About
Bio
Lochlan McElroy is a security researcher and builder. His research covers threat intelligence, digital forensics and how AI changes attack and defense.
He founded WRAVEN, a student-led cybersecurity research lab at Western Michigan University, in November 2024. WRAVEN is a fiscally sponsored project of The Hack Foundation and the first Michigan member of the EFF's Electronic Frontier Alliance.
At WRAVEN, he is the technical director. He designed Watchtower, the lab's public threat intelligence platform. His published work is on this site and on the WRAVEN blog. He studies cybersecurity at Western Michigan University. This site speaks for no employer.
Short bio
Lochlan McElroy is a security researcher and builder. He founded WRAVEN, a student-led cybersecurity research lab at Western Michigan University, and he is its technical director.
Contact
Security reports: secure@lochlanmcelroy.com
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He answers within five working days. He answers research questions, disclosure coordination and press requests.
Speaking
He speaks on most security topics and tailors each talk to its audience. Past talks include the WMU Cybersecurity Summit, university classes, an introductory lecture series and local high schools. He was also a CyberPatriot mentor.
Press
- WMU Haworth College of Business magazine, The human side of cybersecurity
- WWMT, WRAVEN at the WMU Cybersecurity Summit
- WMU News, Running the 2025 WMU Cybersecurity Summit and its capture-the-flag event
- WMU College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, How WRAVEN started