DFRWS EU 2021 will be held in Oxford from 29th March – April 1st, 2021.
For this year’s DFRWS EU, we are planning a hybrid event (i.e., this conference will run physically and virtually) and this hybrid delivery will contain all of the elements you expect from DFRWS events.
We built a virtual experience that replicated all of the components of the regular DFRWS event for DFRWS EU and USA 2020, incorporating the formal programme and the social events. Due to the uncertainty surrounding potential travel restrictions for the 2021 event due to COVID-19, we are also planning a fall back to an entirely virtual event if needs be. Either way, DFRWS Europe 2021 will include; Keynotes, Papers and Presentations, Hands-on Workshops, Poster and Demo Sessions, the Forensics Rodeo, Interactive Birds of a Feather Sessions and Lightning Talks.
Conference Location:
Oxford, United Kingdom
March 29, 2021 to April 1, 2021
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 be 20 minute, non-commercial talks.
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 papers practitioner presentation, panel, tutorial/workshop submissions must be submitted through the EasyChair site. Submissions must be in Adobe Acrobat PDF 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 2021 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 |
|---|---|
| 02/10/2020 | Papers / Presentations / Panel Proposals Submission Deadline |
| 30/10/2020 | Workshop / Tutorials Proposals Submission Deadline |
| 04/12/2020 | Camera Ready Paper Submission and Presenter Registration |
| 29/01/2021 | Demo / Poster Proposals Submission Deadline |
Committees
Organizing Committee
Conference Chair
Mark Scanlon, Ph.D. (University College Dublin)
Conference Co-Chair
Chris Hargreaves, Ph.D. (University of Oxford)
Conference Co-Chair
Thomas Souvignet, Ph.D. (University of Lausanne)
Technology Chair
Felix Freiling, Ph.D.
Program Chair
Frank Breitinger, Ph.D. (University of Liechtenstein)
Program Vice Chair
John Sheppard, Ph.D. (Waterford Institute of Technology)
Chief Organizational Officer
Daryl Pfeif (Digital Forensics Solutions and DFRWS)
Local Arrangements Chair
Scar de Courcier (Forensic Focus)
Workshop Chair
Pavel Gladyshev, Ph.D. (University College Dublin)
Workshop Vice Chair
Robert Jan Mora
Forensic Challenge Chair
Eoghan Casey, Ph.D. (University of Lausanne)
Proceedings Co-Chair
Jan-Niclas Hilgert
Proceedings Co-Chair
Babak Habibnia, Ph.D. (University College Dublin)
Poster Chair
Jens-Petter Sandvik (Norwegian University of Technology and Science)
Poster Co-Chair
Maike Raphael
Web Chair
Holger Morgenstern (Albstadt-Sigmaringen University)
Outreach and Social Media Chair
Scar de Courcier (Forensic Focus)
Keynote Co-Chair
Bruce Nikkel, Ph.D. (BFH)
Keynote Co-Chair
Robert Jan Mora
Birds of a Feather Chair
Frank Adelstein, Ph.D.
Panel Session Chair
Eoghan Casey, Ph.D. (University of Lausanne)
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 will be open soon.
| Type of Registration | Early Bird Rate | Regular Rate | Last Chance Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Available through... | |||
| Standard | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Law Enforcement/Government | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Student | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Sponsors
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