A team won a surprise victory at this year鈥檚 Senior Design competition
Assistant Professor Caymen Novak threw an ambitious project to her Senior Design team. It almost didn鈥檛 work out. Until it did....
Digital forensics is an area of computer science that encompasses the examination and analysis of material found in electronic devices including computer hard drives, cell phones, PDA鈥檚 and storage devices. Often, the retrieved information is used as legal evidence in criminal or civil cases.
鈥淭his increasingly digital age brings new challenges in securing our computing and intellectual assets,鈥 says Subrata Sengupta, dean of CECS. 鈥溍咳沾笕檚 new program in digital forensics will help meet the demand in this emerging field, providing well-qualified graduates to serve in both the public and private sectors.鈥
The degree program combines the study of a core curriculum of computer science and security with selected areas of criminal justice, engineering and accounting.
For more information, contact the College of Engineering and Computer Science at 313-593-5510.
