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