Call for tutorials

For the first time in 2012, DFRWS will offer an expanded opportunity to present workshops and vendor-agnostic tutorial sessions. The blend of practitioners, leading researchers and forensic tool developers attending the conference presents a unique environment for collaboration and knowledge-sharing in this format. As the most established forum in the field, DFRWS is the preferred place to present both cutting-edge research and perspectives on best practices for all aspects of digital forensics. The 12th Annual DFRWS Conference is held in cooperation with the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and its Special Interest Group on Security, Audit and Control (SIGSAC). The conference will be held in Washington, DC from August 6 to 8, 2012.
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Proposals for tutorial sessions will preferably be tailored to a two-hour block that involves the active participation of attendees. Tutorial proposals should describe the topic and intended audience, provide an reasonably detailed outline of the session, and indicate the session's logistical requirements both from DFRWS (projector, screen, network, etc) and from the participants (laptop, OS, software, etc).

Tutorial proposals should be submitted in the same manner as workshop proposals, outlined below. Please note the submission deadline remains Feb. 20, 2012. Proposals will be reviewed and accepted competitively, based on factors including novelty, applicability to current challenges and overall impact for the digital forensics community. Submitters will
be notified of acceptance by March 9.

TOPICS OF INTEREST
- Memory analysis
- Filesystem forensics
- Incident response and live analysis
- Network-based forensics
- Traffic analysis, traceback and attribution
- Event reconstruction methods and tools
- Application analysis
- Embedded and mobile device forensics
- Large-scale investigations
- Digital evidence storage and preservation
- Data mining
- Data hiding and discovery
- Data recovery and reconstruction
- Multimedia analysis
- Database forensics
- Tool testing and development
- Digital evidence and the law
- Anti-forensics and anti-anti-forensics
- Case studies and trend reports
- Malware forensics
- Data visualization in forensic analysis
- Forensics in distributed and virtual environments
- Interpersonal communications and social network analysis
- Non-traditional approaches to forensic analysis

The above list is only suggestive. We welcome new, original ideas from people in academia, industry, government, and law enforcement who are interested in sharing their results, knowledge, and experience. Authors are encouraged to demonstrate the applicability of their work to practical issues. Questions about submission topics can be sent via email to:
dfrws2012-papers@dfrws.org

IMPORTANT DATES
- Submission deadline: February 20, 2012 (any time zone)
- Tutorial/Workshop proposal notification: March 9, 2012
- Final draft and speaker registration: April 30, 2012
- Conference dates: August 6-8, 2012

FORMAT
- Proposals for tutorials and workshops should be one to three pages and describe the topic, the intended audience, what materials will be provided to participants, and any hardware and software requirements.

SUBMISSIONS
- Proposals for tutorials and pre-conference workshops must be emailed to: dfrws2012-papers@dfrws.org in PDF or plain text format.