Members of the Center for Cyber Security and Forensics Education
Director and Distinguished Member of the Center
Maurice E Dawson, Ph.D., D.C.Sc., SMIEEE, CSSLP, CGEIT, C|CISO
Assistant Professor of Information Technology and Management and Director, Center for Cyber Security and Forensics Education
Software assurance, advanced cyber security principles, Internet of Things (IoT)
Distinguished Members of the Center
William Lidinsky
Industry Professor of Information Technology and Management and Director, IIT Security and Forensics Laboratory
Computer and Network Security, Computer and Network Forensics, Mobile Device Forensics, Vulnerability Testing, Steganography
Bonnie A. Goins, CISSP, CISA, CISM
Adjunct Industry Professor of Information Technology and Management
Information Security Management, Compliance, Risk Management, Risk Analysis, Coding Security
Members of the Center
Carol Davids
Adjunct Industry Professor of Information Technology and Management
Director, IIT Real Time Communications Laboratory
VoIP Security, Digital Communications Security
Peisong Huang
Adjunct Industry Associate Professor of Information Technology & Management
Wireless Network Security, Cellular System Security
Sean Hughes-Durkin
Adjunct Industry Associate Professor of Information Technology and Management
Operating System Security
Shawn Davis, GCIH, GCFE
Adjunct Industry Professor of Information Technology and Management
Threat Detection & Remediation, Digital Forensic Imaging & Analysis, Malware Reverse Engineering
Raymond E. Trygstad
Industry Professor of Information Technology and Management and Adjunct Professor of Public Administration; Associate Director, Center for Cyber Security and Forensics Education
Security Management, Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity, Legal and Ethical Issues
Jeremy Hajek
Industry Associate Professor of Information Technology and Management
Cloud Computing Security, Virtualization Security, Embedded Systems/"Internet of Things" Security
William Slater, CISSP, CISA, CISM
Adjunct Industry Professor of Information Technology and Management
Data Center Security, Information Security Management
Brian Bailey
Adjunct Industry Associate Professor of Information Technology and Management
Director, Web Development and Services, IIT Marketing and Communications
Web Security
Thomas A. Johnson, Jr.
Adjunct Industry Professor of Information Technology and Management
Enterprise Security, Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity, Security Management
Louis McHugh IV
Adjunct Industry Professor of Information Technology and Management
Director of Information Technology, IIT College of Computing
Cyber Warfare, Network Security, Operating Systems Security, Virtualization Security
Sheikh ‘Sam’ Shamsuddin
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Information Technology and Management;
Assistant Professor of Computer Information Systems, College of DuPage
Operating System Security, Coding Security
Kevin Vaccaro
Adjunct Industry Professor of Information Technology and Management;
Instructor of Cybersecurity, Moraine Valley Community College
Computer and Network Security, Computer and Network Forensics, Vulnerability Testing
Dawid Broda
Manager, Cyber Forensics and Security Laboratory
Student Members of the Center
Akvile Kiskis
Student, Bachelor of Information Technology and Management and Master of Cyber Forensics and Security
State Department Fellow
Administrator of the Center
Biographies of Members of the Center for Cyber Security and Forensics Education (C2SAFE)Faculty
Research in Cyber Security and Digital Forensics