DFRWS EU 2020 will be hosted 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
401-598-8000
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
Deadlines Date | Event Name |
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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 |
10/01/2020 | Demo / Poster Proposals Submission Deadline |
Committees
Organizing Committee
Conference Chair
Chris Hargreaves, Ph.D. (University of Oxford)
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 (University of New Haven)
Workshop Chair
John Sheppard (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 (University College Dublin)
Web Chair
Mark Scanlon, Ph.D. (University College Dublin)
Outreach and Social Media Chair
Scar de Courcier (Forensic Focus)
Technical Program Committee
Frank Adelstein
NFA Digital
Abhijit Ambekar
Olga Angelopoulou
University of New Haven
Cosimo Anglano
Universitá del Piemonte Orientale
Harald Baier
University of Applied Sciences, Darmstadt
Nicole Beebe, Ph.D.
UTSA
Emmanuel Benoist
David Billard
University of Applied Sciences in Geneva
Elias Bou-Harb
National Cyber Forensics and Training Alliance / Concordia University
Owen Brady
King's College London
Frank Breitinger
University of New Haven
Ahmad Raza Cheema
National University of Sciences and Technology
Jack Cole
Patrick De Smet
NICC/INCC
Mattia Epifani
ITTIG - CNR
Katrin Franke
Norwegian University of Technology and Science
Felix Freiling
Friedrich-Alexander-University
Zeno Geradts
Netherlands Forensic Institute
Pavel Gladyshev, Ph.D.
University College Dublin
Oliver Goebel
Michael Gruhn
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
Detlef Guenther
Volkswagen AG
Hans Henseler, Ph.D.
University of Applied Sciences Leiden
Mario Hildebrandt
Universität Magdeburg
Jan-Niclas Hilgert
Graeme Horsman
Joshua James
Digital Forensic Investigation Research Laboratory, Hallym University
David-Olivier Jaquet-Chiffelle
University of Lausanne
Christian Keil
DFN-CERT
Stefan Kiltz
Universität Magdeburg
Christian Kraetzer
Hanno Langweg
HTWG Konstanz
Nhien An Le Khac
University College Dublin
Timothy Leschke, Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins University
David Lillis
University College Dublin
Holger Morgenstern
Albstadt-Sigmaringen University
Bruce Nikkel, Ph.D.
Bern University of Applied Sciences
Gilbert Peterson
US Air Force Institute of Technology
Gaston Pugliese
Christian Riess
Dror Rimon
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
Christina Thorpe
Institute of Technology Blanchardstown
Thomas Schreck
Marko Schuba
FH Aachen
Peter Sommer
Michael Spreitzenbarth
Siemens CERT
Marian Svetlik
Risk Analysis Consultants
Simon Tjoa
Wietse Venema, Ph.D.
Jeroen van den Bos
Netherlands Forensic Institute
Tim Vidas, Ph.D.
Carnegie Mellon University
Claus Vielhauer
FH Brandenburg
Erwin van Eijk
Netherlands Forensic Institute
Ronald van der Knijff
Registration
DFRWS EU Registration has not opened for 2020. Registration includes DFRWS Workshops, the Main Conference Event, Lunch, Refreshments, Social Events and the DFRWS Rodeo.
Type of Registration | Early Bird | Regular Rate | Onsite Registration |
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Standard | |||
Law Enforcement | |||
Student |