[DFSci] Request for Proposals – DFRWS Forensic Challenge 2012

[Baker, Dave]

Request for Proposal – DFRWS Forensic Challenge 2012

The DFRWS Challenge
The DFRWS Conference is soliciting proposals from individuals or teams
interested in creating the next DFRWS Forensics Challenge.

The goal of this and past annual challenges is to spur advances in the 
state of the art in research into forensic tools and techniques. Past 
challenges have resulted in meaningful progress in memory analysis for 
Windows and Linux systems, novel approaches to carving files out of 
unallocated disk space, and techniques for reconstructing data dumped 
directly from NAND flash chips. By design, DFRWS challenges have resulted 
in the creation of software that has enriched the analytical arsenal 
available to the forensic community.

We are seeking 2012 challenge proposals of equal ambition and impact. At 
the same time, challenges must be multifaceted, consisting of component 
problems at various levels of difficulty to encourage broader participation 
and permit their reuse in a variety of settings. Please review prior 
challenges and solutions posted at http://www.dfrws.org for examples. A 
modest budget is available to meet direct expenses associated with the 
creation of the challenge.

By creating the challenge, you get to help steer digital forensics research.
If you encounter problems that are not solved by the currently available 
tools, then make it into a challenge.  We will give your team full credit 
on the website and in all challenge promotional efforts.

We anticipate that the party selected to develop the next challenge will 
also guide the challenge process through its life-cycle, assessing the 2012 
challenge submissions and participating on the DFRWS Organizing Committee. 
An OC member will be designated as liaison and will help shepherd the 
challenge process throughout.


Submitting Your Proposal
To submit a proposal, please provide us an outline of the challenge 
scenario, detailing the analytical goals and the questions you would pose 
to participants. This should not be longer than 1-2 pages.

In addition, please provide the following supporting information:
  Names of those involved in creating the challenge, along with a brief, 
relevant bio.
  The resources required to create and distribute the challenge 
(beyond hosting the challenge material and providing a submission server).
  A statement of the principal forensic issue addressed by the challenge.

Before writing the final proposal, you may submit scenarios to the 
committee to get some more ideas and feedback.  Please do not send a list 
of possible scenario ideas and ask which one should be submitted.  
Instead, submit a basic outline of a scenario at least two weeks before 
the final deadline, and we will try to provide feedback on its difficulty 
and appropriateness.

Challenge proposals should be submitted to: challenge-proposal at dfrws.org


Timeline
•  April 30, 2011 – All  2012 challenge proposals should be submitted.
•  May 15, 2011 – The DFRWS Organizing Committee will notify the selected 
winning team/individual.
•  July 30, 2011 – The completed challenge, including the challenge 
scenario and all associated material, will be due for final review by 
the OC.
•  August 2, 2011 – Following review and final approval, the 2012 
challenge will be unveiled at the 2011 DFRWS Conference.
•  June 2012 – The deadline for submission of solutions to the challenge.
•  July 2012 – An evaluation of challenge submissions should be prepared 
for presentation to the DFRWS OC, which will select the challenge winner 
and finalists.
•  August 2012 – Challenge results presented to the 2012 DFRWS Conference.

Sincerely,
DFRWS Organizing Committee

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