Faculty & Staff

Victor Fay-Wolfe, Ph.D.
Professor, Computer Science and Statistics
University of Rhode Island

Dr. Victor Fay-Wolfe is a Professor of Computer Science at the University of Rhode Island (URI), where he has been since 1991. He received his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Tufts University and his MS and PhD in Computer Science from the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Fay-Wolfe founded URI's Digital Forensics Program, a national leader in digital forensics academic programs, which includes an undergraduate and graduate curriculum, a research program, and a service center. He has obtained over $10M in federal research grants and published over 100 professional articles and books. [read more]

Lisa DiPippo, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Computer Science and Statistics
University of Rhode Island

Dr. Lisa DiPippo is an associate professor in the Department of Computer Science and Statistics at the University of Rhode Island. She earned her BS in Computer Science at Lafayette College, and her MS and PhD in Computer Science, and Applied Mathematics respectively at URI. Her research interests include communication protocols, wireless sensor networks, data distribution, real-time middleware, and real-time systems. [read more]

Yan Sun, Ph. D.
Associate Professor, Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering
University of Rhode Island

Yan (Lindsay) Sun received her B.S. degree with the highest honor from Peking University in 1998, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Maryland in 2004. She joined the University of Rhode Island in 2004, where she is currently an associate professor in the department of Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering. [read more]

Timothy Henry, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor
University of Rhode Island


Dr. Henry received his B.S. in Mathematics from the U. S. Coast Guard Academy. He earned his M. S. in Computer Science from Old Dominion University while serving as the IT Director at the Coast Guard's Reserve Training Center in Yorktown, VA. He has a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from the University of Rhode Island. [read more]

S/A Daniel Dickerman
Technical Advisor & Director of Training
IRS Criminal Investigation, Electronic Crimes

Special Agent Daniel Dickerman is the Technical Advisor and Director of Training for the IRS Criminal Investigation Electronic Crimes program. Special Agent Dickerman is a criminal investigator and was trained by the U.S. Treasury Computer Forensic Training Program as a computer forensic examiner. Throughout his career, he has been extensively trained in digital evidence recovery, networks, computer security, intrusion investigations, and many other areas, and has conducted thousands of forensic examinations. [read more]

Michael Khalfayan
Associate Director of Information Security
University of Rhode Island

Michael Khalfayan is the Associate Director of Information Security at the University of Rhode Island. He earned his BS in Computer Information Systems at Bryant University. He is a high-performance, results-oriented Security Director with a strong background of designing, implementing, and maintaining complex LAN / WAN enterprise network security solutions. He has over 15 years of expertise in overseeing technology improvement initiatives, aligning technology services to optimize system resources, and implementing proven IT security solutions and policies to maintain data integrity and comply with regulatory standards. [read more]

Alan White
Director of Security and Risk Consulting
Dell/SecureWorks

Alan White is Dell SecureWorks Director of Security and Risk Consulting for North America. Dell SecureWorks is a market leading provider of world-class information security services with over 2,900 clients worldwide spanning North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and the Pacific Rim. Organizations of all sizes, including more than 15 percent of the Fortune 500, rely on Dell SecureWorks to protect their cyber assets. Dell SecureWorks has also won SC Magazine's "Best Managed Security Service" award for 2006, 2007, 2008 & 2009. [read more]