An investigator wants to know if an illicit image captured by an unknown camera was taken by a person of interest’s (POI’s) phone. Score-based likelihood ratios (SLRs) have been used to answer this question in previous research. We explore whether the reference set used to calculate SLRs makes a difference in the outcome when the questioned image comes from a phone of the same model as the POI’s phone.
Evaluating Reference Sets for Score-Based Likelihood Ratios for Camera Device Identification
Conference/Workshop:
International Association for Identification (IAI) Annual Educational Conference
International Association for Identification (IAI) Annual Educational Conference
Published: 2022
Primary Author: Stephanie Reinders
Secondary Authors: Danica Ommen, Alicia Carriquiry
Type: Presentation Slides
Research Area: Digital
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