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Schedule of Events

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Sunday, July 9
800Registration opens
Parallel session
845Ransomware Simulations: Hands-on Case Studies
by Ali Hadi and Mariam Khader (Champlain College)
Providing digital forensics as a service with code notebooks
by Harm Van Beek (Netherlands Forensic Institute) and Quintin Walters (MITRE)
1300Lunch
1400Learning Linux Forensic Analysis and Why it Matters
by Ali Hadi and Mariam Khader (Champlain College)
Natural Language Processing (NLP) for Digital Forensics
by Mia Mohammad Imran, Hala Ali, Kostadin Damevski and Irfan Ahmed (Virginia Commonwealth University)
1815End of Day
Monday, July 10
830Registration opens
930Welcome remarks
945Keynote: TBA
1045Break
1115Paper Session: Memory Forensics
Session Chair: Irfan Ahmed
Windows Memory Forensics: Identification of (Malicious) Modifications in Memory-Mapped Image FilesFrank Block (Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg)
Database Memory Forensics: Identifying Cache Patterns for Log VerificationJames Wagner (University of New Orleans), Mahfuzul I. Nissan (University of New Orleans) and Alexander Rasin (DePaul University)
As if Time Had Stopped – Checking Memory Dumps for Quasi-Instantaneous ConsistencyJenny Ottmann, Üsame Cengiz (both Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg), Frank Breitinger (University of Lausanne) and Felix Freiling (Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg)
1245Lunch
1345Paper Session: Network and Cloud Forensics
Session Chair: Aisha Ali-Gombe
Using Relational Graphs for Exploratory Analysis of Network Traffic DataMilan Cermak, Tatiana Fritzová, Vít Rusňák and Denisa Sramkova (Masaryk University)
PREE: Heuristic Builder for Reverse Engineering of Network Protocols in Industrial Control SystemsSyed Ali Qasim, Wooyeon Jo and Irfan Ahmed (Virginia Commonwealth University)
A Study on Cloud Data Access through Browser Credential Migration in Windows environmentUk Hur, Soojin Kang, Giyoon Kim, Jongsung Kim (Kookmin University)
1515Break
1545Paper Session: IoT and Car Forensics
Session Chair: James Wagner
IoT Forensics: Analysis of a HIKVISION’s mobile appEvangelos Dragonas, Costas Lambrinoudakis (both University of Piraeus) and Michael Kotsis (University of West Attica)
Dashcam Forensic Investigation GuidelinesHarjinder Lallie (University of Warwick)
1645Board of Directors update
1700Lighting Talks
1715Time on your own
1900Welcome Reception & Poster / Demos
Tuesday, July 11
930Administrative remarks
945Keynote: TBD
1045Break
1115Paper Session: Data, Datasets, and Sharing
Session Chair: Alex Nelson
Improving Trace Synthesis by Utilizing Computer Vision for User Action EmulationLukas Schmidt, Thomas Hupperich (both University of Münster) and Sebastian Kortmann (University of Amsterdam)
Expanding Digital Forensics Education with Artifact Curation and Scalable, Accessible Exercises via the Artifact Genome ProjectCinthya Grajeda, Jessica Berrios, Sankofa Benzo, Emmanuel Ogunwobi (all University of New Haven) and Ibrahim Baggili (Louisiana State University)
Sharing datasets for Digital Forensic: a novel taxonomy and legal concernsFrank Breitinger (University of Lausanne) and Alexandre Jotterand (id est avocats)
1245Lunch
1345Paper Session: Forensics and AI
Session Chair: Syed Ali Qasim
RGB_Mem : At the Intersection of Memory Forensics and Machine LearningAisha Ali-Gombe, Sneha Sudhakaran (Louisiana State University), Ramyapandian Vijayakanthan (Towson University) and Golden Richard (Louisiana State University)
Combining AI and AM -- Improving Approximate Matching through Transformer NetworksFrieder Uhlig, Lukas Struppek, Dominik Hintersdorf (Technical University Darmstadt), Thomas Göbel, Harald Baier (Universität der Bundeswehr München) and Kristian Kersting (Technical University Darmstadt)
1445Break
1515Presentation Session
Session Chair: Parag Rughani
The Remapped/Reallocated Sector Conundrum from a digital forensic investigation and data sanitisationperspectivePhil Turner (ADISA)
The Quintilian Project - visualising reachable areasMatthew Sorell (Digital Forensic Sciences Australia Pty Ltd)
SaaS ForensicsEoghan Casey (University of Lausanne)
1615Bird of Feather
1630Panel discussion
1715Time on your own
1900Gala Dinner (+Forensic Rodeo, Best Paper Award)
Wednesday, July 12
1030Administrative remarks
1045Paper Session: Mobile and Application Forensics
Session Chair: Jessica Hyde
Every Step You Take, I'll be Tracking You: Forensic Analysis of the Tile Tracker ApplicationLauren Pace, Lasean Salmon, Christopher Bowen, Ibrahim Baggili and Golden Richard (Louisiana State University)
Factorizing 2FA: Forensic Analysis of Two-Factor Authentication ApplicationsJessica Berrios, Elias Mosher, Sankofa Benzo, Cinthya Grajeda (University of New Haven) and Ibrahim Baggili (Louisiana State University)
Systematic Evaluation of Forensic Data Acquisition using Smartphone Local BackupJulian Geus, Jenny Ottmann and Felix Freiling (Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg)
1215Closing remarks
1230Lunch
1315DFRWS Expedition starts
1730DFRWS Expedition ends
1900DFRWS 2023 Open Planning Meeting