Policing and Investigating the Dark Web in the Age of AI - Softcover

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Leo S.F. Lin is a Senior Lecturer in Security Studies at the Australian Graduate School of Policing and Security (AGSPS), Charles Sturt University. He serves as Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Salus Journal, the School’s double-blind peer-reviewed publication dedicated to law enforcement, national security, and emergency management. Dr Lin brings over 20 years of practitioner and academic experience to the critical intersection of transnational crime, policing, and emerging technologies. His work focuses on building resilience against hybrid threats, bridging the gap between academic rigour and operational reality. Dr Lin establishes a forward-looking research agenda in the critical field of Techno-Security & Resilience, intersecting traditional security studies with digital frontiers. He holds a PhD in International Development at University of Southern Mississippi, USA.

Nikhil Goyal is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Poornima University, Jaipur, India. He earned his Master’s degree in Information Security from Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi, and holds a Bachelor of Technology in Information Technology from the Institute of Technology, Guru Ghasidas University (A Central University), Bilaspur. His research interests span cybersecurity, ethical hacking, digital forensics, blockchain security, and artificial intelligence applications in security systems. He has published in reputed Scopus-indexed journals and international conferences, with recent work including contributions to a Q1 journal on Digital Twin Technology and presentations on blockchain security, distributed AI in cybersecurity, and advanced forecasting models. In addition, he has co-authored several book chapters with international publishers, covering areas such as security in wireless sensor networks, artificial intelligence in healthcare, AI-driven roles in tourism, and IoT in sustainable agriculture. His applied research includes patents on secure incident reporting and verification systems that emphasize anonymity, social integration, and advanced verification tools. Alongside his academic work, he has professional experience through cybersecurity internships with Gurugram Police and Bilaspur Police Cyber Cell, industry roles in ethical hacking and cybercrime investigation, and software development projects. Through his blend of teaching, research, and industry experience, Nikhil Kumar Goyal continues to advance scholarship and practice in cybersecurity and digital forensics, with a growing specialization in the study of the dark web ecosystem.