[DFSci] DFRWS 2011 Call for Papers - Ends Feb 27

[Baker, Dave]

http://www.dfrws.org/2011/

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.  The DFRWS conference is in association with the Association
for Computing Machinery (ACM) (pending)

We invite original contributions as research papers, panel proposals,
Work-in-Progress talks, 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.

The 11th Annual DFRWS Conference will be held in New Orleans, LA from
August 1 to 3, 2011.

Topics of Interest
    * Forensic analysis
    * 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
    * Data extraction and reconstruction
    * Multimedia analysis
    * Database forensics
    * Tool testing and development
    * Digital evidence and the law
    * Anti-forensics and anti-anti-forensics
    * Case studies and trend reports
    * Malware forensics
    * Data visualization in forensic analysis
    * Forensics of virtual and cloud environments
    * Investigation of insider attacks
    * Error rates of forensic methods
    * Interpersonal communications and social network analysis
    * 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: dfrws2011-papers <at> dfrws <dot> org

Important Dates
    * Submission deadline: February 27, 2011 (any time zone)
    * Author notification: April 4, 2011
    * Final draft and speaker registration: April 25, 2011
    * Pre-conference Workshops: July 31, 2011
    * Conference dates: August 1-3, 2011

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
    * Paper submissions must be made through EasyChair located online at
http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=dfrws2011 in Adobe Acrobat
PDF format. Papers are limited to 10 pages in two-column format, 10 pt.
Accepted papers will be required to be resubmitted to the publisher in
editable source format (Microsoft Word, Latex, or plain text) for final
print formatting.
    * Panel submissions must be e-mailed to dfrws2011-papers (at) dfrws
(dot) org in PDF or plain text format.
    * Poster and demo submissions must be emailed to dfrws2011-demos
(at) dfrws (dot) org in PDF or plain text format.
    * Proposals for pre-conference workshops must be emailed to
dfrws2011-papers (at) dfrws (dot) org in PDF or plain text format.

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 2011 conference website:
http://www.dfrws.org/2011/.

DFRWS Organizing Committee
 Conference Chair: Vassil Roussev, PhD (University of New Orleans)
 Conference Vice Chair: Matthew Geiger (CERT)
 Technical Program Chair: Florian Buchholz, PhD (James Madison University)
 Technical Program Vice Chair: Brian Levine, PhD (University of Massachusetts)
 Local Arrangements: Golden Richard, PhD (University of New Orleans)
 Proceedings: Wietse Venema, PhD (IBM)
 Keynote: Frank Adelstein, PhD (ATC-NY)
 Publicity: Dave Baker (MITRE)
 Advertising / Sponsorship: Daryl Pfeif (Digital Forensics Solutions)
 Registration: Andreas Schuster (Deutsche Telekom AG)
 Finances: Rick Smith (ATC-NY)
 Challenge: Eoghan Casey (cmdLabs)
 Workshops: Eoghan Casey (cmdLabs), Frank Adelstein, PhD (ATC-NY)
 Outreach Coordinator: Tim Vidas(Carnegie Mellon)
 Web: Brian Carrier, PhD (Basis Technology)
 Demo / Posters:

Full details will be posted on the DFRWS 2011 conference website:
http://www.dfrws.org/2011/

DFRWS on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Digital-Forensics-Research-Conference-DFRWS/146313708744501

DFRWS on Linked In:
http://www.linkedin.com/groups?&gid=1795537

Sincerely,
Dave B.
DFRWS Organizing Committee
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