Conference Committee Members
2026 Conference Committee Members
Dr. Kyung-Shick Choi, Boston University || Director, Cybercrime Investigation and Cybersecurity Graduate Programs and Center for CIC; Founder and Executive Director of the White Hat Conference
Dr. Lou Chitkushev, Boston University || Computer Science, Director, Health Informatics & Health Sciences, Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs; Research Director of the White Hat Conference
Dr. Yamila Walter, President, CLICLEX
Dr. Rafael García Borda, General Academic Director, CLICLEX
Dr. Alfonso Martel Seward, Director of CLICLEX
Dr. Mercedes Russ, Minister of Security and Justice of the Province of Mendoza
Dr. María de los Ángeles Berardini, University of Mendoza
Dr. María Belén González, Director of Institutional Relations and Training, Ministry of Security and Justice of Mendoza
Dr. Yanel Nasif, University of Aconcagua
Dr. Verónica Sacchi, Press Director, Ministry of Security and Justice
Cecilia Di Giacomo, Chief of Protocol, Ministry of Security and Justice
Cristina Mengarelli, Director of Tourism Promotion, Province of Mendoza
Cintia Bayardi Martínez, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo
Dr. Ida López, President, Provincial Institute of Gaming and Casinos
Dr. Sinchul Back, Director of Cybercrime and Homeland Security, University of Scranton
Marlon Mike Toro-Alvarez, University of Scranton || Center for Cybercrime Investigation and Cybersecurity (Center for CIC)
2025 Conference Committee Members
Chief Organisers At The Local Institution
José Alberto Benítez Andrades
Joaquín Barreiro García
Salvador Tarodo Soria
Marina Morla González
Sherman Farhad
Local Organizing Committee
Javier Fernández-Costales Muñiz
Nieves Alonso García
Roberto Fernández Fernández
Cristina García Del Amo
Administrative staff, University of León
Armando Álvarez Alvite
Carlos Sierra Fernández
Raúl Marcos Alonso García
Tamara Álvarez Robles
Adriana Suárez Corona
Lidia García Martin
Yudith Cascón García
Marta González Aparicio
2024 Conference Committee Members
Program Executive Committee
Kyung-Shick Choi, Boston University Professor of Practice, Director, Cybercrime and Cybersecurity, USA/MA
Lou Chitkushev, Boston University MET Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Associate Professor, MET Computer Sciences and Center for Reliable Information Systems and Cybersecurity, USA/MA
Dr. Tae-hoon Ha, President, Korean Institute of Criminology and Justice, South Korea
Ho-young Lee, President, Korean National Police University, South Korea
CI Challenge Director & Coordinator
Dr. Sinchul Back, Vice Chair of ASC Cybercrime Division, Director, Cybercrime & Homeland Security, University of Scranton, USA/PA
Dr. Ismael Morales, Assistant Professor, Cybercrime Investigation & Cybersecurity, Boston University, USA
Mock Trial Judges
Dr. Gergely Dzsinich, Adjunct Professor, Emlyon Business School, France
Dr. Yunsik Jake Jang, Professor, Hallym University, South Korea
Colonel Marlon Toro-Alvarez, CIC Liaison Officer for Latin America
Mock Trial Moderator
Dr. Jennifer LaPrade, Associate Professor, Mock Trial Coach, Criminology & Criminal Justice, Missouri State University, USA
Keynote Speakers
Dr. Tae Oh, Professor, School of Information, Professor, Rochester Institute of Technology, U.S.A.
Dr. Elizabeth Englander, Professor & Director of the Massachusetts Aggression Reduction Center, Bridgewater State University, U.S.A.
Session Speakers
Dr. Mami Kajita, C.E.O. Singular Perturbations Inc., Japan
Omario S. Kanji, Senior Fellow, National Security, Institute at George Mason University, USA
Dr. Jan Ellermann, Senior Specialist, Europol
Christopher Church, Senior Digital Forensic Specialist, INTERPOL
Dr. Inhan Kim, Chief Technology Officer, ING Robotics, South Korea
Dr. Kangpyo So, Chief Technology Officer, AtoMe Inc., USA
Dr. Ilia Kolochenko, CEO & Chief Architect, ImmuniWeb, Switzerland
Neri Zin, Vice President of Global System Integrators (GSI), CyberBit
Moderators/Discussants
Dr. Wook Kang, Professor, Korea National Police University (KNPU), South Korea
Meghan Martinez, Director of Cyber Range Programs, CyberTrust Massachusetts, USA
Dr. Jeyong Jung, Professor, Ulsan University, South Korea
Student Paper Competition Judges
Dr. Sinyong Choi, Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice, Kennesaw state university, USA
Dr. Thomas Dearden, Associate Professor, Virginia Tech, USA
Dr. Katalin Parti, Associate Professor, Virginia Tech, USA
WH CI Representatives
Dr. EuiGab Hwang, Professor, Kyonggi University, South Korea
Dr. Julak Lee, Professor, Chungang University, South Korea
Dr. Ki-bum Kim, Associate Professor, Forensic Science, Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea
Alessadro Barreto, Coordinator of Ciberlab – Brazilian Ministry of Justice and Security, Brazil
Dra © Ana Lilia Castañeda Acosta, Directora Ejecutiva CIC LATAM Colombia
Luciano Monchiero, Professor, Universidad Siglo XXI, Argentina
Oscar Yhosier Mendoza Parra, ideaLAB Nogales, Mexico
Dra Marta González Aparicio, Universidad de León, Spain
Walter Huamán Coronel, CEO, IdeaLAB CIC LATAM, Peru
Mr. Carlos Cortés, CEO, Tanque de Ciberpensamiento y Auditoría Forense (TCP-IP), Colombia
Tomás de Jesús Moreno Zamudio, Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas, Mexico
Maria Emilia Irrazabal, Her-labs, Uruguay
MC
Ben Park, Los Angelos (LA) Police Department, USA
2023 Conference Committee Members
Program Executive Committee
Kyung-Shick Choi, Boston University Professor of Practice, Director, Cybercrime and Cybersecurity, USA/MA
Lou Chitkushev, MET Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Associate Professor, MET Computer Sciences and Center for Reliable Information Systems and Cybersecurity, USA/MA
Dr. Kyungseok Choo, Associate Dean for School of Social Science, Communication and Humanities, Professor and Director of Homeland Security Graduate Programs, Endicott College, USA/MA
CI Challenge Director
Dr. Ismael Morales, Assistant Professor, Cybercrime Investigation & Cybersecurity, Boston University, USA/MA
Mock Trial Judges
Dr. Austen Givens, Associate Professor, Cybersecurity, Utica University, USA/NY
Mike Toro-Alvarez, Lieutenant colonel at Colombian National Police; Research & Teaching Assistant at Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Gergely Dzsinich, Adjunct Professor, Emlyon Business School, Lyon, France
Mock Trial Moderator
Dr. Jennifer LaPrade, Assistant Professor and Mock Trial Coach, Criminology & Criminal Justice, Missouri State University, USA/MO
Keynote Speakers
Ashley Polin, Assistant District Attorney, Suffolk County
Jacquelyn Lamont, Forensic Interviewer, Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office, and Children’s Advocacy Center of Suffolk County
Edward Bradstreet, Special Agent, Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations
Panelists
Dr. Ilia Kolochenko, CEO & Chief Architect, Founder, ImmuniWeb, Switzerland
Fabio Bruno, Head of INTERPOL Digital Forensics Laboratory, INTERPOL Innovation Centre – Singapore
Jan Ellermann, Senior Specialist, EUROPOL’s Data Protection Function
Nick Steegmans, Senior Cryptocurrency Investigator, CipherTrace
Justin Gramajo, Head Manager, Maltego Technologies
Alla Lipetsker, Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Meghan Martinez, Director, Cyber Range Programs, CyberTrust Massachusetts
Moderators/Discussants
Dr. Sinchul Back, Vice Chair of ASC Cybercrime Division, Director, Cybercrime & Homeland Security, University of Scranton, USA/PA
Madeleine Nay, Cybercrime Analyst, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Dr. Catherine Marcum, Chair of ASC Cybercrime Division, Government and Justice Studies, Appalachian State University, USA/NC
Dr. Hannarae Lee, Chair of Cybercriminology and Cybersecurity Graduate Certificate program and Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, Bridgewater State University, USA/MA
Dr. Insun Park, Assistant Professor, Departments of Criminal Justice Studies and Sociology, University of Akron
Student Paper Competition Judges
Dr. Thomas Dearden, Assistant Professor, Sociology, Virginia Tech, USA/VA
Dr. Katalin Parti, Assistant Professor, Sociology, Virginia Tech, USA/VA
Dr. Sinyong Choi, Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice, Kennesaw state university, USA/GA
WH CI Representatives
Dr. Claire Lee, Assistant Professor, School of Criminology & Justice Studies, UMass Lowell, USA/MA
Dr. Wook Kang, Associate Professor, Public Administration, Korean Police National University, South Korea
Dr. Ki-bum Kim, Associate Professor, Forensic Science, Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea
Yuting Zhang, Assistant Professor, Boston University, USA
Shengzhi Zhang, Assistant Professor, Boston University, USA
Ing. Sócrates Rojas Amador, Decano de la Facultad de Sistemas · Escuela Tecnológica Instituto Técnico Central ETITC, Colombia
Alessadro Barreto, Coordinator of Ciberlab – Brazilian Ministry of Justice and Security, Brazil
Dra © Ana Lilia Castañeda Acosta, Directora Ejecutiva CIC LATAM Colombia
MSc. Ricardo Rodriguez, Federación Internacional de Criminología y Criminalística, Mexico
Luciano Monchiero, Professor, Universidad Siglo XXI, Argentina
Oscar Yhosier Mendoza Parra, ideaLAB Nogales, Mexico
Dra Marta González Aparicio, Universidad de León, Spain
Oscar Alarcón, Director Observatorio de Cibercrimen y Ciberseguridad Bolivia (OC2Bolivia), Bolivia
Walter Huamán Coronel, CEO, IdeaLAB CIC LATAM, Peru
Mr. Carlos Cortés, CEO, Tanque de Ciberpensamiento y Auditoría Forense (TCP-IP), Colombia
MSc. Carlos Arturo Castillo Medina, Universidad de el Bosque, Colombia
Tomás de Jesús Moreno Zamudio, Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas, Mexico
Ma. Emilia Irrazabal, Her-labs, Uruguay
MC
Chris Kayser, CEO, Cybercrime, Cybercrime Analytics Inc, Canada
Jon Korhonen, Assistant Dean, Admissions & Enrollment Services at Boston University Metropolitan College
2022 Conference Committee Members
Conference Program Committee
Kyung-Shick Choi, Boston University Professor of Practice, Director, Cybercrime and Cybersecurity, USA/MA
Lou Chitkushev, MET Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Associate Professor, MET Computer Sciences and Center for Reliable Information Systems and Cybersecurity, USA/MA
CI Challenge Directors
Dr. Kyungseok Choo, Professor, Criminal Justice, Utica College, USA/NY
Ismael Morales, Assistant Professor, Cybersecurity, Utica College, USA/NY
Mock Trial Judges
Dr. Austen Givens, Associate Professor, Cybersecurity, Utica University, USA/NY
Dr. Chawki Mohamed, Chairman of the International Association of Cybercrime Prevention (AILCC), Paris, France
Gergely Dzsinich, Adjunct Professor, Emlyon Business School, Lyon, France
Mock Trial Moderator
Dr. Jennifer LaPrade, Assistant Professor and Mock Trial Coach, Criminology & Criminal Justice, Missouri State University, USA/MO
Moderators/Discussants
Dr. Sinchul Back, Vice Chair of ASC Cybercrime Division, Director, Cybercrime & Homeland Security, University of Scranton, USA/PA
Dr. Catherine Marcum, Chair of ASC Cybercrime Division, Government and Justice Studies, Appalachian State University, USA/NC
Dr. Hannarae Lee, Chair of Cybercriminology and Cybersecurity Graduate Certificate program and Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, Bridgewater State University, USA/MA
Student Paper Competition Judges
Dr. Thomas Dearden, Assistant Professor, Sociology, Virginia Tech, USA/VA
Dr. Katalin Parti, Assistant Professor, Sociology, Virginia Tech, USA/VA
Dr. Sinyong Choi, Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice, Kennesaw state university, USA/GA
WH CI Representatives
Petra Gunder, National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, Germany
Dr. Claire Lee, Assistant Professor, School of Criminology & Justice Studies, UMass Lowell, USA/MA
Ms. Carlos Arturo Castillo Medina, Universidad del Bosque, Colombia
Mr. Ilia Kolochenko, CEO & Chief Architect, Founder, ImmuniWeb, Switzerland
Salvador Samper Alenda, President, International Observatory of Computer Crime (INTOCC), Spain
Oscar Alarcón, Director Observatorio de Cibercrimen y Ciberseguridad Bolivia (OC2Bolivia), Bolivia
Walter Huamán Coronel, CEO, Observatorio Peruano de Cibercrimen y Ciberseguridad, Peru
Mr. Carlos Cortés, CEO, Tanque de Ciberpensamiento y Auditoría Forense (TCP-IP), Colombia
Olga Renteria, Cybersecurity Expert 2uC0N1, Nigeria
Dr. EuiGab Hwang, Professor, Criminology, Kyonggi University, South Korea
Dr. Wook Kang, Associate Professor, Public Administration, Korean Police National University, South Korea
Dr. Ki-bum Kim, Associate Professor, Forensic Science, Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea
Leidy Johana Saldaña, Cybersecurity Expert Root4EveryoneColombia
Luciano Monchiero, Professor, Universidad Siglo XXI, Argentina
Alessadro Barreto, Coordinator of Ciberlab – Brazilian Ministry of Justice and Security, Brazil
Dr. Béla Simon, Assistant Lecturer, NEMZETI KÖZSZOLGÁLATI EGYETEM, Hungary
Ms. Vouchmeng Taing, Officer, International Relations and Development, Ministry of Justice of the Kingdom of Cambodia, Cambodia
Dr. Reinaldo N. Mayol-Arnao, Universidad de Medellín, Colombia
Irena Vodenska, Professor, Boston University, USA
Mariam Salukvadze, Inspector, Department Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia, Georgia
Yuting Zhang, Assistant Professor, Boston University, USA
Shengzhi Zhang, Assistant Professor, Boston University, USA
MC
Mr. Chris Kayser, CEO, Cybercrime, Cybercrime Analytics Inc, Canada
2021 Conference Committee Members
Conference Program Committee
Kyung-Shick Choi, Boston University Professor of Practice, Director, Cybercrime and Cybersecurity, Boston, MA
Lou Chitkushev, MET Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Associate Professor, MET Computer Sciences and Center for Reliable Information Systems and Cybersecurity, Boston, MA
Kyungseok Choo, Professor/President of KOSCA, Criminal Justice, Utica College, USA/NY
CI Challenge Directors
Kyungseok Choo, Professor/President of KOSCA, Criminal Justice, Utica College, USA/NY
Ismael Morales, Cybersecurity Director, Cybersecurity, Utica College, USA/NY
Discussants
Hannarae Lee, Chair of Cybercriminology and Cybersecurity Graduate Certificate program and Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, Bridgewater State University, USA/MA
Fernando Miró-Llinares, Professor, Law School, The Miguel Hernández University of Elche, Spain
Luciano Monchiero, Director, Vicerectorate for Innovation, Research and Postgraduate Studies, UNIVERSIDAD SIGLO 21, Argentina
Mock Trial Judges
Mohamed Chawki, Chairman, International Association of Cybercrime Prevention, France
Austen Givens, Associate Professor of Cybersecurity, Utica College, USA/NY
Nicola Staub, CEO. CYBERA, Ambassador for the Global Cyber Alliance. Former Prosecutor. Switzerland
Mock Trial Moderator
Jennifer LaPrade, Assistant Professor and Mock Trial Coach, Criminology & Criminal Justice, Missouri State University, USA/MO
Moderators
Sinchul Back, Vice Chair of ASC Cybercrime Division, Director, Cybercrime & Homeland Security, University of Scranton, USA/PA
Jaeyong Choi, Assistant Professor, Security Studies and Criminal Justice, Angelo State University, USA/TX
Claire Lee, Assistant Professor, School of Criminology & Justice Studies, UMass Lowell, USA/ MA
Catherine Marcum, Chair of ASC Cybercrime Division, Government and Justice Studies, Appalachian State University, USA/NC
SP Discussants
Chris Kayser, CEO, Cybercrime, Cybercrime Analytics Inc, Canada
Madeleine Nay, Instructor, Cybercrime Investigation & Cybersecurity, Boston University, USA/MA
SP Judges
Brandon Dulisse, Assistant Professor, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Tampa
Nathan Kruis, Assistant Professor, Department of Criminal justice, Penn State University Altoona
Richard Wentling, Assistant Professor, Administration of Justice, Penn State University New Kensington
WH CI Representatives
Oscar Alarcón, Director Observatorio de Cibercrimen y Ciberseguridad Bolivia (OC2Bolivia), Bolivia
Arturo Arango, Director, Observatorio nacional de Homicidios de México, CRIMIPOL, Mexico
Scott Arena, Senior Lecturer of MET Computer Science, Boston University, USA/MA
José Segura Caballero, Attorney at law, Managing partner SEGURA LEGAL, Spain
Carlos Cortés, CEO, Tanque de Ciberpensamiento y Auditoría Forense (TCP-IP), Colombia
EuiGab Hwang, Professor, Criminology, Kyonggi University, South Korea
Ki-bum Kim, Associate Professor, Forensic Science, Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea
Seungjoo (Gabriel) Kim, Professor of School of Cybersecurity, Korea University, South Korea
Ilia Kolochenko, CEO, Cybersecurity, ImmuniWeb, Switzerland
Katalin Parti, Assistant Professor, Sociology, Virginia Tech, USA/VA
Vouchmeng Taing, Officer, International Relations and Development, Cambodian Department of Justice, Cambodia