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I build trustworthy computing systems—from bare-metal firmware to cloud-scale analytics.
As Chief Scientist at Harbor Experts and a Lecturer in Computer Science at Johns Hopkins University, I combine hands-on engineering with expert testimony in high-stakes litigation. I’ve performed technical analyses and source code reviews in over 100 matters, testified in federal and state courts, and am known for designing custom experiments and reconstructing technical evidence even in cases where source code is lost or unavailable.
An inventor on six U.S. patents and a published researcher, I specialize in software and operating system security, embedded systems, reverse engineering, and network protocol analysis. My work spans everything from modifying hardware and firmware to designing automated analysis engines and building secure cloud-based platforms.
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Expert Witness Services
- Testimony in federal and state courts, International Trade Commission investigations, and inter partes reviews.
- Proven ability to explain complex technical concepts to judges and juries.
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Custom Experimental Design
- Designs and executes bespoke technical experiments to address critical questions in litigation, cybersecurity, and advanced engineering analysis.
- Reconstructs technical evidence and performs forensic analysis even in cases where source code is lost or unavailable.
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Source Code and Binary Analysis
- Led over 100 large-scale source code reviews spanning millions of lines of code.
- Deep expertise in binary reverse engineering, differential code comparison, and code quality analysis.
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Embedded Systems and Hardware Security
- Hands-on experience with firmware, device security, and embedded control systems.
- Inventor of tools and techniques for vulnerability detection in embedded devices.
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Software and Network Security Research
- Published peer-reviewed research in embedded security, authentication technologies, and secure communications protocols.
- Holder of six U.S. patents in binary analysis, network traffic profiling, data-security analytics, and IoT monitoring.
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Teaching and Mentorship
- Lecturer at Johns Hopkins University, teaching courses in computer science, computer security security and applied cryptography.
- Mentor to engineers and students in hands-on security research and technical projects.
- Firmware IQ: Automated engine that unpacks embedded-device firmware and performs 100+ security checks, cross-referencing vulnerabilities with NIST’s National Vulnerability Database.
- Sentinel: A CPU add-on for IoT-class processors that builds control-flow profiles to enhance embedded system security.
- Smart Grid Traffic Profiling: Real-time visualization platform for analyzing and securing smart grid network traffic.
- Publications: Peer-reviewed research in embedded security, multifactor authentication, and large-scale audit analysis.
- Patents: Six U.S. patents in binary analysis, data security analytics, and network traffic profiling.
- Community: Mentor to emerging engineers; restorer and curator of vintage computing hardware; creator of retro-computing archives and educational resources.