Digital Forensics

GTA – DFOR

Title: GTA - DFOR/TCOM

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Arshiya (pronunciation: Ar-shee-yuh) is a Graduate Teaching Assistant in the Digital Forensics program at George Mason University, where she is currently pursuing her Master’s degree. 

Before joining GMU to learn the art of forensics and cyber response, Arshiya worked as a cybersecurity consultant providing technical support and implementing niche security tools such as Vulnerability Management, Threat Intelligence and Automation. Her experience extends over various sectors including oil & as, government, telecom and BFSI. With over 5 years of experience in this field, she has gained knowledge of multiple operating systems, programming languages and networking concepts which she hopes to use to support the Digital Forensics community at GMU.

Credentials

Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science – Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani, Dubai Campus

Certified Ethical Hacker certification

Fall 2024 Office hours:

  • Tuesday(s): 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM(In person/Hybrid)
  • Thursday(s): 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM (Online w/ Zoom)

ajamadar@gmu.edu

Zoom link: https://gmu.zoom.us/j/6131676148

Jim Jones

Title: Associate Professor

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Jim Jones has been a cyber security and digital forensics practitioner, researcher, and educator for over 30 years in industry, government, and academia. That experience drives his teaching, which blends theory and practical applications, and his research, which focuses on the extraction, analysis, and manipulation of full and partial digital artifacts. Jim, his colleagues, and his students spend their days and nights examining digital systems of all types to understand how data persists and decays on these systems, and how such behavior and data can be used, manipulated, and verified to find malware infections and compromised systems, detect system and device misuse, link disparate devices and entities, effect and detect deception activities, and recover lost data.

Jim’s research funding comes from industry and the US Government. Past and current funded research sponsors include the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA), the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the National Science Foundation (NSF), and the United States Department of Defense (DoD). He has degrees in Industrial Engineering (Bachelor’s), Mathematical Sciences (Master’s), and Computational Sciences and Informatics (PhD). This formal education is complemented by work experience and extensive self-learning, driven by an insatiable curiosity and a desire to know how things work, how they break, and what we can learn from both.

Credentials:
PhD, Computational Sciences and Informatics – George Mason University (2008)
MS, Mathematical Sciences – Clemson University (1995)
BS, Industrial and Systems Engineering – Georgia Tech (1989)

Courses:
Forensic Artifact Extraction

Digital Forensics Analysis

jjonesu@gmu.edu

703-993-5599

Robert Osgood

Title: Director - DFOR/TCOM

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Mr. Osgood retired from 26 years as an FBI agent specializing in Computer Forensics, Cyber-Crime, Enterprise Criminal Organizations, Espionage and Counter-Terrorism. In the course of his work, he has performed computer forensics research and development and created unique new software tools for computer forensic law enforcement. He has also been employed as Project Director for ManTech Intl. Corp. working in the computer forensic intrusion analysis division.

Mr. Osgood formed the first FBI computer forensics squad in 2000 and was part of the team that executed the first court authorized digital computer intercept. In addition, he is along with Prof. Jeremy Allnutt, the original designers of the CFRS Masters program at George Mason University.

Credentials:
MS Telecommunications – George Mason University
Certified Computer Forensics Examiner – FBI
Windows, Mac, and Linux
Certified Technically Trained Agent – FBI
Certified Public Accountant – New York State

Courses:
Network Forensics
Digital Media Forensics
Fraud and Forensic Accounting

Fall 2024 Office hours:
Thursday(s): 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM

 rosgood@gmu.edu

 703-993-5443