Applied research that ships.
Over $7.9 million in federal research funding. Tools deployed with federal law enforcement and investigators nationwide. Research portfolio includes strategic collaborations with the U.S. Department of Justice, the FBI, Interpol, and the United Nations.
Where my work concentrates.
Emerging AI Technologies
Deconstructing the weaponization of artificial intelligence. Formulating operational and regulatory countermeasures against deepfakes, algorithmic exploitation, and advanced predictive modeling.
OSINT & Cryptocurrency
Next-generation open-source intelligence and financial forensics. Advancing the methodologies required to deanonymize complex blockchain transactions and map sophisticated financial crime syndicates.
IoT forensics
Extracting intelligence from the ambient environment. Developing the frameworks required to successfully capture, preserve, and admit evidence from smart homes, wearables, and autonomous systems.
Applied AI Operations
Transforming operational capacity. Designing frameworks for government and enterprise to safely integrate generative AI, streamline complex workflows, and scale analytical capabilities.
Digital evidence doctrine
Defining the legal threshold for emerging technology. Establishing the rigorous evidentiary standards that courts must demand when admitting complex data from mobile networks, IoT sensors, and biometric tracking.
Darknet markets
Mapping the hidden internet. Deep-dive analysis into encrypted vendor networks, trust algorithms, programmatic threat detection, and the global supply chains of illicit fentanyl trafficking.
Research partnerships
Strategic research partnerships and sponsored initiatives executed alongside global law enforcement and oversight agencies:
Sponsored research & grants
Sustained, multi-cycle Co-Principal Investigator record totaling over $7.97 million in U.S. Department of Justice federal awards (over $8.3 million in total sponsored funding) across the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), National Institute of Justice (NIJ), and Office of Justice Programs (OJP):
- Economic, High-Technology, White Collar and Internet Crime Prevention National Training and Technical Assistance ProgramCo-Principal Investigator · $3,199,907 · U.S. DOJ Bureau of Justice Assistance (Base + Supplements I & II · Award 15PBJA-21-GK-02798-ECON)
- BJA FY24 Economic, High-Technology, White Collar, and Internet Crime Prevention National TTA Program (Subaward)Co-Principal Investigator · $1,444,148 · U.S. DOJ BJA / National White Collar Crime Center (Award 15PBJA-24-GK-02396-INTE Subaward)
- IoT Database: Consumer Device Specifications and Vulnerability AssessmentsCo-Principal Investigator · $1,327,122 · U.S. DOJ Bureau of Justice Assistance (Base + Supplements I & II · Award 15PBJA-21-GK-03994-INTE)
- Cybercrime Investigations Laboratory and Research Suite (Congressionally Directed Federal Appropriation)$963,000 · U.S. DOJ Office of Justice Programs (2024 Federal Appropriation via Sen. Chuck Schumer & Rep. Jerrold Nadler)
- Detecting Fentanyl and Major Players in Darknet Drug Markets by Analyzing Drug Networks and Developing a Threat Assessment ToolCo-Principal Investigator · $598,637 · National Institute of Justice, U.S. DOJ (Award 2019-R2-CX-0018)
- Developing State, Local, Tribal and Territorial Agencies' Investigative Capacities Through IoT Database Enhancement, Training, and Community AwarenessCo-Principal Investigator · $440,000 · U.S. DOJ Bureau of Justice Assistance (Award 15PBJA-24-GK-02396-INTE)
Software & tools
Wire-light Financial Forensics
Software built in partnership with the FBI and the National Cyber Forensics and Training Alliance to accelerate financial-crime investigations.
Scrounger OSINT
Open-source intelligence software designed specifically for law enforcement investigations. Scrounger v2.0 is currently undergoing a complete redevelopment, with deployment targeted for October 2026.
CP30 — Anti Child Predator & Counter Terrorism Analysis
Automated analysis program developed in partnership with the FBI to identify online predators and extremist activity.
ProfWorkBench LLC
I founded ProfWorkBench to solve the exact operational gaps I found in the field. We build uncompromised, zero-telemetry Apple ecosystem applications explicitly designed for investigators, law enforcement, corporate counsel, and the intelligence community.