Steve Chapin specializes in compliance for tech companies and litigation cases focused on technology. Previously, as a computer science professor in academia and a lead cybersecurity researcher at Lawrence Livermore National Lab, Dr. Chapin led research in computer and network security, operating systems, and formal methods. He has published more than sixty refereed publications in these areas.
Dr. Chapin’s expertise includes:
Technical and regulatory compliance
TCP/IP network protocols
Cloud computing and virtualization
Operating systems
Biometrics and cryptography
Runtime systems and middleware
Software analysis, including both source code and binary analysis
Software intellectual property/patents
Advertising/tracking pixels
Knowledge of more than thirty-five programming languages
Awards & Honors
NASA Graduate Research Fellow, 1992
Employment History
BRG
Director , 2025-present
Associate Director, 2023-2024
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Lead Cybersecurity Researcher, 2018–2023
Syracuse University
Associate Professor of Computer Science, 2002–2018
Assistant Professor of Computer Science, 1999-2002
The Technical Committee
Lead Engineer/Program Manager, 2006–2010
Air Force Research Laboratory
Interagency Personnel Agreement, 2000–2001
University of Virginia
Research Assistant Professor, 1996–1999
Kent State University
Assistant Professor of Computer Science, 1993–1996
Sandia National Laboratories
University Summer Faculty, 1995
Naval Postgraduate School
Adjunct Professor of Computer Science, 1994
Education
Purdue University
PhD, Computer Science, 1993
MS, Computer Science, 1988
Heidelberg College
BS, Mathematics/Computer Science (dual major), 1985
