Interviews

Robert, can you tell us something about yourself and your background before founding Tableau, LLC?

I had the good fortune to grow up in the San Francisco Bay Area – the place known as Silicon Valley – and it’s only … Read more

Dr Pamplin, can you tell us a little bit about your background and how the the UK Register of Expert Witnesses (www.jspubs.com) came into being?

I am a geologist by training, but as I did my PhD back … Read more

Ben, can you tell us a little bit about your background and how you became involved in mobile phone forensics?

I never expected to be here. I was an electrical engineer 25 years ago when my company at the time … Read more

Nick, can you tell us something about your background and why you decided to work in this particular field?

I’ve worked in IT for almost 20 years and around 10 years ago was involved in writing Intranet and Internet based … Read more

Jan, how did you get started in computer forensics?

I decided to specialise in forensics after meeting a bunch of lads from the Hi-Tech Crime Unit at a conference in London in about 2002. For a start, they had all … Read more

Professor Sammes, can you tell us something about your background and your current role?

I have not always been in the academic world. I started out in the military, serving for some 29 years in the British Army. I first … Read more

Simon Biles, together with his wife, runs an Information Security Consultancy – Thinking Security – from near Oxford in the UK. He is currently consulting with HM Revenue and Customs on Security Architecture. He is also studying for an MSc … Read more

Gene, can you tell us a little bit about your background and how you came to work at CERIAS?

My academic PhD was work in reliable operating systems. I then did a post-doc in software testing, which I viewed as … Read more

Paul, can you tell us something about your background and your current role?

I’m a Detective Sergeant with the City of London Police; I was previously seconded to the National Hi-Tech Crime Unit as an operational team leader. As a … Read more

Jonathan Krause is the owner of Forensic Control, which he established on 2008. Based in London they provide computer forensics services to law firms and corporate clients.

Jonathan, can you tell us something about your background? How did you get … Read more

Ian, can you tell us a little bit about yourself and how you came to be involved with the Open University?

I have always been interested in further and higher education. I have been teaching ICT related subjects and mathematics … Read more

Matt, can you tell us something about your background and how F-Response came into being? What problems were you trying to solve?

It’s true that necessity is the mother of invention, which is how F-Response came into being. As a … Read more

Can you tell us something about your background? How did Appointments-UK come into being?

I’ve enjoyed over twelve years in recruitment, starting out in the city [London] specialising in IT within Investment Banking.

The area that really interested me was … Read more

Stefan, can you tell us something about your background? Why did you decide to concentrate on the forensic aspects of WinHex and develop X-Ways Forensics?

Originally I started programming WinHex because I needed a hex editor and disk editor myself … Read more

Can you tell us something about your background before joining Guidance Software? Why did you decide to focus on technology law?

After law school I practiced commercial litigation for about 8 years before joining Guidance Software in 1999. During my … Read more

How did you get started in computer forensics, was there something in particular which appealed to you about investigating computer misuse?

When I first got started in computer security, I quickly noticed the number of people who were Linux or … Read more