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Dr. J. Todd McDonald

Software Protection And Assurance Secure Software Engineering Surreptitious Software (Obfuscation Watermarking Tamperproofing)
University of South Alabama. Department of Computer Science

About

J. Todd McDonald, Ph.D. is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of South Alabama and Director of the Center for Forensics, Information Technology, and Security. His research interests include Software Protection and Assurance, Secure Software Engineering, Anomaly Detection, Surreptitious Software (Obfuscation, Watermarking, Tamperproofing), Malware Analysis, Hardware Assurance, Embedded Systems/Mobile Device Security, and Cyber Security.

Research Performance Summary

148
Total Papers
1534
Total Citations
21
H-Index
2000-2026
Active Research Span

First Recorded Paper

Heterogeneous database integration using agent oriented information systems

Year: 2000

Citations: 21

Venue: Proceedings of the International Conference on Artificial Intelligence 2000

Latest Recorded Paper

Introduction to the Minitrack on Cyber Security, Operations, Defense, and Forensics

Year: 2026

Citations: 0

Venue: N/A

Last 10 Years Publication Activity

This timeline shows the professor's yearly publication activity.

2026
1
2025
7
2024
8
2023
3
2022
12
2021
10
2020
2
2019
8
2018
11
2017
10
2016
9

Publication Venues and Collaboration

Journal, Conference, and Book Publication Breakdown

Conference 70
Journal 10
Book 7

Top Coauthors

McDonald Andel Glisson

Research Impact by Period

2025-2026

Period Stats
Papers 8
Citations 0
Avg. Citations / Paper 0
H-Index 0

2020-2024

Period Stats
Papers 35
Citations 225
Avg. Citations / Paper 6.4
H-Index 8

2015-2019

Period Stats
Papers 45
Citations 675
Avg. Citations / Paper 15
H-Index 15

2010-2014

Period Stats
Papers 31
Citations 356
Avg. Citations / Paper 11.5
H-Index 10

2005-2009

Period Stats
Papers 23
Citations 196
Avg. Citations / Paper 8.5
H-Index 9

2000-2004

Period Stats
Papers 6
Citations 82
Avg. Citations / Paper 13.7
H-Index 5

Contact and Professional Links

Contact Information

jtmcdonald@southalabama.edu
2514611601

Detected Research Keywords

Protection Reverse Engineering Moving Target Defense Intellectual Property Protection Phase Space Analysis Networked Medical Devices Mobile Agent Systems Introduction Minitrack Cyber Operations Defense Forensics Software Security Protection Security Protection Reverse