[DFSci] 7th Annual ADFSL Conference on Digital Forensics, Security and Law

[Glenn Dardick]

ANNOUNCEMENT: Conference on Digital Forensics, Security and Law

Venue: Richmond, Virginia USA 
Dates: 30-31 May 2012
Conference Website: 
http://www.digitalforensics-conference.org  

Dear colleagues: 

The ADFSL 2012 Conference on Digital Forensics, Security and Law will be at the Hyatt Hotel Sierra West-Richmond in Richmond, Virginia on 30-31 of May 2012. 
            
The ADFSL Conference on Digital Forensics, Security and Law is a unique and innovative event.  It is managed by the Association of Digital Forensics, Security and Law (ADFSL). The conference focuses on the current and expanding role of digital forensics within investigations and the courts as well as its important role within cyber security - both national as well as corporate. Topics not only include technology and evidence, but also are very much focused on how to prepare students for careers in digital forensics. Conference papers are double blind refereed and provide a forum for high quality research, communication and debate on the subject of digital forensics and directly related fields.
           
Participants
           
The primary audience will include individuals who are interested in developing curriculum and teaching methods as well as conducting research related to the areas of digital forensics, security, and law. This conference will be of value to both academic and practitioner audiences. 

Call-For-Papers and Proposals

The conference committee is calling for papers and proposals in, or related to, the following areas:

CURRICULUM 
1) Digital forensics curriculum 
2) Cyber law curriculum 
3) Information assurance curriculum 
4) Accounting digital forensics curriculum 

TEACHING METHODS 
5) Digital forensics teaching methods 
6) Cyber law teaching methods 
7) Information assurance teaching methods 
8) Accounting digital forensics teaching methods 

CASES 
9) Digital forensics case studies 
10) Cyber law case studies 
11) Information assurance case studies 
12) Accounting digital forensics case studies 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 
13) Digital forensics and information technology 
14) Cyber law and information technology 
15) Information assurance and information technology 
16) Accounting digital forensics information technology 

NETWORKS AND THE INTERNET 
17) Digital forensics and the Internet 
18) Cyber law and the Internet 
19) Information assurance and Internet 
20) Digital forensics accounting and the Internet 

ANTI-FORENSICS AND COUNTER ANTI-FORENSICS 
21) Steganography 
22) Stylometrics and Author Attribution 
23) Anonymity and Proxies 
24) Encryption and Decryption 

INTERNATIONAL ISSUES 
25) International issues in digital forensics 
26) International issues in cyber law 
27) International issues in information assurance 
28) International issues in accounting digital forensics 

THEORY 
29) Theory development in digital forensics 
30) Theory development in information assurance 
31) Methodologies for digital forensic research 
32) Analysis techniques for digital forensic and information assurance research

DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT (DRM)
33) DRM issues in digital forensics
34) DRM issues in information technology
35) DRM issues in information assurance
36) DRM issues in cyber law

PRIVACY ISSUES
37) Privacy issues in digital forensics
38) Privacy issues in information assurance
39) Privacy issues in cyber law
40) Privacy issues in digital rights management

SOFTWARE FORENSICS
41) Software piracy investigation
42) Software quality forensics

OTHER TOPICS
43) Cyber culture and cyber terrorism

Deadlines

The deadline for submissions is midnight EST, 31 January 2011.

Submission Types

Short briefing papers / Presentations: A technology or a management briefing on an aspect of digital forensics, information assurance, and/or cyber law. Such papers will be presented by the author in a presentation or round table discussion format at the conference. These papers need not be extensive. Typical length is about 1500-2000 words. 

Research papers: A research question or an argument is posed and subsequently conducted. Empirical work (quantitative or qualitative) is necessary. Research papers will be presented by the authors in a regular conference session. These papers should be extensive. Typical length is about 5000-6000 words. All research papers will be considered for publication in the Journal of Digital Forensics, Security and Law (JDFSL). 

Case Studies: Case studies are typically descriptions of a given digital forensics situation. Names of organizations/actors can be kept anonymous to maintain confidentiality. Case studies will be presented by the authors at the conference. Typical length is about 5000-6000 words. All case studies will be considered for publication in the Journal of Digital Forensics, Security and Law (JDFSL). 

Panels: Panels and workshop proposals are welcome. Typical length is about 1000 words long and covers a current technology or a controversial issue.

Participants

The primary audience will include individuals who are interested in developing curriculum and teaching methods as well as conducting research related to the areas of digital forensics, security, and law. This conference will be of value to both academic and practitioner audiences. 

Submissions

All submissions are double blind peer reviewed. 

Instructions for authors may be found at the following link:
http://www.digitalforensics-conference.org/authorinstructions.htm 

            
Best Papers

Selected papers from the conference will be considered for inclusion in the following journal:
Journal of Digital Forensics, Security and Law
http://www.jdfsl.org 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR THE CONFERENCE CAN BE FOUND AT: 
http://www.digitalforensics-conference.org   

REGISTRATION INFORMATION IS POSTED AT: 
http://www.digitalforensics-conference.org/registration.htm   

Association for Digital Forensics, Security and Law 
Website: http://www.adfsl.org   

Journal of Digital Forensics, Security and Law 
Website: http://www.jdfsl.org