Patrick Dudenhofer
Associate Professor of Computer Science and Cyber Operations
Computer science and cyber operations educator specializing in reverse engineering, cybersecurity and human-computer interaction.
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Biography
Before joining Cedarville in 2014, Dudenhofer spent a decade at the Air Force Research Laboratory researching human-computer interfaces for effective supervision of autonomous systems. His professional and academic work examines how people interact with complex software, autonomous systems and cybersecurity tools.
Dudenhofer’s research includes cognitive models and human-computer interfaces for software reverse engineering, a cyber defense activity used to understand software behavior, investigate malware and identify vulnerabilities. His scholarly work has addressed temporal displays for supervisory control and cognitive challenges involved in reverse engineering tasks.
He earned a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Cedarville University and a master’s degree in computer science from Wright State University. He has completed the coursework for a Ph.D. in computer science at Wright State University and has taught courses in programming languages, database organization and design, and software security.
Areas of Expertise
Education
Wright State University
Ph.D. candidate; coursework complete
Computer science
Wright State University
M.S.
Computer science
2011
Cedarville University
B.S.
Computer science
2004
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Languages
- English
Event Appearances
Establishing a Cognitive Understanding of Cyber Reverse Engineering Tasks
12th International Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security Wright State University
Research Focus
Software reverse engineering
Cognitive models and cyber defense
Research examines how reverse engineers understand unknown software, trace information flow and manage cognitive demands during static analysis and related cyber defense tasks.
Human-computer interaction for autonomous systems
Interfaces for supervisory control
Research investigates interface designs that help a single operator supervise multiple autonomous or unmanned systems in time-critical environments.
Cybersecurity and cognitive modeling
Human factors in technical security work
Research connects cybersecurity, cognitive modeling and human-computer interaction to improve the representation, automation and analysis of complex software security tasks.
Articles
Exploring the Fourth Dimension: a Computer Scientist's Experience in Temporal Display Development
International Conference on Software EngineeringPatrick P. Dudenhofer
2011-01-01
This paper discusses the development of temporal display interfaces to support a single operator supervising multiple unmanned vehicles in time-critical, cognitively demanding environments.