Monday 23 March –Tuesday 24 March 2026
Linköping University, Sweden
Co-located with DFRWS EU 2026 (main conference begins 25 March)
Recommended hotel in Linköping: Comfort Hotel
Mon 23 March: 08:30–17:00 workshop - lunch provided
Mon evening: group dinner at participants’ own expense
Tue 24 March: 08:30–16:00 workshop - lunch provided
This Free two-day hands-on workshop provides practical training for law enforcement professionals investigating technology-facilitated child sexual exploitation. It is led by Project VIC International, in collaboration with the Swedish Police, Child Rescue Coalition, MSAB, Web-IQ, and Griffeye/Magnet Forensics. No child exploitation material is used. All labs rely on synthetic, legally permissible datasets.
Participants will work through applied workflows including:
Evidence acquisition, imaging, and triage (MSAB / Magnet Forensics)
Hash-based and collected intelligence (Project VIC / CRC / Web-IQ)
Online investigation and evidentiary capture
CASE/UCO standards for reporting and interoperability
Victim identification prioritization and safeguarding
This workshop is intended for law enforcement investigators, digital forensic examiners, and DFRWS EU attendees.
In-person participation is limited to 40 participants.
We are preparing an online option for law enforcement officers who cannot travel. It may be difficult to do the exercises remotely.
Attendees must bring a Windows computer or computer capable of running Windows in a Virtual Machine. Internet access will be provided onsite. Training computers are not provided.
If attending the full DFRWS EU conference, register separately here:
https://dfrws.org/conferences/dfrws-eu-2026/#Registration
Workshop attendees receive 10% off the conference registration fee.
Discount code: ProjVicWS26
Full workshop description:https://dfrws.org/dfrws-eu-2026-workshop-project-vic-crimes-against-children/
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