The following was presented at the Association of Firearm and Tool Mark Examiners (AFTE) 2023, Austin, Texas, May 21-26, 2023. Copyright 2023, The Authors. Posted with permission of CSAFE.
Algorithmic assessment of striation similarity between wire cuts
Conference/Workshop:
Association of Firearm and Tool Mark Examiners
Association of Firearm and Tool Mark Examiners
Published: 2023
Primary Author: Yuhang Lin
Secondary Authors: Heike Hofmann, Jeff Salyards
Type: Presentation Slides
Research Area: Forensic Statistics
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