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. 13–18 in Orlando, Fla.
CSAFE will be in booth 320 in the Exhibit Hall starting on Wednesday, Feb. 15 through Friday, Feb. 17. Visitors to the booth will be able to learn all about CSAFE’s new online learning platform, CSAFE Learning, and can sign up for all new courses and learning opportunities. They can also test their knowledge of forensic statistics by playing the game FastStats.
CSAFE researchers will also 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 list of CSAFE presentations, workshops and poster submissions. In addition, there are a few presentations from CSAFE’s board members and research collaborators.
For more information about the AAFS conference, visit https://www.aafs.org/annual-conference. More information about CSAFE attending the AAFS conference can be found at https://forensicstats.org/aafs2023/.
SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS
A Comparison of Various Score-Based Likelihood Ratio (SLR) Methods for the Quantitative Assessment of Footwear Evidence
Feb. 16, 10:45–11:00 a.m.
Valerie Han and Alicia Carriquiry
The Scientific Literacy Project: A Collaborative Effort in Educating Legal Professionals on Forensic Evidence
Feb. 16, 11–11:30 a.m.
Anthony Greiter, Stacy Renfro; Alicia Carriquiry, Hal Stern, Chris Fabricant, Marika Meis, Lynn Garcia
Source Identification of Shoeprints in a Mock Crime Scene Using an Algorithm Based on Automatic Alignment
Feb. 16, 11:15–11:30 a.m.
Hana Lee and Alicia Carriquiry
Source Camera Identification on Multi-Camera Phones
Feb. 16, 11:25–11:45 a.m.
Stephanie Reinders, Danica Ommen and Alicia Carriquiry
A Forensic Analysis of Android™-Popular Social Networking Apps
Feb. 16, 1–1:20 p.m.
Chen Shi and Yong Guan
The Statistical Characterization of the Discriminating Power of Trace Elemental Concentrations of Aluminum Foils Used in Improvised Explosive Devices
Feb. 16, 3–3:15 p.m.
Anjuli Bhandari, Michelle Jordan, Danica Ommen, Christopher Saunders and JoAnn Buscaglia
A Comparison of FLASH ID and Handwriter: Two Handwriting Analysis Programs
Feb. 17, 8:30–8:45 a.m.
Stephanie Reinders, Danica Ommen and Alicia Carriquiry
An Ounce of Prevention: A Simple and Practical Tool for Mitigating Cognitive Bias in Forensic Decisions
Feb. 17, 2–2:15 p.m.
Adele Quigley-McBride, Tiffany Roy, Brandon Garrett and Jeff Kukucka
WORKSHOP
A Gentle Introduction to the Likelihood Ratio (LR): Basic Ideas, Implementation, and Limitations
Feb. 14, 8:30 a.m.–noon
Danica Ommen, Alicia Carriquiry and Michael J. Salyards
SCIENTIFIC POSTER SESSIONS
Statistical Discrimination Methods for Forensic Source Interpretation: The Application to Micromorphometric Feature Measurement of Aluminum Powders Used in Explosives
Feb. 15, 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m.
Danica Ommen, Christopher Saunders and JoAnn Buscaglia
A Likelihood Ratio Approach for Detecting Behavioral Changes in Device Usage Over Time
Feb. 16, 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m.
Rachel Longjohn and Padhraic Smyth
Quantifying Bayes Factors for Forensic Handwriting Evidence
Feb. 16, 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m.
Anyesha Ray and Danica Ommen
Quantifying Writer Variance Through Rainbow Triangle Graph Decomposition of the Common Word “the”
Feb. 16, 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m.
Alexandra Arabio, Alicia Carriquiry and Danica Ommen
Twin Convolutional Neural Networks to Classify Writers Using Handwriting Data
Feb. 16, 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m.
Pilhyun Lim and Danica Ommen
Black-Box Metamodeling Between Feature Combinations for Paired Comparisons of Documents of Forensic Handwriting Data
Feb. 16, 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m.
Cami Fuglsby, Christopher Saunders, Danica Ommen and JoAnn Buscaglia
YOUNG FORENSIC SCIENTIST FORUM (YFSF) SPECIAL SESSION
Forensic Science and Legal Education
Feb. 14, 10:55–11:15 a.m.
Brandon L. Garrett
YFSF POSTER SESSION
Visual Diagnostics for Cartridge Case Impression Evidence
Feb. 17, 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m.
Joseph Zemmels, Heike Hofmann and Susan VanderPlas
Understanding the Use of Forensic Evidence at Trial: A Case Study of Criminal Trials in Ohio
Feb. 17, 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m.
Philip O’Sullivan, Emily Hughes and Kori Khan
