Winter term 2026/27
BA-INF 156Bachelor6 ECTSTue 13:30hybrid
Digital forensics secures, analyses and correlates digital traces on computers and other devices. The lecture moves from the basics of forensically sound work through storage, memory and network to artefacts from operating systems, logs and applications, correlation and triage.
The exercise sheets are voluntary and good preparation. Admission to the exam requires passing the case study: one case that you work on in groups and present in a final report.
- Format
- Lecture 2 h/week and exercises 2 h/week, hybrid
- Language
- German
- Exam
- individual oral exam (H-BRS: written if there are too many participants)
- Admission
- passed case study: teams of 2 to 3 people, final report; only for students who have not passed one of our case studies before
- Time
- Tue 13:30 to 15:00 lecture · Tue 15:15 to 16:45 exercises, about every two weeks
- Dates
- 29.09.2026 to 19.01.2027
- Place
- Fraunhofer FKIE, Zanderstraße 5, 53177 Bonn, hybrid
- Teaching
- Prof. Dr. Elmar Padilla · Exercises: Dr. Jan-Niclas Hilgert, Martin Lambertz
BSc Computer Science · Cyber Security
Elective · from the 5th semester
BSc Computer Science · Business Informatics · Cyber Security & Privacy
Specialisation or elective · from the 5th semester
Slides, recordings and exercises on LEA (H-BRS)
Deadlines and registrations for Digital Forensics
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Case study teams
Registration until Mon 23 Nov 2026, 10:00
Teams of 2 to 3 people. Start a team, join one with a code or let us place you in a team.
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University First date 2027 Second date 2027 Uni Bonn Wed 10 Feb and Fri 12 Feb Mon 15 Mar to Thu 18 Marfor everyone H-BRS Tue 2 Feb and Wed 3 Feb Uni Bonn- First date
- Wed 10 Feb and Fri 12 Feb 2027
- Second date
- Mon 15 Mar to Thu 18 Mar 2027
H-BRS- First date
- Tue 2 Feb and Wed 3 Feb 2027
- Second date
- Mon 15 Mar to Thu 18 Mar 2027
Individual times are assigned within these days.