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Keynote Speakers Announced for ICFIS 2026

August 10, 2026

The Scientific Committee for the 12th International Conference on Forensic Inference and Statistics is pleased to announce the keynote speakers …

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CSAFE Researchers will be Panel Speakers at NAFSB 2026 Conference

August 7, 2026

The annual National Association of Forensic Science Boards (NAFSB) Conference will be Oct. 13-16 at the Milwaukee Crime Lab Bureau …

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ICFIS 2026 Moves Online, Abstract Deadline Extended to Aug. 17

July 27, 2026

The 12th International Conference on Forensic Inference and Statistics (ICFIS) will now be an online-only event, allowing participants from around the world …

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CSAFE Researchers to Present at Upcoming Conferences in May

May 5, 2026

Researchers from the Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence (CSAFE) will present at three upcoming conferences. Those conferences …

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Call for Presentation and Poster Abstracts for ICFIS 2026

March 3, 2026

Abstract Submission Deadline Extended to Monday, April 27, 2026. The 12th International Conference on Forensic Inference and Statistics (ICFIS) is …

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CSAFE will Exhibit and Present at the 2026 AAFS Conference

February 3, 2026

The Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence (CSAFE) researchers and staff will attend the American Academy of Forensic …

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Carriquiry to Present on Machine Learning at ASCLD FRC Lighting Talks on August 21

August 11, 2025

An upcoming episode of the ASCLD Forensic Research Committee (FRC) Lightning Talks will include a presentation from Alicia Carriquiry, the …

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Carriquiry and Salyards to Lead Workshop on CSAFE Tools at the 2025 ASCLD Symposium

March 4, 2025

The Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence (CSAFE) is set to host a workshop on its innovative software …

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CSAFE will Exhibit and Present at the 2025 AAFS Conference

January 16, 2025

The Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence (CSAFE) researchers and staff will attend the American Academy of Forensic …

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CSAFE Researchers will Conduct Workshops and Join a Special Session on AI at the 2025 AAFS Conference

January 16, 2025

Researchers from the Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence (CSAFE) are set to lead two workshops and take …

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CSAFE Provides Updates on Software Tools and Learning Opportunities at Forensics@NIST 2024

December 12, 2024

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) hosted Forensics@NIST virtually Nov. 18-20, 2024. During this three-day event, NIST scientists …

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CSAFE Researchers Share Insights at National Academies Meeting on Deaths in Custody

October 28, 2024

Three researchers from the Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence (CSAFE) were invited to speak at a National …

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CSAFE will Exhibit and Present at the 2024 IAI Annual Educational Conference

June 20, 2024

The Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence (CSAFE) researchers and staff will attend the International Association for Identification …

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JSM 2024 Preview: Carriquiry to Deliver Medallion Lecture on Advances in Forensic Statistics

June 20, 2024

Alicia Carriquiry, director of the Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence (CSAFE), will give a Medallion Lecture Aug. …

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CSAFE Graduate Student Wins ASA Statistical Graphics Student Paper Competition

June 20, 2024

Yuhang (Tom) Lin’s paper “A Reproducible Pipeline for Extracting Representative Signals from Wire Cuts” has been selected as one of …

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CSAFE Learning Announces Two Upcoming Live Webinars and New On-Demand Stats Starters

January 23, 2024

CSAFE Learning is pleased to announce it will host two live webinars in February and March. Also, several new on-demand …

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CSAFE will Exhibit and Present at the 2024 AAFS Conference

January 19, 2024

The Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence (CSAFE) researchers and staff will attend the American Academy of Forensic …

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CSAFE REU Summer Interns Present Posters at the Undergraduate Research Symposium

August 3, 2023

Students participating in CSAFE’s 2023 Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program showcased their research projects at the Iowa State University …

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CSAFE Graduate Student Invited to Present at the American Society of Questioned Document Examiners Conference

August 3, 2023

Alexandra Arabio, an Iowa State University statistics graduate student, was invited to present a poster at the American Society of …

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CSAFE will Exhibit and Present Research at the 2023 IAI Annual Educational Conference

July 18, 2023

The Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence (CSAFE) researchers and staff will attend the International Association for Identification …

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CSAFE Researchers will Attend the 2023 Joint Statistical Meetings

July 17, 2023

Researchers from the Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence (CSAFE) will present posters and papers at the 2023 …

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CSAFE Researchers to Present at Upcoming Conferences in May and June

May 15, 2023

Researchers from the Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence (CSAFE) will present at three upcoming conferences. Those conferences …

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CSAFE Researchers will Present at the 2023 ASCLD Symposium

March 20, 2023

Researchers from the Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence (CSAFE) will present at the 2023 American Society of …

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CSAFE Student Researchers Present Research at the Iowa Capitol

March 14, 2023

Three Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence (CSAFE) students presented research at the 2023 Research in the Capitol. …

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