[visionlist] CFP - Computational Forensics

[Katrin Franke]

(Apologies for cross posting)
 

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>>> 2nd International Workshop on Computational Forensics (IWCF'08) -
Methods, Applications and Challenges in Computer-Assisted Criminal
Investigations ( http://iwcf08.arsforensica.org/ )

National Academy of Sciences: Keck Center in Washington DC, USA
August 7-8, 2008 

>>> CALL FOR PAPERS - Submission Deadline:    April 20, 2008
Proceedings will be published by Springer Verlag in the LNCS series.


The workshop is endorsed by the
International Association of Pattern Recognition (IAPR)
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Computational Forensics is an emerging research domain. It concerns the
investigation of forensic problems using computational methods.

IWCF¹08 serves as a forum for researchers in computer and forensic sciences
to discuss current challenges in computer-assisted forensic investigations
and to present recent work and research results.

The workshop addresses a broad spectrum of forensic disciplines that use
computational methods, i.e. statistical pattern analysis, computer-based
recognition, modeling, and simulation. Possible disciplines are
anthropology, ballistics, biology, impressions, pathology, prints and trace.
Objects to be studied are, for example, tool marks, shoeprints, friction
ridge impressions, vehicles, tire impressions, questioned documents, fire
debris, physiological and behavioral patterns. A particular focus of the
workshop is the analysis of pattern evidence where is there is much human
subjectivity.

IWCF¹08 invites authors to submit their original and unpublished work from
all areas of computational forensics.

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>>> Topics
 
The topics of interest for submission include, but are not limited to:

Algorithms: Filtering, Image and Data Representation, Image Registration,
Super Resolution, Feature Extraction, Statistical Data Analysis, Confidence
Measures, Bayesian Approaches, Data Mining, Search Techniques, Machine
Learning, Computational Intelligence.

Applications: Anthropology, Ballistics and Fire Arms, Biology, Fiber
Analysis, Fire Debris, Pathology, Physiological and Behavioral Patterns,
Prints, Questioned Documents, Friction Ridge Impressions, Tire Impressions,
Tool Marks, Traces, Shoeprints, Vehicles.
 
>>> Paper Submission
 
Papers should be original and contain contributions of theoretical,
experimental or application nature, or be unique experience reports.

Manuscripts have to be prepared in accordance with the Springer LNCS format
guidelines. ( http://www.springer.com/computer/lncs?SGWID=0-164-7-72376-0 ).
The maximum number of pages is 12.

Electronic submissions received via the workshop site until April 20, 2008
will be evaluated for originality, significance, clarity, and soundness by
at least three independent experts.

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>>> Important Dates
 
April   20, 2008    Paper-Submission Deadline
May     15, 2008    Acceptance Notification
May     23, 2008    Camera-Ready-Paper Due
May     23, 2008    Author-Registration Deadline
August 7-8, 2008    Workshop
 
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>>> Inquiries

Email:    iwcf08 at arsforensica.org

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With kind regards,
Workshop Co-Chairs
Sargur Srihari, Katrin Franke





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Dr. Katrin FRANKE - Associate Professor

Norwegian Information Security Laboratory (NISlab),
Department of Computer Science and Media Technology,
Gjovik University College, Teknologivegen 22,
P.O.Box 191, N-2802 Gjovik, Norway.

Phone: +47 61 135 254, Fax: +47 61 135 240,
Email: kyfranke at ieee.org, Internet: http://kyfranke.com