DFRWS EU 10-Year Review and Future Directions in Digital Forensic Research

Frank Breitinger; Jan-Niclas Hilgert; Chris Hargreaves; John Sheppard; Rebekah Overdor; Mark Scanlon

doi:10.1016/j.fsidi.2023.301685

DFRWS EU 10-Year Review and Future Directions in Digital Forensic Research

Frank Breitinger, Jan-Niclas Hilgert, Chris Hargreaves, John Sheppard, Rebekah Overdor, Mark Scanlon

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Conducting a systematic literature review and comprehensive analysis, this paper 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). This comprehensive study of DFRWS EU articles 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. The analysis presented offers insights into the evolution of digital forensic research efforts over these ten years and informs some identified future research directions.

Original language	English (Ireland)
Article number	301685
Journal	Forensic Science International: Digital Investigation
Volume	48
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsidi.2023.301685
Publication status	Published - 01 Mar 2024

Keywords

DFRWS
Digital forensic science
Digital forensics research
Future directions
Research trends

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