Adjuncts
Professor William Hutchinson
Bill was the IBM Chair for Information Security within the School of Computer and Security Science. Bill has recently retired from full time employment. His past experience was in government and the finance and oil industries as well as academia. He was co-founder of the Journal of Information Warfare. His research interests are security and deception, information operations, information terrorism and the use of systems thinking in security problems.
Email: w.hutchinson@ecu.edu.au
Professor Andy Jones
Andy is currently the Program Chair for the MSc in Information Security and responsible for developing the research into security and Digital Forensics at Khalifa University in the UAE. Prior to this he was the Head of Security Technology Research at British Telecommunications (BT) where he led the research into the risk management methods, anomaly detection and computer forensics.
Email andy.jones@ecu.edu.au
Professor Steven Furnell
Steven is the Head of School of Computing, Communications and Electronics and Leader of Centre for Information Security & Network Research at Plymouth University. Steven is an Editor and Chair of numerous security and information systems journals and conferences. His research interests are Information Systems Security, Internet and WWW technologies, Mobile applications and services.
Email: sfurnell@cisnr.org
Professor Matthew Warren
Matthew is the Head of School of Information Systems at Deakin University. His research interests are Information Security, Information Warfare, Computer Ethics, Computer Viruses and Security. Matthew is active on several journal editoral panels, numerous conference committees and has over 100 publications to his name in the area of security.
Email: infosys-hos@deakin.edu.au
Associate Professor Gary Kessler
Gary is an adjunct Associate Professor with secau – Security Research Centre. Gary’s primary areas of professional interest include computer and network forensics, mobile device forensics, computer and network security, TCP/IP and the Internet, and communications protocols and standards.
Gary was instrumental in forwarding the advancement of computer crime legislation in Vermont, the last state in the U.S. to enact such legislation (1999). Gary is also the founding chair of the Vermont InfraGard chapter, and member of the Vermont Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force. He is also active in efforts to reverse laws requiring digital forensics examiners to be licensed as private investigators.
Email: gck@garykessler.net
Dr Glenn Dardick
Glenn is an Associate Professor of Information Technology at Longwood University and is an adjunct Associate Professor of Information Systems at Edith Cowan University. Glenn’s 30 years of IT managerial and technical experience has been utilized in commercial, non-profit, academic, and government enterprises and has also served as a basis for investigative work and expert witness testimony in Federal, State and Sectarian courts.
Glenn is also the director of the Association of Digital Forensics, Security and Law (ADFSL) and is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the Digital Forensics, Security and Law (JDFSL).
Email: gdardick@dardick.net
Dr Nathan Clarke
Nathan graduated with a BEng (Hons) degree in Electronic Engineering in 2001 and a PhD in 2004 from the University of Plymouth. He has remained at the institution and now is a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Information Systems Security within the Centre for Security, Communications and Network Research. His research interests reside in the area of user identity, mobility and intrusion detection; having published 50 papers in international journals and conferences. Dr Clarke is a chartered engineer, a fellow of the British Computing Society (BCS), and a UK representative in the International Federation of Information Processing (IFIP) working groups relating to the Human Aspects of Information Security & assurance (co-vice chair and co- proposer), Identity Management and Information Security Education. During his career he has worked with a variety of organisations such as France-Telecom, Symantec, Department of Trade and Industry, EduServ Foundation and local government; with a research income exceeding £700K and currently has 16 PhD students under his supervision.
Dr David Biros
David has a PhD from Florida State University. David is a retired Air Force Lt Col with a background in information technology and security. Published in MIS Quarterly, Decision Support Systems and many other journals and conference proceedings. David is also actively involved in student recruitment efforts.
Associate Professor Kerran Campbell
Up until his retirement Kerran was the Global Technical Director – Security – for Sinclair Knight Merz, and prior to that spent 30 years, 15 as Managing Director and 5 as Chairman with CCD Australia.
He is a Professional Engineer with over 42 years experience and has practiced as a professional Security Consultant since 1976. His work in Security has included projects Nationally, New Zealand, Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
Kerran has specialised in providing security consultancy advice against high level threats and has significant experience in the mitigation strategies associated with the protection of assets and facilities.
Professor Clifton Smith
Clifton conducts research in ballistics imaging, intelligent CCTV imaging, biometric imaging, and security education, and he has developed the professional security programmes of Bachelor of Science (Security), Master of Science (Security Science), and Doctor of Philosophy (Security Science). Clifton is currently a Visiting Professor at Nottingham Trent University in the United Kingdom, and is the former director of the International Centre for Security and Risk Sciences at ECU. Clifton was instrumental in developing the Security Science Research and Test Laboratory on the Joondalup Campus of Edith Cowan University
Dr Edwin “Leigh” Armistead
Leigh is the Director of Business Development for Goldbelt Hawk LLC, the Programme Chair for the International Conference of Information Warfare and an Adjunct Lecturer for Edith Cowen University in Perth, Australia. He has written nine books, 18 journal articles, presented 17 academic papers and served as a Chairman for 16 professional and academic conferences. Formerly a Master Faculty at the Joint Forces Staff College, Leigh received his PhD from Edith Cowan University with an emphasis on Information Operations. He also serves as a Co-Editor for the Journal of International Warfare, and the Editorial Review Board for European Conference on Information Warfare.
Associate Professor Ken Fowle
Ken is actively researching (part-time) the use of laser scanners in incidents and accidents within the resource sectors, a project funded by the WA Government, where Ken has been employed for over 20 years by the Western Australian (WA) Department of Mines and Petroleum (DMP).
Ken completed his PhD at the University of Nottingham (UK) in 2003 and returned to the DMP and is with the Departments Investigation and Enforcement Branch. Ken is the current Vice President of the Australian and New Zealand Forensic Science Society (WA Branch) and a Former President.