Dr. Erika Leal
Assistant Professor
Computer Science
Education
- Ph.D. Computer Science, Software and Systems Security, Tulane University, New Orleans and University of Texas at Arlington, Texas
Advisor: Jiang Ming
- Bachelors in Computer Science
Minor: Business Administration, Texas Wesleyan University
Teaching
- CSI 4323 Intro to Cybersecurity
Research Interests
- Hardware assisted Software Security Analysis
- Malware analysis
- High Performance Computing Security
Bio
Dr. Leal is a passionate computer scientist whose research focuses on the realm of cybersecurity. She combines the power of hardware features and machine learning to study malware that has been obfuscated. She enjoys being active in the Cyber@Baylor club and is coach of their competitive teams.