School of Computer and
Information Sciences
University of South Alabama
J. Todd McDonald
Associate Professor
Phone: (251) 460-7555
Fax: (251) 460-7274
Email: jtmcdonald [at] usouthal.edu
Faculty Court East 12
307 University Blvd N.
Mobile, AL 36688
Office Hours
Tue 0900-1130; 1400-1700
Thr 0900-1130; 1500-1700
Class Hours
Tue 1230-1345; 1800-1915
Thr 1230-1345; 1800-1915
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News
PPREW '12
I am co-chair of the Program Protection and Reverse Engineering
Workshop (PPREW '12), which will be held in conjunction with the ICISTM'12, at Grenoble Ecole de Management, Grenoble, France, March 28-30, 2012.
Information Assurance Master's Track in Computer Science
As a designated Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance, USA is offering several scholarship opportunities for U.S. citizens interested in federal service with focus on cyber and information security careers. I am helping develop the curriculum for an Information Security track for students pursuing a Master's degree in Computer Science. The IA track will provide the necessary
skills and knowledge for the Information Systems Security (INFOSEC) Professionals, NSTISSI No. 4011 Information Assurance Professional certification. Scholarship opportunities from both the National Science Foundation's
Scholarship for Service
and Department of Defense
Information Assurance Scholarship Program provide a fully funded educational opportunity.
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Research Interests
I am currently engaged in various projects focused on program protection, circuit obfuscation, malware analysis, network attack and defense, cyber situational awareness, and embedded systems protection.
 Software Protection and Exploitation
The Software Protection and Exploitation Research Group (SPERG) is a new research group at USA, looking for graduate and undergraduate students
interested in studying various aspects of malware analysis, obfuscation/deobfuscation, intrusion detection, reverse engineering, and software security.
Meeting Times, Spring Semester: Every Friday, SCIS Conference Room, Time
1000-1100
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Collaborations
CFITS
I am actively involved with the USA Center for Forensics, Information Technology, and Security. We are exploring several research partnerships with the Army's Aviation
& Missile Research, Development &
Engineering Center and the Federal Voting
Assistance program.
ORNL HERE
Members of the SCIS faculty visited Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in January to brief research interests and build possible future collaborative relationships with researchers in the lab. The ORNL Higher Education Research Experiences (HERE) program is one vehicle for interested faculty and students (graduate or undergraduate) to work alongside ORNL investigators on common projects of interest. The HERE program provides internship opportunities throughout the year: the summer 2012 application window closes 1 February.
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