He earned Master's degree in Mathematics and Ph.D. in Computer Science from Florida Atlantic University in 2002 and 2006, respectively. Daniel's other affiliations include the Center for Cryptology and Information Security and the Center for Coastline Security Technology at FAU. He was involved in cryptology and security research since his undergraduate days at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln (UNL), where he obtained Bachelor's degree in Computer Science. His current research is focused on a number of topics from Biometrics, Cryptography, Multimedia Security, and Image/Video Analysis.