This presentation, now available to view for free, was given as a part of the Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence’s (CSAFE) 2020 All Hands Meeting. The meeting brings together researchers, forensic partners, and interested community members to discover potential areas for collaboration, highlight the organization’s achievements, and discuss goals for the future.
This presentation, given by Dr. Hal Stern, a professor at the University of California, Irvine in the Department of Statistics, discusses recent accomplishments in the world of bloodstain pattern analysis research including the development of a high-resolution blood spatter database, the development of an early framework for determining the region of origin of blood spatter with quantification of uncertainty, and the creation of a computer based decision process for distinguishing bloodstain patterns caused by blunt or gunshot impact. Dr. Stern also discusses the objectives for future research and details proposed future projects within this discipline.
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