Doug Witten

Doug Witten is Assistant Professor (Teaching) in Computer Science at Wayne State University's College of Engineering. With over 30 years of industry experience spanning programming, application engineering, and security consulting, he brings practical expertise to cybersecurity education. His teaching portfolio includes Systems Administration, Ethical Hacking, Malware and Reverse Engineering, and Web Security.

Academic contributions include developing new courses like Malware and Reverse Engineering (CSC5991) and creating Wayne State's first competitive cybersecurity team. Under his mentorship, student teams placed 3rd in Michigan's Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (CCDC) for two consecutive years and hosted international Capture-The-Flag events.

Research interests focus on practical cybersecurity applications, with industry background including leadership roles in the State of Michigan's Health Information Exchange implementation under the Affordable Care Act. He holds Certified Ethical Hacker (C|EH) and CISSP certifications.

Education includes a Master's in Computer Science from University of Michigan-Flint and current doctoral studies in Cybersecurity at Capital Technology University. Extracurricularly, he coaches cybersecurity competitions and plays acoustic guitar in community settings.