Computer Science

Dr. Erika Leal

  • Assistant Professor

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.

Erika Leal
Office Location

Cashion 302

Websites
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