Researchers from the Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence (CSAFE) will present at three upcoming conferences. Those conferences are the Association of Firearm and Tool Mark Examiners (AFTE) Annual Conference on May 21-26, the Symposium on Data Science and Statistics on May 23-26, and the International Conference on Forensic Inference and Statistics on June 12-15.
CSAFE researchers will share the latest advancements in their research activities using statistical methods. Below is the list of presentations.
AFTE 2023 Annual Conference
May 21-26
Austin, Texas
Diagnostic Tools for Automatic Cartridge Case Comparisons
May 25, 9:45-10 a.m. CT
Joseph Zemmels, graduate student at Iowa State University; Susan Vanderplas, assistant professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln; and Heike Hofmann, professor of statistics and professor-in-charge of data science at Iowa State University
Comparing Variability Within and Between Tools: An Empirically Trained Algorithm to Compare 3D Screwdriver Marks Using Angle of Attack, Direction of Tool Travel, and Repeated Measures
May 25, 1:50-2:20 p.m. CT
Maria Cuellar, assistant professor of criminology at the University of Pennsylvania; Heike Hofmann, professor of statistics and professor-in-charge of data science at Iowa State University; and Sheng Gao, graduate student at the University of Pennsylvania
Algorithmic Assessment of Striation Similarity Between Wire Cuts
May 25, 2:20-2:50 p.m. CT
Tom Lin, graduate student at Iowa State University; Jeff Salyards, CSAFE research scientist; and Heike Hofmann, professor of statistics and professor-in-charge of data science at Iowa State University
Symposium on Data Science and Statistics
May 23-26
St. Louis, Missouri
Demonstrative Evidence and the Use of Algorithms in Jury Trials
May 25, 3:45-5:15 p.m. CT (CS020 Statistics in Daily Life)
Rachel Rogers, graduate student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and Susan Vanderplas, assistant professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Quantifying Similarities Between Cut Wires
May 26, 9:50-11:20 a.m. CT (CS026 Data Visualization with Applications)
Sanika Gokakkar, student at Iowa State University; Caroly Coronado, student at Iowa State University; and Heike Hofmann, professor of statistics and professor-in-charge of data science at Iowa State University
International Conference on Forensic Inference and Statistics
June 12-15
Lund University, Sweden
Invited Session 1:
Statistical Models for Fingerprint Analysis: Thinking Broadly about the Future
June 12, 1:45-3:15 p.m. CEST
Organizer and Chair: Simon Cole, professor of criminology, law and society at the University of California, Irvine
Special Call, Session 1:
Applications and Foundational Methods in the Presentation and Interpretation of Evidence with Score-Based Approaches
June 12, 3:45 p.m. CEST
Chair: Danica Ommen, assistant professor of statistics at Iowa State University
Special Call, Session 2:
Development and Evaluation of a Contrastive Learning Framework with Applications to Micromorphometry of Aluminum Powder used in Explosives
June 13, 8:30 a.m. CEST
Presenter: Danica Ommen, assistant professor of statistics at Iowa State University
Special Call, Session 3:
Automatic Cartridge Evidence Scoring
June 13, 10:30 a.m. CEST
Presenter: Joseph Zemmels, graduate student at Iowa State University
Contributed Session 5:
Automatic Acquisition and Identification of Footwear Class Characteristics
June 13, 2 p.m. CEST
Presenter: Muxin Hua, graduate student, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Workshop:
Dealing with Issues of Conditional Relevancy When Algorithmic Evidence is Presented to Lay Fact-Finders
June 13, 2-3 p.m. CEST
Presenter: William C. Thompson, Professor Emeritus of criminology, law and society at the University of California, Irvine
Contributed Session 10:
Estimating Error Rates in Binary Decisions with Inconclusive Outcomes
June 14, 1:45 p.m. CEST
Presenter: Karen Kafadar, CSAFE co-director and Professor and Chair of Statistics at the University of Virginia
Contributed Session 12:
Understanding Factors in Forensic Decision-Making using Item Response Theory
June 14, 3:45 p.m. CEST
Presenter: Amanda Luby, assistant professor of statistics at Swarthmore College
Plenary Lecture 3:
On the Design and Analysis of Black-Box Studies
June 14, 10:30-11:30 a.m. CEST
Alicia Carriquiry, CSAFE director and Distinguished Professor and President’s Chair in Statistics at Iowa State University
Plenary Lecture 5:
Forensic Scientists’ Decision Thresholds and the Accuracy of Verdicts
June 15, 12:15 a.m.-1:15 p.m. CEST
William C. Thompson, Professor Emeritus of criminology, law and society at the University of California, Irvine
