After six transformative years at UC Berkeley, Professor Hany Farid, a pioneer in the field of digital forensics, will be departing the School of Information effective June 30, 2026.

Your phone is the silent witness to your life. It knows everything you do,” said a digital forensics expert who worked on the University of Idaho slayings.

The breakthrough addresses concerns that powerful quantum computers could eventually crack encryption standards to leave vulnerable financial systems, government communications, health data and media.