Digital Forensics Research Workshop EU 2023

DFRWS EU 2023


Computer Security & Cryptography



Digital Forensics Research Workshop EU 2023 (DFRWS EU 2023)



https://dfrws.org/conferences/dfrws-eu-2023

March 21-24, 2023

Bonn, Germany



Submission deadlines:

 -> September 19, 2022 (abstract registration full papers)

 -> September 26, 2022 (updates full papers)



1) Topics of Interest



DFRWS welcomes new perspectives that push the envelope of what is currently

possible in digital forensics. Potential topics (alphabetical) include any

digital forensic related topic, for example (but not limited to):



- Anti-forensics and anti-anti-forensics

- Case studies and trend reports

- Cloud and virtualized environments

- Covert channels (e.g. TOR, VPN)

- Digital evidence sharing and exchange

- Digital evidence and the law

- Digital forensic preparedness / readiness

- Digital investigation case management

- Digital forensic tool validation

- Digital forensic triage / survey

- Event reconstruction methods and tools

- Forensics analysis and visualization of Big Data

- Implanted medical devices

- Machine learning and data mining for digital evidence extraction/query

- Malware and targeted attacks (analysis and attribution)

- Mobile and embedded device forensics

- Network and distributed system forensics

- Non-traditional forensic scenarios / contexts

- SCADA / industrial control systems

- Smart power grid forensics

- Smart building forensics

- Vehicle forensics (e.g., drones, cars)

- Virtual currency



2) Submission Information



DFRWS invites contributions of

- Full Research Papers

- Presentations

- Posters / Demos

- Workshops / Tutorials

- Panel Proposals

- "Birds of a Feather" Proposals



All contributions must be submitted through the EasyChair site at

https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=dfrwseu2023

Submissions must be in PDF format and follow the submission criteria and

guidelines (https://dfrws.org/submission-criteria-eu/ ). Organizers may reject

work that does not follow the listed criteria.



3) Student Scholarship and Award Program



DFRWS continues its outreach to students studying digital forensics. DFRWS and

its sponsors will award one or more Scholarships each year to students (first

author) who present their accepted research papers. One scholarship will be

awarded to the Best Student Research Paper awardee. 



Refer to the website for further details regarding eligibility, funding and

selection (Student Scholarship & Award Program).



4) DFRWS during the Pandemic 



The DFRWS EU program committee are currently planning the conference as a

hybrid event, with it possible for attendees and presenters to attend either

virtually via Zoom or physically in Bonn, Germany, taking into account all

available information and making sure that we are content that such an event

can go ahead and keep members of the community safe. 

 

5) Contact



Additional information about DFRWS EU 2023 is available on the website:

https://dfrws.org/conferences/dfrws-eu-2023/



For questions related to paper, presentation, and demo submissions, please send

an email to: eu-papers (at) dfrws (dot) org





For questions about workshop/tutorial proposals, please send an email to:

eu-workshops (at) dfrws (dot) org



For questions related to the organisation of DFRWS EU 2023 please send email

to: eu (at) dfrws (dot) org



 

6) Important Dates / Deadlines (all deadlines are anywhere on earth):



Full research papers: 

- Title/abstract registration: September 19, 2022

- Submission updates: September 26, 2022

- Notification of acceptance: ~November 23, 2022

- Camera ready version and presenter registration: December 14, 2022



Presentations:

- Submission: September 26, 2022



Panel proposals, workshops/tutorials:

- Submission: December 23, 2022

- Notification of acceptance: January 13, 2023



Posters/demos/"Birds of a Feather" meetings:

- submission deadline: March 15, 2023