Call For Papers - DFRWS 2008

[Baker, Dave]

                            Call for Papers
                The 8th Annual DFRWS Conference (DFRWS 2008)
                          August 11-13, 2007
                          Baltimore, MD, USA
                             www.dfrws.org
                    dfrws2008 <at> dfrws <dot> org
 
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.
 
We invite original contributions as research papers, panel proposals,
Work-in-Progress talks, 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.
 
Topics of Interest
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*       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
*       File extraction from data blocks ("file carving")
*       Multimedia analysis
*       Tool testing and development
*       Digital evidence and the law
*       Anti-forensics and anti-anti-forensics
*       Case studies and trend reports
*       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: dfrws2008 <at> dfrws <dot> org.
 
Important Dates
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Submission deadline:                    March 17, 2008
Author notification                     April 28, 2008
Final drafts due                        May 12, 2008

Publication Criteria
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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.."). Authors are expected to present their work in person
at the workshop and must have at least one registration per paper
in order to be included in the proceedings.

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 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.) and be submitted.

Submission instructions for papers, panels, demos, and WiPs (work
in progress session) will be posted at the DFRWS web site at
http://www.dfrws.org/2008/cfp.shtml.

Student scholarship program
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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 will be posted at the DFRWS website
http://www.dfrws.org/2008/.
 
Organizing Committee
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Conference Chair:     Brian Carrier (Basis Technology)
Technical Program:    Frank Adelstein (ATC-NY)
                      Wietse Venema (IBM)
Local Arrangements:   Eoghan Casey (Stroz Friedberg)
Proceedings:          Vassil Roussev (University of New Orleans)
Publicity/Sponsors:   Daryl Pfeif (Digital Forensics Solutions)  
Keynote:              Golden Richard (University of New Orleans)
Finances:             Rick Smith (ATC-NY)
Forensic Challenge:   Matthew Geiger (CERT)
                             
                      Marcus Rogers (Purdue University)
                      Dave Baker (Mitre)                              
                      Todd Shipley

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