The focus of the conference is on forensic analysis of digital data for a variety of applications including cyber security, criminal investigations, and national intelligence. Topics include computer forensics, network forensics, multimedia forensics, intrusion detection, active defense, and attribution. Themes also include text analysis, artificial intelligence, cryptocurrencies, hardware trojans, and cyber-physical systems.

• Digital and Multimedia Evidence and Forensics, Multimedia Forensics (including but not limited to Image-, Audio-, and Video Analysis, Biometrics, Linguistic Analysis of Texts);
• Chip Forensics;
• Mobile & Network Forensics;
• ICS/SCADA Forensics; Live Data Forensics;
• Forensic Lab Management and Accreditation. e-Discovery;
• Cybercrime investigation, Terrorism, Computer-Related Fraud, Computer-Related Forgery, Content-Related offenses (Child abuse materials, Promotion of extremism), Copyright Infringement;
• Other Legal Aspects of Digital Evidence Procedure and Applications; Cloud Computing Security;
• Web Application Security;
• Database Security;
• Intrusion Detection/Prevention;Network Security;
• Mobile Device Security; Smart Grid Security;
• Self-Organized Resilient Systems;
• Critical Infrastructure Security;
• ICS/SCADA Security;
• Security of “Internet of Things”;
• Quantum Computing Security;
• Digital Currency SecuritySecurity of Wearable Devices;
• Digital Rights Management Applications / Issues in National and International Security Issues, Human Rights Trans-National Cybercrime Investigations and Mutual Legal Assistance;
• Internet-based Espionage & Advanced Persistent Threats;
• State-Sponsored Cyber Warfare & Terrorism;
• International Cyber Conflicts;
• Government Surveillance;
• Censorship and Control of the Internet;
• International Cyber Laws and Confidence Building Measures
• Applications in Organizational Security and Incident ResponseIncident Response;
• Disaster Recovery;
• Insider Threat Management;
• Risk Management;
• Business Continuity;
• Security Policies;
• Security Auditing;
• Regulatory Compliance;
• Economics of Security;
• Behavioral Information Security
• Security and Accreditation of Security and Forensics Training
• Innovative Pedagogic Techniques;
• Certifications;
• Hands-on Security Laboratories and Tabletop Exercises;
• Education Infrastructure;
• Diversity in Security/Forensics Education;
• Online Security/Forensics Education.

All registered papers will be submitted for publishing by Springer and made available through SpringerLink Digital Library: ICDF2C Conference Proceedings.

Additional publication opportunities:

• EAI/Springer Innovations in Communications and Computing Book Series
  (titles in this series are indexed in Ei Compendex, Web of Science & Scopus)
• Organizational Cybersecurity Journal

This event is organized by EAI.

EAI – European Alliance for Innovation is a non-profit organization and a professional community established in cooperation with the European Commission to empower the global research and innovation, and to promote cooperation between European and International ICT communities.

EAI’s vision is to foster excellence in research and innovation on the principles of transparency, objectivity, equality, and openness. Our guiding principle is community cooperation to create better research, provide fair recognition of excellence and transform best ideas into commercial value proposition.

EAI‘s mission is to create an environment that rewards excellence transparently, and builds recognition objectively regardless of age, economic status or country of origin, where no membership fees or closed door committees stand in the way of your research career.

Through these shared values, EAI leads the way toward advancing the world of research and innovation, empowering individuals and institutions for the good of society to fully benefit from the digital revolution.