A Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science with more than 20 years of experience in computer science, this expert specializes in digital image processing, computer vision, computer graphics, photo forensics, image authentication, human perception, medical imaging, and computational biology. His work focuses on detecting digital image manipulation, identifying image forgeries, analyzing image authenticity, evaluating AI-generated images and deepfakes, and developing computational techniques for image and video forensic analysis. He also has more than 10 years of expert witness experience providing consultations, depositions, and courtroom testimony involving digital imaging, computer graphics, image sensors, and computer forensics.

His professional background includes serving in academic, public research, and private technology leadership roles as Professor, Department Chair, Director, Chief Technology Officer and Co-founder, Senior Advisor, and Board Member. Throughout his career, he has led research involving digital image and video forensics, computer vision, artificial intelligence, image authentication, deepfake detection, multimedia tampering, and computational imaging. His work has included the development of forensic methods for detecting manipulated photographs and videos, image authentication techniques, digital evidence analysis, image sensor evaluation, and computer-generated image detection. In addition, he has conducted federally funded research in digital forensics, image analysis, computer vision, and multimedia security while contributing to advances in medical imaging and computational biology.

He earned a Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science, a Master of Science in Computer Science, and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science with Applied Mathematics, followed by postdoctoral training in brain and cognitive sciences. His qualifications are further supported by election as an IEEE Fellow, recognition as a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, more than 100 technical publications, multiple patents related to digital image forensics and image authentication, and substantial federally funded research supporting digital imaging and forensic technologies. He has also served in editorial and advisory roles for leading forensic and computer vision publications and conferences, reinforcing his expertise in digital image forensics and computer science.