Bio:
Dr. Umit Karabiyik (Dr. K) is an Associate Professor of Cybersecurity at Purdue University’s Department of Computer and Information Technology and the Director of the Ubiquitous and Mobile Investigative Techniques and Technologies (UMIT²) Lab. Prior to his appointment at Purdue, Dr. K was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Sam Houston State University from 2015 to 2018. Dr. K is a First-Generation Student and received his B.S. degree in Computer Systems Teaching from Sakarya University in 2006, M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science from Florida State University in 2010 and 2015, respectively. His research interests broadly lie in Digital Forensics, Cybersecurity, Forensic Intelligence, User and Data Privacy, Artificial Intelligence in Security, Privacy and Forensic Applications. He has secured federal and industrial funding from the U.S. National Institute of Justice, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Bureau of Justice Assistance, The National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC), and Lockheed Martin Corporation. Dr. K’s research yielded several digital forensics tools for law enforcement’s use. His team has developed and delivered numerous mobile and IoT forensics training courses and technical assistance for law enforcement and justice system professionals. He is an Editorial Board Member of Springer Nature’s Discover Computing journal and the Journal of Surveillance, Security and Safety, conference chair and/or technical program committee member of high-quality international conferences in Digital Forensics, Cybersecurity, and Networking. As an experienced educator and mentor, Dr. K has guided numerous graduate and undergraduate students and has been recognized with multiple awards for research and teaching excellence. He has played a key role in shaping cybersecurity curricula and fostering interdisciplinary collaborations across fields such as Computer Science, Information Technology, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Criminal Justice.