Workshop

Methods, Applications and Challenges in Computer-Assisted Criminal Investigations

Due to the increasing need for high throughput and objective analysis in the forensic sciences, there is an increasing awareness of the importance of computational methods in security applications and criminal investigations. The workshop serves as a platform for researchers in computer and forensic sciences to discuss current challenges in forensic investigation services and to present the latest research results on algorithms and methods used in forensic casework. The workshop addresses a broad spectrum of forensic disciplines that use computer tools for criminal investigation. Possible disciplines are pathology, trace, biology, prints, ballistics and anthropology. Objects to be studied are, for example, tool marks, shoeprints, fire debris, vehicles, tire impressions, questioned documents, physiological and behavioral patterns.

Topics of Interest

The topics of interest for submission include, but are not limited to:

Algorithms

Filtering, Image and Data Representation, Image Registration, Super resolution, Feature Extraction, Data Mining, Search Techniques, Machine Learning and Statistical Data Analysis, Fuzzy Logic, Evolutionary Algorithms, Fusion and Ensemble Learning.

Applications

Anthropology, Ballistics, Biology, Digital Computer Forensics, Fiber Analysis, Fire Debris, Incidence Response, Pathology, Physiological and Behavioral Patterns, Prints, Questioned Documents, Tire Impressions, Tool marks, Trace, Shoeprints, Vehicles.

Format

IWCF 2010 will be a 100% participation, single-track workshop with invited speakers and oral sessions.