Interviews

David-Olivier, tell us a bit about yourself. What first sparked your interest in digital forensics, and what is your current role? I studied Mathematics and did my PhD in number theory! You may wonder what the link with DF is?

Rob, you manage FEE which takes place annually in London. Tell us a bit about your role: what does the average day look like? As event manager, my job in a nutshell is to bring together the UK & International

Syed, you're a Senior Lecturer in Cyber Security and Forensics at Birmingham City University. Tell us a bit about your role: what does a typical day look like for you? The role of a university academic has tremendously grown in

Helge, you're Head of the Software Technology Research Laboratory at De Montfort University. Tell us a bit about your role – what does your day-to-day routine look like? It is busy. Part of my role is looking at developing strategic

Joe, can you tell us something about your background and why you decided to teach digital forensics? I am a Professor of Practice at Utica College (Utica, New York) and also serve as the director of two master’s degree programs

Julia, you're Chief Developer at ReclaiMe. Could you tell our readers a bit about your role, and what an average day looks like? Actually, ReclaiMe is not that big a company and the chief developer position is not limited to

Heather, please tell us about your role as a Senior Instructor at SANS as well as a Forensic Scientist – what does your day-to-day routine look like? As a Senior Instructor for SANS, I travel around the world to teach

Jamie, you’re currently working on the Volatility project. Tell us a bit more about the project and its aims. The Volatility Framework is an open source project that allows people to analyze memory samples from various operating systems and hardware

Cosimo, please tell us about your work as an Associate Professor at the Università del Piemonte Orientale. What does a typical day look like for you? The University of Piemonte Orientale is a mid-sized University located in Piemonte, in the

Keith, please tell us about your role as EVP of Sales and Marketing at AccessData. What does your day-to-day work entail? Customer service is my key priority. I spend a great portion of my day listening to customers, understanding their

Adam, you’re a Software Product Manager at Exelis. Could you tell us a bit about what the company does, and what your own role involves? We’ve had some pretty big changes at Exelis in the last few weeks; As of

Philipp, you presented a paper at DFRWS about robustness and resilience in digital forensics laboratories. Could you briefly outline your research for our readers? The main focus of our research is on identifying the key elements of resilience and robustness

Elena, you co-founded ReclaiMe; could you tell us a bit about what made you decide to start the company? Data recovery is our family business. Initially my sister and her husband were involved in data recovery. Then I became a

Eoghan, you've been in digital forensics for a long time; how did you first get into the field? I first got into the field by accident. The husband of a friend of mine was a violent crime investigator, he was

Liwei, you're Scientific Advisor at Trend Micro. Could you tell our readers a bit about your role, and what an average day looks like? I have multiple responsibilities. Internally, I work with a few R&D teams as an adviser for

Mary, you're currently Professor and Director at the RCSI's CyberPsychology Research Centre. Tell us a bit about your role and what a typical day looks like. I am a CyberPsychologist and Director of the RCSI CyberPsychology Research Centre, I am