On February 6, 2019, CSAFE will host a congressional briefing in Washington, D.C. The purpose of the briefing is to...
The ProPublica publication "The FBI Says Its Photo Analysis Is Scientific Evidence. Scientists Disagree." raises questions of the statistical basis of FBI pattern evidence analysis techniques. ProPublica interviewed leading statisticians on the overstatement of the scientific precision of these methods, and CSAFE team members Dr. Karen Kafadar, Dr. Alicia Carriquiry, and Dr. Simon Cole contributed...
Join the CSAFE leadership team for an invited session at the Joint Statistical Meeting in Denver, Colorado in July 2019....
Representatives from the CSAFE research team recently organized the workshop “Blinding in Forensic Proficiency Testing and Casework” in November 2018...
The American Society of Crime Lab Directors (ASCLD) Forensic Research Committee (FRC) and the Council of Forensic Science Educators (COFSE) recently partnered...
CSAFE Director Dr. Alicia Carriquiry encouraged the advancement of women in science and related fields at a recent Pennsylvania State...
Two CSAFE team members were recently named to the Association of Firearm and Tool Mark Examiners (AFTE) Technical Advisory board....
The recent Forensics@NIST conference was a place to generate new ideas and build collaborations for forensic practitioners, laboratory managers and...
The Center for Integrity in Forensic Sciences (CIFS) held its inaugural symposium at Washington University Law School in November 2018....
Forensic evidence can play a powerful role in the way a trial or investigation unfolds. One CSAFE researcher is questioning...