Introduction

2018 IPTES – Impression & Pattern Breakout Day 2 AM – Part 1

2018 IPTES – Impression & Pattern Breakout Day 2 AM – Part 1

Overview

IPTES was designed to bring together practitioners and researchers to enhance information-sharing and promote collaboration among the impression, pattern, and trace evidence analysts, law enforcement, and legal communities. This original Live Webinar took place on 01/25/2018.

The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) and the Forensic Technology Center of Excellence (FTCOE) are committed to improving the practice of forensic science and strengthening its impact through support of research and development, rigorous technology evaluation and adoption, effective knowledge transfer and education, and comprehensive dissemination of best practices and guidelines to agencies dedicated to combating crime. The future of forensic sciences and its contribution to the public and criminal justice community is a motivating topic to gather expertise in a forum to discuss, learn, and share ideas.

Impression & Pattern Breakout - Day 2 AM: Part 1

  • The Evaluation of the Joint Value of Paint and Toolmark Evidence Using Bayesian Networks
    • Patrick Buzzini, Ph.D. | Sam Houston StateUniversity
  • Implementing 3D Virtual Comparison Microscopy into Forensic Firearm/Toolmark Comparison
    • Erich D. Smith, MS | FBI Laboratory, Firearms/Toolmarks Unit
  • “Congruent Matching” — Theory and Application in Forensic Image Identification
    • John Song, Ph.D. | National Institute of Standards and Technology
  • Estimating Error Rates of Firearm Identifications Using the CMC Method
    • Theodore Vorburger, Ph.D. | National Institute of Standards and Technology
  • Objective Comparison of Striated Toolmarks Produced from Ten Consecutively Manufactured Cold Chisels Measured by Contact and Optical Surface Profilometry and Comparison Microscopy
    • Robert Thompson, MSFS | National Institute of Standards and Technology

Funding for this Forensic Technology Center of Excellence webinar has been provided by the National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice.

The opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this webinar are those of the presenter(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of the U.S. Department of Justice.

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