The Impact of Zoom on Smartphone Camera Identification

Type: Poster Research Area(s): Digital

Published: 2024 | By: Gavin Norton

This poster explores the impact of digital zoom on source camera identification. Images were collected at 5 zoom magnifications using …

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A Semi-Automatic Tool for Footwear Impression Alignment

Type: Poster Research Area(s): Footwear, Forensic Statistics

Published: 2024 | By:

We introduce a semi-automatic alignment tool tailored for two similar footwear impressions. The term “semi-automatic” is used because the alignment …

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Statistical Interpretation and Reporting of Fingerprint Evidence: FRStat Introduction and Overview

Type: Short Courses Research Area(s): Forensic Statistics, Latent Print, Training and Education

Published: 2023 | By: Jeff Salyards

The FRStat is a tool designed to help quantify the strength of fingerprint evidence. Following lengthy development and validation with …

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Shifting decision thresholds can undermine the probative value and legal utility of forensic pattern-matching evidence

Type: Publication Research Area(s): Forensic Statistics, Implementation and Practice

Published: 2023 | By: William Thompson

Forensic pattern analysis requires examiners to compare the patterns of items such as fingerprints or tool marks to assess whether …

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A statistical approach to aid examiners in the forensic analysis of handwriting

Type: Publication Research Area(s): Forensic Statistics, Handwriting

Published: 2023 | By: Amy Crawford

We develop a statistical approach to model handwriting that accommodates all styles of writing (cursive, print, connected print). The goal …

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Ensemble learning for score likelihood ratios under the common source problem

Type: Publication Research Area(s): Forensic Statistics

Published: 2023 | By: Federico Veneri

Machine learning-based score likelihood ratios (SLRs) have emerged as alternatives to traditional likelihood ratios and Bayes factors to quantify the …

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The q–q Boxplot

Type: Publication Research Area(s): Forensic Statistics

Published: 2021 | By: Jordan Rodu

Boxplots have become an extremely popular display of distribution summaries for collections of data, especially when we need to visualize …

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A Study in Reproducibility: The Congruent Matching Cells Algorithm and cmcR Package

Type: Publication Research Area(s): Firearms and Toolmarks

Published: 2023 | By: Joseph Zemmels

Scientific research is driven by our ability to use methods, procedures, and materials from previous studies and further research by …

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