Kyung-shick Choi
Founder of the White Hat Conference; Director of Cybercrime Investigation & Cybersecurity Programs, Boston University Metropolitan College
Dr. Kyung-Shick Choi is a globally recognized expert in cybercrime, serving as professor and director of the Cybercrime Investigation & Cybersecurity (CIC) programs at Boston University. He specializes in Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT), cryptocurrency investigations, digital forensics, and online child exploitation. Dr. Choi has provided trainings for government agencies worldwide and testified on cybersecurity legislation at the Massachusetts Statehouse. A founding member of the American Society of Criminology’s Cybercrime Division, he has delivered keynotes at INTERPOL, AMERIPOL, and Spain’s ENISE. He coordinated global initiatives such as the Korean Institute of Criminology’s Virtual Forum Against Cybercrime with the UN. As editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Cybersecurity Intelligence & Cybercrime (IJCIC), he has advanced scholarship through his Cyber-Routine Activities Theory. Choi has led federally funded projects with NIJ, OJJDP, and BJA, and continues to drive innovation in cybercrime prevention through interdisciplinary collaboration, research, and education.