ISDFS provides a platform for researchers and experts in academia, industry and government to exchange ideas and recent developments in digital forensics and security. After the several successful events, the fifth ISDFS conference will continue to promote and disseminate knowledge concerning several topics and technologies related to Digital Forensics and Security.

The symposium venue will be held by the “Petru Maior” University of Tirgu Mures. Special sessions, workshops, tutorials, keynotes, panel discussions, poster and oral presentations will be included in the symposium program.

All papers will be reviewed by at least three independent reviewers (single-blinded review). Accepted full papers will be submitted for publication in the IEEE Xplore Digital Library.

Topics within the scope of the symposium include, but are not limited to, the following areas:

Digital Forensics

Digital Forensics Process Model, Information Systems and Crime Analysis, Business Application of Digital Forensics, Digital Forensics Techniques and Tools, Legal and Policy Issues Related to Digital Forensics, Digital Forensics Case Studies, Database Forensics, Cloud Forensics, Mobile & Multimedia Forensics, Network Forensics, Digital Forensics Training and Education, Big Data and Digital Forensics, Cyber Forensics, Digital Forensics Tool Testing and Validation Process, Digital Forensics Trends, Digital Forensics & Law, Anti and Counter Forensics, Data Hiding and Recovery, Cyber Crime Investigations, Cyber Culture & Cyber Terrorism, Incident Response, Information Warfare & Critical Infrastructure Protection.

Data Privacy

Digital Signature, Certified Electronic Mail, Certificates and Certificate Management, Standards, Protocols, Trust Models, Key and Identity Management, Digital Signature Policies and Law, Validity of Digital Signature in Government, Finance, and Commerce, Effects of Digital Signature on Digital Signature Law, Responsibilities for Opponents to ESSP in Law in Digital Signature, Discrepancy between Digital Signatures, Judgments related to Digital Signatures, Digital Signature Law in Other Countries.

Cryptography

Block Ciphers, Stream Ciphers, Public Key Cryptography, Quantum Cryptography, Elliptic Curve Cryptography, Algebraic Curves in Cryptography, Homomorphic Encryption, Cryptographic Protocols, Zero Knowledge, Secret Sharing, Cryptanalysis, Hash Functions, Applications of Coding Theory in Cryptography
Smart Card Applications and Security, Cryptographic Hardware and Embedded Systems, Special Purpose Hardware for Attacking Cryptographic Systems, Side Channel Analysis and Countermeasures, Pairing Based Cryptography, Key and Identity Management.

Information Security

Steganography and Steganalysis, Secure Multiparty Computation, Biometric Approaches, Computer Security, Mobile Communications Security, Operating System Security, Trusted Computing, Network Security, Wireless Security, Database Security, IPTV Security, E-commerce Protocols, Content filtering and tracing, Distributed System Security, Security Weaknesses on Information Technologies, Secure Code Development, Penetration Tests, Intrusion Detection Systems, Malicious Codes and spyware, Viruses, Spyware, Spamware, Scam, Energy/Cost/Efficiency of Security in Clouds, Security Risk Models and Clouds, Security Standards and Practices.

At the end of the symposium, a Best Paper Award and a Best Student Presentation Award will be granted by the ISDFS 2017 Program Committee. In order to qualify for the award(s), at least one of the authors must register and the paper(s) must be presented.

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Organizing Committee
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General Chair:

Piroska Haller, “Petru Maior” University of Tirgu Mures, Romania

Advisory committee:

Coskun Bayrak, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, USA
Yusuf Ozturk, San Diego State University, USA
Asaf Varol, Firat University, Turkey
Seref Sagiroglu, Gazi University, Turkey
Vahit Biçak, Police Academy, Turkey
Peter Cooper, Sam Houston State University, USA
Maria Manuela Cruz Cunha,Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave, Portugal
Selçuk Kavut, Balikesir University, Turkey
Çetin Arslan, Hacettepe Universiry, Turkey

Program committee chair:

Călin Enăchescu, “Petru Maior” University of Tirgu Mures, Romania

Publication chair:

Béla Genge, “Petru Maior” University of Tirgu Mures, Romania


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Scientific Committee
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Baris Aksanli, San Diego State University, USA
Fakis Alexandros, University of the Aegean, Greece
Engin Avci, Firat University, Turkey
Ihsan Basturk, Supreme Court, Turkey
Mihály Berekméri, University of Manchester, UK
Chris Bowerman, University of Sunderland, UK
Halil Ibrahim Bulbul, Gazi University, Turkey
Lei Chen, Georgia Southern University, Atlanta, USA
Chia-Chu Chiang, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, USA
Raymond Choo, University of South Australia, Australia
Resul Das, Firat University, Turkey
Răzvan Deaconescu, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania
Mehmet Demirici, Gazi University, Turkey
Luís Ferreira, Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave, Portugal
Zoltán Gál, University of Debrecen, Hungary
Dimitris Geneiatakis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Hamadou Saliah Hassane, Teluq University, Canada
Ayhan Istanbullu, Balikesir University, Turkey
Georgios Kambourakis, University of the Aegean, Greece
Murat Karabatak, Firat University, Turkey
Georgios Karopoulos, University of Athens, Greece
Selcuk Kavut, Balikesir University, Turkey
Mohand Tahar Kechadi, University College Dublin, Ireland
Ahmet Koltuksuz, Yasar University, Turkey
Sunil Kumar, San Diego State University, USA
Nhien-An Le-Khac, University College Dublin, Ireland
Nuno Lopes, Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave, Portugal
Suzanne McIntosh, Cloudera, USA
Fatih Ozkaynak, Firat University, Turkey
Yusuf Ozturk, San Diego State University, USA
Bogdan Robu, Grenoble Institute of Technology, France
Ioan Salomie, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Gheorghe Sebestyén, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Husrev Taha Sencar, TOBB University, Turkey
Zisis Tsiatsikas, University of the Aegean, Greece
Turker Tuncer, Firat University, Turkey
Cihan Varol, Sam Houston State University, USA
József Vásárhelyi, University of Miskolc, Hungary
Uraz Yavanoglu, Gazi University, Turkey
Kenji Yoshigoe, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, USA
Shucheng Yu, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, USA