International Summer School on Cybercrime and Forensic Computing 2025, Call for Participation
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Call for Participation
International Summer School on Cybercrime and Forensic Computing
Tuesday, June 3 – Friday, June 6, 2025
Nürnberg, Germany
https://www.cybercrime.fau.de/international-summer-school-on-cybercrime-and-forensic-computing-2025/
Application deadline is April 14, 2025.
Background and Scope
Information technology has caused a new form of crime to emerge:
cybercrime. It is incurring an increasing cost on modern society and is
arguably threatening the stability of our economic system. Traditional
law enforcement approaches appear to struggle with this new development.
However, with new technologies also come new forms of criminal
investigation, like large-scale data analysis and police trojans for
covert surveillance. The effectiveness of such methods routinely raises
questions regarding their effects on the constitutional rights of
affected citizens. The inherent bounds of national law complicate
matters further.
The International Summer School on Cybercrime and Forensic Computing is
a one-week intensive course at the intersection of computer science and
criminal law. It provides students the opportunity to learn and gain
inspiration from world experts in digital forensics and criminal law.
The summer school aims at Master students in computer science, forensic
science, criminal justice, law or related subjects. It is not required
to bring specific prior knowledge. As an interdisciplinary summer
school, courses will be aimed at novices in the area.
This year we are happy to announce the following list of
internationally reknown speakers:
- Eoghan Casey, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
Eoghan Casey is an internationally recognized expert in digital
forensic investigation and cyber risk mitigation. He has extensive
experience on a wide range of cybercrime investigations, and has
delivered expert testimony in civil and criminal matters in the
United States, Canada, and international tribunals. Dr. Casey is
editor and coauthor of the Handbook of Digital Forensics &
Investigation and he wrote the foundational book Digital Evidence &
Computer Crime, now in its third edition. He serves on the Board of
Directors of DFRWS.org and has a PhD in Computer Science from
University College Dublin.
- Simson Garfinkel, BasisTech LLC, USA
Simson L. Garfinkel has published articles in both the academic and
popular press for many years in the areas of computer security,
digital forensics and privacy. He is a fellow of the American
Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the Association
for Computing Machinery (ACM) and the Institute for Electrical and
Electronics Engineers (IEEE), holds a PhD in Computer Science from
MIT. He was previously an Associate Professor at the Naval
Postgraduate School and spent 15 years as a computer scientist
within the US Department of Defense, the National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST), the US Census Bureau, and the US
Department of Homeland Security.
- Marie-Helen Maras, John-Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York, USA
Marie-Helen Maras, Professor and Director of the Center for
Cybercrime Studies, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City
University of New York, USA, author of numerous books, including
Real Criminology (Oxford University Press), Cybercriminology (Oxford
University Press) and Computer Forensics: Cybercriminals, Laws, and
Evidence (Jones and Bartlett), among others.
- Radina Stoykova, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
Radina Stoykova has an extensive research portfolio in the area of
criminal law and criminal procedure, with numerous publications in
esteemed journals such as Computer Law and Security Review and
Forensic Science International: Digital Investigation. She is
interested in questions about the balance between law enforcement’s
need for information and the individual’s right to a fair trial. One
of her notable works in this direction delves into the ethical and
legal dimensions of hacking within the framework of lawful
investigations, particularly focusing on the case of Encrochat.
- Christoph Safferling, Head of the International Criminal Law
Research Unit (ICLU) at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität
Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Director of the International Nuremberg
Principles Academy, will preside the mock trial
- Felix Freiling, Professor at Department Informatik of
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU),
spokesperson of the Research Training Group "Cybercrime and Forensic
Computing" at FAU, will moderate the mock trial project session
Mock Trial
A signature event within this summer school is the mock trial in which
participants jointly solve a small case and defend it in court. The
trial will be held on the last day of the summer school in the same
court house where the famous Nürnberg war trials were held 1945-1946.
Presentations will be judged and winning teams will receive prizes.
How to Participate
The target audience are Master or Graduate students in a field related
to the topic of the summer school. The number of participants is
limited. To participate, please take part in our poll (you will need
to provide your CV, transcript of records, letter of motivation):
https://user-surveys.cs.fau.de/index.php?r=survey/index&sid=384196&lang=en
by Monday, April 14, 2025.
Locations and Fees
The participation is free of charge. Additionally, the summer school
provides full board and lodging to all accepted participants free of
charge. Travel costs to/from Nürnberg have to be covered by the
participants. The summer school is located directly in the center of
Nuremberg, with easy access by train, airplane, and public
transportation. For further details on the logistics, please visit the
website.
Organizers
Felix Freiling
Lena Reinfelder
Further information
The website for the summer school is
https://www.cybercrime.fau.de/international-summer-school-on-cybercrime-and-forensic-computing-2025/
Please direct all questions to cybercrime-...@fau.de
Thanks
This event is supported by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG,
German Research Foundation) as part of the Research and Training Group
2475 "Cybercrime and Forensic Computing" (grant number
393541319/GRK2475/1-2019).
International Summer School on Cybercrime and Forensic Computing
Tuesday, June 3 – Friday, June 6, 2025
Nürnberg, Germany
https://www.cybercrime.fau.de/international-summer-school-on-cybercrime-and-forensic-computing-2025/
Application deadline is April 14, 2025.
Background and Scope
Information technology has caused a new form of crime to emerge:
cybercrime. It is incurring an increasing cost on modern society and is
arguably threatening the stability of our economic system. Traditional
law enforcement approaches appear to struggle with this new development.
However, with new technologies also come new forms of criminal
investigation, like large-scale data analysis and police trojans for
covert surveillance. The effectiveness of such methods routinely raises
questions regarding their effects on the constitutional rights of
affected citizens. The inherent bounds of national law complicate
matters further.
The International Summer School on Cybercrime and Forensic Computing is
a one-week intensive course at the intersection of computer science and
criminal law. It provides students the opportunity to learn and gain
inspiration from world experts in digital forensics and criminal law.
The summer school aims at Master students in computer science, forensic
science, criminal justice, law or related subjects. It is not required
to bring specific prior knowledge. As an interdisciplinary summer
school, courses will be aimed at novices in the area.
This year we are happy to announce the following list of
internationally reknown speakers:
- Eoghan Casey, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
Eoghan Casey is an internationally recognized expert in digital
forensic investigation and cyber risk mitigation. He has extensive
experience on a wide range of cybercrime investigations, and has
delivered expert testimony in civil and criminal matters in the
United States, Canada, and international tribunals. Dr. Casey is
editor and coauthor of the Handbook of Digital Forensics &
Investigation and he wrote the foundational book Digital Evidence &
Computer Crime, now in its third edition. He serves on the Board of
Directors of DFRWS.org and has a PhD in Computer Science from
University College Dublin.
- Simson Garfinkel, BasisTech LLC, USA
Simson L. Garfinkel has published articles in both the academic and
popular press for many years in the areas of computer security,
digital forensics and privacy. He is a fellow of the American
Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the Association
for Computing Machinery (ACM) and the Institute for Electrical and
Electronics Engineers (IEEE), holds a PhD in Computer Science from
MIT. He was previously an Associate Professor at the Naval
Postgraduate School and spent 15 years as a computer scientist
within the US Department of Defense, the National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST), the US Census Bureau, and the US
Department of Homeland Security.
- Marie-Helen Maras, John-Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York, USA
Marie-Helen Maras, Professor and Director of the Center for
Cybercrime Studies, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City
University of New York, USA, author of numerous books, including
Real Criminology (Oxford University Press), Cybercriminology (Oxford
University Press) and Computer Forensics: Cybercriminals, Laws, and
Evidence (Jones and Bartlett), among others.
- Radina Stoykova, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
Radina Stoykova has an extensive research portfolio in the area of
criminal law and criminal procedure, with numerous publications in
esteemed journals such as Computer Law and Security Review and
Forensic Science International: Digital Investigation. She is
interested in questions about the balance between law enforcement’s
need for information and the individual’s right to a fair trial. One
of her notable works in this direction delves into the ethical and
legal dimensions of hacking within the framework of lawful
investigations, particularly focusing on the case of Encrochat.
- Christoph Safferling, Head of the International Criminal Law
Research Unit (ICLU) at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität
Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Director of the International Nuremberg
Principles Academy, will preside the mock trial
- Felix Freiling, Professor at Department Informatik of
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU),
spokesperson of the Research Training Group "Cybercrime and Forensic
Computing" at FAU, will moderate the mock trial project session
Mock Trial
A signature event within this summer school is the mock trial in which
participants jointly solve a small case and defend it in court. The
trial will be held on the last day of the summer school in the same
court house where the famous Nürnberg war trials were held 1945-1946.
Presentations will be judged and winning teams will receive prizes.
How to Participate
The target audience are Master or Graduate students in a field related
to the topic of the summer school. The number of participants is
limited. To participate, please take part in our poll (you will need
to provide your CV, transcript of records, letter of motivation):
https://user-surveys.cs.fau.de/index.php?r=survey/index&sid=384196&lang=en
by Monday, April 14, 2025.
Locations and Fees
The participation is free of charge. Additionally, the summer school
provides full board and lodging to all accepted participants free of
charge. Travel costs to/from Nürnberg have to be covered by the
participants. The summer school is located directly in the center of
Nuremberg, with easy access by train, airplane, and public
transportation. For further details on the logistics, please visit the
website.
Organizers
Felix Freiling
Lena Reinfelder
Further information
The website for the summer school is
https://www.cybercrime.fau.de/international-summer-school-on-cybercrime-and-forensic-computing-2025/
Please direct all questions to cybercrime-...@fau.de
Thanks
This event is supported by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG,
German Research Foundation) as part of the Research and Training Group
2475 "Cybercrime and Forensic Computing" (grant number
393541319/GRK2475/1-2019).
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