Sean McLinden, Outcome Technology Associates, Inc.

Sean, can you tell us something about your background? My first exposure to computers was as an undergraduate when I saw an episode of the PBS series Nova about artificial intelligence (AI). Since I was headed to the University of

Graham Brown-Martin, Digital Safety Conference

Graham, can you tell us a little bit about your background? I’ve been described as a disruptive maverick who tends to apply the principles of activism to much of what I do. I’m the founder and managing director of Learning

Lee Whitfield, Forensic 4cast

Lee, can you tell us something about your background and why you decided to work in the field of computer forensics? I used to work in construction law. My father is an expert witness in construction and I worked with

Robert Botchek, President & Founder, Tableau, LLC

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

Ben Levitan, US Telecommunications Expert Witness

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

Nick Furneaux, MD CSITech & Director, Bright Forensics

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

Jan Collie, The Digital Detective

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

Professor Tony Sammes, Cranfield University

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

Simon Biles, Thinking Security

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

Gene Spafford, CERIAS

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

Paul Wright, City of London Police

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

Jonathan Krause, Forensic Control

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

Ian Kennedy, Forensic Consultant & Open University Lecturer

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

Matt Shannon, Founder and Chief Software Architect, F-Response

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

David Sullivan, Appointments-UK

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