[DFSci] DFRWS USA 2016 Call for Papers

Baker, Dave bakerd at mitre.org
Wed Oct 14 05:45:05 PDT 2015


http://dfrws.org/2016/cfp.shtml

The DFRWS digital forensics conference brings together leading 
researchers, developers, practitioners, and educators from around the 
world to advance the state of the art in digital forensics. Established 
in 2001, DFRWS has become the premier digital forensics conference. The 
DFRWS-USA 2016 Conference will be held August 07-10, 2016, in beautiful
Seattle, WA.

Topics of Interest
We invite original contributions in the form of research papers, 
non-research presentations, demos, and posters in the following topic 
areas:
*Memory analysis and snapshot acquisition
*Storage forensics, including file system and Flash
*"Big data" approaches to forensic, including collection, data mining, 
  and large scale visualization
*Incident response and live analysis
*Forensics of cloud and virtualized environments
*Malware and targeted attacks (analysis and attribution)
*Network and distributed system forensics
*Event reconstruction methods and tools
*Mobile and embedded device forensics
*Digital evidence storage and preservation
*Data recovery and reconstruction
*Multimedia analysis
*Database forensics
*Tool testing and development
*Digital evidence and the law
*Case studies and trend reports
*Data hiding and discovery
*Anti-forensics and anti-anti-forensics
*Interpersonal communications and social network analysis
*Non-traditional forensic scenarios and approaches (e.g. vehicles, 
  Internet of Things, industrial control systems, and SCADA)
*Archival preservation & reconstruction

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:
 usa-papers (at) dfrws (dot) org 

Research papers undergo double-blinded, peer review, and are published
by Elsevier in a special issue of Digital Investigation. Presentations,
posters, and demos undergo a light review process to select 
presentations of maximal interest to DFRWS attendees and filter out 
sales pitches. Presentation proposals must specify their target length 
from the following options: 20 minutes, 120 minutes (2 hours), or 240 
minutes (4 hours). Note, 2-4 hour presentations are referred to as 
'workshops' and often include hands-on participation by attendees. 
Additional information regarding each type of submission can be found 
on the dfrws.org" website. 

Important Deadlines
*Submission deadline - research papers: February 7, 2016 (Midnight GMT)
*Submission deadline - presentations: April 8, 2016 (Midnight GMT)
*Submission deadline - posters and demos:
  - Poster authors who wish to have an abstract included in the printed 
    proceedings must submit a PDF of the   poster and the proposed 
    abstract by April 8, 2016 (Midnight GMT).
  - Demo providers and poster authors who do not wish to have an abstract
    included in the printed proceedings may submit their poster or demo
    request through the first day of the conference.
*Conference registration deadline - presenters of all papers, 
presentations, and posters with abstracts in the proceedings is 
April 22, 2016 (Midnight GMT). Those without a registered author or 
presenter may be dropped from the program -- see the dfrws.org website 
for policy.

Author/Presenter Instructions

RESEARCH PAPERS: Research papers must be original contributions, not 
duplicate previous work (including the authors' own work), and must not 
be under simultaneous publication review elsewhere. The review process 
will be "double-blind" (reviewers will not know who the authors are, 
and authors will not know who the reviewers are). Therefore, the 
version submitted for review must not contain the names or affiliations 
of the authors, and should anonymize content that readily identifies 
the authors, such as references to tools developed by 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 must not exceed 10 single-spaced, 
two-column pages with 1 inch margins and 10pt font. This page limit 
does NOT include references, although references should be limited to 
one page to the extent possible. Papers must be submitted as PDF files.
The preferred reference style is Harvard. Authors may use the IEEE 
style, and it will be converted by the publisher. Accepted papers will 
be required to utilize the provided Microsoft Word template or 
Elsevier's LaTeX template (elsarticle class with the "5p" option, which 
does not include numbers in section headers). Authors are encouraged to 
use these templates for the submission version as well. Last, please 
minimize submission file size, while maintaining reasonable graphics 
quality. Most submissions tend to be 3MB or less. Higher resolution 
graphics can be added/included during the final proofing process. 

Authors MUST present their work in person at the conference. At least 
one registration per paper is required by the deadline specified in the 
Call for Papers in order to be included in the proceedings. Authors 
shall register for the conference prior to submitting their final draft 
for publication. At the conference, authors of accepted papers will be 
given 25 minutes to present their work, followed by 5 minutes of 
questions. 

PRESENTATIONS: 15-20 minute presentations showcase forensics experiences
of interest to DFRWS attendees, including (but not limited to) case 
studies and advances in user interface, real-time analysis, and triage. 
Presentation proposals are not included in the printed proceedings and 
should not be anonymized. Presentation proposals undergo a modest 
reviewing process to make sure they are of interest to the community. 
Sales pitches will not be accepted. Presentation proposals are in the 
form of an abstract (150-300 words) in PDF format. At least one author 
per presentation is expected to register and present their work in 
person at the conference. 

120 minute and 240 minute long presentations are typically presented 
as tutorials and/or workshops on the Sunday afternoon preceding, or 
the Wednesday afternoon following the main conference. Additional 
information can be found on the Call for Workshop Proposals page. 

DEMONSTRATIONS/POSTERS: DFRWS welcomes demonstrations of proof of 
concept and research-based tools. Proposals should describe the tool,
its relevance to the forensics field, and space/equipment needs 
(e.g., table size, power, networking, etc.). DFRWS also welcomes 
high-quality posters that highlight key points of completed or ongoing
research projects. Poster authors who wish to qualify to have an 
abstract printed in the printed proceedings must submit a PDF of the 
poster (for review purposes; minor modifications thereafter are 
permitted) and the proposed abstract, written in English, limited to 
300 words, by the appropriate submission deadline listed in the Call 
for Papers. 

ALL SUBMISSIONS must be submitted through the EasyChair site at http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=dfrws2016. Submissions 
must be in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. Send any questions about 
research paper / presentation proposal submissions to:
 usa-papers (at) dfrws (dot) org.

Sincerely,
DFRWS Organizing Committee
dfrws [at] dfrws [dot] org


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