Variations and Extensions of Information Leakage Metrics with Applications to Privacy Problems with Imperfect Statistical Information

Published: 2023 | By: Shahnewaz Karim Sakib

The conventional information leakage metrics assume that an adversary has complete knowledge of the distribution of the mechanism used to …

Camera Device Identification and the Effects of Underexposure

Published: 2023 | By: Seth Pierre

Technology today allows a photograph from a digital camera to be matched with the camera that took it. However, the …

Shifting decision thresholds can undermine the probative value and legal utility of forensic pattern-matching evidence

Published: 2023 | By: William Thompson

Forensic pattern analysis requires examiners to compare the patterns of items such as fingerprints or tool marks to assess whether …

A statistical approach to aid examiners in the forensic analysis of handwriting

Published: 2023 | By: Amy Crawford

We develop a statistical approach to model handwriting that accommodates all styles of writing (cursive, print, connected print). The goal …

Ensemble learning for score likelihood ratios under the common source problem

Type: Publication Research Area(s): Forensic Statistics

Published: 2023 | By: Federico Veneri

Machine learning-based score likelihood ratios (SLRs) have emerged as alternatives to traditional likelihood ratios and Bayes factors to quantify the …

A method for quantifying individual decision thresholds of latent print examiners

Published: 2023 | By: Amanda Luby

In recent years, ‘black box’ studies in forensic science have emerged as the preferred way to provide information about the …

The q–q Boxplot

Type: Publication Research Area(s): Forensic Statistics

Published: 2021 | By: Jordan Rodu

Boxplots have become an extremely popular display of distribution summaries for collections of data, especially when we need to visualize …

The Contribution of Forensic and Expert Evidence to DNA Exoneration Cases: An Interim Report

Published: 2023 | By: Simon Cole

This report is from Simon A. Cole, Vanessa Meterko, Sarah Chu, Glinda Cooper, Jessica Weinstock Paredes, Maurice Possley, and Ken …