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Programme
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8th September
2009
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Pre-conference Workshops and Registration |
| 08:30 - 17:30 |
Registration: John Anderson Building |
| 17:30 - 19:00 |
Welcome Reception, Lord Todd |
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9th September
2009
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Session Location: Barony Hall |
| 09:00 - 09:20 |
Welcome and Opening Remarks - Professor Jim Fraser |
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Plenary Presentations |
| 09:20 - 09:40 |
Fergus Ewing MSP, Minister for Community Safety, The Scottish Government |
| 09:40 - 10:10 |
Scotland & Science
Professor Anne Glover, Chief Scientific Adviser for Scotland
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| 10:10 - 10:30 |
Jan De Kinder, Chair, ENFSI and General Director, Nationaal Instituut voor Criminologie en Criminalistiek, Belgium |
| 10:30 - 11:00 |
COFFEE |
| 11:00 - 11:45 |
Research in Forensic Science: Developing Service, Serving Development
Kimmo Himberg, NBI Forensic Laboratory, Finland
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| 11:45 - 12:15 |
Forensic Research from an EU Perspective - Marcel van der Steen, Netherlands Forensic Institute, Netherlands
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| 12:15 - 12:45 |
Shaping Forensic Science Innovation: Scientific, Organisational and Ethical Issues - Robin Williams, Professor Emeritus, University of Durham, UK
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| 12:45 - 14:00 |
LUNCH |
| 13.00 - 13.45 |
Industry Hosted Sessions
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PerkinElmer
Advances in the Automation of Forensic Applications
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EDUCATION & TRAINING
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IDENTIFICATIONS OF OBJECTS
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MANAGEMENT & POLICY
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Location
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K3.14
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K3.25
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K3.17
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Chair: Max Houck, University of West Virginia, USA |
Chair: David Baldwin, Forensic Science Service, UK |
Chair: Professor Bill Tilstone, Forensic Quality Services, UK |
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Keynote Presentation |
Keynote Presentation |
Keynote Presentation |
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14:00 - 14:30
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Education, training and research: the next forensic science revolution Professor Claude Roux, Centre for Forensic Science, University of Technology Sydney, Australia
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The human mind as a barcode reader
Jan De Kinder, Chair, ENFSI and General Director, Nationaal Instituut voor Criminologie en Criminalistiek, Belgium
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Power, Process and People
Dr Sheila Willis, Forensic Science Laboratory, Eire
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Oral Presentations |
Oral Presentations |
Oral Presentations |
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14:30 - 14:55
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Forensic Science education programmes: a new paradigm - Dr Dwight Adams, University of Technology in Sydney, Australia
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Thermogravimetry as a tool for the characterization of polymeric items of forensic interest - Dr Valerio Causin, Universita di Padova, Italy
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Effective project management is a key to success in co-ordinating research and development - Tapani Reinikainen, National Bureau of Investigation, Finland
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| 14:55 - 15:20 |
Developing and effective partnership between 'persons having specialized knowledge' and those involved in legal deliberations - Anna Davey, University of Canberra, Australia
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Development of NITE-scapes for provenancing and authentication of food commodities - Dr Jurian Hoogewerff, University of East Anglia, UK |
A mentoring system to facilitate training of DNA scientists - Dr Dorothy Ramsbottom, Forensic Science Laboratory, Ireland |
| 15:20 - 15:45 |
Workforce development for forensic practitioners: the challenges and benefits of collaborative partnerships between universities and employers - Brian Rankin, University of Teeside, United Kingdom
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Metallic damage to electrical conductors and crime scenes - Nicholas Carey, University of Strathclyde, UK
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Tacit knowledge: a needed addition to standard operating procedures - Dr Stephen Doak, Forensic Science Laboratory, Ireland
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| 15:45 - 16:25 |
COFFEE & POSTER SESSION
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| 16:25 - 16:50 |
Report by the competence assurance project
Dr Adrian Linacre, University of Strathclyde, UK
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The Examination of bullets fired from 10 consecutively manufactured 9mm barrels: a project involving 502 participants from 20 countries - Dr James Hamby, International Forensic Science Laboratory & Training Centre, USA
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Regulating forensic technologies: a wicked problem - Christopher Lawless, Durham University, UK |
| 16:50 - 17:15 |
Crime Scene investigation: best quality practice -Dr Peter Pfefferli, Zurich Canton Police, Switzerland |
Improving accuracy and effectiveness of forensic ballistics analysis and technology - Jennifer Thomas, University of Huddersfield, UK |
The DNA Science NSW Advancement Programme (dnasnap) - Tony Raymond, Forensic Services Group, New South Wales Police Force, Australia
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| 18:00 - 19:00 |
Civic Reception, City Chambers
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10th September
2009
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Session Location: Barony Hall |
| 09:00 - 09:45 |
Plenary Presentation
Chair: Dr Niamh Nic Daeid, University of Strathclyde, UK
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: the US National Academy of Sciences Report on Strengthening Forensic Science - Professor David Kaye, Penn State Dickinson School of Law, USA
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MASS DISASTER & TERRORISM
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INTERPRETATION & EVALUATION
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TRACE EVIDENCE
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Location
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K3.17
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K3.14
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K3.25
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Chair: Sean Doyle, Dstl, UK |
Chair: Professor Colin Aitken, University of Edinburgh, UK |
Chair: Kornelia Nehse, Forensic Science Insitute, Germany |
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Keynote Presentation |
Keynote Presentation |
Keynote Presentation |
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09:55 - 10:40
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Mass Disasters - do we ever really learn the lesson? - Professor Sue Black, University of Dundee, UK
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Interpretation of Evidence and reporting in light of the 2009 NRC report - Professor Christophe Champod, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
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Trace evidence - here today, gone tomorrow - Jim Robertson, Australian Federal Police Laboratory
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| 10:40 - 11:00 |
COFFEE
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MASS DISASTER & TERRORISM |
INTERPRETATION & EVALUATION |
TRACE EVIDENCE
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Oral Presentations |
Oral Presentations |
Oral Presentations |
| 11:00 - 11:25 |
Terrorist suicide bombings - a review of Sri Lankan perspectives in the past two decades - Dr Clilfford Perera, University of Ruhuna Faculty of Medicine, Sri Lanka |
Recent developments in likelihood ratio models for multivariate compositional data - Dr Grzegorz Zadora, Institute of Forensic Research, Poland |
Comparison of luminal based reagent for the detection of blood on carpet - Dr Helen Bandey, Home Office Scientific Development Branch, UK |
| 11:25 - 11:50 |
Identification of casualties after explosions in Istanbul in November 2003 - Elif Günçe, Council of Forensic Medicine, Ministry of Justice, Turkey |
Accuracy assessment methods for likelihood-ratio-based evidence evaluation -Dr Daniel Ramos, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain |
Study of lipid distribution and degradation in latent fingerprints by spectroscopic imaging techniques - Dr Rosalind Wolstenholme, Sheffield Hallam University, UK
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| 11:50 - 12:15 |
Large scale analysis of video materials in disaster cases - Dr Jurrien Bijhold, Netherlands Forensic Institute of the Netherlands Ministry of Justice |
Ordinal scales of conclusions for the value of evidence - Dr Anders Nordgaard, Swedish National Laboratory of Forensic Science - SKL, Sweden |
Evaluation of DFO and 1, 2 indanedione formulations under two different Australian conditions - Xanthe Spindler, University of Canberra, Australia |
| 12:15 - 12:40 |
Crime scene reconstruction using 3D scanning and medical imaging technologies - Silvio Naether, University of Bern, Switzerland |
Assessing uncertainty in evidential values - Annabel Bolck, Netherlands Forensic Institute |
New tricks for an old dog: fingerprint detection and inkjet trace imaging using disulfur dinitride - Roberto SP King, Loughborough University, UK |
| 12:40 - 14:00 |
LUNCH |
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| 13:00 - 13:45 |
Industry Hosted Session
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Promega GmbH
Development of a New STR System to Meet the Changing Needs of the European DNA-Typing Community
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FEI Company
Recent Advances and Case Studies in Forensic Geosciences using Automated Mineralogy Techniques, presented by (on behalf of FEI), Dr Duncan Pirrie
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Applied Biosystems
Integration and Automation of the Forensic Workflow
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K3.17 |
K3.14 |
K3.25 |
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MASS DISASTER & TERRORISM |
INTERPRETATION & EVALUATION |
TRACE EVIDENCE
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Oral Presentations |
Oral Presentations |
Oral Presentations |
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Chair: Detective Superintendent Malcolm Graham, Lothian & Borders Police, UK |
Chair: Dr James Curran, University of Auckland, New Zealand |
Chair: Chris Ganicliffe, SPSA Forensic Service, UK |
| 14:00 - 14:25 |
Non invasive detection of explosives at the crime scene - Dr Arian van Asten, Netherlands Forensic Institute |
Structural equation modelling of subjective measures with an application to forensic handwriting examination - Dr Reinoud D Stoel, Netherlands Forensic Institute |
Saw tool marks on bone: Kerf mark analysis using microscopic measurements - James Bailey, University of North Carolina, USA |
| 14:25 - 14:50 |
Recovery of latent fingerprints and DNA from dead bodies - Doris Färber, Bundeskriminalamt, Germany |
Evaluation of evidence value of refractive index: influence of selection of proper database - Dr Grzegorz Zadora, Institute of Forensic Research, Poland |
2D/3D matching of snap-off cutter blades using numerical algorithms and surface based reliability evaluations - Dr Patrick De Smet, NICC/INCC, Belgium |
| 14:50 - 15:15 |
Human provenancing based on stable isotope forensic intelligence - Dr Wolfram Meier-Augenstein, University of Dundee, UK |
Estimation of likelihood ratios for forensic handwriting analysis - Chris Saunders, George Mason University, Centre for Theoretical and Applied Forensics, USA
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The forensic examination of black, brown, blond and red hairs using digital imaging and colour analysis - Professor Claude Roux, University of Technology, Australia |
| 15:15 - 15:40 |
Development of isoscapes to aid the provenancing of human remains from the Spanish civil war - Robert Posey, University of East Anglia, UK |
Benefits and challenges of the use of fingerprint statistical models in casework - Dr Cedric Neumann, The Forensic Science Service, UK |
Value of paint transfer and damage examinations in the forensic investigation of boat collisions - Dr Michael Tay, Health Sciences Authority, Forensic Science Division, Singapore |
| 15:40 - 16:25 |
COFFEE & POSTER SESSION |
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MASS DISASTER & TERRORISM |
INTERPRETATION & EVALUATION |
TRACE EVIDENCE
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| 16:25 - 16:50 |
Predicting face shape from the skull using a combined MR and sterophotographic image database of living individuals - Dr Martin Evison, University of Toronto, Canada |
Analysing complex interference problems in forensic science using Baysian networks - Simone Gittelson, University of Lausanne, Switzerland |
Evidential value of a cigarette butt and blue demin fibres under the fingernails of a homicide victim - Raili Sulkava, National Bureau of Investigation, Finland |
| 16:50 - 17:15 |
The development of analytical techniques for the determination of forensic bone age - Sophil Raja, University of Technology, Australia |
Logically correct concluding and rational reasoning in evidence evaluation - Dr Charles Berger, Netherlands Forensic Institute |
The Ipswich serial killings - Ray Palmer, The Forensic Science Service, UK |
| 17:15 - 17:40 |
Experimental gait parameters analysis for identification purposes - Prof Viktor Porada, Vysoká škola Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic |
Admissibility of scientific evidence: an old problem in a new era - Prof Piotr Girdwoyn, University of Warsaw, Poland |
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| 19:30 - 23:30 |
Dinner and ENFSI Award Presentation at the Art Gallery & Museum, Kelvingrove |
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11th September
2009
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| 09:00 - 09:45 |
Keynote Presentation
Chair: Dr Kathleen Savage, University of Strathclyde, UK
Multidimensionality in Sample Preparation, Separation and Detection - Dr Frank David, RIC and University of Ghent, Belgium
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DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
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ANALYTICAL SCIENCE
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DNA
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Location
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K3.17
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K3.14
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K3.25
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Chair: Zeno Geradts, Netherlands Forensic Institute |
Chair:Erkki Sippola, National Bureau of Investigation, Finland |
Chair: Martin Fairley, SPSA, UK |
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Keynote Presentation |
Keynote Presentation |
Keynote Presentation |
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09:55 - 10:40
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Keeping up: testing methodologies in digital forensics - Professor Peter Sommer, London School of Economics, UK
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The expanded use of biological and electronic sensors in forensic science - Prof Kenneth Furton, Florida International University, USA
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Shades of grey: the interpretation of DNA evidence - Prof Peter Gill, University of Strathclyde
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| 10:40 - 11:00 |
COFFEE
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DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY |
ANALYTICAL SCIENCE |
DNA |
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Oral Presentations |
Oral Presentations |
Oral Presentations |
| 11:00 - 11:25 |
Managing the current growth in demand for digital forensic services within the Metropolitan Police Service - Mark Stokes, Metropolitan Police, UK |
Development of an IRMS technology for tracing Gamma Hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) - Diego Pazos, University of Lausanne, Switzerland |
The design and validation of a high throughput automated DNA profiling system for forensic casework samples - Dr Pamela Strahorn, Scottish Police Services Authority, UK |
| 11:25 - 11:50 |
Digital forensics: introducing the "extract-analyse" model - Thomas Souvignet, IRCGN, France
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Optimisation of the separation of amphetamine type stimulants using artificial neural networks for lab on a chip technology - Amanda Van Gramberg, University of Technology, Australia |
A criminalistic approach to biological evidence: trace DNA and volume crime - Jennifer Raymond, NSW Police Force, Australia |
| 11:50 - 12:15 |
Car crash: accident or Computer Hacking? - Nicoletta Anzoino, Parma University, Italy |
Comparative analysis of ephedrine and pseudoephedrine by stable IRMS - Dr Sabine Schneiders, Bundeskriminalamt, Germany |
The definitive identification of a body fluid using mRNA - Dr Rachel Fleming, Institute of Environmental Science and Research Ltd, New Zealand |
| 12:15 - 12:40 |
20 years experience in forensic cockpit voice recorded analysis - Franck Marescal, Forensic Laboratory, French Gendarmerie, France |
An investigation into the power of IRMS to discriminate batches of MDMA by synthetic route - Hilary Buchanan, University of Strathclyde, UK |
Assigning weight of DNA evidence using a continuous model that takes into account stutter and dropout - Dr Roberto Puch-Solis, Forensic Science Service, UK |
| 12:40 - 14:00 |
LUNCH |
| 13:00 - 13:45 |
Industry Hosted Sessions |
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Agilent Technolgies
A Review of Modern Mass Spectrometry Solutions to Answer Analytical Challenges of Forensic Scientists
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HORIBA Scientific
Fast and Reliable ID - Modern Spectroscopy for Forensics
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Applied Biosystems
The Next Generation Forensic STR Typing System
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K3.17 |
K3.14 |
K3.25 |
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DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY |
ANALYTICAL SCIENCE |
DNA |
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Chair: Catalin Grigoris, FSAAWG, Romania |
Chair: Tom Nelson, SPSA Forensic Services, UK |
Chair: Derek Scrimger, SPSA Forensic Services, UK |
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Oral Presentations |
Oral Presentations |
Oral Presentations |
| 14:00 - 14:25 |
Crime Scene or crash scene 3D modelling - Laurent Chartier, Institut de Recherche Criminelle de la Gendarmerie Nationale, France |
Establishing links between explosives precursors and products using IRMS - Claire Lock, DSTL, FEL, UK |
Low template DNA analyses: further developments supporting its use in the criminal justice process - Matthew Greenhalgh, Cellmark Forensic Services, UK |
| 14:25 - 14:50 |
Linking cameras to images and video streams with pixel response non uniformity - Dr Zeno Geradts, Netherlands Forensic Institute of the Netherlands Ministry of Justice |
Contribution of isotope ratio mass spectrometry to the investigation of improvised explosives: isotopic study of black powders and ammonium nitrates - Natasha Gentile, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
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Optimization of quantum dotencoded microsphere bioconjugates for single nucleotide polymorphism genotyping - Sara Thiollet, Cranfield University, UK |
| 14:50 - 15:15 |
Forensic analysis of telecommunications data - Max Legg, University of Warwick, UK |
Targetting amino acids in latent fingermarks using bioconjugated gold-citrate self assembled monolayer nanoparticles - Xanthe Spindler, University of Canberra, Australia |
Observed and expected numbers of (partially) randomly matching profiles in the Dutch DNA database and in international searches - Dr Marjan Sjerps, Netherlands Forensic Insitute |
| 15:15 - 15:40 |
An open source approach to video file recovery and playback - Dr Zeno Geradts, Netherlands Forensic Institute |
Further research into novel fingermark detection techniques using Anti-strokes luminescence - Rongliang Ma, University of Technology in Sydney, Australia |
Management of casework expectations in DNA - Dr Emily Jordan, Forensic Science Laboratory, Ireland |
| 15:40 - 16:20 |
Poster Session (including coffee break) |
| 16:20 - 17:15 |
Closing Ceremony, The Barony including farewell drinks |
| 17:15 |
END OF SESSION |
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