Robert Gezelter, Ph.D., DFCP

Dr. Gezelter is a computer scientist/systems programmer-architect with broad expertise and over 49 years of experience in computing and Information Technology. His research interests and consulting practice focus on a diverse range of computing, including:

• Systems architecture
• Operating systems, performance 
•  Networks and protocols, e.g., the Internet, TCP/IP, and electronic mail 
• CPU/device architecture, device interfaces, and mass storage 
• Cybersecurity, information security, digital forensics, electronic evidence 
• Computerized data
• Software engineering, algorithms, and applications (classic; web; mobile)

The IEEE Computer Society named Dr. Gezelter a Distinguished Contributor in 2021. In 2003, the IEEE Computer Society appointed Dr. Gezelter to a three-year term with its Distinguished Visitor speaking program covering North America. In that capacity, he spoke throughout the United States and Canada. He is a Life Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and a member of the IEEE Computer Society, the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM), and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). He is also a Founding Digital Forensics Certified Professional (DFCP). 

Dr. Gezelter has over 39 years of litigation-related experience. He has testified as an "Expert" on computer-related subjects before state courts, US District Courts, the International Trade Commission, and private arbitration panels. His litigation-related work includes plaintiff, defense, and neutral matters. He has been involved in all phases of litigation, from pre-filing to writing appellate briefs.

He has spoken over 160 times at local, national, and international conferences and meetings on a broad range of topics relating to his work. His first speech on electronic evidence was in 1990. He has published over 70 articles on a broad range of computer-related technical and management issues. He authored the debut Security on the Internet chapter for the Computer Security Handbook, Third Edition (1995, Wiley). For the Handbook of Information Security (2006, Wiley), Dr. Gezelter authored chapters on Internet E-Mail Architecture and OpenVMS Security He is the co-inventor on two patents; the sole inventor on one patent; and the sole inventor on multiple pending patents.