The Forensic Science Conference offers access to the latest industry knowledge and research findings, technical expertise, state of the art technologies and industry best practices.
The conference programme comprises of strategic keynotes and panel discussions in addition to technical sessions created through the call for papers that is open for abstract submissions to all law enforcement agencies and private entities operating within the global forensics sectors. All submitted abstracts will go through an unbiased two-stage review and evaluation process by the Forensics Scientific Committee, comprising of the senior forensics experts from the law enforcement industry. Successful authors will be invited to speak at the conference's technical sessions.
The conference will cover the entire forensics value chain including genetics, toxicology, digital forensics, fire scene investigations and forensic psychology.
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Abstracts Submission Deadline: Monday 14 February 2022
CALL FOR PAPERS CATEGORIES
Future of forensic genetics
Forensic chemistry and toxicology
Evidence-based child interviewing in major crimes
Forensic medicine
Fingerprints identification
Challenges and opportunities in fire investigation
Crime scene investigation during crisis
Electronic evidence and forensics
CONFERENCE THEMES INCLUDE
- Crime scene management
- Artificial intelligence and forensics
- Cyber forensics
- 3D facial reconstruction
- Forensic psychology
- Forensic toxicology
- Fire Scene Investigation
- DAY - 1
- DAY - 2
09:30 - 09:40
Dubai Police Forensic Department, Past, Present and the Future
Opening remarks | Room A
Tuesday 15 March 2022
09:30 - 09:40
09:40 - 10:30
Diving into the chemistry of dermatoglyphics
Room A
Keynote
Simona Francese
Professor of Forensic and Bioanalytical Mass Spectrometry
Sheffield Hallam University
Hanan Al Mulla
Forensic Genetics Expert
Dubai Police
Moderator:
Dr. Rashed Al Mansoori
Criminologist
Dubai Police
Tuesday 15 March 2022
09:40 - 10:30
Diving into the chemistry of dermatoglyphics
Room A
Simona Francese
Professor of Forensic and Bioanalytical Mass Spectrometry, Sheffield Hallam University
Hanan Al Mulla
Forensic Genetics Expert, Dubai Police
Dr. Rashed Al Mansoori
Criminologist, Dubai Police
10:45 - 11:30
Breakout session 1 | Future of Human Identification in Forensic Applications
Room A
10:45 – 11:30 | Panel discussion | Future of Human Identification in Forensic Applications
Bram Bekaert
Professor Of Forensic Genetics
KU Leuven
Dr. Walther Parson
Associate Professor
University of Innsbruck Austria
Peter Schneider
National Board of Forensic Medicine
University Hospital
Moderator
Fatma Al Tamimi
Dubai Police
11:30 – 11:50 Whole genome sequencing of diverse human populations
Maj. Mohammed Al Marri
Dubai Police
11:50 – 12:10 Development of Post-mortem interval (PMI) using RNA degradation pattern and gene expression
Prof. Shalini Gupta
King George’s Medical University
12:10 – 12:30 Pyrosequencing-based epigenetic assays to identification oral fluids and menstrual blood
Mirna Ghemrawi
Florida International University
12:30 – 12:50 The development of DNA methylation markers to infer tobacco smoking
Hussain Al Ghanim
Dubai Police
Tuesday 15 March 2022
10:45 - 11:30
Breakout session 1 | Future of Human Identification in Forensic Applications
Room A
Bram Bekaert
Professor Of Forensic Genetics, KU Leuven
Dr. Walther Parson
Associate Professor, University of Innsbruck Austria
Peter Schneider
National Board of Forensic Medicine, University Hospital
Fatma Al Tamimi
Dubai Police
Maj. Mohammed Al Marri
, Dubai Police
Prof. Shalini Gupta
, King George’s Medical University
Mirna Ghemrawi
, Florida International University
Hussain Al Ghanim
, Dubai Police
10:45 - 11:30
Breakout session 2 | Psychology-based Interviewing Techniques and Strategies
Room C
10:45 – 11:30 | Panel discussion | Psychology-based Interviewing Techniques and Strategies
Prof. Ray Bull
Professor of Forensic Psychology
University of Leicester
Dr. Kamala London
Professor
University of Toledo
Dr. Telma Sousa Almeida
Assistant Professor
ISPA - Instituto universitário
11:30 – 11:50 | The use of augmented and virtual reality technologies in psychological preventive management of crisis situations
Nicole Miriam Scala
Sapienza University of Rome
11:50 – 12:10 | Enhancing forensic expert decision making under stress
Maj. Mohammed Almazrouei
Forensic Expert Assistant
Abu Dhabi Police
Tuesday 15 March 2022
10:45 - 11:30
Breakout session 2 | Psychology-based Interviewing Techniques and Strategies
Room C
Prof. Ray Bull
Professor of Forensic Psychology, University of Leicester
Dr. Kamala London
Professor, University of Toledo
Dr. Telma Sousa Almeida
Assistant Professor, ISPA - Instituto universitário
Nicole Miriam Scala
, Sapienza University of Rome
Maj. Mohammed Almazrouei
Forensic Expert Assistant, Abu Dhabi Police
14:00 - 16:15
Breakout session 3 | Challenges and Advancement in Forensic Chemistry
Room A
14:00 – 14:45 | Panel discussion | Challenges and Advancement in Forensic Chemistry
Simona Francese
Professor of Forensic and Bioanalytical Mass Spectrometry
Sheffield Hallam University
Jeremy Triplett
Lab Director
Kentucky State
Dr. Simon Elliott
Forensic Consultant, Toxicologist & Director
Elliott Forensic Consulting Ltd.
Moderator:
Mohammad Al Tamimi
Dubai Police
14:45 – 15:00 Advances in stand-off detection and its implications on forensic applications
Dr. Kai H. Viehweger
Metrohm AG
15:00 – 15:15 MALDI CSI: The reliable detection of blood at crime scenes using MALDI mass spectrometry
Katie Kennedy
PhD Student
Sheffield Hallam University
15:15 – 15:30 Surface Assisted Laser/Desorption Ionization Mass Spectrometry for Forensic Detection of Dyes and NSAIDs using Au-TiO2 Nanohybrids
Entesar El Hetlani
Kuwait University
15:30 – 15:45 Novel chemical analysis for drugs and psychotropic substances
Dr. TajElsir Abbas Ahmed
Nora Al Zarouni
Sharjah Police
15:45 – 16:00 Digital forensic intelligence for illicit drug analysis in forensic investigations
Dr. Mayssa Hachem
Asst. Professor
Khalifa University
16:00 – 16:15 Metal characterization of e-cigarettes
Abdullah Al Janaahi
Dubai Police
Tuesday 15 March 2022
14:00 - 16:15
Breakout session 3 | Challenges and Advancement in Forensic Chemistry
Room A
Simona Francese
Professor of Forensic and Bioanalytical Mass Spectrometry, Sheffield Hallam University
Jeremy Triplett
Lab Director, Kentucky State
Dr. Simon Elliott
Forensic Consultant, Toxicologist & Director, Elliott Forensic Consulting Ltd.
Mohammad Al Tamimi
Dubai Police
Dr. Kai H. Viehweger
, Metrohm AG
Katie Kennedy
PhD Student, Sheffield Hallam University
Entesar El Hetlani
, Kuwait University
Dr. TajElsir Abbas Ahmed
Nora Al Zarouni, Sharjah Police
Dr. Mayssa Hachem
Asst. Professor, Khalifa University
Abdullah Al Janaahi
, Dubai Police
14:00 - 15:45
Breakout session 4 | Future of the Latent Print Examination
Room C
14:00 – 14:45 | Panel discussion | Future of latent print examination
Jon Byrd
CEO
Ron Smith and Associates United States
Anne Steinmetz
Forensic Supervisor
City of Glendale, United States
Dr. Robert Green
Reader
University of Kent, United Kingdom
Moderator:
Anoud Al Nasser
Dubai Police
14:45 – 15:05 Implanting fingerprint using tapes on nonporous surfaces
Sara Abdullah
Dubai Police
15:05 – 15:25 Study of fingerprints forgery
1st Lt. Abdulrahman Al Sallagi
Dubai Police
15:25 – 15:45 The use of novel inhouse-synthesised powder for the detection and extraction of the latent fingerprints
Capt. Mohammed Al Suwaidi
Dubai Police
Tuesday 15 March 2022
14:00 - 15:45
Breakout session 4 | Future of the Latent Print Examination
Room C
Jon Byrd
CEO, Ron Smith and Associates United States
Anne Steinmetz
Forensic Supervisor, City of Glendale, United States
Dr. Robert Green
Reader , University of Kent, United Kingdom
Anoud Al Nasser
, Dubai Police
Sara Abdullah
, Dubai Police
1st Lt. Abdulrahman Al Sallagi
, Dubai Police
Capt. Mohammed Al Suwaidi
, Dubai Police
14:00 - 16:00
Strengthening R&D collaboration in forensic genetics
ARABIAN SPEAKING WORKING GROUP - ISFG
Room 4+5 (Level 1)
Room 4+5 (Level 1)
14:00 – 14:45 | Panel discussion
Dr. Mohammed Al Enizi
Kuwait Forensic Science Department
Lt. Col. Dr. Rashed Alghafri
President of ASWG-ISFG
Dubai Police
Dr. Nora Al Snan
Head of Department
Ministry of Interior, Bahrain
Dr. Ghada Ali Omran
Professor of Forensic Medicine & Clinical Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine
Assiut University, Egypt
Moderator:
Maj. Mohammed Al Marri
Dubai Police
14:45 – 15:05 | Cross border collaborations
Dr. Nora Al Snan
Head of Department
Ministry of Interior, Bahrain
15:05 – 15:25 | Forensic DNA phenotyping
Dr. Ghada Ali Omran
Professor of Forensic Medicine & Clinical Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine
Assiut University, Egypt
15:25 - 15:45 | Show case study of collaboration
Carsten Hohoff
Institut fur Forensische , Genetik Germany
15:45 - 16:05 | Show case study of collaboration
Dr. Lotti Tajouri
Professor of Molecular Genetics
Bond University
16:05 - 16:25 | Show case study of collaboration
William Goodwin
Professor (UClan)
Tuesday 15 March 2022
14:00 - 16:00
Strengthening R&D collaboration in forensic genetics
ARABIAN SPEAKING WORKING GROUP - ISFG Room 4+5 (Level 1)
Dr. Mohammed Al Enizi
Kuwait Forensic Science Department
Lt. Col. Dr. Rashed Alghafri
President of ASWG-ISFG, Dubai Police
Dr. Nora Al Snan
Head of Department, Ministry of Interior, Bahrain
Dr. Ghada Ali Omran
Professor of Forensic Medicine & Clinical Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Egypt
Maj. Mohammed Al Marri
, Dubai Police
Dr. Nora Al Snan
Head of Department, Ministry of Interior, Bahrain
Dr. Ghada Ali Omran
Professor of Forensic Medicine & Clinical Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Egypt
Carsten Hohoff
, Institut fur Forensische , Genetik Germany
Dr. Lotti Tajouri
Professor of Molecular Genetics, Bond University
William Goodwin
Professor (UClan)
09:00 - 09:30
The importance of soil investigation
Room A
Prof. Lorna Dawson
Head of Forensic Science
The James Hutton Institute
Wednesday 16 March 2022
09:00 - 09:30
The importance of soil investigation
Room A
Prof. Lorna Dawson
Head of Forensic Science, The James Hutton Institute
09:35 - 10:35
Future of forensics: Novel technologies that are catalysing forensics and the future of crime prevention
Room A
Panel discussion
Dr. Mehzeb Chowdhury
Senior Lecturer - Robotic Crime Scene and Forensics
Northumbria University
Prof. Ernesto Damiani
Senior Director - Robotics and Intelligent Systems Institute
Khalifa University
Thomas Sommerfeld
Programme Manager
INTERPOL
Moderator:
Ibtisam Al Awadhi
Dubai Police
Wednesday 16 March 2022
09:35 - 10:35
Future of forensics: Novel technologies that are catalysing forensics and the future of crime prevention
Room A
Dr. Mehzeb Chowdhury
Senior Lecturer - Robotic Crime Scene and Forensics, Northumbria University
Prof. Ernesto Damiani
Senior Director - Robotics and Intelligent Systems Institute, Khalifa University
Thomas Sommerfeld
Programme Manager, INTERPOL
Ibtisam Al Awadhi
, Dubai Police
10:45 - 12:10
Breakout session 2 | Fire investigation
Room C
10:45 – 11:30 | Panel discussion | Challenges and opportunities in fire investigation
Mike Vergon
Owner
Vergon & Associates Fire Investigation
John Golder
Principal Investigator
FORINCON
James Lord
Forensic Engineering Support (Fire) United States
Moderator:
Mohammed Bin Abid
Dubai Police
11:30 – 11:50 | Technical presentations
John Gamboa
Senior Agent and Certified Fire Investigator
Robinette Demolition Inc
11:50 – 12:10 A case study: Analysis of vegetable oil residue in fire investigations
Asma Almardaei
Dubai Police
Wednesday 16 March 2022
10:45 - 12:10
Breakout session 2 | Fire investigation
Room C
Mike Vergon
Owner, Vergon & Associates Fire Investigation
John Golder
Principal Investigator, FORINCON
James Lord
Forensic Engineering Support (Fire) United States
Mohammed Bin Abid
, Dubai Police
John Gamboa
Senior Agent and Certified Fire Investigator, Robinette Demolition Inc
Asma Almardaei
, Dubai Police
10:45 - 12:50
Breakout session 1 | Forensic engineering
Room A
10:45 – 11:30 | Panel discussion | Advances in forensic engineering sciences
Klas Haglid
CEO & Founder
Haglid Engineering & Associates, Inc.
James S. Cohen
Owner
James Cohen Consulting Engineers
Moderator:
Mohammed Al Qassim
Dubai Police
11:30 – 11:50 | Review of traffic fatalities due to defective Airbag Systems
Suliman Al Zarouni
Dubai Police
11:50 – 12:10 | Forensic tools for the diagnosis of electrocution death: Intuitive approach to forensic engineering investigations
Hamdah Al Ali
Dubai Police
12:10 – 12:30 | Fatal failure of a construction material loading platform – Case Study
Abdullah Al Ali
Dubai Police
12:30 – 12:50 Structural Collapse 3D Laser Scanning: Intuitive approach to forensic engineering investigations
Abdullah Al Ali
Dubai Police
Wednesday 16 March 2022
10:45 - 12:50
Breakout session 1 | Forensic engineering
Room A
Klas Haglid
CEO & Founder, Haglid Engineering & Associates, Inc.
James S. Cohen
Owner, James Cohen Consulting Engineers
Mohammed Al Qassim
, Dubai Police
Suliman Al Zarouni
, Dubai Police
Hamdah Al Ali
, Dubai Police
Abdullah Al Ali
, Dubai Police
Abdullah Al Ali
, Dubai Police
14:00 - 16:25
Breakout session 3 | Forensic medicine
Room A
14:00 – 14:45 | Panel discussion | Best practices and innovation in forensic medicine during crisis
Dr. Jason Payne-James
Lead Medical Examiner
Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital
Prof. Djordje Alempijevic
Head of Forensic Medicine
University of Belgrade
Moderator:
Roudha Al Shamsi
Dubai Police
14:45 – 15:05 An overview of toolmarks on Bones and Cartilages
Mohammed Al Shamsi
Dubai Police
15:05 – 15:25 Using technology to enhance autopsy practice
Mohammed Madadin
Vice Dean for Academic Affairs
Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
15:25 – 16:45 Identification of Ethnicity by measuring the area of tooth and Gonial angle using CBCT 2D Imaging and software
Dr. Jacinth Simeon
Amity University Dubai
16:05 – 16:25 The path of forensic entomology in Dubai: Methods and Database
Wednesday 16 March 2022
14:00 - 16:25
Breakout session 3 | Forensic medicine
Room A
Dr. Jason Payne-James
Lead Medical Examiner, Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital
Prof. Djordje Alempijevic
Head of Forensic Medicine, University of Belgrade
Roudha Al Shamsi
, Dubai Police
Mohammed Al Shamsi
, Dubai Police
Mohammed Madadin
Vice Dean for Academic Affairs, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
Dr. Jacinth Simeon
, Amity University Dubai
14:00 - 16:05
Breakout session 4 | Electronic evidence and forensics
Room C
14:00 – 14:45 | Panel discussion | Supporting criminal cases through novel tools, and strategies in digital forensics
Dr. Joshua James
Consultant - Cybercrime & Darknet Research
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Prof. Hassan Ugail
Professor of Visual Computing
University of Bradford, UK
Moderator:
Afrah Almansoori
14:45 – 15:05
Maj. Daniela Tricca
Chief, Forensic Electronic Unit
Carabinieri, Italy
15:05 – 15:25 Hacking Electrical Vehicle (EV) Management Systems Through Network Forensics
Claude Fachkha
University of Dubai
15:25 – 15:45 Unlocking capacity and creating new efficiencies in digital forensics
Lisa Wilhelm
Magnet Forensics
15:45 – 16:05 Transforming Policing in the Digital Age
Peri Storey
OpenText
Wednesday 16 March 2022
14:00 - 16:05
Breakout session 4 | Electronic evidence and forensics
Room C
Dr. Joshua James
Consultant - Cybercrime & Darknet Research, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Prof. Hassan Ugail
Professor of Visual Computing, University of Bradford, UK
Afrah Almansoori
Maj. Daniela Tricca
Chief, Forensic Electronic Unit, Carabinieri, Italy
Claude Fachkha
, University of Dubai
Lisa Wilhelm
, Magnet Forensics
Peri Storey
, OpenText
16:30 - 17:00
Closing remarks
Room A
Lt. Col. Dr. Rashed Alghafri
President of ASWG-ISFG
Dubai Police
Wednesday 16 March 2022
16:30 - 17:00
Closing remarks
Room A
Lt. Col. Dr. Rashed Alghafri
President of ASWG-ISFG, Dubai Police
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