DaySessionTopic
Day 1Lecture 1Essentials of UAS Components (Flight Controller, GPS, GCS), Data Storage, and System Architecture for effective Forensics.
Lecture 2Exposure to Indian Drone Rules (2021), SOPs, and Guidelines for Evidence Seizure to withstand Legal Scrutiny.
Lecture 3Exposure to Indian Criminal Laws (IPC/IT Act) and Evidence Act provisions to facilitate Legally correct Seizure of UAS Electronic Evidence.
Lab – 1Demonstration & Hands-on Practical: Scene Documentation, Safe Neutralisation, and Physical Evidence Collection of a recovered drone.
Day 2Lab – 2Demonstration & Hands-on Practical: Non-invasive Data Triage (SD Card, USB port) using Open-Source Tools (e.g., Autopsy or similar).
Lab – 3Demonstration & Hands-on Practical: Flight Log Extraction and Initial Analysis using Manufacturer/Open-Source Log Viewers.
Lab – 4Demonstration & Hands-on Practical: Ground Control Station (GCS) and Mobile Device Forensics (using FTK Imager or similar basic tool).
Day 3Lab – 5Demonstration & Hands-on Practical: Advanced Flight Log Interpretation and Telemetry Data Correlation (GPS, altitude, timestamp).
Lab – 6Demonstration & Hands-on Practical: Media Metadata Analysis (Geo-tagging, EXIF data) from UAS payload recordings (using ExifTool or similar).
Lab – 7Lecture & Demonstration: Understanding Firmware Structure and Introduction to Memory/Chip-off Concepts (Theory only).
Day 4Lab – 8Demonstration & Hands-on Practical: Investigating Communication Artefacts (Wi-Fi/Bluetooth pairing logs) and associated user activity.
Lab – 9Demonstration & Hands-on Practical: Case Study Walkthrough – Full end-to-end reconstruction of a simulated UAS incident using recovered artifacts.
Lab – 10Workshop: Developing a Structured Workflow and SOP for UAS Forensic Investigations in an Indian LEA context.
Day 5Lab – 11Demonstration & Hands-on Practical: Forensic Report Writing and Evidence Presentation (Drafting a Court-Ready Report).
Lab – 12Practical Test (Assessment covering collection, extraction, and analysis procedures).
Lab – 13Course Review and Feedback Session.