[DFSci] DFRWS 2012 Call for Papers

[Baker, Dave]

http://www.dfrws.org/2012/cfp.shtml (Call For Papers page)
http://dfrws.org/2012/dfrws_cfp_2012.pdf (Color Flyer)

The DFRWS digital forensics conference 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 forum 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, 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 12th Annual DFRWS Conference is held in cooperation 
with the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and its Special 
Interest Group on Security, Audit and Control (SIGSAC). The 
conference will be held in Washington, DC from August 6 to 8, 2012.
http://www.dfrws.org/2012/location.shtml

TOPICS OF INTEREST
- Memory analysis
- Filesystem forensics
- Incident response and live analysis
- Network-based forensics
- Traffic analysis, traceback and attribution
- Event reconstruction methods and tools
- Application analysis
- Embedded and mobile device forensics
- Large-scale investigations
- Digital evidence storage and preservation
- Data mining
- Data hiding and discovery
- Data recovery 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 in distributed and virtual environments
- 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:  dfrws2012-papers at dfrws.org

IMPORTANT DATES
- Submission deadline: February 20, 2012 (any time zone). 
- Workshop proposal notification: March 9, 2012
- Author notification: April 9, 2012
- Final draft and speaker registration: April 30, 2012
- Conference dates: August 6-8, 2012

PUBLICATION CRITERIA
Research papers must be original contributions, not duplicate 
previous work (including the authors' own), 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..").

FORMAT
- 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.).

PRESENTATION
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 online at: http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=dfrws2012
in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. 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:
dfrws2012-papers at dfrws.org   in PDF or plain text format.
- Poster and demo submissions must be emailed to:
dfrws2012-demos at dfrws.org    in PDF or plain text format.
- Proposals for pre-conference workshops must be emailed to:
dfrws2012-papers at dfrws.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. See the DFRWS homepage for more information. http://www.dfrws.org/2012/index.shtml

DFRWS 2012 SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Sponsors of the conference will gain visibility for their companies, demonstrate their support of forensic research and development, and 
contribute to the success of the conference. All sponsors will have 
their logo listed on the DFRWS 2012 website with a link to their 
website and will be listed in the printed proceedings. They will also 
get recognition at specific events that they sponsor. The conference 
offers a variety of sponsorship opportunities. These include but are 
not limited to:
- General conference sponsorship
- Welcome reception
- Conference dinner
- Breakfast
- Morning or afternoon breaks
For further sponsorship information, or if you are interested in other 
forms of sponsorship than listed above, please contact us at:
dfrws2012-sponsorship at dfrws.org
http://www.dfrws.org/2012/sponsorship.shtml

Sincerely,
Dave B, Publicity Chair,
DFRWS Organizing Committee