The team\u2019s work<\/a> ultimately led to his exoneration, with all charges dismissed in July 2025.<\/p>\n\u201cWhen someone\u2019s freedom is on the line, you realize the real-world impact,\u201d LoRe said. \u201cIt makes you step back from the technical side and understand what it actually means in people\u2019s lives. Our findings had the power to exonerate someone. That proved to me that serving justice is the work I am meant to do.\u201d<\/p>\n
LoRe\u2019s interest in forensic science began in high school at Passaic County Technical Vocational Schools\u2019 Diana C. Lobosco STEM Academy, where she completed a hands-on forensics unit that included fingerprinting, anthropology exercises and even pathology labs using fetal pig necropsies.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s when I realized forensics is the coolest applied science and that I can take my passion for science to help solve crimes and save lives \u2014 so I knew I wanted to study it in college,\u201d she said. \u201cNJIT was the only New Jersey college offering a major in Forensic Science, so I knew this was the place for me.\u201d<\/p>\n
She arrived intending to pursue forensic biology. But plans changed her sophomore year after she invited digital forensics expert John Lucich \u2014 who would later become her supervisor at eForensix \u2014 to campus while serving as seminar chair of the Forensic Science Student Association.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat seminar was my first time really learning about digital forensics,\u201d she said. \u201cI immediately fell in love with the field.\u201d<\/p>\n
LoRe would also take the initiative to add a second major in Law, Technology and Culture to better understand the evolving legal and ethical questions surrounding digital evidence.<\/p>\n
\u201cForensic science is essentially science as it applies to the law,\u201d LoRe said. \u201cCyberlaw is still being created and established, and technology is changing exponentially. The law has to keep up to keep everyone safe online.\u201d<\/p>\n
Joining a field defined by emerging technologies, LoRe says one development stands out.<\/p>\n
\u201cArtificial intelligence \u2014 100%,\u201d she said. \u201cIt is extremely important that forensic operations, where a person\u2019s freedom is potentially at stake, have humans running the show.<\/p>\n
\u201cOn the other side of the coin, we\u2019re seeing AI show up more and more as a component of cybercrimes,\u201d she added. \u201cDigital forensic examiners have to stay ahead of technological advances to understand how it\u2019s being used for criminal purposes and how to investigate it.\u201d<\/p>\n
As she prepares to graduate, LoRe credits the forensic science program\u2019s faculty \u2014 particularly Kevin Parmelee, David Fisher and Sara Zapico \u2014 along with Lucich, for shaping her journey. She also points to her biggest supporter at home \u2014 her mom.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cEverything I\u2019ve learned from them extends far beyond the classroom. They are the reason I am where I am today,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd to students just starting out: get involved. Join clubs, take on leadership roles, talk to the people sitting next to you in class. My involvement on campus shaped me both personally and professionally.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cCommencement represents all of my best memories and lessons in one day,\u201d she added. \u201cIt defines my last four years as an NJIT undergrad.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"After Mia LoRe walks across the stage at Commencement 2026, she\u2019ll step right into a new career in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":237088,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[128,9,24,63,129,131,130],"class_list":["post-237087","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-the-bronx","tag-bronx","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-the-bronx","tag-the-bronx-headlines","tag-the-bronx-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237087","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=237087"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237087\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/237088"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=237087"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=237087"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=237087"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}