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BIT's 1st Annual World Congress of Forensics
(WCF-2010)
Time: October 21-23, 2010
Venue: Bayshore Hotel, Dalian, China


Opening Ceremony

Time: 09:00-09:30, October 21, 2010 (Thursday) Place: Dalian World Exposition Center

Keynote Forum

Time: 09:30-11:30, October 21, 2010 (Thursday)  Place: Dalian World Exposition Center

Moderator:

Dr. John Zheng Wang, Professor of Forensic Studies Program, Department of Criminal Justice, California State University-Long Beach, USA

09:30-10:00

Title: Forensic Science - The Importance of Research for Practical Casework
Dr. Gerry LaPorte, Forensic Policy Program Manager and Acting Associate Director of the Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences, National Institute of Justice (NIJ), USA

10:00-10:30

Title: Measuring Validity and Reliability in Forensic Science
Dr. Geoffrey Stewart Morrison, Director, Forensic Voice Comparison Laboratory, School of Electrical Engineering & Telecommunications, University of New South Wales, Australia

10:30-11:00

Title: The Introduction of Forensic Toxicokinetics
Dr. Keming Yun, Professor, Member of FCSS, Assistant Dean of Forensic Medicine School of Shanxi Medical University, China

11:00-11:30

Title: The Utilization of Forensic Evidence
Dr. Henry C. Lee, Chief Emeritus for Scientific Services, University of New Haven, USA


Session 1: Forensic Trace Analysis On Cutting-Edge Technologies

Time: 13:30-16:45, October 21, 2010 (Thursday) Place: Billow View Hall A, 4F, Bayshore Hotel

Chair: Dr. John Wang, Professor of Criminal Justice, California State University, Long Beach, USA
Co-Chair: Mr. Richard Munroe, Forensic Geologist, Munroe Geological Services Ltd., Canada

13:30-13:35

Chair's Introduction

13:35-14:00

Title: Digital Examination and Measurement of Trace Evidence: The 21st Century Technology
Dr. John Wang, Professor of Criminal Justice, California State University, Long Beach, USA

14:00-14:25

Title: A New Study on Forensic Individual Identification with Imaging Technology
Dr. Huiqin Zhang, Professor, Chinese People’s Public Security University, China

14:25-14:50

Title: Failure of First Responding Police Officer: Its Impact and Lessons
Dr. Gregg Gibbs, California State University, USA

14:50-15:15

Title: Forensic Geology
Mr. Richard Munroe, Forensic Geologist, Munroe Geological Services Ltd., Canada

15:15-15:30

Coffee Break

15:30-15:55

Title: Examination of a Partial Distorted Palmprint Mixed with Trace Evidence from a Murder Case
Dr. Shiquan Liu, Engineer and Crime Scene Investigator, Division of Criminal Scene Investigation, Suchou Police Department, China

15:55-16:20

Title: Research on Histological Methods of Species Identification of People and Common Livestock Animals Bones
Dr. Lin Ziqing, Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, China Criminal Police College, China

16:20-16:45

Title: Modern Portable Spectroscopic Techniques for Rapid in-field Forensic & Homeland Security Investigations
Dr. Emad Kiriakous, Forensic sciences strand coordinator, Queensland University of Technology Brisbane, Australia


Session 2: Cyber Crimes, Computer Forensics and IP toward Business Law

Time: 13:30-16:20, October 21, 2010 (Thursday) Place: Billow View Hall B, 4F, Bayshore Hotel

Chair: Dr. Yuri Gubanov, CEO, Belkasoft, Russia
Co-Chair: Dr. Erik Laykin, Managing Director, DUFF & PHELPS, USA

13:30-13:35

Chair's Introduction

13:35-14:00

Title: Image, Video, and Face Matching in Support of Child Exploitation Prosecution
Dr. Antoine Normand, CEO, BlueBear LES, Canada

14:00-14:25

Title: Forensic Instant Messenger Investigation
Dr. Yuri Gubanov, CEO, Belkasoft, Russia

14:25-14:50

Title: The Use of Open Source Software in Computer Forensics
Dr. Mathias Gaertner, Sachverständigen-Büro Für Bau- Und Computerwesen Prof. Dr. Pausch & Partner, Germany

14:50-15:15

Title: Investigative Computer Forensics
Dr. Erik Laykin, Managing Director, DUFF & PHELPS, USA

15:15-15:30

Coffee Break

15:30-15:55

Title: Forensic Digital Imaging Evidence, Its Recovery and Analysis
Dr. Raymond Hsieh, Associate professor of Forensics and Justice Department of Justice, Law & Society, California University of Pennsylvania, USA

15:55- 16:20

Title: VoIP Digital Evidence Forensics Standard Operating Procedure (DEFSOP)
Dr. I-Long Paul Lin, Professor, Department of Information Management, Central Police University, Taiwan


Session 3: Crime Scene Investigation and Trace Analysis

Time: 13:30-16:20, October 21, 2010 (Thursday) Place: Victoria Hall, 4F, Bayshore Hotel

Chair: Dr. Ingemar Thiblin, Professor, Department of Surgical Sciences, Forensic Medicine, Uppsala University, Sweden
Co-Chair: Dr. Gabor Patonay, Professor, Department of Chemistry at Georgia State University, USA

13:30-13:35

Chair's Introduction

13:35-14:00

Title: Forensic Science Applied in Staged Crime Scene Investigations
Dr. Sheaw-Guey Cheng, Director of Forensic Science Center, Criminal Investigation Bureau, Taiwan

14:00-14:25

Title: The Combined Use of Injury Epidemiology and Finite Element Analysis Models (FEM) in Injury Interpretation
Dr. Ingemar Thiblin, Professor, Department of Surgical Sciences, Forensic Medicine, Uppsala University,
Sweden

14:25-14:50

Title: Evaluation of new Chemistries for Latent Blood, Fingerprint and other Trace Residue Detection
Dr. Gabor Patonay, Professor, Department of Chemistry at Georgia State University, USA

14:50-15:15

Title: A Model to Investigate Backspatter from Cranial Gunshots
Dr. Jules Kieser, Director, Sir John Walsh Research Institute, University of Otago, New Zealand 

15:15-15:30

Coffee Break

15:30-15:55

Title: A Fluorescent Small Particle Reagent for the Detection of Finger marks
Dr. Li Liu, Associate Professor, China Criminal Police University, China

15:55-16:20

Title: Determination of Variations in The Writings of Rural And Urban Individuals in Letter Characteristics in Roman Script
Dr. Jassy Anand, Department of Forensic Science Punjabi University, India


Session 4: Functional Genomics and DNA Typing Analysis

Time: 08:30-10:15, October 22, 2010 (Friday) Place: Billow View Hall A, 4F, Bayshore Hotel

Chair: Dr. Angela Van Daal,  Professor , Bond University, Australia
Co-Chair: Dr. Shengping Hu, Center for Molecular Biology and Forensic Genetics Laboratory, Shantou University Medical College, China

08:30-08:35

Chair's Introduction

08:35-09:00

Title: Future Molecular Forensic Tools
Dr. Angela Van Daal,  Professor , Bond University, Australia

09:00-09:25

Title: Postmortem Molecular Analysis in Sudden Deaths by Unknown Causes
Dr. Motoki Osawa, Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Japan

09:25-09:50

Title: X-STRs Profiles as a Robust Tool in Paternity Unusual Cases
Dr. Regina Maria Barretto Cicarelli, Professor, Laboratório de Investigaçäo de Paternidade-UNESP, Brazil

09:50-10:15

Title: Alcohol Dependence and Mortality
Dr. Sylwia Fudalej, Associate Professor, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland

10:15-10:30

Coffee Break


Session 5: Forensic DNA and Human Identification

Time: 08:30-11:45, October 22, 2010 (Friday) Place: Victoria Hall, 4F, Bayshore Hotel

Chair: Dr. Chandrakant Panse, Professor, MassBay Community College, USA
Co-Chair: Dr. Piotr Girdwoyn, Director Center For Forensic Science, University of Warsaw, Poland

08:30-08:35

Chair's Introduction

08:35-09:00

Title: DNA Evidence: Technological Challenges, Legal Issues
Dr. Chandrakant Panse, Professor, MassBay Community College, USA

09:00-09:25

Title: Identification of an individual(s) from Low Copy Number DNA
Dr. Khalid Lodhi, Assistant Professor/Director Forensic Science Program at Fayetteville State University, USA

09:25-09:50

Title: Do lawyers really Understand What Science is? Admission of DNA Evidence in Courts
Dr. Piotr Girdwoyn, Director, Center For Forensic Science, University of Warsaw, Poland

09:50-10:15

Title: DNA Typing for the Identification of Old Skeletal Remains from Korean War Victims
Dr. Kyoung-Jin Shin, Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Korea

10:15-10:30

Coffee Break

10:30-10:55

Title: The Dark Side of the DNA Database in Canada
Dr. David Milward, Assistant Professor of Law, University of Manitoba, Canada

10:55-11:20

Title: Genetic Sleuthing and Genetic Snitching: The New Course of Criminal Investigations
Dr. Jessica D. Gabel, Professor ,Georgia State University, USA

11:20-11:45

Title: An Update on the Status of the Web-based Tool for Management and Quality Analysis of mtDNA Control Region Sequences
Dr. Hwan Young Lee, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine,Yonsei University College of Medicine, Korea


Session 6: Novel Investigation Digital Forensic Technology

Time: 10:30--12:15, October 22, 2010 (Friday) Place: Billow View Hall A, 4F, Bayshore Hotel

Chair: Dr. T. Dostalova, Professor, Centre of Biomedical Informatics, Czech Republic

10:30-10:35

Chair's Introduction

10:35-11:00

Title: Voice Supported Electronic Health Record for Forensic Dentistry -Identification Based on Interactive Dental Cross, DNA and Skeletal Features
Dr. T. Dostalova, Professor, Centre of Biomedical Informatics, Czech Republic

11:00-11:25

Title: Live Mobile Phone Forensics
Dr. Vrizlynn Thing, Digital Forensics Research Group, Institute for Infocomm Research , A*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research), Singapore

11:25-11:50

Title: Searches of Computers and Computer Data at the United States Border
Dr. Sara M. Smyth, Assistant Professor, Simon Fraser University, Canada

11:50-12:15

Title: New developments in Digital Investigation of Images and Video files
Dr. Zeno Geradts, Forensic Scientist, Department Digital Evidence of the NFI, Netherlands


Session 7: Forensic Toxicology, Pathology, Pharmacology, and Radiology

Time: 13:30-15:30, October 22, 2010 (Friday) Place: Billow View Hall A, 4F, Bayshore Hotel

Chair: Dr. Keming Yun, Professor, Member of FCSS, Assistant Dean of Forensic Medicine School of Shanxi Medical University, China

13:30-13:35

Chair's Introduction

13:35-14:00

Title: Perpetuating the Cycle: Offending and Victimisation Among Child Sexual Abuse Victims
Dr. James Ogloff, Professor, Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science , Australia

14:00-14:25

Title: A State-of-the-Art Pipeline for Postmortem CT and MRI Visualization
Dr. Anders Persson, Asssociate Professor, Center for Medical Image Science and Visualization, CMIV, Linkoping University, Sweden

14:25-14:50

Title: Experience of using Infopsy® (Digital Autopsy Software System) in Solving Forensic Pathology Cases in Malaysia
Dr. Shahrom Abd. Wahid, Assoc.iate Professor and Head Forensic Pathology Unit, Medical Faculty, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia

14:50-15:15

Title: Study on the Forensic Toxicokinetics of Frequent Forensic Poisons in China
Dr. Keming Yun, Professor, Member of FCSS, Assistant Dean of Forensic Medicine School of Shanxi Medical University, China

15:15-15:30

Coffee Break


Session 8: Voice Analysis as a Tool of Forensic Investigation

Time: 15:30-17:40, October 22, 2010 (Friday) Place: Billow View Hall A, 4F, Bayshore Hotel

Chair: Dr. Francisco Lacerda, Professor, Department of Linguistics, Stockholm University, Sweden
Co-Chair: Dr. Angelika Braun, Professor, Head of the Dept of Phonetics, University of Trier, Germany

15:30-15:35

Chair's Introduction

15:35-16:00

Title: Forensic Applications of Phonetics – An Overview
Dr. Angelika Braun, Professor, Head of the Dept of Phonetics, University of Trier, Germany

16:00-16:25

Title: Phonetic Issues on Voice Analysis as a Tool of Forensic Investigation
Dr.Francisco Lacerda, Professor, Department of Linguistics, Stockholm University, Sweden

16:25-16:50

Title: Intraspeaker Variability and Listener Reliability
Dr. Ruth Huntley Bahr, Professor, University of South Florida, USA

16:50-17:15

Title: Evaluating the Validity of the Dynamic Formant Features of Vowels for Forensic Voice Comparison
Dr. Cuiling Zhang, Associate Professor, China Criminal Police University, China

17:15-17:40

Title: Restoration of Modulated Voices by Physical Type of Voice Modulators
Dr. Oc-Yeub Jeon, Forensic Sound Section, National Forensic Service, Republic of Korea


Session 9: Crime Scene Investigation: Legal Issues in the Collection, Preservation, and Presentation of Forensic Evidence

This Session is Kindly Organized by Georgia State University College of Law Atlanta, USA

Time: 13:30-17:35, October 22, 2010 (Friday) Place: Victoria Hall, 4F, Bayshore Hotel

Chair: Dr. Jessica D. Gabel, Professor ,Georgia State University, USA
Co-Chair: Clair Bryan, Georgia State University College of Law Atlanta, USA

13:30-13:35

Chair's Introduction

13:35-14:00

Title: You Can Only Find What You're Looking For:“Throwing” the Plain View Exception for Computer Forensics
Allen M. Bearden, Georgia State University College of Law Atlanta, USA

14:00-14:25

Title: Diagnosing Death: Resurrecting the Scientific Method in Medico-legal Determinations
Clair Bryan, Georgia State University College of Law Atlanta, USA

14:25-14:50

Title: The Fate of Infallibility: What To Do When Our Faith in Fingerprint Analysis Is Dead
Eric A. Coffelt, Georgia State University College of Law Atlanta, USA

14:50-15:15

Title: Investigating the CSI Effect on Judges, Juries, and Attorneys
Braxton K. Davis, Georgia State University College of Law Atlanta, USA

15:15-15:30

Coffee Break

15:30-15:55

Title: Death by Fire: Did Texas Execute an Innocent Man because of a Faulty Arson Investigation?
Diane G. Kim, Georgia State University College of Law Atlanta, USA

15:55-16:20

Title: Firearms Identification: The Smoking Gun
Dean Friedland J.D., Law School Graduate, Nova Southeastern University College of Law , USA

16:20-16:45

Title: There is No Room for Child's Play in Forensic Anthropology: The Evidence Can Only be Collected Once
Morgan E. Leigh, Georgia State University College of Law, USA

16:45-17:10

Title: Questioning the Document Examiners: Is There a Scientific Basis for Handwriting Analysis and Should Expert Testimony Be Admissible in Court?
Christina M. Rupp, Georgia State University College of Law, USA

17:10-17:35

Title: Effects of Police Feedback and Administrator Influence on Witness Recollection Inflation
Dr.  Scott C. Fraser, CEO., Neuropsychology Foundation, USA


Session 10: Non-Biological Laboratory Analysis of Physical Evidence

Time: 08:30-09:50, October 23, 2010 (Saturday) Place: Victoria Hall, 4F, Bayshore Hotel

Chair: Dr. Jia-Yu Yeh, Director, Criminal Investigation Bureau, Taiwan

08:30-08:35

Chair's Introduction

08:35-09:00

Title:The Successful Case of Investigation and the Forensic Team Work
Dr. Jia-Yu Yeh, Director, Criminal Investigation Bureau, Taiwan

09:00-09:25

Title: The Study on the Statistical Approach of Forged Seal Detection
Dr. Tae-Yi Kang, National Forensic Service, Republic of Korea

09:25-09:50

Title: A Case Study of An Automated Firearms Identification System: Balistika 2010
Dr. Ufuk Sakarya, The Scientific & Technological Research Council of Turkey -Space Technologies Research Institute, Turkey

09:50-10:15

Title: The Emerging Role of Disulfur Dinitride Within Forensic Science: From Fingerprints to Documentation
Dr. Roberto King, Research Associate, Department of Chemistry, Loughborough University, UK

10:15-10:30

Coffee Break


Session 11: Forensic Chemistry and Drug Identification

Time: 10:30-11:50, October 23, 2010 (Saturday) Place: Victoria Hall, 4F, Bayshore Hotel

Chair: Jeffrey H. Comparin, Laboratory Director, United States Drug Enforcement Administration, Special Testing and Research Laboratory, USA
Co-Chair: Dr. Shanlin Fu, Department of Chemistry and Forensic Science, University of Technology Sydney, Australia

10:30-10:35

Chair's Introduction

10:35-11:00

Title: An Overview of the US DEA Special Testing and Research Laboratory Operations and Special Programs
Jeffrey H. Comparin, Laboratory Director, United States Drug Enforcement Administration, Special Testing and Research Laboratory, USA

11:00-11:25

Title: Identification of Illicit Drugs in Urine after Chemical Adulteration
Dr. Shanlin Fu, Department of Chemistry and Forensic Science, University of Technology Sydney, Australia

11:25-11:50

Title: The Development Trend of Clandestine Laboratories in Taiwan from 2006 to 2010
Dr. Tien-Lai Li, Criminal Investigation Bureau, National Police Agency, Taiwan



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