Leigh Metcalf
Senior Network Security Research Analyst, CERT
Senior Network Security Research Analyst, CERT
Leigh Metcalf is a Senior Network Security Research Analyst at the Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute’s cybersecurity (CERT) division. She develops cutting-edge information and training to improve the practice of cybersecurity. Before joining CERT, Leigh spent more than ten years in industry working as a systems engineer, architect, and security specialist. Leigh also has a PhD in theoretical mathematics from Auburn University. Leigh has presented research at numerous conferences and is co-author of Cybersecurity and Applied Mathematics (Syngress, 2016) and co-author of Using Science in Cybersecurity (World Scientific, 2021). She is founder and Co-Editor-in-Chief of ACM's journal Digital Threats: Research and Practice (DTRAP).