9:00	AM	-	9:30	AM

9:30	AM	-	10:20	AM

10:20	AM	-	10:40	AM

10:40	AM	-	11:30	AM

11:30	AM	-	12:30	PM

12:30	PM	-	1:30	PM

Breakout	Sessions	1:

Quality	Assurance	(Trace)	

Moderator:	Marcela	Najarro																															

Location:	Lecture	Room	A

Criminalistics	(DNA)	Moderator:	

Mike	Coble	Location:	Portrait	

Room

Lab	Management	(DUI)	

Moderator:	Pam	Reynolds	

Location:	Lecture	Room	B

1:30	PM	-	1:50	PM

Dr.	Michael	Sigman,	Univ.	

Central	Florida:	"Error	

Management	in	Fire	Debris	

Analysis""

Dr.	Ashraf	Mozayani,	Texas	

Southern	Univ.:	"Standardization	

of		Alcohol	Interpretation"

2:10	PM	-	2:30	PM

Randall	Querry,	Amer.	Assoc.	

Lab.	Accreditation:	Overview	

and	Best	Practices	for	

Conducting	Effective	Internal	

Audits"

2:30	PM	-	3:00	PM

Breakout	Sessions	2:

Lab	Management	Moderator:	

Lynn	Garcia	Location:	Green	

Auditorium

Criminalistics	(Statistics)	

Moderator:	Hari	Iyer	Location:	

Portrait	Room

Human/Legal	Factors	Moderator:	

Cary	Oien	Location:	Lecture	Room	

A

1:50	PM	-	2:10	PM

Jesse	Brown,	DFSC:	"Learning	

while	Leading:	The	Defense	

Forensic	Science	Center's	Blind	

Proficiency	Test	Program	-	

Results	and	Lessons	Learned"

Lunch

Break

Break	(Cafeteria	closes	at	3	PM)

Tuesday

Welcome	and	Introductions:	Robert	Thompson					Location:	Red	Auditorium

Plenary	Presentation:	Jenifer	Smith,	Dept.	Forensic	Sciences:	"Seeing	the	Error	of	Our	Ways:	

Perspectives	from	Department	of	Forensic	Science,	Washington	D.C."						Location:	Red	

Auditorium

Plenary	Presentation:	James	Doyle,	NIJ:	"Sentinel	Event	Reviews:	Exploring	Outside	the	

Stovepipes"																Location:	Red	Auditorium

Panel	Presentation:	"Overcoming	the	Next	Crisis:	Media	Relations	and	Crisis	

Communications	in	the	Forensic	Services	Sector"																	Moderator:	Gail	Porter,	NIST																						

Location:	Red	Auditorium

Carolyn	(Becky)	Steffen,	NIST:	

"Lessons	Learned	from	the	

Characterization	of	a	Large	Set	

of	Population	Samples:	

Identifying	and	Addressing	

Discordance"	*2:00-2:30

Nicolas	Tiscione,	Palm	Beach	

County	Sheriff's	Office:	

"Mitigating	Errors	and	Establishing	

Priorities	Using	Case	Management	

Policies	in	a	DUI	Lab"

Anthony	Onorato,	FBI:	

"Genotyping	Errors	in	the	FBI	

STR	Allele	Frequency	Database	

Used	for	Estimating	Match	

Probabilities	in	Forensic	

Investigations"	*1:30-2:00
3:00	PM	-	3:20	PM

Dr.	Heike	Hofmann,	Iowa	State	

Univ.:	"Investigation	of	Error	

Sources	in	3D	Microscopy	of	

Bullet	Lands"

Dr.	Brett	Gardner,	UVA:	"TaskIrrelevant	and	Potentially	Biasing	

Information	Requested	by	

Evidence	Submission	Forms"

3:20	PM	-	3:40	PM

Heather	Seubert,	FBI:	

"Implementing	3D	Virtual	

Microscopy	in	to	Forensic	

Firearm/Toolmark	

Examinations"

Dr.	Sharon	Kelley,	UVA:	"A	Primer	

for	In-house	Case	Processing	

Research"

3:40	PM	-	4:00	PM

Dr.	Ranjan	Maitra,	Iowa	State	

Univ.:	"Fracture	Mechanicsbased	Match	Analysis	of	

Evidence	Fragments"

Paulo	Kunii,	Brazilian	Federal	

Police:	"Proposal	for	a	

Methodology	to	Manage	

Contextual	Information	in	

Forensic	Handwriting	Examination	

Based	on	Digitized	Documents"

4:00	PM	-	4:20	PM

Dr.	Karen	Kafadar,	UVA:	

"Statistical	Modeling	and	

Analysis	of	Trace	Element	

Concentrations	in	Forensic	Glass	

Evidence"

Marcel	Matley,	A	and	M	Matley:	

"The	Central	Solution	to	All	

Unreliability	in	Evidence"

4:20	PM	-	4:40	PM

8:30	AM	-	8:45	AM

8:45	AM	-	9:30	AM

9:30	AM	-	10:15	AM

10:15	AM	-	10:45	AM

10:45	AM	-	11:30	AM

Panel:	"When	Checks	and	

Balances	Fail:	Lessons	Learned	

from	the	Austin	Police	

Department's	DNA	Laboratory"	

Wednesday

Welcome	and	Announcements:	Robert	Thompson					Location:	Red	Auditorium

Plenary	Presentation:	Dr.	Peter	Stout,	Houston	Forensic	Science	Center:	"The	Recovery	of	

Houston.		The	Successes	and	Challenges	of	the	Ongoing	Remediation	of	Forensic	Science	in	

Houston."				Location:	Red	Auditorium

Plenary	Presentation:	Lynn	Garcia,	Texas	Forensic	Science	Commission:	"Courage	Comes	

First:	How	Texas	Crime	Laboratory	Leadership	and	Forensic	Practitioners	Have	Made	the	

State	a	Leader	in	Criminal	Justice	Reform"								Location:	Red	Auditorium

Break

Plenary	Presentation:	Dr.	Antonio	Possolo,	NIST:	"Uncertainty	Quantification	as	Instrument	

of	Justice	"																Location:	Red	Auditorium
11:30	AM	-	12:30	PM

12:30	PM	-	1:30	PM

Breakout	Sessions	1:

Criminalistics	(DNA)	Moderator:	

Mike	Coble	Location:	Portrait	

Room

Criminalistics	(Drugs)	

Moderator:	Edward	Sisco	

Location:	Lecture	Room	B

Human/Legal	Factors	Moderator:	

Mike	Smith	Location:	Lecture	

Room	A

1:30	PM	-	1:50	PM

Keith	Inman,	CSUEB:	

"Comparison	of	Open	Source	

Software	for	Assessing	the	

Weight	of	Evidence"

Kristin	Kelly,	WVU:	"Evaluation	

of	the	Repeatability,	

Reproducibility,	and	Uncertainty	

of	Retention	Indices	and	

Electron	Impact	Spectra	of	

Selected	Novel	Psychoactive	

Substances"

Amy	Jeanguenat,	Mindgen,	LLC:	

"Improving	Forensic	Quality	

through	Forming	a	Constructive	

Relationship	with	Stress"

1:50	PM	-	2:10	PM

Dr.	Norah	Rudin,	Forensic	DNA	

Consulting:	"Is	it	Real	or	is	it	

Stutter,	Only	the	Profile	Donor	

Knows	for	Sure"

Dr.	Sandra	Rodriguez-Cruz,	DEA:	

"Assessing	the	Uncertainty	of	

Net	Weight	Measurements	

Throughout	the	Drug	

Enforcement	Administration	

(DEA)	Laboratory	System."

Richard	Torres,	The	Legal	Aid	

Society:	"Is	Source	Code	Speech	

under	the	Confrontation	Clause?"

2:10	PM	-	2:30	PM

Ivana	Sesardic,	Forensic	&	

Analytical	Science	Service:	

"Implementation	of	Blind	

Reviewing	in	a	Forensic	Biology	

Laboratory"

Dr.	Sandra	Sachs,	Oakland	PD:	

"Drug	Chemists	are	Getting	the	

Right	Answers:		Assessing	Drug	

Analysis	Error	Rates	in	

Municipal,	County,	and	Federal	

Laboratories"

Dr.	Glinda	Cooper,	Innocence	

Project:	"Assessing	the	Scope	of	

Literature	Pertaining	to	Cognitive	

Bias	in	Forensic	Science	and	Other	

Areas	in	Criminal	Investigations	

and	Prosecutions"

2:30	PM	-	3:00	PM

Breakout	Sessions	2:

Legal	Factors	Moderator:	Lynn	

Garcia														Location:	Green	

Auditorium

Digital	Evidence	Moderator:	

Barbara	Guttman						Location:	

Lecture	Room	B

Quality	Assurance										(Latent	

Prints)	Moderator:	Marty	Herman												

Location:	Portrait	Room

3:00	PM	-	3:20	PM

Dr.	Carole	Chaski,	Inst.	For	

Linguistic	Evidence:	"Error	Rates	

for	Digital	Authorship	

Identification"

Melissa	Gische,	Michelle	

Thompson,	FBI:	"Consensus	

Panels	for	Conflict	Resolution	in	

Latent	Print	Examinations"

Panel	Presentation:	"Black	Box	and	White	Box	Forensic	Examiner	Evaluations	-	

Understanding	the	Details"																																																																																									Moderator:	

JoAnn	Buscaglia,	FBI											Location:	Red	Auditorium

Lunch

Break	(Cafeteria	closes	at	3	PM)
3:20	PM	-	3:40	PM

Dr.	Chris	Cheng,	Yong	Guan,	

Iowa	State	Univ.,	CSAFE:	

"Mobile	App	Forensics	Analysis"

Anthony	Koertner,	DFSC:	

"Comparison	of	Latent	Print	

Proficiency	Tests	with	Latent	

Prints	Obtained	in	Routine	

Casework	Using	Automated	and	

Objective	Quality	Metrics"

3:40	PM	-	4:00	PM

Dr.	Jim	Jones,	George	Mason	

Univ.:	"The	Uncertain	

Relationship	between	Residual	

Digital	Fragments,	Files,	and	

Computer	Activity"

Anthony	Koertner,	DFSC:	"Data	

Driven	Decisions	in	Latent	Print	

Examination	to	Improve	Quality"

4:00	PM	-	4:20	PM

Imani	Palmer,	Univ.	Illinois	

Urbana-Champaign:	Toward	

Sound	Analysis	of	Digital	

Evidence"

Dr.	Ashraf	Mozayani,	Texas	

Southern	Univ.:	"Pilot	study	in	

Latent	Print	Conflict	

Management"

4:20	PM	-	4:40	PM

Dr.	Jennifer	Newman,	Iowa	

State	Univ.:	"StegoDB:	A	

Dataset	for	Detecting	Mobile	

Phone	Steganography"

4:40-5:00	PM

8:30	AM	-	8:45	AM

8:45	AM	-	9:30	AM

9:30	AM	-	10:15	AM

10:15	AM	-	10:45	AM

10:45	AM	-	11:30	AM

Prem	Rachakonda,	NIST:	

"Techniques	to	Evaluate	

Terrestrial	Laser	Scanner	Errors"

Panel:	"Responding	to	the	Call	

for	Transparency	in	Forensic	

Laboratories:	A	Collaborative	

Approach"

Plenary	Presentation:	Dr.	Scott	Shappell,	Embry-Riddle	Aeronautical	Univ.:	"Safeguarding	

Excellence	in	Forensic	Science"																																																			Location:	Red	Auditorium

Thursday

Welcome	and	Announcements:	Robert	Thompson				Location:	Red	Auditorium

Plenary	Presentation:	Anthony	Tessarolo,	Centre	of	Forensic	Sciences:	"Doing	the	Right	

Thing	When	You're	Wrong	"									Location:	Red	Auditorium

Plenary	Presentation:	Dr.	Linzi	Wilson-Wilde,	National	Institute	of	Forensic	Science:	"Error	

Management	Issues	and	Activities	in	Australia	and	New	Zealand	and	the	Role	of	the	

National	Institute	of	Forensic	Science"											Location:	Red	Auditorium

Break
11:30	AM	-	12:30	PM

12:30	PM	-	1:30	PM

Breakout	Sessions	1:

Criminalistics	(Fingerprints)	

Moderator:	Jessica	Staymates																	

Location:	Portrait	Room

Human/Legal	Factors	

Moderator:	Chris	Fabricant	

Location:	Green	Auditorium

Quality	Assurance	Moderator:	

Cary	Oien	Location:	Lecture	Room	

B

1:30	PM	-	1:50	PM

Shelly	Brazelle,	US	Secret	

Service:	"Erroneous	Analysis	of	

Laterally	Reversed	Latent	Prints	

Due	to	Development	Methods"

2:10	PM	-	2:30	PM

2:30	PM	-	3:00	PM

Breakout	Sessions	2:

Crime	Scene/Death	Invest.	

Moderator:	Robert	Thompson																		

Location:	Portrait	Room

Legal/Human	Factors	

Moderator:	Toni	Roberts	

Location:	Lecture	Room	A

Quality	Assurance	(DNA)	

Moderator:	Mike	Coble	Location:	

Lecture	Room	B

3:00	PM	-	3:20	PM

Dr.	Elizabeth	Laposata,	Forensic	

Pathology	and	Legal	Medicine:	

"Error	Reduction	in	Death	

Investigation:		A	Defined	Role	

for	the	Forensic	Pathologist	in	

Scientific	Analysis	and	

Reasoning	Beyond	the	Autopsy		

"

Sarah	Chu,	Innocence	Project:	

"Assuring	Quality	Helps	Ensure	

Justice"

Harish	Swaminathan,	Boston	

Univ.:	"Parameterization	of	an	in	

silico	DNA	Pipeline	with	

Laboratory-Specific	Experimental	

Data	Allows	for	Efficient	

Validation	of	the	DNA	Analysis	

Process"

3:20	PM	-	3:40	PM

Dr.	Steven	Karch,	Consultant	

Pathologist:	"Minimizing	Errors:	

What	is	a	Negative	Autopsy?"

Gregg	McCrary,	Behavioral	

Criminology	International:	

"Criminal	Investigative	Failures:	

Their	Impact,	Recognition	and	

Avoidance"

Amy	Jeanguenat,	Mindgen,	LLC:	

"Can	Forensic	Laboratories	

Reduce	Contextual	Information	

Bias	and	Increase	Happiness	at	

Work?"

1:50	PM	-	2:10	PM

Sabrina	Cillessen,	VA	Dept.	

Forensic	Science:	"A	Novel	

Approach	to	Addressing	

Changes	of	Opinion	in	Latent	

Prints"

Panel:	"Individualization,	Zero	

Error	Rates	&	the	Duty	to	

Correct	and	Notify"	

Panel	Presentation:	"Legal	Disclosure	and	Discovery	of	Forensic	Evidence:	Comparing	Civil	

and	Criminal	Procedure"

	Moderator:	Jennifer	Oliva,	WVU	College	of	Law																																																						Location:	Red	

Auditorium

Lunch

Break	(Cafeteria	closes	at	3	PM)

Robert	Nelms,	Failsafe	Network,	

Inc.:	"Introspection,	the	Missing	

Link	to	True	Root	Cause	Analysis"	

*2:00-2:30

Roman	Karas,	FBI:	"Establishing	

Traceability"	*1:30-2:00
3:40	PM	-	4:00	PM

John	Paolucci,	Forensics	4	Real	

Inc.:	"The	"Pristine	Scene“-	

Minimizing	Contamination	and	

Artifacts	Created	by	First	

Responders	and	Excessive	

Personnel	Attempting	to	Access	

the	Crime	Scene"

Dr.	Darrell	Ross,	Valdosta	State	

Univ.:	"Assessing	Human	

Factors	and	Mitigating	Errors	in	

Officer-Involved	Shootings	

Investigations"

4:00	PM	-	4:20	PM

Mehzeb	Chowdhury,	Durham	

Univ.:	"Take	a	Cue	From	NASA:	

The	Real	Value	of	3D	and	360°	

Imaging	in	Crime	Scene	

Investigation	and	the	

Investigative	Process"

Michael	Brave,	LAAW	

International,	LLC:	"What	

Medical	Examiners	Should	

Expect	When	They	Use	the	

Term	"Arrest-Related"	

Inappropriately"

4:20	PM	-	4:40	PM

Dr.	Craig	Beyler,	Jensen	Hughes:	

"ISO	17020	is	a	Bad	Fit	for	

Forensic	Science	Investigation"