Todd Andel, Ph.D.

Dean, School of Computing, AI Committee Chair

University of South Alabama

Dr. Todd R. Andel is a Professor and the Dean of the School of Computing at the University of South Alabama. He received his PhD in Computer Science from the Florida State University (2007), a M.S. in Computer Engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology (2002), and a B.S. in Computer Engineering from the University of Central Florida (1998). Prior to joining the School of Computing, he was a faculty member of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Air Force Institute of Technology from 2007 to 2012. He is a retired Major in the U.S. Air Force, serving over 23 years specializing in cyber systems defense, research, and education. He has published over 80 peer-reviewed papers and journals related to computer and information security, side-channel analysis, embedded systems security, network security protocols, and formal methods. During his 12 years at South, Dr. Andel has shared in over $11M of external funding as a PI, co-PI, or project lead. Dr. Andel graduated the School of Computing’s first PhD student during the Spring 2018 semester, working in the area of automotive security. Dr. Andel is a senior member of the IEEE and senior member of the ACM.