Raphaela Mettig is a full-time cybersecurity researcher and part time PhD student currently affiliated with the Applied Cybersecurity Lab (ACL) at LSU. Her main areas of research focus are memory forensics and malware analysis. She earned her Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Computer Science from Louisiana State University, and has worked as both a cyber threat intelligence analyst and as a product security engineer throughout her degrees. She currently holds a GIAC GRID certification and is a member of the GIAC Advisory Board.

Raphaela is also a lifelong musician. When she’s not hacking, she loves going to concerts, playing guitar, and reading.