DFRWS EU 2020 will be hosted March 24-28, 2020, in the UK, at the University of Oxford, which is a world-leading centre of learning, teaching and research, and the oldest university in the English-speaking world.
The conference will be held within the Andrew Wiles Building, which is the home of the Mathematical Institute, and also contains the largest purpose-built lecture theatres and conference facilities in Oxford.
The city of Oxford is a diverse and historic city, just 57 miles (92 km) to the west of London and well connected to the rest of the UK. Oxford today is a modern and forward-looking city, and one of the greenest cities in the south of England with extensive parkland and meadows within the city boundaries. It is surrounded by rolling countryside – the Cotswolds, Chilterns and North Wessex Downs and the rivers Thames and Cherwell run through it.
Conference Location:
Oxford United Kingdom
March 24, 2020 to March 28, 2020
Accommodation in Oxford
Somerville College
DFRWS has secured a block of student housing accommodations at Somerville College, which is directly adjacent to the Main Event Venue. These modest rooms offer en suite baths and breakfast in a traditional Oxford College setting for 72.50 per night. Space is limited so please secure your lodging directly at the Somerville B&B page using the following link: https://www.some.ox.ac.uk/conferences-visitors/bed-breakfast/
Enter the code DFRWS2020 before selecting the dates (otherwise the calendar won’t show any availability) Once you have made a reservation, confirmation will be from Speedy Booker.
Jury’s Inn
Jury’s Inn is a business class hotel with a restaurant, car park and is located ~ 10 minute bus ride from the main event venue. DFRWS has secured a block of rooms fro attendees at the negotiated rate of 145 GBS per night. To secure a room using the Promotional code: JIDFRW230320 at www.jurysinns.com or by phone at +44 0870 4100 800.
Participation
DFRWS invites contributions in five categories
- Research papers
- Practitioner / industry researcher presentations
- Hands-on workshops / tutorials
- Panel discussions
- Demos and posters
RESEARCH PAPERS undergo double-blinded peer review, and the proceedings are published by Elsevier as a special issue of the Journal of Digital Investigation.
PRESENTATIONS, POSTERS, and DEMOS require a brief proposal, not a paper. These proposals undergo a light review process to select presentations of maximal interest to DFRWS attendees, and to filter out sales pitches. Presentation proposals must specify their target length from the following options: 20 minutes, 120 minutes (2 hours), 240 minutes (4 hours), or full day. Note, longer presentations and hands-on tutorials are referred to as ‘workshops’ described below.
WORKSHOPS / TUTORIALS can be several hours or full day, and typically include hands-on participation by attendees, allowing for an in-depth, detailed exploration of tools and techniques of interest to DFRWS attendees. Workshops can cover state-of-the-art research projects, useful tips and techniques for standard tools, or most anything that DFRWS attendees would consider beneficial. While commercial tools can be used, these workshops or tutorials should NOT be thinly-veiled commercial advertisements.
PANEL PROPOSALS: These 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.
DFRWS will provide one free conference registration for each accepted workshop / tutorial.
Submission Information
Submission criteria and templates are provided here: Proposal Requirements & Submission Instructions
All research paper and practitioner presentation submissions must be submitted through the EasyChair site. Submissions must be in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.
Tutorial/workshop proposals must be emailed to eu-workshops <at> dfrws <dot> org in PDF or plain text format.
Panel proposals must be emailed to eu-panels <at> dfrws <dot> org in PDF or plain text format.
Contact Information
For questions related to paper, presentation, and demo submissions, please send email to: eu-papers <at> dfrws <dot> org
For questions about workshop/tutorial proposals, please send email to: eu-workshops <at> dfrws <dot> org
For questions related to the organisation of DFRWS EU 2020 please send email to: eu <at> dfrws <dot> org
Student Scholarship and Award Program
DFRWS continues its outreach to students studying digital forensics. DFRWS and its sponsors will award one or more Student Travel Scholarships each year to students who present their accepted research papers. One scholarship will be awarded to the Best Student Research Paper awardee. More travel scholarships may be awarded, depending on sponsorship funding each year. Exact award amounts will vary, but are estimated to be between $1,000-$1,500 per award. Students must register (and pay the registration fee) for the conference and cover all travel expenses. The travel scholarships will be dispersed at the conference to reimburse student travel costs. DFRWS will notify the recipient of the Best Student Research Paper award on or before the conference registration deadline. Other awards (e.g. industry sponsored awards for research in specific topic areas) may be awarded after the registration deadline and are fully contingent on scholarship sponsorship by industry each year. Refer to the website for further details regarding eligibility, funding and selection (Student Scholarship & Award Program).
Topics of Interest
DFRWS welcomes new perspectives that push the envelope of what is currently possible in digital forensics. Potential topics to be addressed by submissions include, but are not limited to:
- Machine learning and data mining for digital evidence extraction/query
- Social networking analysis and OSINT (Open Source Intelligence)
- Malware and targeted attacks (analysis and attribution)
- Forensics analysis and visualization of Big Data
- Non-traditional forensic scenarios / contexts
- Network and distributed system forensics
- Mobile and embedded device forensics
- Cloud and virtualized environments
- Vehicle forensics (e.g., drones, cars)
- SCADA / industrial control systems
- Covert channels (e.g. TOR, VPN)
- Implanted medical devices
- Smart power grids
- Smart buildings
- Virtual currency
- Digital forensic preparedness / readiness
- Digital investigation case management
- Digital evidence sharing and exchange
- Digital forensic triage / survey
- Digital forensic tool validation
- Event reconstruction methods and tools
- Digital evidence and the law
- Case studies and trend reports
- Anti-forensics and anti-anti-forensics
Deadlines
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 04/10/2019 | Papers / Presentations / Panel Proposals Submission Deadline |
| 25/10/2019 | Workshop / Tutorials Proposals Submission Deadline |
| 20/12/2019 | Camera Ready Paper Submission and Presenter Registration |
| 31/01/2020 | Demo / Poster Proposals Submission Deadline |
Committees
Organizing Committee
Conference Chair
Chris Hargreaves, Ph.D. (University of Oxford)
Conference Co-Chair
Thomas Souvignet, Ph.D. (University of Lausanne)
Program Co-Chair
Mark Scanlon, Ph.D. (University College Dublin)
Program Co-Chair
Harold Baier, Ph.D. (Hochschule Darmstadt)
Chief Organizational Officer
Daryl Pfeif (Digital Forensics Solutions and DFRWS)
Local Arrangements Co-Chair
Scar de Courcier (Forensic Focus)
Workshop Chair
Frank Breitinger, Ph.D. (University of Liechtenstein)
Workshop Chair
John Sheppard, Ph.D. (Waterford Institute of Technology)
Forensic Challenge Chair
Eoghan Casey, Ph.D. (University of Lausanne)
Poster Chair
Jens-Petter Sandvik (Norwegian University of Technology and Science)
Proceedings Chair
Babak Habibnia, Ph.D. (University College Dublin)
Web Chair
Mark Scanlon, Ph.D. (University College Dublin)
Outreach and Social Media Chair
Scar de Courcier (Forensic Focus)
Keynote Co-Chair
Holger Morgenstern (Albstadt-Sigmaringen University)
Keynote Co-Chair
Katrin Franke, Ph.D. (Norwegian University of Technology and Science)
Sponsorship Co-Chair
David-Olivier Jaquet-Chiffelle, Ph.D. (University of Lausanne)
Technical Program Committee
Frank Adelstein, Ph.D.
NFA Digital
Olga Angelopoulou, Ph.D.
University of New Haven
Cosimo Anglano
Universitá del Piemonte Orientale
Tajvinder Atwal
Reductech
Harald Baier, Ph.D.
University of Applied Sciences, Darmstadt
Nicole Beebe, Ph.D.
University of Texas at San Antonio
David Billard, Ph.D.
University of Applied Sciences in Geneva
Elias Bou-Harb, Ph.D.
University of Texas at San Antonio
Owen Brady, Ph.D.
King's College London
Frank Breitinger, Ph.D.
University of Liechtenstein
Alex Caithness
CCL Group Ltd.
Jack Cole
ARL (retired)
Gareth Davies, Ph.D.
University of South Wales
Patrick De Smet, Ph.D.
NICC/INCC
Mattia Epifani
ITTIG - CNR
Katrin Franke, Ph.D.
Norwegian University of Technology and Science
Felix Freiling, Ph.D.
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
Zeno Geradts, Ph.D.
Netherlands Forensic Institute
Pavel Gladyshev, Ph.D.
University College Dublin
Oliver Goebel
University of Stuttgart
Detlef Guenther
Volkswagen AG
Babak Habibnia, Ph.D.
University College Dublin
Chris Hargreaves, Ph.D.
University of Oxford
Hans Henseler, Ph.D.
University of Applied Sciences Leiden
Mario Hildebrandt
Otto-von-Guericke University of Magdeburg
Jan-Niclas Hilgert
Fraunhofer
Graeme Horsman, Ph.D.
Teesside University
Joshua James, Ph.D.
Hallym University
David-Olivier Jaquet-Chiffelle, Ph.D.
University of Lausanne
Michael Johnson
Self Employed
Christian Keil, Ph.D.
DFN-CERT
Stefan Kiltz
Universität Magdeburg
Christian Kraetzer, Ph.D.
Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg
Hanno Langweg, Ph.D.
HTWG Konstanz
Nhien An Le Khac, Ph.D.
University College Dublin
Timothy Leschke, Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins University
David Lillis, Ph.D.
University College Dublin
Holger Morgenstern
Albstadt-Sigmaringen University
Bruce Nikkel, Ph.D.
Bern University of Applied Sciences
Owen O'Connor
Salesforce
Gilbert Peterson, Ph.D.
US Air Force Institute of Technology
Gaston Pugliese
Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg
Christian Riess, Ph.D.
University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Dror Rimon
Cellebrite
Vassil Roussev, Ph.D.
University of New Orleans
Mark Scanlon, Ph.D.
University College Dublin
Bradley Schatz, Ph.D.
Schatz Forensic
Tobias Scheible
Albstadt-Sigmaringen University
Thomas Schreck, Ph.D.
University of Applied Sciences Munich
Marko Schuba, Ph.D.
FH Aachen - Aachen University of Applied Sciences
Andreas Schuster
DCSO Deutsche Cyber-Sicherheitsorganisation GmbH
John Sheppard, Ph.D.
Waterford Institute of Technology
Peter Sommer
Birmingham City University
Michael Spreitzenbarth, Ph.D.
Siemens CERT
Marian Svetlik
Risk Analysis Consultants
Christina Thorpe, Ph.D.
Institute of Technology Blanchardstown
Simon Tjoa, Ph.D.
St. Poelten University of Applied Sciences
Wietse Venema, Ph.D.
Jeroen van den Bos, Ph.D.
Netherlands Forensic Institute
Ronald van der Knijff
Netherlands Forensic Institute
Erwin van Eijk
Netherlands Forensic Institute
Tim Vidas, Ph.D.
Carnegie Mellon University
Claus Vielhauer, Ph.D.
FH Brandenburg
Registration
DFRWS EU Registration is open for 2020. Registration includes DFRWS Workshops, the Main Conference Event, Lunch, Refreshments, Social Events and the DFRWS Rodeo. Early registration is through January 31, 2020.
Register Now| Type of Registration | Early Bird Rate | Regular Rate | Last Chance Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Available through... | January 31, 2020 | March 8, 2020 | |
| Standard | £595.00 | £645.00 | £695.00 |
| Law Enforcement | £495.00 | £545.00 | £595.00 |
| Student | £395.00 | £445.00 | £495.00 |
