr. Spafford is a Fellow of the ACM, Fellow of the AAAS, Fellow of the IEEE, and is a charter recipient of the Computer Society's Golden Core award. In 2000, he was named as a CISSP, honoris causa. He was the year 2000 recipient of the NIST/NCSC National Computer Systems Security Award, generally regarded as the field's most significant honor in information security research. In 2001, he was named as one of the recipients of the "Charles B. Murphy" award and named as a Fellow of the Purdue Teaching Academy, and in 2003 was named to the "Book of Great Teachers" thus receiving all three of Purdue University's highest awards for outstanding teaching.

In 2001, Dr. Spafford was elected to the ISSA Hall of Fame, and he was awarded the William Hugh Murray medal of the NCISSE for his contributions to research and education in infosec. He is a 2003 recipient of the Air Force medal for Meritorious Civilian Service. In 2004, Spafford was named as the recipient of the IEEE Computer Society's Taylor Booth medal, and of the ACM SIGCAS's "Making a Difference" award. In 2005 he was named as a recipient of the IEEE Computer Society's Technical Achievement Award. In 2006, he received the ACM SIGSAC's "Outstanding Contribution" award, and in 2007 he was named as the recipient of the prestigious ACM President's Award. Among his many activities, Dr. Spafford is chair of the ACM's U.S. Public Policy Committee, is a member of the Board of Directors of the Computing Research Association, and was a member of the most recent President's Information Technology Advisory Committee (PITAC).

More information may be found at http://spaf.cerias.purdue.edu

 

Dr. Marcus Rogers, Ph.D., CISSP, CCCI is the Director of the Cyber Forensics Program in the Dept. of Computer and Information Technology at Purdue University. He is a Professor, Faculty Scholar and a research faculty member at the Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security (CERIAS).

Dr. Rogers has spoken and presented at many confrences around the world on Cyber Forensics. His research contributions in the field are being used in numerous law enforcement agencies, private sector and other public sector organizations.

Dr. Rogers is a member of the quality assurance board for (ISC)2's SCCP designation, the International Chair of the Law, Regulations, Compliance and Investigation Domain of the Common Body of Knowledge (CBK) committee, Chair - Ethics Committee Digital & Multimedia Sciences Section - American Academy of Forensic Sciences, and Chair - Certification Committee Digital Forensics Certification Board. Dr. Rogers is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Digital Forensic Practice and sits on the editorial board for several other professional journals. He is also a member of other various national and international committees focusing on digital forensic science and digital evidence.

Dr. Rogers is the author of numerous book chapters and journal publications in the field of digital forensics and applied psychological analysis. His research interests include applied cyber forensics, psychological digital crime scene analysis, and cyber terrorism.

Dr. Rogers has received many awards, one of which is the Paul H. Chapman Medal from the Foundation for improvement of justice, a prestigious award given to individuals that have had a large impact on the improvement of justice.

Dr. Rogers also has over 18 years of experience in public and private sector consulting in the area of IT security, and has consulted for the military, law enforcement and for some of the largest financial and health care providers in the world.

You can learn more about Dr. Marcus Rogers if you visit this webpage:
Marcus K. Rogers - Purdue University - Department of Computer and Information Technology (CIT) Faculty