Forensic Investigation of Smart Digital Devices: A Hands-on Guide - Couverture rigide

Iqbal, Farkhund

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1041078307 ISBN 13 : 9781041078302

Editeur : CRC Press, 2026

Synopsis

As digital ecosystems advance toward pervasive connectivity, smart devices have become embedded in the operational, social, and economic fabric of modern life. While this integration enhances productivity and accessibility, it generates unprecedented volumes of heterogeneous electronic data and expands the attack surface for cybercrime. The complexity, proprietary architectures, and distributed nature of these technologies simultaneously present profound challenges for contemporary forensic practice. Forensic Investigation of Smart Digital Devices: A Hands-On Guide offers a rigorous and comprehensive examination of these challenges. Across thirteen systematically structured chapters, the book provides an in-depth exploration of forensic methodologies for a wide spectrum of device classes, including IoT infrastructures, smartphones, embedded chips, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), social robots, gaming consoles, smart wearables, mobile applications, and autonomous vehicles. Each chapter translates theory into actionable investigative workflows using validated tools, documented case studies, and reproducible techniques. Addressing both current technologies and emerging frontiers, the book integrates discussions on artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), computer vision (CV), and advanced computational paradigms, highlighting their transformative role in modern digital forensic analysis. This guide equips forensic investigators, cybersecurity specialists, law enforcement personnel, legal professionals, and academic researchers with the methodological rigor and applied skills required to conduct thorough and reliable forensic investigations. Through practical examples and hands-on exercises, it bridges the gap between theory and practice, offering a valuable resource for strengthening cybersecurity and combating cybercrime in the era of smart connected technologies.

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À propos de l'auteur

Dr. Farkhund Iqbal is a Full Professor and team lead for the Cybersecurity and Digital Forensics (CAD) research group in Center for Smart Cities and Intelligent Systems College of Technological Innovation, Zayed University, United Arab Emirates. He has more than 15+ years of teaching and research experience. He believes in student-centered, engaging, interactive and collaborative teaching and learning environments where students are equipped with the required knowledge, skills and competence to fit the emerging needs of society. He is using Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Service Robotics and Data Analytics techniques for problem-solving in digital security, digital forensics, healthcare, cybercrime investigation and smart city domains. He has successfully executed more than 30 internal and external research projects (with more than USD 3M funding), which have resulted in 200+ peer-reviewed impactful publications, a lead authored book (with Springer publisher), and more than 4454 citations and i-h:87 (on Google Scholar). He has served as a chair and co-chair for several IEEE/ACM conferences and has been guest editor and reviewer for multiple high-rank journals. He has successfully supervised Ph.D. and Master's students and Capstone projects at McGill University, Ontario Tech University, Canada and Zayed University, UAE.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: CRC Press
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1041078307
• ISBN 13: 9781041078302
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 288
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