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Eugene Liscio is a registered Professional Engineer in Ontario, Canada and is the owner of ai2-3D, a consulting company that specializes in 3D forensic documentation, analysis and visualizations. Eugene has testified in court in both the US and Canada utilizing 3D technologies such as photogrammetry and laser scanning, utilizing interactive 3D crime scenes to aid judges and juries. Eugene is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Toronto, where he teaches a 3D Forensic Reconstruction and Mapping course as part of the Forensic Sciences Program. Join in the discussion on how 3D Technologies are impacting forensic investigations!

Originally aired on Dec. 2, 2021

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Martino Jerian is the CEO and Founder of Amped Software, widely recognized as the leading company for image and video forensics for public safety and national security, with customer in 100 counties worldwide. He graduated in Electronic Engineering at the University of Trieste (Italy) in 2005 (summa cum laude) with a thesis on forensic image processing and he founded Amped Software in 2008, widely recognized as the leading company for video forensics. 

He has extensive software engineering experience, designing and starting the development of the Amped Software products. He teaches as a contract professor in a few university courses related to investigations, forensics and intelligence, has published several scientific papers related to image and video forensics and also worked as a forensic expert in major judiciary cases.

His current activities are mainly focused around the improvement of the relationship between science and justice during forensic investigations, the need for proper education and training on image and video analysis, and creating awareness on the challenges related to the proper use of video evidence, especially in relation to cybersecurity and artificial intelligence.

Originally aired on July 7 2022

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Tiffany Roy is a specialist in Forensic Biology and also law. She has served as an expert witness in over 100 cases and has processed thousands of DNA cases with over 13 years in private and public labs. She is currently the President of ForensicAid and she also instructs undergrads at Southern New Hampshire University, University of Maryland, University College.

Join us as we discuss issues surrounding DNA testimony, statistics, bias, and the state of Forensic Science.

Originally aired on  July 21 2022

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John Lentini began his career in forensic science with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Crime Laboratory in 1974.  He joined the private sector in 1977, and for 28 years he was the lead fire investigator for Applied Technical Services of Marietta, Georgia. He has personally conducted more than 2,000 fire scene inspections and has appeared as an expert witness on more than 200 occasions.  Mr. Lentini is an active proponent of standards for fire and other forensic investigations, and has made many presentations on the proper use of science in fire investigations. He was the Chairman of the Innocence Project’s Arson Review Committee, and was invited to speak during the National Academy of Science hearing that resulted in the 2009 report, Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward. His book, Scientific Protocols for Fire Investigation, was published in 2006 by CRC Press, and the third edition was published in 2018.

Join us as we discuss many issues surrounding fire investigations, wrongful convictions, and advancements in fire and arson analysis.

Originally aired on  August 4, 2022

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Najat Abou Chacra is a Military Judge in Lebanon working on high profile cases such as terrorism and cybercrimes. She was the appointed the first female judge in the history of the Republic of Lebanon to occupy the position of Investigative Judge at the Military Court. As an investigative judge, Najat plays an active role in determining the guilt or innocence of a defedant. She also works with forensic experts as needed and conducts her own interviews with witnesses.

Join us as we have an eye opening discussion about the military judicial system in Lebanon.

Originally aired on: Aug 18, 2022

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Andrew Fredericks is a certified Forensic Video Analyst and the Co-Founder, CEO, and Technical Director for iNPUT-ACE: a video evidence software solution that is used by law enforcement agencies world-wide. Andrew continues to conduct forensic video analysis casework throughout North America and abroad. As a forensic video analyst, Andrew has been qualified as an expert and testified in various courts in the USA and Canada. Join us as we discuss some recent cases like the Kyle Rittenhouse case and the types of issues that can arise when considering digital video evidence.
 
Originally aired: Dec 8, 2021

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Chris Fabricant leads the Innocence Project's Strategic Litigation Department, whose attorneys develop and execute national litigation and public policy strategies to address the leading causes of wrongful conviction, including eyewitness misidentification, the misapplication of forensic sciences and false confessions.  Fabricant is one of the United States’s leading experts on forensic sciences and scientific litigation. He is a former longtime public defender and law professor, frequently serves as a public speaker on legal reform and social justice, and has published numerous articles in journals such as Fordham Law Review and New York University Review of Law & Social Change. In his recently published book, Junk Science and the American Criminal Justice System, Chris examines the role that faulty scientific evidence has in continuing and strengthening an unjust and racial bias.

Join us we as we discuss many issues surrounding the application of forensic science in the criminal justice system.

Originally aired on June 23, 2022

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David Dustin is currently the Technical Director for FARO Public Safety and works very closely with FARO’s R&D groups in the areas of software and hardware development. Since the integration of 3D Laser scanning, David has gone on to become a recognized expert in the areas of 3D Laser scanning for crime scenes, as well as in the investigation of vehicular related events working numerous high profile cases across the US. He has testified at trials on the use of 3D evidence and has been involved in 2 Daubert Challenges. Join us as David speaks to us about admissibility and working with 3D evidence.

Originally aired on April 14, 2022

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Barry A. J. Fisher served as the Crime Laboratory Director for the Los Angeles County
Sheriff's Department, a position he held from 1987 until his retirement in 2009. He began
his career in criminalistics with the Sheriff’s crime lab in 1969 and worked in a wide
variety of assignments. His current interests concern the interrelationship between
forensic science and the law along with public policy issues concerning the timely
delivery of quality forensic support services to the criminal justice system. Joins us as Barry discusses the importance of ethics  in forensics with an interesting personal story.

Originally aired on February 25, 2021

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Dr Alfredo E Walker is a registered Forensic Pathologist (category A) of the Ontario Forensic Pathology Service (OFPS) who is based within its Eastern Ontario Regional Forensic Pathology Unit (EORFPU) at the Ottawa Hospital General Campus, Ottawa, Canada.  Join us as we discuss the importance of pathology to forensics.

Originally aired on February 4, 2021