Topics of Interest

DFRWS is open to fresh insights that challenge the current boundaries of digital forensics. The submissions can cover a broad range of topics related to digital forensics, including, but not limited to:

    Anti-forensics and anti-anti-forensics
    AI-assisted digital forensics
    Case studies and trend reports
    Cloud and virtualized environment forensics
    Covert channels (e.g., TOR, VPN)
    Cryptocurrency investigation
    Development of digital forensic infrastructures
    Digital evidence sharing and exchange
    Digital evidence and the law
    Digital forensic preparedness / readiness
    Digital investigation case management
    Digital forensic tool validation
    Digital forensic triage / survey
    Event reconstruction methods and tools
    Forensics analysis and visualization of Big Data
    Forensic analysis of anonymous networks
    Forensic analysis of databases
    Implanted medical devices
    Incident response on malware and targeted attacks
    Machine learning and data mining for digital evidence extraction/query
    Memory acquisition and analysis
    Methodology for digital forensic processes
    Mobile and embedded device forensics
    Multimedia (image, audio, video) data analysis
    Network and distributed system forensics
    Non-traditional forensic scenarios / contexts
    SCADA / industrial control systems
    Smart power grid forensics
    Steganography and steganalysis
    Smart building forensics
    Vehicle forensics (e.g., drones, cars)
    Visualization methods and tools for forensic analysis