[kwlug disc.] ICFP Programming Contest

[Richard Weait]

On 5/9/07, Brad Smith <bnsmith at gmail.com> wrote:
> As I mentioned during the last meeting, I'd like to set up a team for
> the upcoming ICFP Programming Contest.

Here's another programming challenge.  I saw a presentation by the
2006 winner and it was fascinating.
DFRWS 2007 Forensics Challenge
http://www.dfrws.org/2007/challenge/index.shtml

The DFRWS 2007 Challenge is about data carving, which is a file
recovery technique that is frequently used during digital
investigations. Files are "carved" from the unallocated space using
file type-specific information, such as footers, headers, and internal
structures.

The previous DFRWS 2006 Challenge focused on carving basic file types
in basic scenarios. The result was the development of new tools and
techniques to carve files using more internal structure than only the
header and footer values. This year, DFRWS expands on that challenge
by introducing more file types and more complex fragmentation
scenarios. The goal of this challenge is to design and develop
automated file carving algorithms that have high true positive and low
false positive rates.

Submissions are due by July 9, 2007.