Prof. Dr. Bruce Nikkel
Profile
Prof. Dr. Bruce Nikkel Co-Leiter Institut ICE
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Address
Berner Fachhochschule
School of Engineering and Computer Science
Lehre
Höheweg 80
2501 Biel
Activities
Teaching
Degree programmes
BSc Informatik
MSE Information & Cyber Security Profile
MAS Digital Forensics & Cyber Investigation (DFCI)
CAS Linux Cyber Security (LCS)
Subjects
Digital Forensics
Modern Linux
Introduction to Cybercrime
Computer History
Research
Specialisations
Digital Forensics
Criminal Investigation
Information Security
Linux Security
CV
Biography
- Bruce Nikkel is a professor at the Bern University of Applied Sciences in Switzerland, specializing in digital forensics and cybercrime. He is co-head of the university’s research institute for cybersecurity and engineering, and director of the MSE ICS Profile and the MAS in Digital Forensics and Cyber Investigation. In addition to his academic work, he spent 29 years at UBS working in various risk and security departments, which included creating and leading the bank's Cybercrime Intelligence & Forensic Investigation team for over 17 years. Bruce holds a PhD in network forensics and is an editor with Forensic Science International’s Digital Investigation journal. He is the author of two books, Practical Linux Forensics (No Starch Press, 2021) and Practical Forensic Imaging (No Starch Press, 2016). He has been using Unix and Linux since the 1990s and is a vintage/retro computer enthusiast.
Publications
Language skills and intercultural knowledge
Language skills
- English - Native or bilingual proficiency
- German - Professional working proficiency
- French - Elementary proficiency
