David Defour is an experienced academic and computer forensic expert currently serving as a Professor at Université de Perpignan (UPVD) in France since September 2004. Additionally, David has been self-employed as a registered computer forensic expert to the county court of Montpellier since January 2007. Prior to their current role, David held the position of Maître de Conférences at Université de Perpignan Via Domitia from September 2003 to September 2021. David's educational background includes a Ph.D. in Computer Science from École normale supérieure de Lyon, a Master 2 in Computer Science from Université Montpellier 2, and a Maîtrise d'informatique from Université Jean Monnet Saint-Etienne.