1pm Session: Session Name Here Statistical Foundations While I do have some background with statistics, I struggled with comprehending everything these experts discussed, however, I was able to make some small conclusions. The main topics of discussion primarily involved the following: access to data and finding a balance between... [Read More]

1pm Session: Blood Pattern Analysis During this discussion, terms like the String Method and fluid dynamics and the area of convergence and origin were thrown out there and I personally wasn’t sure whether these came from a statistics or forensics background (except for fluid dynamics, I’ve heard of that... [Read More]

Some questions to consider for each of the afternoon sessions: What forensic methods are discussed? What statistical methods are discussed? If you were a full-time researcher with CSAFE, which one of the projects presented in the group would you most like to work on? Why? What future work is... [Read More]

1pm Session: Human Factors In this session there were a couple forensic examiners in attendance as well as several researchers to discuss how human play into introducing statistics into forensics. The forensic methods discussed included autopsy, fingerprinting, and DNA analysis to name a few. Several statistical methods were tied... [Read More]

1pm Session: Fingerprints The first session started off with talking about how fingerprints are very different from other disciplines and how they are regarded as sure things. One person in the discussion described them as special. Another stated that it is the number one form of identification because its... [Read More]

1pm Session: Fingerprints We first discussed how fingerprints are regarded as sure things (i.e., not from a basis of doubt) and that fingerprints are the number one method of identification used worldwide. Fingerprints are also a more efficient method of identification, whether they are used for suspect linking or... [Read More]

Background: During the 8:30am, 10:00am, and 11:00am, sessions pay close attention to the 5-10 minute project reports. Whichever ones most interest you should correspond to the afternoon sessions at 1:00pm and 3:15pm. Have your agenda with you so that you can take notes on which afternoon sessions you want... [Read More]

The CSAFE All Hands Meeting that took place this past Wednesday through Friday was a fascinating and eye opening experience. It was a great opportunity to sit down and listen to the different approaches to the research that is currently going on in the organization. During the breakout session for... [Read More]

Background: During the 8:30am, 10:00am, and 11:00am, sessions pay close attention to the 5-10 minute project reports. Whichever ones most interest you should correspond to the afternoon sessions at 1:00pm and 3:15pm. Have your agenda with you so that you can take notes on which afternoon sessions you want... [Read More]

The CSAFE All-Hands Meeting was held at the Gateway Hotel in Ames, Iowa starting on Wednesday, June 07, 2017, evening (with an informal greet / meet session), continuing into the following day (Thursday), and wrapping up at noon on Friday. There were presenters of various research projects... [Read More]