[DFSci] Call For Papers - ICDF2C 2016 - Manhattan, NY

[Baker, Dave]

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I was asked to post this on behalf of Dr. Ibrahim Baggili; if you 
have questions about this conference, please contact him directly
using contact info within this posting.
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The International Conference on Digital Forensics and Cyber Crime 
(ICDF2C) brings together leading researchers, practitioners, and 
educators from around the world to advance the state of the art in 
digital forensic and cyber crime investigation. ICDF2C 2016 will be 
held September 28 - 30, 2016 in Manhattan, New York. We invite 
contributions for completed research papers, research-in-progress 
papers, industrial talks, panel and tutorial proposals, and roundtable
discussions. Research papers are evaluated through a double-blind, 
peer-reviewing process and accepted research papers will be published 
in a special issue of the Journal of Digital Forensics, Security and 
Law (JDFSL).

JDFSL is an open access journal with a solid indexing including 
Thomson Reuters ISI Web of Science. Accepted papers will be indexed 
in: a) Google Scholar b) DBLP c) ProQuest d) EBSCO Host to name a few. 
Articles will be available for readers online at no cost given the 
open access nature of the journal. To learn more about JDFSL you can 
visit:   http://www.jdfsl.org/

SPECIAL THEMES
This year, we have two themes that we intend to embrace. Authors are
encouraged to submit papers relating to these themes:
. Usage and implications of machine learning in digital forensics
. Big data and digital forensics

SCOPE
The Internet has made it easier to perpetrate crimes by providing 
criminals an avenue for launching attacks with relative anonymity.
The increased complexity of global communication and networking 
infrastructure and devices makes investigation of cybercrimes 
difficult. Clues of illegal activities are often buried in large 
volumes of data that need to be sifted through in order to detect 
crimes and collect evidence. The field of digital forensics and 
cybercrime investigation has become very important for law enforcement,
 national security, and information assurance. Digital forensics and 
cybercrime investigations are multidisciplinary areas that encompass 
law, computer science, finance, telecommunications, data analytics, 
policing and more. ICDF2C brings together practitioners and 
researchers from diverse fields providing opportunities for business 
and intellectual engagement among attendees. 

The following topics highlight the conference's theme:
. Anti Forensics and Anti-Anti Forensics
. Big Data and Digital Forensics
. Business Applications of Digital Forensics
. Civil Litigation Support
. Cloud Forensics
. Cyber Crime Investigations
. Cyber Criminal Psychology and Profiling
. Cyber Culture & Cyber Terrorism
. Data hiding and steganography
. Database Forensics
. Digital Forensic Science
. Digital Forensic Tool Testing and validation
. Digital Forensic Trends
. Digital Forensics & Law
. Digital Forensics and Error rates
. Digital Forensics novel algorithms
. Digital Forensics Process & Procedures
. Digital Forensics Standardization & Accreditation
. Digital Forensics Techniques and Tools
. Digital Forensics Triage
. e-Discovery
. Hacking
. Incident Response
. Information Warfare & Critical Infrastructure Protection
. Law Enforcement and Digital Forensics
. Machine learning and Digital Forensics
. Malware & Botnets
. Mobile / Handheld Device & Multimedia Forensics
. Money Laundering
. Network forensics
. New chip-off techniques
. Novel Digital Forensics Training programs
. Online Fraud
. Programming Languages and Digital Forensics
. SCADA Forensics
. Sexual Abuse of Children on Internet
. Software & Media Piracy
. Theoretical Foundations of Digital Forensics
. Traditional Criminology applied to Digital Forensics
. Philosophical accounts for Cyber Crime and Digital Forensics

IMPORTANT DATES
Research papers & presentation proposals:
Submission deadline: Monday, 13 April, 2016 (any time zone)
Notification of Acceptance: Friday, 1 July, 2016
Camera-ready Version: Monday, 1 August, 2014

Other Submissions (industry talks, panel discussion or workshops): 
Submission deadline: Friday, 1 July 2016 
Notification of Acceptance: Friday, 15 July 2016

RESEARCH PAPERS & PRESENTATION PROPOSALS
Papers describing original unpublished research are solicited. 
Submissions must not be concurrently under review by a conference, 
journal or any other venue that has proceedings. Papers in the topic
 areas discussed are preferred, although contributions outside those 
topics may also be of interest. Please feel free at any time to 
contact the conference general chair if you have questions regarding 
your submission.

. Completed Research Papers: No longer than 14 pages (including 
abstract, figures, tables and references) must be formatted using 
JDFSL template (see Formatting / Templates on
 http://www.jdfsl.org/for-authors).
. Presentation Proposals (e.g., to present work in progress): No 
longer than 1 page (12pt, any format). Accepted proposals will get 
a 15min presentation slot as well as the chance to present work 
during the poster session.
. Papers / proposals must be submitted only through Easychair.org 
by going to: https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icdf2c2016.

All submitted research papers will be judged based on their quality 
through double-blind reviewing. Authors' names must not appear in 
the paper. All other submissions should be sent via email to the 
conference general chairs ({FBreitinger, IBaggili} at newhaven.edu).

PUBLICATIONS
Accepted papers will be published in a special issue of the Journal 
of Digital Forensics, Security and Law (http://www.jdfsl.org).

BEST PAPER AWARD
The program committee may designate up to three papers accepted to 
the conference as ICDF2C Best Papers. Every submission (full 
research paper) is automatically eligible for this award.
 
OTHER SUBMISSION CATEGORIES
Submissions can be made in a number of categories: industrial talks,
panel and tutorial proposals, workshops and round table discussions. 
Please follow the following guidelines in preparing your submission.
. Industrial Talk: Typically a 1,000 word description of the proposed 
  talk. All talks must be vendor neutral.
. Round Table Discussion: Typically a 1,000 word synopsis of the topic 
  area.
. Panel Proposals: Typically a 1,000 word description, identifying the
  panelists to be involved.
. Workshop Proposal: Typically a 1,000 word synopsis about the content
  of the workshop.
. Tutorial Proposals: Typically a 1,000 word description of topic(s),
  potential speakers, program length, and potential audience. Also, 
  include proposer resume(s).

Workshop proposals should be submitted to the workshop chair (TBA). All
other proposals should be submitted to the general chairs 
({FBreitinger, IBaggili} at newhaven.edu).

CURRENT TPC MEMBERS
Timothy Vidas, Carnegie Mellon University
Ping Ji, CUNY - John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Spiridon Bakers, Michigan Technological University
Ibrahim Baggili, University of New Haven
Neil Rowe, U.S. Naval Postgraduate School
Kim-Kwong Raymond Choo, University of South Australia
Irfan Ahmed, University of New Orleans
Nation Agarwal , University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Long Guan, Iowa State University
Martin Olivier, University of Pretoria
Michael Losavio, University of Louisville
David Dampier, Mississippi State University
Chien An Le Khac, University College Dublin
Honggang Zhang , University of Massachusetts Boston
K P Chow, University of Hong Kong
Andrew Marrington, Zayed University
Nicole Beebe, The University of Texas at San Antonio
Joshua I. James, Digital Forensic Investigation Research Laboratory
Pavel Gladyshev, University College Dublin
Petr Matousek, Brno University of Technology
Ahmed F.Shosha,  University College Dublin
Christian Winter, Fraunhofer Gesellschaft
Martin Schmiedecker, SBA Research
Farmhand Iqbal, Zayed University
Mark Scanlon, University College Dublin
Thomas Kemmerich, University of Bremen, IS-Bremen
Kathryn Seigfried-Spellar, Purdue University
Sting Mjolsnes, Norwegian Univ. of Science and Technology NTNU
Michał Rzepka, MSH Consulting
Vassal Roussev, University of New Orleans
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Sincerely,
Ibrahim (Abe) Baggili PhD
Elder Family Endowed Chair,
Assistant Dean,
Co-Director, Cyber Forensics Research and Education Group (UNHcFREG)
Editor-in-chief, Journal of Digital Forensics, Security and Law
University of New Haven, A leader in experiential education
Tagliatela College of Engineering
300 Boston Post Rd, West Haven, CT 06516
+1-203-932-7198 
E-mail: ibaggili at newhaven.edu
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