Forensic data science in practice

Dr. Rolf Ypma

Netherlands Forensic Institute (NFI)

Resumen/Abstract

Forensic science is the application of scientific techniques to answer legal questions. Data science offers new opportunities throughout the forensic sciences. In this talk, I will give an overview of how we develop, validate and apply such techniques at the Netherlands Forensic Institute (NFI). Applications range from intelligence to investigations and evidence evaluations. Examples include deep learning for DNA profiles, automated recognition of exploded firework, evaluation of cell-site registrations, recommender systems for examiners and automated discovery of new drug synthesis routes.

Curriculum ponente

Dr. Rolf Ypma is a principal scientist and forensic data scientist at the Netherlands Forensic Institute. He received his PhD in applied statistics at the National Institute of Public Health, before working at Cambridge University and Amazon Alexa. He aims at bridging the gap between new technological developments and their validation and implementation in practice.