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CSAFE will Exhibit and Present at the 2025 AAFS Conference

CSAFE will be an exhibitor during the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) annual scientific conference. The conference will be held Feb. 17-22 in Baltimore, Maryland.
CSAFE will be an exhibitor during the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) annual scientific conference. The conference will be held Feb. 17-22 in Baltimore, Maryland.

The Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence (CSAFE) researchers and staff will attend the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) annual scientific conference. The conference will be held Feb. 17-22 in Baltimore, Maryland.

CSAFE will be in booth 704 in the Exhibit Hall starting on Wednesday, Feb. 19 through Friday, Feb. 21. Attendees are invited to visit the booth to explore CSAFE Tools, the newly launched hub for CSAFE’s open-source software tools. There will be demonstrations showcasing these tools, and attendees can sign up to become evaluators to test the tools and provide valuable feedback. Information will also be available on the educational courses available through CSAFE Learning.

During the scientific sessions, CSAFE researchers will share the latest advancements in their research activities, including firearms, handwriting, and latent print analysis; forensic methods for digital evidence; and using statistical methods in forensic science. Below is the complete list of CSAFE presentations at the AAFS conference. An asterisk (*) denotes a CSAFE researcher, advisory board member or collaborator. All times are Eastern Standard Time (EST).

In addition, CSAFE researchers will lead two workshops and participate in a special session on artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies. More information about those events can be found here.

SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS

Criminalistics:

The Development and Evaluation of a Contrastive Learning Framework for Source Identification: Technology for Transformation in the Interpretation of Forensic Data
Feb. 20, 11:05-11:30 a.m.
Danica Ommen*, Christopher Saunders and JoAnn Buscaglia*

Assessing the Accuracy and Reliability of Canine Explosives Detection Using OSAC Training and Certification Standards
Feb. 20, 2:20-2:40 p.m.
Adele Quigley-McBride*, Haylie Browning, Lauryn DeGreeff and Paola A. Prada-Tiedemann

Standards Development Activities Related to Friction Ridge Examination
Feb. 20, 3-3:20 p.m.
Heidi Eldridge*

Developing Reproducible Protocols and Definitions for Selecting Combined Minutiae: Applications in Research and Practice
Feb. 20, 4:30-4:50 p.m.
Adele Quigley-McBride*, Heidi Eldridge* and Brett Gardner*

Close Non-Matches and Database Searches: How Often Can We Expect to See a True Match Among the K Highest Correlations?
Feb. 20, 5:20-5:40 p.m.
Blanca Parker*, Heike Hofmann* and Alicia Carriquiry*

Digital & Multimedia Sciences:

A Forensic Analysis of Google Fit App on WearOS
Feb. 20, 1:10-1:30 p.m.
Chen Shi* and Yong Guan*

Engineering & Applied Sciences:

Environmental Signature Extraction for Forensic Analysis of Audio Recordings Using AI/LLM Models
Feb. 21, 8-8:45 a.m.
Lucky Onyekwelu-Udoka* and Yong Guan*

Quantitative Similarity Assessments of Forensic Images
Feb. 21, 8:45-9:15 a.m.
Gautham Venkatasubramanian* and Alicia Carriquiry*

General:

A Preliminary Study: The Application of 3D Models, Simulations, and Finite Element Analysis (FEA) in Shooting Reconstruction
Feb. 20, 9:45-10 a.m.
Baillie Poulton and Keith Morris*

Evaluating the Scientific Validity of Forensic Methods: Guidelines for Study Design and Analysis
Feb. 20, 1:30-2 p.m.
Michael Rosenblum, Maria Cuellar*, Susan Vanderplas* and Amanda Luby*

Questioned Documents:

An Introduction to the Forensic Handwriting Analysis Software Handwriter
Feb. 20, 9-9:40 a.m.
Stephanie Reinders*, Alicia Carriquiry* and Danica Ommen*

An Overview and Comparison of Software Tools for Quantifying the Value of Handwriting Evidence
Feb. 20, 10:20-10:40 a.m.
Danica Ommen*

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE R&D SYMPOSIUM POSTER SESSION

Advancing the Understanding of 3D Imaging for Firearms Identification
Feb. 18, 5-6:30 p.m. EST
Melissa Nally*

WORKSHOPS

Statistical Thinking for Forensic Science: From Probability to Black Box Studies to Likelihood Ratios
Feb. 17, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Jeff Salyards* and Hal Stern*

Expanding the Forensic Professional’s Toolbox: New Technological Resources for the Evaluation of Evidence
Feb. 18, 1-5 p.m.
Alicia Carriquiry*, Jeff Salyards*, Heike Hofmann* and Steve Lund*

INTERDISCIPLINARY SYMPOSIUM SPECIAL SESSION

Technology: A Tool for Transformation or Tyranny
Feb. 18, 1-6 p.m.
Yong Guan*, Katharine Pope, Kenneth Aschheim, JoAnn Buscaglia*, Alicia Carriquiry*, Sarah Chu*, Nancy Downing, Zeno Geradts, Thomas P. Paonessa, Jr., Katherine Scafiede, Hon. Donald Shelton and Lucas Zarwell

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