Call for Papers

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ADFSL 2012 Conference on Digital Forensics, Security and Law
Venue: Richmond, Virginia USA
Dates: 30-31 May 2012
Conference Website: http://www.digitalforensics-conference.org
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Dear colleagues:
The ADFSL 2012 Conference on Digital Forensics, Security and Law will be held in May 2012. A conference committee will be formed in the next few months and more details will be announced at that time.

The conference committee will be calling for papers and proposals in, or related to, the following areas:
CURRICULUM
1) Digital forensics curriculum
2) Cyber law curriculum
3) Information assurance curriculum
4) Accounting digital forensics curriculum
TEACHING METHODS
5) Digital forensics teaching methods
6) Cyber law teaching methods
7) Information assurance teaching methods
8) Accounting digital forensics teaching methods
CASES
9) Digital forensics case studies
10) Cyber law case studies
11) Information assurance case studies
12) Accounting digital forensics case studies
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
13) Digital forensics and information technology
14) Cyber law and information technology
15) Information assurance and information technology
16) Accounting digital forensics information technology
NETWORKS AND THE INTERNET
17) Digital forensics and the Internet
18) Cyber law and the Internet
19) Information assurance and Internet
20) Digital forensics accounting and the Internet
ANTI-FORENSICS AND COUNTER ANTI-FORENSICS
21) Steganography
22) Stylometrics and Author Attribution
23) Anonymity and Proxies
24) Encryption and Decryption
INTERNATIONAL ISSUES
25) International issues in digital forensics
26) International issues in cyber law
27) International issues in information assurance
28) International issues in accounting digital forensics
THEORY
29) Theory development in digital forensics
30) Theory development in information assurance
31) Methodologies for digital forensic research
32) Analysis techniques for digital forensic and information assurance research
DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT (DRM)
33) DRM issues in digital forensics
34) DRM issues in information technology
35) DRM issues in information assurance
36) DRM issues in cyber law
PRIVACY ISSUES
37) Privacy issues in digital forensics
38) Privacy issues in information assurance
39) Privacy issues in cyber law
40) Privacy issues in digital rights management
SOFTWARE FORENSICS
41) Software piracy investigation
42) Software quality forensics
OTHER TOPICS
43) Cyber culture and cyber terrorism

Deadlines

The deadline for submissions will be midnight EST, 19 February 2012.
Submission Types
Short briefing papers: A technology or a management briefing on an aspect of digital forensics, information assurance, and/or cyber law. Such papers will be presented by the author in a round table discussion format at the conference. These papers need not be extensive. Typical length is about 1500-2000 words.
Research papers: A research question or an argument is posed and subsequently conducted. Empirical work (quantitative or qualitative) is necessary. Research papers will be presented by the authors in a regular conference session. These papers should be extensive. Typical length is about 5000-6000 words. All research papers will be considered for publication in the Journal of Digital Forensics, Security and Law (JDFSL).
Case Studies: Case studies are typically descriptions of a given digital forensics situation. Names of organizations/actors can be kept anonymous to maintain confidentiality. Case studies will be presented by the authors at the conference. Typical length is about 5000-6000 words. All case studies will be considered for publication in the Journal of Digital Forensics, Security and Law (JDFSL).

Paraben Student Scholar Track: Up to six student papers will be selected for the Paraben Sponsored Student Scholar Track. Of the six papers, one will be selected for the Paraben Student Scholar Award. The primary author must be present at the conference. To participate, the primary author of the paper must be a student. The primary author must email the conference chair and specify that they wish their submitted paper to be considered for the Paraben Student Scholar track. The award will entitle the author to receive free registration fees at the PFIC Conference.

Panels: Panels and workshop proposals are welcome. Typical length is about 1000 words long and covers a current technology or a controversial issue.

Participants

The primary audience will include individuals who are interested in developing curriculum and teaching methods as well as conducting research related to the areas of digital forensics, security, and law. This conference will be of value to both academic and practitioner audiences.

Submissions

All research papers and case studies are double blind peer reviewed.

Instructions for authors may be found at the following link:

Author Instructions

Best Papers

Selected papers from the conference will be considered for inclusion in the following journal:

- Journal of Digital Forensics, Security and Law

Additional Information

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR THE CONFERENCE CAN BE FOUND AT:
http://www.digitalforensics-conference.org
REGISTRATION INFORMATION IS POSTED AT:
http://www.digitalforensics-conference.org/registration.htm
The Chair of the conference is Dr. Glenn S. Dardick
(gdardick@dardick.net)
Association for Digital Forensics, Security and Law
Website: http://www.adfsl.org
Journal of Digital Forensics, Security and Law
Website: http://www.jdfsl.org

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