CFSE 2018 - 10th IEEE International Workshop on Computer Forensics in Software Engineering

Computer forensics has been an emerging research area for IT-related professionals, practitioners, and researchers since the turn of the century. As we continue the research on how to collect and analyze digital evidence in an existing software/hardware environment, we are also interested in and challenged by the question of the "built-in" issues in how to design and create software/hardware applications with forensic consciousness so that a more supportive environment for the purpose of computer/digital forensics is provided.
The theme of the workshop is to advance research on legal-activity-enforced cyber physical systems in an innovative way. We believe that to build forensics into software/hardware applications will help us more efficiently in collecting/identifying evidence of illegal and unethical activities, more effectively in preventing/detecting cyber attacks on critical infrastructures, and more confidently in preserving/promoting anonymity and privacy.
In addition to the study of "after the fact" issues on collection, examination, and analysis of digital evidence, it is critical to involve computer forensic readiness in the early stage of software/hardware application development, especially for a cyber-physical system with pervasive IoT devices. As the principles of software engineering suggest, the effort to build forensics "by design" will make the cyberspace more supportive and cost effective in a later forensic search and investigation.
Topics of interest include but are not limited to:
Augmented and virtual reality forensics
Big data forensics / big data analytics in digital forensics
Business (workflow) process forensics
Case studies in all digital forensics related areas
Cloud forensics / fog forensics
Code authorship analysis or code-theft detection
Cyber physical systems (CPS) forensics
Cyber security and forensics
Curriculum development in digital forensics and security
Electronic discovery and fraud detection/investigation
Forensic readiness in software engineering / forensics by design
Forensic testing / cyber crime simulation
Forensics in embedded and real time systems
game/virtual world forensics
Image forensics / information hiding technology
Internet of Things forensics and security
Legal, ethical and privacy issues in computing
Malware and intrusion detection and penetration testing
Next generation and evolution of computer forensics
SCADA / Critical infrastructures forensics
Social networking forensics and security
Software application forensics (medical, financial, governmental, etc.)
Software forensics and profiling
System software forensics and security
Ubiquitous/Mobile/iPhone forensic computing and cyber security
Visualization of computer/digital forensics
Web services/SOA/XML forensics
Workflow/business process forensics