[visionlist] CFP 2012 International Workshop on Computational Forensics, Tsukuba, Japan, Nov. 11, 2012 (Extended Deadline)

[Mario Koeppen]

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Dear Colleagues: Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this  
announcement.
We also take this chance to invite you submit papers to IWCF 2012.
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IWCF 2012
2012 International Workshop on Computational Forensics
iwcf12.arsforensica.org



In Conjunction with ICPR 2012 - November 11, 2012
Tsukuba International Congress Center, Tsukuba, Japan
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***Paper-Submission Deadline (Extended): June 22, 2012

1. Topics & Scope
2. Paper Submission
3. Workshop Format
4. Important Dates
5. Organizers
6. Contact

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  = Topics & Scope =
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Methods, Applications and Challenges in Computer-Assisted Criminal  
Investigations

Forensic and criminal analysis is becoming increasingly data intensive  
and widely distributed. Especially for electronic data it is common  
practice to seize all data carriers that are believed to contain  
relevant evidence material. For example, in criminal cases against  
large companies, intelligence work on money laundering and terror  
finance, the content of all servers, personal computers, mobile  
phones, PDAs, printers, copiers, backups and so on are collected. All  
these relevant devices and their digital content have to be dealt with  
together with truckloads of paper documents and data from other  
sources. It all amounts to many terabytes of data. In addition, crime  
investigators and intelligence analysts urgently demand the  
possibility to enrich the collected evidence with information from  
other/open sources, e.g., data available on the Internet.

This year the workshop will emphasize challenges in applying pattern  
recognition and artificial intelligence methodologies to digital  
evidence in mobile devices and distributed, networked computing, i.e.,  
cloud environments.

Though the workshop will also address a broad spectrum of forensic  
disciplines like pathology, biology, drugs, ballistics, etc., those  
apply computational methods as statistical pattern recognition,  
modeling and simulation. The topics of interest for submission  
include, but are not limited to:

Algorithms

Filtering, Image and Data Representation, Image Registration, Super  
resolution, Feature Extraction, Data Mining, Search Techniques,  
Machine Learning and Statistical Data Analysis, Fuzzy Logic,  
Evolutionary Algorithms, Fusion and Ensemble Learning.

Applications

Application Forensics, Anthropology, Ballistics, Biology, Cloud &  
Digital Forensics, Fiber Analysis, Fire Debris, Incidence Response,  
Media Forensics, Pathology, Physiological and Behavioral Patterns,  
Prints, Questioned Documents, Tire Impressions, Tool marks, Trace,  
Shoeprints, Vehicles.



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  = Paper Submission =
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Paper manuscripts should be original and contain contributions of  
theoretical, experimental or application nature, or be unique  
experience reports. Please prepare the manuscript in accordance with  
the Springer LNCS format guidlines. The maximum number of pages is 12.  
Refer to the IWCF 2012 homepage for a link to the submission site and  
further details.



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  = Workshop Format =
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IWCF 2012 will be a 100% participation, single-track workshop with  
invited speakers and oral sessions.



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  = Important Dates =
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June 22, 2012 (Extended): Paper-Submission Deadline
July 5, 2012: Acceptance Notification
July 15, 2012: Author-Registration due at ICPR conference
October 1 , 2012: Camera-Ready-Paper Due
November 11, 2012: IWCF12 Workshop day
Beginning 2013: Post-Conference Book Publication



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  = Organizers =
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Workshop Co-Chairs
Katrin Franke, Gjøvik University College, Norway
Mario Köppen, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan
André Årnes, Gjøvik University College, Norway

Program Committee
Lashon B. Booker, The MITRE Corporation, USA
Oscar Cordón, European Centre for Soft Computing, Spain
Patrick De Smet, FOD Justitie, Belgium
Andrzej Drygajlo, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Switzerland
Cinthia Freitas, Pontifical Catholic University of Parana, Brazil
Simson Garfinkel, Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, USA
Zeno Geradts, Netherlands Forensic Institute, The Netherlands
Pavel Gladyshev, University College Dublin, Ireland
Peter Gill, University of Strathclyde, UK
Robert Hayes, Microsoft Research, Cambridge, UK
Anil K. Jain, Michigan State University, USA
Tahar Kechadi, University College Dublin, Ireland
Didier Meuwly, Netherlands Forensic Institute, The Netherlands
Brent Ostrum, Canada Border Services Agency, Canada
Olivier Ribaux, Université de Lausanne, Switzerland
Hiroshi Sako, Hosei University, Japan
Faisal Shafait, German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence,  
Germany
Christopher J. Solomon, University of Kent, UK
Sargur N. Srihari, University at Buffalo, USA
Kilian Stoffel, Université de Lausanne, Switzerland
Inger Maria Sunde, Norwegian Police University College, Norway
Joost van Beusekom,DFKI, Germany
Dirk Vandermeulen, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
Cor J. Veenman, Netherlands Forensic Institute, The Netherlands
Thomas Walmann, Økokrim, Norway
Takashi Watanabe, Hitachi Ltd., Japan




Contact & Inquiries To Workshop Secretariat
Sukalpa Chanda, Gjøvik University College, Norway
iwcf12 at arsforensica.org