Expert witness experience
Dr. Rogers has testified as an expert since 2011 in state and federal courts: in depositions, at bench and jury trials, and at sentencing and other hearings. He has been retained by prosecution and defense in criminal matters and by plaintiffs and defendants in civil matters. Subjects have included:
- mobile phone and iPhone forensics
- computer forensics and computer intrusion
- digital evidence investigative techniques
- online safety controls
- cybercriminal behavioral analysis and offender motivation
A complete list of testimony is provided with the full CV on request.
Forensic & investigative experience
- President & CEO, MKR Forensics LLC: digital forensics, expert witness and cybersecurity advisory services (2011–present)
- Chief Scientist, Purdue/Tippecanoe High Tech Crime Unit (2018–present)
- Director, Purdue Cyber Forensics Lab (2022–present); Professor, Purdue University (2007–present; faculty since 2003)
- Senior Cyber Forensics Advisor, U.S. Department of Justice International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) (2013–2014)
- Director, Forensic Computing and Secure eBusiness, Deloitte & Touche LLP (2000–2002)
- Law Enforcement Officer (sworn), Winnipeg Police Service (1986–1998)
Education
- Ph.D. in Psychology (Forensic Psychology), University of Manitoba, 2001
- M.A. in Psychology, University of Manitoba, 1995
- B.A. in Psychology/Criminology, University of Manitoba, 1986
- Winnipeg Police Training Academy, 1986; Canadian Police College training in Electronic Search and Seizure (1996) and Telecommunications and Internet Fraud Investigations (1997)
Certifications
- CISSP, Certified Information Systems Security Professional, (ISC)²
- DFCP, Digital Forensics Certified Practitioner (Founding), Digital Forensics Certification Board
- CCCI, Certified Computer Crime Investigator, Advanced, HTCN
- Fellow, American Academy of Forensic Sciences
- Forensic tool and law-enforcement training: NW3C (Cyber Cop 102, Basic and Advanced Data Recovery), AccessData (FTK), PassMark OS Forensics
Standards & professional leadership
- American Academy of Forensic Sciences: Vice President (2026–present); Treasurer (2024–2026); Secretary (2023–2025); Board of Directors (2019–2021); Chair, Digital & Multimedia Sciences Section (2016–2018)
- NIJ Special Technical Committee on Criminal Justice Practice for Digital Multimedia Evidence (2023–2024)
- NIST/OSAC Digital Evidence Committee member and Chair of its Education Subcommittee (2015–2017)
- Technical reviewer, NIST SP 800-series guides on incident response and computer forensics
- Member service: Scientific Working Group on Digital Evidence (SWGDE), NIJ Electronic Crime Partnership Initiative
- Chair, Certification Committee, and past Chair, Advisory Committee, Digital Forensics Certification Board
- Former Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Digital Forensics, Security and Law and Journal of Digital Forensic Practice
Research, publications & patent
Author or co-author of more than 30 peer-reviewed journal articles, 2 books, more than 25 book chapters and more than 20 conference papers, with over $20 million in research funding as principal or co-principal investigator, including grants from the National Institute of Justice, DOJ/BJA and the Department of Homeland Security. Full list on Google Scholar.
U.S. Patent 11,736,532: Automating Digital Forensic Evidence Collection (Rogers, Karabiyik & Salamh).
Selected publications
- Seigfried-Spellar, K. C., Rogers, M. K., Matulis, N., & Heasley, J. (2024). Identifying digital forensic artifacts related to a hybrid risk assessment model for child sexual abuse offenders. Child Abuse & Neglect, 155.
- Rogers, M. K., Piper, M., & Bates, S. (2023). A brief history of digital forensics and digital evidence. In Encyclopedia of Forensic Sciences (3rd ed., pp. 9–18). Elsevier.
- Bowling, H., Seigfried-Spellar, K. C., Karabiyik, U., & Rogers, M. K. (2023). We are meeting on Microsoft Teams: Forensic analysis in Windows, Android, and iOS operating systems. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 68(2), 434–460.
- Salamh, F. E., Karabiyik, U., & Rogers, M. K. (2019). RPAS forensic validation analysis towards a technical investigation process: A case study of Yuneec Typhoon H. Sensors, 19(15), 3246.
- Seigfried-Spellar, K. C., Rogers, M. K., & Crimmins, D. M. (2017). Development of a professional code of ethics in digital forensics. Journal of Digital Forensics, Security and Law, 9(2), 1–9.
- Gladyshev, P., & Rogers, M. (Eds.). (2012). Digital Forensics and Cyber Crime: Third International ICST Conference, ICDF2C 2011. Springer-Verlag.
- Rogers, M., Goldman, J., Mislan, R., Wedge, T., & Debrota, S. (2006). Fast cyber forensics triage process model. Journal of Digital Forensics, Security and Law, 1(2), 19–37.
- Carrier, B., Casey, E., Garfinkel, S., Kornblum, J., Hosmer, C., Rogers, M., & Turner, P. (2006). Standardizing digital evidence storage. Communications of the ACM, 49(2), 67–68.
- Losavio, M., Adams, J., & Rogers, M. (2006). Gap analysis: Judicial experience and perception of electronic evidence. Journal of Digital Forensic Practice, 1, 13–17.
- Meyers, M., & Rogers, M. (2004). Computer forensics: The need for standardization and certification within the U.S. court systems. International Journal of Digital Evidence, 3(2).
- Rogers, M. (2003). The role of criminal profiling in computer forensic investigations. Computers & Security, 22(4), 292–298.
Educating courts & investigators
Presentations to judges, prosecutors and defense counsel include:
- the U.S. Sentencing Commission National Seminar (2018)
- the Indiana Bench Bar Conference (2017)
- an Indiana Courts cybersecurity workshop (2022)
- the Circuit Judges Judicial College (2005)
- the Indiana Public Defenders Conference (2008)
- the Crown Defence Conference (2012)
He has also trained law-enforcement examiners in the United States and abroad, including DOJ and NW3C programs, and delivered more than 90 conference presentations and keynotes. That includes a 2025 AAFS plenary panel on AI and the forensic sciences.
Selected honors
- AAFS Digital & Multimedia Sciences Section Outstanding Case Study Award (2014) and Outstanding Research Award (2013)
- Fellow, American Academy of Forensic Sciences (2012); Fellow (2009) and Pillar (2012) of CERIAS, Purdue University
- IACP-iXP Excellence in Technology Award, Indiana State Police (2007)
- Paul H. Chapman Award, Foundation for Improvement of Justice (2009)
- Visiting McDevitt Endowed Chair in Computer Science, LeMoyne College (2014–2015)
The full curriculum vitae, including a complete list of testimony, is available to counsel on request. University and professional affiliations are listed for identification only; MKR Forensics LLC is independent of Purdue University and the American Academy of Forensic Sciences.