Please note that the current times and items are tentative and subject to change closer to the conference date.

Please note: All times below are in Brisbane Time:

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Schedule of Events

Tuesday, October 22 (Cloudland)
Workshops
Track A (Room )Track B (Room )
08:30Understanding and Analyzing Executable and Linkable Format (ELF) Files
Parag Rughani		National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU)Third-Party App Analysis Methodologies in Mobile Forensics
Jessica Hyde
Hexordia
10:30Break
Understanding and Analyzing Executable and Linkable Format (ELF) Files by Parag RughaniThird-Party App Analysis Methodologies in Mobile Forensics by Jessica Hyde
12:30Lunch
13:30Interpreting Mobile Phone Network Records
Matthew Sorell		University of AdelaideSynthetic Generation and Provision of Digital Forensic Data Sets Using the ForTrace Data Synthesis Framework
Thomas Göbel		University of the Bundeswehr Munich
15:30Break
Interpreting Mobile Phone Network Records by Prof. Mathew SorellSynthetic Generation and Provision of Digital Forensic Data Sets Using the ForTrace Data Synthesis Framework by Thomas Göbel
17:00End of Day
18:00DFRWS Outing to the Wharf District.
After the workshop day concludes, join your fellow attendees on a loosely organized group expedition to explore Brisbane's burgeoning Wharf District, enjoy the waterfront, and indulge in local libations, food, art and entertainment. (pay on your own)
Wednesday, October 23 (Cloudland)
08:30Welcome Remarks
09:00Keynote: Digital Forensics is dead! Long live Digital Forensics!Dr. Michael CohenRapid7
10:00Break
10:30Paper Session 1
GBKPA and AuxShield: Addressing Adversarial Robustness and
Transferability in Android Malware Detection		Kumarakrishna Valeti and Hemant RathoreBirla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani, India
11:00The Cyber-traceological Model: A Model-based View of the
Cybercriminalistic Task		Jan Gruber and Felix FreilingFriedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
11:30TAENet: Two-branch Autoencoder Network for Interpretable
Deepfake Detection		Fuqiang Du, Min Yu, Boquan Li, Kam Pui Chow, Jianguo Jiang, Yixin Zhang, Yachao Liang, Min Li and Weiqing HuangInstitute of Information Engineering, CAS and the School of Cyber Security, UCAS
12:00Revisiting logical image formats for future digital forensics: A comprehensive
analysis on L01 and AFF4-L		Sorin Im, Hyunah Park, Jihun Joun, Sangjin Lee and Jungheum ParkKorea University
12:30Lunch/Posters
13:30Paper Session 2
Re-imagen: Generating Coherent Background Activity in Synthetic Scenario-Based Forensic Datasets Using Large Language ModelsLena Lucia Voigt, Felix Freiling and Chris HargreavesFriedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
14:00Exploring the Potential of Large Language Models for Author Profiling Tasks in Digital Text ForensicsSang-Hyun Cho, Dohyun Kim, Hyuk-Chul Kwon and Minho KimPusan National University
14:30Towards a Unified XAI-based Framework for Digital Forensic InvestigationsZainab Khalid and Farkhund Iqbal
15:00Break
15:30Presentation Session 1
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17:00Lightning Talks
18:00Awards Ceremony and Digital Forensic Rodeo
After the formal conference concludes for the day, the social program will begin at BrewDog.
Come raise a glass as the Best Paper Awards winners are revealed and participate in "Operation Pumpkin Scone". The Digital Forensics Rodeo is a friendly, fun fueled competition and participants at all levels are encouraged to collaborate in teams, dig into the hands-on technical challenges, gain new friends and DFIR skills (food and drink tickets included - and prizes awarded where prizes are due).
Thursday, October 24 (Cloudland)
8:30Welcome Remarks
9:00Keynote 2
10:00Break
10:30Paper Session 3
mount SMB.pcap: Reconstructing File Systems and File Operations from Network TrafficJan-Niclas Hilgert, Axel Mahr and Martin LambertzFraunhofer FKIE
11:00MIC: Memory analysis of IndexedDB data on Chromium-based applicationsByeongchan Jeong, Sangjin Lee and Jungheum ParkKorea University
11:30Do You “Relay” Want to Give Me Away? – Forensic Cues of Smart Relays and Their IoT Companion AppsMaximilian Eichhorn and Gaston PuglieseFriedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
12:00Nintendo 3DS forensics: a secondhand case studyHuw Read, Konstantinos Xynos, Iain Sutherland, Matthew Bovee and Clyde TamburroNorwich University
12:30Lunch/Posters
13:30Paper Session 4
The Provenance of Apple Health Data: A Timeline of Update HistoryLuke Jennings, Matthew Sorell and Hugo G. EspinosaThe University of Adelaide
14:00Video Source Identification using Machine Learning: A Case Study of 16 Instant Messaging ApplicationsHyomin Yang, Junho Kim and Jungheum ParkKorea University
14:30Geotagging Accuracy in Smartphone PhotographyElénore Ryser, Hannes Spichiger and David-Olivier Jaquet-ChiffelleCranfield University
15:00Break
15:30Presentation Session 2
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17:00Best Paper Award Ceremony
17:30Concluding Remarks
18:30DFRWS APAC Future Planning Session
We need YOU! Get involved in DFRWS - we are a volunteer-run, non-profit organization dedicated to steering the direction of DFIR by supporting innovative research and practical application in the field. DFRWS APAC 2025 is on the horizon, future planing is underway and we are eager to make this an event you look forward to all year. All are welcome to join this informal planning session to participate in creating the community they crave. (pay on your own)