Kam Pui Chow

Dr. Kam Pui Chow is an Associate Professor and Associate Director of the Center for Information Security and Cryptography (CISC) at the University of Hong Kong's Department of Computer Science and Information Systems. He holds an MA and PhD from the University of California, Santa Barbara. His academic career began post-doctorate with contributions to establishing HARNET, Hong Kong's first academic research network. His research spans expert systems, Chinese computing, and later shifted to computer forensics, digital investigations, and cybersecurity. He leads the Computer Forensics Research Group (CFRG) and designed tools like the bilingual Digital Evidence Search Kit (DESK) and Lineament systems for piracy monitoring. Dr. Chow has been involved in over 30 publications, including best paper awards in 2008/2011, and serves on committees for digital forensics conferences and societies.

Education: MA and PhD from UC Santa Barbara.

Research Interests: Digital forensics, computer security, cryptography, and data privacy. His work includes forensic tool development, Bayesian models for evidence analysis, and live system forensics. He contributed to Hong Kong's Customs systems and provided expert testimony in legal cases involving digital evidence.

Professional Roles: Associate Programme Director for the MSc in E-Commerce and Internet Computing, instructor for courses on e-Crime and digital forensics, and chairman of the Information Security and Forensics Society (Hong Kong). He has advised law enforcement and provided consultancy on distributed computing and software quality assurance.

Awards: Notable recognition includes best paper awards for research on forensic reasoning and privacy-preserving investigations.