About me

I am a member of the teaching faculty in the College of Information and Computer Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, the associate director of the Digital Forensics Lab in CICS, and co-president of the Massachusetts Society of Professors, the labor union that represents faculty and librarians on the UMass Amherst campus.

View my curriculum vitae.

• liberato@cs.umass.edu
• +1 413 545 3061
• Computer Science Building, Room 318 (mostly remote until further notice)
• Office Hours Spring 2021: Thursday, 9:30am (via Zoom)

In Spring 2021 I am teaching COMPSCI 186: Using Data Structures.

In Fall 2020 I taught COMPSCI 186: Using Data Structures as a purely online course.

In Spring 2020 I taught COMPSCI 590K: Advanced Digital Forensics Systems. I was a finalist for a Distinguished Teaching award.

In Fall 2019 I taught COMPSCI 186: Using Data Structures and CICS 191CMPS2: CS Major RAP First Year Seminar.

In Spring 2019 I taught COMPSCI 186: Using Data Structures, COMPSCI 365: Digital Forensics, and COMPSCI 590F: Advanced Digital Forensics. I was nominated for a Distinguished Teaching award, and I received the College Outstanding Teaching award.

In Fall 2018 I taught COMPSCI 186: Using Data Structures and COMPSCI 391L: Computer Crime Law. I was nominated for a Distinguished Teaching Award.

In Spring 2018 I taught COMPSCI 365/590F: Digital Forensics and INFOSEC 690F: Fraud Detection.

In Fall 2017 I taught COMPSCI 190D: Using Data Structures and COMPSCI 391L: Computer Crime Law, and was a finalist for a Distinguished Teaching Award.

In Spring 2017 I taught COMPSCI 190D: Using Data Structures and COMPSCI 365/590F: Digital Forensics.

In Fall 2016 I taught COMPSCI 190D: Using Data Structures and COMPSCI 391L/591L: Computer Crime Law, and was nominated for a Distinguished Teaching Award.

In Spring 2016 I taught COMPSCI 290NW: A Networked World.

In Spring 2015 I taught CMPSCI 187: Programming with Data Structures and was nominated for a Distinguished Teaching Award.

In Fall 2014 I taught both CMPSCI 290NW: A Networked World and CMPSCI 383: Artificial Intelligence.

I taught CMPSCI 453: Computer Networking in Spring 2014.

Along with Brian Levine, I taught a course on Computer Crime Law (CMPSCI 391LI) in Fall 2011.

I taught classes on Computer and Network Security at Trinity College, Connecticut College and Wesleyan University, where I was a visiting assistant professor. I was the instructor for Architecture and Assembly Language at UMass in the summer of 2001.

In AY 2020–2021, I am a member of our Department Personnel Committee and serve on the promotion and tenure subcommittee. I also serve as-needed on our Curriculum Review Committee.

I help coordinate and administer UMass’s CyberCorps® Scholarship for Service.

I administer the UMass Trace Repository. Send us your data!

I have been a member of the UMass Academic Honesty Board since AY 2015.

I am a member of the Faculty Senate’s Academic Matters Council.

I am a co-president of the Massachusetts Society of Professors, the labor union that represents faculty and librarians at UMass Amherst, and a member of our bargaining team. I also serve as a Faculty Advocate for members of the bargaining unit.