This presentation is from World Police Summit 2023, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March 7-9, 2023. Posted with permission of CSAFE.
The Future of Pattern Recognition in Forensic Science

Conference/Workshop:
World Police Summit 2023
World Police Summit 2023
Published: 2023
Primary Author: Alicia Carriquiry
Type: Presentation Slides
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