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Oral Presentations as PresentedPresentations made at the Symposium are**listed below**. Some authors/presenters decided not to supply their presentation. Submitted abstracts have been provided in lieu of those author's presentations.basic2-081_new_badge-512The Keynote and Plenary Sessions listed below were also recorded and archived.The recorded versions can be found HERE.Tuesday, July 21**Plenary Sessions**Willie MayJo HandelsmanSteve Wax and Brandon MayfieldWednesday, July 22**Plenary Sessions**Gillian TullyScott ShappellItiel DrorThursday, July 23**Plenary Sessions**Alastair RossBryan FoundRalph KleuskensFriday, July 24**Plenary Sessions**William ThompsonLynn Robitaille GarciaTuesday, July 21Breakout SessionsPresenters**Crime Scene**Crime Scene Errors and Issues - H. LeeThe Trauma Patient in the Hospital Emergency Department: An Unrecognized Crime Scene - J. BattsAvoiding Non-Selective and Destructive Swabbing - R. Bucht3D Laser Scanner Error Sources - M. ShillingPANEL - Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) Bloodstain Pattern to Address Error Management in the Field of Bloodstain Pattern Analysis - E. Toomer**Criminalistics I**The Madrid Fingerprint Error: Root Cause and Procedures Implemented - M. GischeQuantifying False Individualization in Latent Identification - E. TabassiMending Justice and Learning from Error: NIJ's Sentinel Events Initiative - T. FeuchtPANEL - Bridging the Gap Between Black Box/White Box Research and Implementation in Latent Print Casework - T. RobertsPolicy Decisions in Latent Print Examination Affect Specificity - C. HallChanges in Latent Print Examinations as a Result of Technical Review - M. MontoothA Forensic Latent Fingerprint Image Quality Metric for Preprocessing Quality Assurance - H. GuanCommunicating Measurement Results in the Courtroom: A Matter of Error, Uncertainty and Inference - T. Vosk**Lab Management**Guidelines for the Use of Root Cause Analysis to Reduce Error and Improve Quality in Forensic Science Lab - J. HollwayCorrective Measures Taken in Response to DNA Extraction Failures Using a Newly Validated Method - J. McGroryCultural Aspects of Error Management - V. WeednErrors in a DNA Testing Laboratory - C. WordDetection and Mitigation of Medical Errors - T. SchenbergThe Challenge of Auditing Technical Records Generated During Complex DNA Casework Processes - R. AskewLaboratory Management Techniques and Practices for Creating A Culture Where Quality is Top Priority - N. MorganCalculating the True Costs of Errors in Forensic Casework - E. MayoEfficiency Efforts: An Examiner-Friendly Approach to Improving Laboratory Operations - H. MaynardStudents in the Forensic Laboratory: Fostering Education While Maintaining Quality - C. BaigentImplementing the Duty to Correct Error in Forensics - B. Scheck**Quality Assurance**Considerations on the Efficacy of Accreditation and Laboratory Performance - E. SteelProficiency Testing Programme in Forensic GSR and Firearm Investigations - L. NiewohnerInaugurating Data Integrity in Forensic Science - A. MozayaniError, Error Rates, and Uncertainty: What Are They, How Are They Determined, and Do They Facilitate the Discovery of Truth in the Courtroom? - J. Bono/T. VoskMeasuring Criminalistic Uncertainty - J. KadanePANEL - The Use of Statistical Methods for Error Management in the Forensic Sciences - W. GuthrieWednesday,July 22Breakout SessionsPresenters**Crime Scene**Forensic Science -The Quality Assurer? - P. DeForestMeasurement Errors with Point Clouds - G. WalshPre-flashover Fire Pattern Repeatability on Gypsum Wallboard - D. MadrzykowskiError Management in Fire and Explosion Investigations - C. BeylerHow Fire Investigation Organizations Get in Trouble with Preventable Errors - C. Connealy/J. LentiniPANEL - Improving Fire Investigation through Science, Best Practices, and Transparency - L. Garcia**Criminalistics I**Arising Issues Implementing Advances in DNA Technology May Tarnish the Gold Standard - A. JeanguenatNIST Concordance Evaluations to Assist in the Improvement of Commercial STR Multiplexes - C. SteffenApplication of a DNA Quantitation Standard for Human Identity Testing - E. RomsosEffect of Drop-in on False Positive and Rank-Order Likelihood Ratios (LR) Calculated for a Mixture of Touch DNA - C. HughesError Rates in Probabilistic Genotyping Software for DNA Mixtures in Human Identification: How to Compare - H. Miller CoyleObjective DNA Mixture Information in the Courtroom: Relevance, Reliability and Acceptance - M. PerlinValidating Software for Probabilistic Genotyping - J. Buckleton; Presented by Simone GittelsonInterpretation Errors Detected in a NIST Interlaboratory Study on DNA Mixture Interpretation in the U.S. (MIX13) - M. CobleA Large-scale Study of DNA Mixture Interpretation: Inter- and Intra-Laboratory Variability - R. Aranda IVDefining the Limits of Forensic DNA Profile Interpretation: An Assessment of the Information Content Inherent in Complex Mixtures - K. InmanErrors in Interpretation of DNA Profile Data - C. Word**Criminalistics II**New Psychoactive Substances (NPS): How to Keep up with the Never Ending Need for New Reference Materials - M. CollinsError Analysis of a Forensic Controlled Substance Case - H. HarrisPositive Identification Starting with a Skull Visualized by a 3D Scanner Using Image Superimposition and the 3D Max Software - D. Humpire Molina3D Fingerprint Targets - N. PaulterError Propagation in Shape Analyses with or without Landmarks - S. FersonStrengthening Forensic Opinions through Objective Assessment of Evidentiary Value: A Prospective for Future Directions in Criminalistics - M. SigmanMitigation of Fire Debris Compound Naming Error through Automation - M. SasserEvaluation of the Degradation of Lotion Components Due to Age and Exposure - J. DakeUsing Statistical Analysis to Assist with Writer Identification - M. Wakshull**Death Investigation**Forensic Pathology as a Forensic Science: History, Current Challenges, Improving Quality and Understanding Cognitive Bias - A. BakerMitigating DNA Identification Errors in Mass Fatality Response Operations Through Rapid DNA Technology - C. MilesDescriptive Frequency Analysis of 110 Bodies Found in Confined Water Spaces and Determination of the Manner of Death, Including Investigative Outcomes - J. RichardsonSearching for a Standard: The Impact that Method Selection has on Evidence Recovery in Forensic Archaeological Investigations - L. EvisForensic Science Will Greatly Improve Digital Evidence Error Management by Utilizing DICOM and SNOMED CT Standards in Dental and Visible Light Images - A. CasertanoMedical Examiner Collection of Comprehensive, Objective Medical Evidence for Conducted Electrical Weapons and Their Temporal Relationship to Sudden Arrest - M. BraveInvestigating Arrest-Related Deaths - D. RossConfirmational Bias and Investigation of Arrest-Related Deaths - S. KarchMedical Examiner Mistakes in Tennessee: A Proposed Model for Formal, Comprehensive Death Investigation Peer Review - A. Hawes**Digital Evidence**Error Management in Forensic Digital Imaging Should be a Resolution for Throughout the Entire Law Enforcement Community - D. WitzkeError Treatment in Forensic Authorship Attribution - P. JuolaSpeaker Detection in a Forensic Environment: Recognizing the Limitations, Improving the Science - A. MartinAn Overview of Speaker Variability as a Source of Error in Forensic Automatic Speaker Recognition - F. KellyPANEL - Speech Chain Analysis for Speaker Recognition Systems and Likelihood Ratios to Express Score Probabilities Under Competing Hypotheses - P. Higgins**Human Factors**Cognitive Human Factors and the Use of Signature Features in Questioned/Known Signature Comparisons - M. MerlinoCognitive Human Factors and Call Accuracy in Limited-Information Signature Identification Tasks - T. FreemanStudy on Methods of Quality Control and Evaluation of Fingerprint Identification - S. LiuPANEL - Human Factors in Pattern Evidence: How the OSAC Physics/Pattern SAC Subcommittees are Considering Measures to Mitigate the Effects of Bias - M. GischeThursday,July 23Breakout SessionPresenter**Criminalistics I**Crowd Powered Latent Fingerprint Identification: Fusing AFIS with Examiner Markups - S. AroraA Novel Approach for Quantifying the Weight of Fingerprint Evidence - H. SwoffordPANEL - You Want Us To Do What? Conducting a Retroactive Review of Hair Microscopy Cases as a Matter of Shared Ethical and Professional Duty - L. GarciaPANEL - Error Management and Forensic Document Examination - E. Wooton**Criminalistics II**Congruent Matching - Theory and Application in Forensic Evidence Identification and Error Rate Estimation - J. SongAssessing Error Rates for Firearm Identification Based on the CMC Methods - D. OttAn Analysis of Correlation Scores Between Cartridge Cases - J. YenMeasured Error Rates in Cartridge Case Comparisons - D. BaldwinGunshot Distance Determination, Crystal Ball Reading or Science? - P. ParadisLead Density on a Target, A Significant Indicator of Firing Distance but is it Reliable? - E. GardnerQuantitative Metrics for Identifying Characteristic GSR Particles - N. RitchieUncertainty Associated with the Elemental Analysis and Forensic Comparison of Materials using Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry - J. Almirall**Digital Evidence**Improving Cyber Forensics and Cybersecurity through Block Chain Technology with Truth-based Systems - K. ZatykoMeasuring and Mitigating Errors in a Digital Forensics as a Service Environment - H. van BeekMeasuring Systematic and Random Error in Digital Forensics - A. NelsonA Logic Based Model for Error Management in Network Forensics Analysis - A. SinghalPANEL - Understanding the Relevance of Error Rates in a Digital World - J. Darnell**Human Factors**Combating Confirmation Bias: Can Forensic Science Benefit from Importing Eyewitness Identification Procedures? - J. KukuckaThe "Six Thinking Hats" Method of Removing Bias from Case Review - R. BlackledgeMitigation of Forensic Error Rates in Evaluating Pattern-Based Handwriting Evidence Using a Lineup Process - L. MillerDevelopment of a Reasonable Minimum Documentation Standard in Latent Print Analysis and Comparison - H. EldridgeA Typology of Under-exploitation of Latent Print Evidence - S. ColeObjective Classification of Fingerprint Image Complexity - H. SwoffordMinimizing and Leveraging Bias in Forensic Science - N. AdamsHigh Resolution Heat Imaging Technology - A New Approach in Fingerprint Search and Securing - N. KreuterUnderstanding and Detection, Preventing, Mitigating Errors in Stair Fall-Related Personal Injury Litigation Inspections and Other Legally Mandated Inspections - J. PaulsVisual Comparison of Complex Sets of Quantifiable Forensic Data - D. Sorensen**Legal Factors**Forensic Scientific Error and Omission Within the Legal System - Forensic Science in the Courtroom: Can we communicate better? - C. PlourdStatistical Issues and Reliability of Eyewitness Identification as a Forensic Tool - K. KafadarLanguage Barrier - Creating Standard Terminology to Mitigate Forensic Errors in the Courtroom - J. GabelThe Use of Blinded Eyewitness Identification as a Forensic Procedure - B. GarrettUncertainty in Forensic Science: A Factor Deliberately Down-Played by Forensic Examiners - C. SpiegelmanYou're Doing a Great Job, But You're Doing It All Wrong - R. BlackledgeRecognizing Sentinel Events in Forensic Science to Avoid Errors - A. YoungTo Err is Human, but How Might We Measure Error Rates in Forensic DNA Testing and What Would These Error Rates Really Mean? - J. ButlerThe Potential of Blind Collaborative Justice: Testing the Impact of Expert Blinding and Consensus Building on the Validity of Forensic Testimony - C. WongGarbage In-Gospel Out? Moving Forensic Fire Investigations into the 21st Century - V. Brannigan**Quality Assurance**Forensic DNA: The Gold Standard or Fools Gold? - K. ReichThe Value of Regular Benchmarking Studies in Forensic Science to Understand Where Errors Can Occur: Lessons Learned from NIST DNA Interlaboratory Studies - J. ButlerAutomated DNA Examiner Assessment Tool (DEAT): A Software Program to be Utilized in DNA Benchmarking, Training, Proficiency, and Competency Testing - R. Aranda IVQuality Assurance and Quality Control in Breath Alcohol Measurement Programs Using Intoxilyzers Such as the Intoxilyzer 8000C - S. Krishnan
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