[DFSci] DFRWS 2010 - Call For Papers

[Baker, Dave]

http://www.dfrws.org/2010/cfp.shtml

DFRWS brings together leading researchers, developers, practitioners, and
educators interested in advancing the state of the art in digital forensics
from around the world. As the most established venue in the field, DFRWS 
is the preferred place to present both cutting-edge research and 
perspectives on best practices for all aspects of digital forensics. As an
independent organization, we promote open community discussions and 
disseminate the results of our work to the widest audience.

We invite original contributions as research papers, panel proposals, 
Work-in-Progress talks, pre-conference workshop proposals, and demo 
proposals. All papers are evaluated through a double-blind peer-review 
process, and those accepted will be published in printed proceedings by 
Elsevier.

Topics of Interest
    * Incident response and live analysis
    * Network-based forensics, including
      network traffic analysis, traceback and attribution
    * Event reconstruction methods and tools
    * File system and memory analysis
    * Application analysis
    * Embedded systems
    * Small scale and mobile devices
    * Large-scale investigations
    * Digital evidence storage and preservation
    * Data mining and information discovery
    * Data hiding and recovery
    * File extraction from data blocks ("file carving")
    * Multimedia analysis
    * Database forensics
    * Tool testing and development
    * Digital evidence and the law
    * Anti-forensics and anti-anti-forensics
    * Case studies and trend reports
    * Non-traditional approaches to forensic analysis

The above list is only suggestive. We welcome new, original ideas from people 
in academia, industry, government, and law enforcement who are interested in 
sharing their results, knowledge, and experience. Authors are encouraged to 
demonstrate the applicability of their work to practical issues.  Questions 
about submission topics can be sent via email to: 
dfrws2010-papers at dfrws.org

Important Dates
    * Submission deadline: February 28, 2010 (any time zone)
    * Author notification: April 5, 2010
    * Final draft and speaker registration: April 26, 2010
    * Pre-conference Workshops: August 1, 2010
    * Conference dates: August 2-4, 2010

Publication Criteria
Research papers must be original contributions, not substantially 
duplicate previous work, and must not be under simultaneous publication 
review elsewhere. The review process will be "double-blind" (the reviewers 
will not know who the authors are, and the authors will not know who the 
reviewers are). Therefore, the version submitted for review should not 
contain the names or affiliations of the authors. When referring to their 
own previous work, authors should use the third person instead of the 
first person (i.e. "Smith and Jones [2] previously determined..." instead 
of "We [2] previously determined..").

Papers must be written in English and should not exceed 10 single-spaced, 
two-column pages with 1 inch margins and 10pt font.  Authors will be given 
30 minutes to present their paper.

Panel proposals should be one to three pages and clearly describe the 
topic, its relevance and a list of potential panelists and their 
biographies.  Panels will be evaluated based on the topic relevance and 
diversity of the panelists.

Proposals for workshops should be one to three pages and describe the 
topic, the intended audience, what materials will be provided to 
participants, and any hardware and software requirements.

Proposals for demonstrations of proof of concept and research-based 
tools are also welcome. Proposals should describe the tool, its 
relevance to the forensics field and space/equipment needs (e.g., power, 
networking, etc.).

Authors are expected to present their work in person at the conference. 
At least one registration per paper is required in order to be included 
in the proceedings. Authors shall register for the conference prior to 
submitting their final draft for publication.

Submissions
Submission instructions for Papers, Panels, Demos, Workshops and "Work 
in Progress" session will be posted at the DFRWS web site at: 
http://www.dfrws.org/2010/

Student Scholarship Program
A limited number of scholarships may be awarded to students presenting 
a paper at the conference. The intent is to help alleviate the financial 
burden due to the cost of hotel expenses and conference registration. 
Full details are posted on the DFRWS 2010 conference website: 
http://www.dfrws.org/2010/

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