Laura Chappell
Laura Chappel
CEO, Founder of Chappell University
Title: Always a Surprise [seriously we do not know]
Description: Laura prefers to keep her presentation a surprise, come find out what amazing thing she is working on this year.
Laura Chappell is a well-respected industry expert, consultant, trainer/speaker, and author of numerous industry titles on network analysis, troubleshooting, and security. Nicknamed “Glenda, the Good Witch,” Laura has presented to thousands of State, Federal and international law enforcement officers, judicial members, engineers, network administrators, technicians and developers on the subject of network communications analysis, network forensics, communications optimization, and application analysis.
Ms. Chappell is a member of the High Technology Crime Investigation Association (HTCIA), a 24-year member of the Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), a member of the FBI’s Infragard organization, and a member of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) Technology Partner Network. Her blend of humor, personal experiences, packet-level understanding of TCP/IP communications, energy and clarity have earned her a top spot as an industry speaker, trainer and consultant for companies and organizations such as Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard, High Technology Crime Investigation Association, various United States military organizations, various European forensic agencies, and the United States Court.
Ms. Chappell is the Founder of Chappell University (www.chappellU.com) which develops and delivers onsite and online training in the areas of network protocols, network forensics and network analysis tools.
In 2007, Ms. Chappell founded Wireshark University (www.wiresharktraining.com), the worldwide premiere educational firm focused on teaching the art of wiretapping/communications interception, network forensics, TCP/IP analysis, network troubleshooting and network security.
Both Chappell University and Wireshark University operate under a dba through Protocol Analysis Institute, Inc.