School of Computing University of South Alabama Todd R. Andel, Ph.D. Dean, Professor Phone: (251) 460-6701 Fax: (251) 460-7274 Email: tandel [at] southalabama [dot] edu Shelby Hall, Room 2106 150 Student Services Drive Mobile, AL 36688 Click for CV

Welcome Welcome to the homepage of Dr. Todd Andel at the University of South Alabama. I joined the faculty in the School of Computing in 2012. I was previously an Assistant Professor at the Air Force Institute of Technology from 2007 to 2012. Education Florida State University, Computer Science, Ph.D., 2007 Air Force Institute of Technology, Computer Engineering, M.S.C.E., 2002 University of Central Florida, Computer Engineering, B.S.C.E., 1998 Academic Appointments Dean, School of Computing University of South Alabama May 14, 2023 - Present Chair, Department of Computer Science University of South Alabama Aug 15, 2019 - May 14, 2023 Professor, University of South Alabama, 15 Aug 2015 - Present Associate Professor, University of South Alabama, 15 Aug 2012 - 14 Aug 2015 Assistant Professor, Air Force Institute of Technology, Dec 15, 2007 - Aug 14, 2012 Research Interests I am currently engaged in various projects focused on side-channel analysis and defense, embedded systems protection, network security protocol analysis, modeling and simulation, active cyber defenses, and information assurance. CFITS I am actively involved with the USA Center for Forensics, Information Technology, and Security. The System Protection and Exploitation Research (SPERG) group is focused on improving techniques and theory related to malware detection and analysis, obfuscation and deobfuscation, embedded systems protection, applying formal methods and analytic frameworks for reverse engineering, and experimenting with practical techniques for program protection. The group conducts weekly meetings to review publications related to malware analysis and program protection