International Forensics Summer School 2026
Trustworthy Forensics: AI, Evidence Reliability and Justice in the Digital Era
Ensuring Scientific Rigor, Legal Validity and Shared Standards for Digital Evidence
12-18 July 2026
Extended DEADLINE
Call for Participation deadline for IFOSS 2026 has been extended until 15 MAY 2026.
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2026 Edition - Trustworthy Forensics: AI, Evidence Reliability and Justice in the Digital Era
The fifth edition of IFOSS will aim to provide…
Application
The school will be open to about 75 qualified, motivated and pre-selected candidates. Ph.D. students, post-docs, young researchers (both academic and industrial), senior researchers (both academic and industrial) or academic/industrial professionals are encouraged to apply here
The expected school fee will be in the order of €550 for Master and Phd students granted by academia, €600 for other academic positions and €700 for industrial. Reduced Fee will be reserved to LEAs, private lawyers and practitioners €400. The fee will include all course materials, coffee breaks, bus service from Catania Airport to School Location and return, WiFi Internet Connection, a guided tour, a social dinner and all the events scheduled in the programme.
A certain number of scholarships will be available soon depending on sponsorship income.
Applications to attend IFOSS 2025 should be received before 15/05/2025.
Applicants will receive notification of acceptance by mid of May.
Late registration can be done with an extra payment of €100.
PhD FORUM
A special session is organized for participants who intend to take advantage of the audience for presenting their current research/tool in the covered areas. A Special Issue to follow up on the themes covered in the School will be published in some indexed high-impact journals (to be announced early). Applicants are particularly encouraged to submit their original research to the SI (the usual refereeing procedure applies to guarantee the highest scientific standards).
SCHOOL DIRECTORS
Prof. Sebastiano Battiato, Ph.D.
University of CataniaProf. Donatella Curtotti, Ph.D.
University of FoggiaProf. Giovanni Ziccardi
Università degli studi di Milano
Program 2026
IFOSS 2026 Opening Ceremony
2026 Edition speakers
Luisa Verdoliva
University Federico II of NaplesIrene Amerini
Sapienza University of RomePROF. DR. DIDIER MEUWLY
University of Twente
Location
Application
SCHOOL APPLICATIONS
The school will be open to qualified, motivated and pre-selected candidates.
Master Students, Ph. D. students, Post-Docs, young researchers (both academic and industrial), senior researchers (both academic and industrial) or academic/industrial professionals are encouraged to apply (a confirmation email will be sent to you).
The expected school fee will be in the order of € 550 for Master and Phd students granted by academia, € 600 for other academic positions and € 700 for industrial. Reduced Fee will be reserved to LEAs, private lawyer and practitioners € 400. The fee will include all course materials, coffee breaks, bus service from Catania Airport to School Location and return, WiFi Internet Connection, a guided tour, a social dinner and all the events scheduled in the programme.
A certain number of fellowships will be available soon depending on sponsorship income.
Applications to attend IFOSS 2023 should be received before 07/05. Deadline extended until 25/05.
Applicants will receive notification of acceptance by mid of May.
Late registration can be done with an extra payment of € 100.
IFOSS participants will be hosted at Hotel Village Baia Samuele (school location) at very special rates. IFOSS participants must make reservations for accommodation, using the accommodation reservation form (here).
More information will be announced as soon as possible on the web site. Depending on chosens settings (Single, Double, Triple or Quadruple Room) the overall cost enclosing Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner should span in the range (600-1000 euros) in the period 16(in) to 22 (out) July 2023.
Please note that no other accommodation options are available.
Summer Schools offer participants the possibility of being assessed for the purpose of requesting official credit transfers (ECTS). Upon conclusion of the Summer School, assessments will be graded, and transcripts sent to participants in a timely manner. It will be the responsibility of the students to contact the Registrar/Academic Secretary/Study Abroad Office of their home institutions to check how the hours completed and the grades obtained can be transferred into official credits.
