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Michael Duren

Associate Professor of Practice
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mduren@arizona.edu

Michael Duren is an information security professional and software developer with over 25 years of experience in cybersecurity, software engineering and cryptographic systems. Before joining the University of Arizona, he spent his career building security capabilities for large enterprises, serving as an executive-level consultant specializing in cybersecurity program development, risk assessment, secure software design and compliance frameworks such as ISO 27001 and ISO/SAE 21434.

At the University of Arizona, Michael teaches courses in C and assembly programming, Python, operating systems and advanced cybersecurity topics at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. His research interests include covert channels, software and hardware security, code-signing infrastructure and the development of learning tools for cybersecurity education.