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DFRWS EU 10-Year Review and Future Directions in Digital Forensic Research
Congratulations to Frank Breitinger and co-authors Jan-Niclas Hilgert, Christopher Hargreaves, John Sheppard, Rebekah Overdorf, and Mark Scanlon on the publication of DFRWS EU 10-Year Review and Future Directions in Digital Forensic Research in Forensic Science International: Digital Investigation.
Co-authors: Jan-Niclas Hilgert, Christopher Hargreaves, John Sheppard, Rebekah Overdorf, and Mark Scanlon.
AI-generated summary of the contribution: This comprehensive study surveys all 135 peer-reviewed articles published at the Digital Forensics Research Conference Europe (DFRWS EU) spanning the decade since its inaugural running (2014-2023). The analysis encompasses sub-disciplines such as digital forensic science, device forensics, techniques and fundamentals, artefact forensics, multimedia forensics, memory forensics, and network forensics. Quantitative analysis of the articles’ co-authorships, geographical spread, and citation metrics are outlined, offering insights into the evolution of digital forensic research efforts over these ten years and informing some identified future research directions.