Criminal InvestigativeAnalyst Criminal Intelligence Analyst Geographic Profiler GPA I CertifiedAnti-Terrorism Specialist

Anthony Schembri is a respected law enforcement and academic professional with over four decades’ experience in the field. Over the years, he has drawn praise from such varied sources as New York City Mayor, President Jimmy Carter, Florida Governor Jeb Bush, and New York Governor Mario Cuomo. First appointed to the Brooklyn District Attorneys Office he advanced to Deputy Chief of the Narcotics Bureau, then to Director of Training at the District Attorneys Police Academy. Anthony Schembri has served as the city’s Deputy Inspector General, investigating cases of major crime and corruption. He was appointed by the Mayor of New York as Corrections Commissioner, a position putting him in charge of 12,000 uniformed officers and 20,000 inmates at 19 separate jail facilities. Today, the Citrus County, Florida, resident serves as a Visiting Professor at Oxford and Sheffield Hallam University and named Outstanding Professor of the Year at the University of Florida.

Crime Scene Investigation and Management

Criminal InvestigativeAnalyst Criminal Intelligence Analyst Geographic Profiler GPA I CertifiedAnti-Terrorism Specialist

Is Madalina Manole's SMS a genuine or fake suicide note?

Dr. Swindell is a professor of Social Work at Mississippi State University and recently made history as the first teaching Ph.D. and MSW in Social Work to be awarded tenure and achieve the rank of professor. Swindell also independently contracts as a mitigation expert and expert witness, working with men serving capital murder sentences on death row in the US. She has over 30 years of experience in forensic social work and brings a wealth of information from sociology, social work, and forensic testimony evidence retrieval to this conference. Dr. Swindell completed her Ph.D. (2001) and MSW (1992) in Social Work from the University of Alabama.

Violent Homicide Offenders, ACES, and Brain Development

Retired Detective John J. Baeza started his career in law enforcement as a New York State Correction Officer working at the Sing-Sing Correctional Facility. He was then appointed to the New York City Police Department and began his police career on patrol in Harlem’s 32 nd Precinct. He was then assigned to the Manhattan North Narcotics Tactical Narcotics Team and the Manhattan North Narcotics Major Case Unit where he performed undercover work for three years. John J. Baeza was promoted to the rank of Detective and was next assigned to the Manhattan Special Victims Squad where he was personally involved and/or reviewed more than 1,000 sex crimes and child abuse cases. Det. Baeza has also been temporarily assigned the Manhattan North Homicide Squad where he investigated sexual homicide cases. Upon retiring from the NYPD, Detective Baeza worked for a county Sheriff’s Office in Florida for three years. Detective Baeza has over 20 years of experience in law enforcement. In 2011, Detective Baeza became the Director of Security for the Ron Paul 2012 Presidential campaign where he was assigned to supervise the security and safety of both the candidate and staff for 15 months. In 2016, Detective Baeza became the Director of Security for the Rand Paul Presidential campaign where he was assigned to supervise the safety and security of both the candidate and staff. Detective Baeza is now a police procedures expert witness at NYPDTRUTH.COM. He consults on numerous homicides, sexual assaults, police shootings, police misconduct cases, false allegations, and other criminal cases. He works with Det. Joseph Guida, NYPD (ret.). The second expert on this case is Det. Joseph Guida, NYPD (ret.). Detective Guida worked his way up from Patrol to Narcotics. He was then assigned as a Detective to the 46 th Precinct Domestic Violence Unit. He is an expert witness for NYPDTRUTH.COM.

The Scientific Method and Forensic Shooting Reconstruction

Barry A. J. Fisher served as crime laboratory director for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department until his retirement in 2009. He is a past president of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences. He served as president of the International Association of Forensic Sciences and president of the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors. He has lectured internationally on forensic science laboratory practices, quality assurance, and related topics. Fisher has consulted for the UNODC, and the US DOJ, International Criminal Investigative Training Program (ICITAP). His BS degree is in chemistry. He also has an MS degree in Chemistry, and an M.B.A. degree.

Elements of Effective Crime Scene Investigation

Dr. Sheeba Armoogum is an Associate Professor at the Department of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) at the University of Mauritius (UoM). She holds a PhD in Cybersecurity from the University of Technology, Mauritius and also holds an International Patent in Cybersecurity, a method ascribed to the Intrusion Detection and Prevention System from the South African Patent Office. The patent is classified under the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Inventor Class H04L. This year 2023, in recognition of her tenacity, innovative contribution and inspirational qualities, she is awarded the Global Women Inventors & Innovators Network (GlobalWIIN) Special Recognition Award 2023 for her patented work on the novel extended genetic algorithmic method of Intrusion Detection and Prevention System inspired by Charles Darwin’s theory of natural evolution. She is also a recipient of the Women Icon Nobel Researcher of the Year 2023, Women Icon Outstanding Academician Award 2022 and Asia’s Innovative Award in Cybersecurity 2022. Dr. Sheeba participated as a Keynote speaker/Invited Speaker/Main Speaker in numerous national and international seminars, conferences and forums organised by the University of KwaZulu Natal South Africa, Erasmus+ in Poland, 67th United Nation Commission on the Status of Women NGO Forum Australia among others. She has participated as a Cybersecurity expert in voluntary work for the International Cybersecurity Challenge hosted by the European Union Agency for Cyber Security (ENISA) dedicated to mentoring and training participants from Mauritius. She is the founder of the CyberSecurity & Forensics Research Group at the University of Mauritius. Currently, she heads the research group and missioned herself to achieve the vision to produce exclusive and significant research output and make a substantial contribution to Mauritius's readiness and response to Cybersecurity risks and threats. Currently, her research interest focuses on Cybersecurity, Cyber Forensics, Cyberpsychology, Brain-Computer Interface (BCI), Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Wireless and Mobile Networking. She has authored numerous publications in reputed journals and conferences.

The impact of Generative AI on Digital Forensics

Dr James graduated from a one year course, McGill University, Dental Forensics Program; part on-campus training with the Surete du Quebec Forensics Team. Dr James is focusing on Child Abuse, Elderly Abuse, Human Trafficking, and Intimate Partner Violence. He also gives educational PowerPoint presentations on these topics. Also, trained at University of Tennessee, Body Farm, and Clandestine Grave Recovery. Dr Frizzell’s motto is: “The Power of Observation”, in the forensic’s world.

THE FORENICS OF SUICIDE

Andrei Ceobanu graduated Romanian Police Academy, Bucharest, in 2010. Ever since he work as forensic specialist, crime scene investigator and fingerprints expert. He developed local forensic laboratory and manage the activity from 2017. In 2020 started teaching forensic classes as professor assistant at Faculty of Law from Stefan cel Mare University, Suceava.

Mental Illness: A Cause of Terrifying Crime. Case Study

John Coxhead is a pracademic having served as a police professional for over 30 years whilst also being engaged in academic research. He holds Professorships at Keele University, Loughborough University,and the University of East London, UK, as Director of the International PIEL Centre which collaborates with researchers in the USA, Canada, Australia, India and the West Indies. He has researched and published both overt and covert materials across a wide range of industrial high impact topics, particulalry serious and organised crime. He has worked for several years in police academic collaborations, to bring academic research closer to operational policing application.

Dr. Aviva Twersky Glasner, Ph.D. received a Masters in Forensic Psychology and her doctorsl degree in Criminal Justice. She has worked with Deaf individuals and developed her research interests around using criminological theories to examine the role that socialization may play in criminality of Deaf inmates.

Applied Crime Theory

Forensic Pathologist, Beatrice Gabriela Ioan is Professor of Legal Medicine and Bioethics at “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Iasi, Romania, She also serves as forensic pathologist at the Institute of Legal Medicine of Iași. She graduated from the Faculty of Medicine in 1993, the Faculty of Psychology in 2002 and the Law Faculty in 2012. In 2004 she graduated from the Master Program in Bioethics at Case Western Reserve University, USA. She is a member of the Committee on Bioethics of the Council of Europe and its former Chair and a member of the International Bioethics Committee- UNESCO.

A FORENSIC PERSPECTIVE ON EXTREME INTIMATE PARTNER PHYSICAL VIOLENCE

Bianca Hanganu is a forensic pathologist, specialist physician, and assistant professor in Forensic medicine at Grigore T Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Iasi. She attended many international scientific meetings where she presented her work and has published papers in the field of forensic medicine, bioethics, and medical communication, her main areas of interest.

A FORENSIC PERSPECTIVE ON EXTREME INTIMATE PARTNER PHYSICAL VIOLENCE

Erik Hall is currently the Director of the Forensic Science Program at Saint Louis University in St Louis, Missouri. Mr. Hall was the former Biology Technical Leader and a DNA analyst at the St Louis Metropolitan Police Department Crime Laboratory. At the crime laboratory, Mr. Hall was the head of the DNA crime scene response team which was tasked with aiding detectives in investigating major crime scenes using bloodstain pattern analysis and advanced DNA techniques to gain insight into the crimes. Mr. Hall has expanded his passion for forensic science as the founder and principal consultant of Hall Forensic Consulting, which specializes in assisting law enforcement, crime laboratories, and attorneys in areas such as DNA analysis, crimescene investigation, and bloodstain pattern analysis. Mr. Hall has a Masters degree in forensic science from the University of New Haven and a Bachelors degree in Biochemistry from Messiah University.

Dr. Rakhi Khanna is presently the Deputy Director Training at State Forensic Science Laboratory, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. As Head of Toxicology section, Analyzed more than 10 thousand cases. Manage Analysis and Reporting of Poisoning cases, Produce Reports in time, Give evidence in court, Adoption of new innovative techniques of analysis according to specific cases. Performed Research work in many cases. President of Internal Complaint committee of Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal Act against sexual harassment of women at workplace, 2013. Has wide experience of analytical and administrative work as DDO, Building construction of new building, Development of new Laboratory and Toxicology Division at Ajmer, Attend conferences, sending papers in conferences, taking invited lectures. Working experience of 22 years as Forensic Scientist cum Toxicologist from 1998 and have experience of analyses of large number of cases. approx. 20,000 cases and 60000 exhibits are reported.

Anna Barbaro has completed her European PhD in Forensic Genetics (PhD) at University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain). She got a Diploma at the School of Specialization in Applied Genetics and a Master Diploma in Psychological and Behavioral Techniques of the Criminal Investigation at the University of Rome La Sapienza (Italy). She has published more than 150 papers, including conference presentation, she is Author of 3 technical Manuals and of some chapters in other books. She serves as President of the Worldwide Association of Women Forensic Experts, she is honor member of some scientific associations, she serves as reviewer for several international scientific journals and she is Member of the Editorial Committee of some international scientific journals. Invited speaker at various national and international conferences, organizer of courses and conferences about Forensic Sciences, member of the Scientific Committee of several courses and conferences.

Forensic Science in Crime Fighting : Caseworks Review

Heather Miller Coyle is an Associate Professor in the Forensic Science Department at University of New Haven, a small private University located in West Haven, CT. She obtained her B.S. in In Vitro Cell Biology from State University of New York – Plattsburgh in 1986 and her Ph.D. in Plant Biology from University of New Hampshire in 1994. She is a consultant for DNA review of forensic laboratory casework on request and is court qualified to testify in 6 states and U.S. federal court. Her research interests focus on trace biological evidence, genetics of populations (including EVCs), and DNA quality control.

Forensic Phenotyping: The Use of SNPs to Identify Eye Color in Facial Reconstruction for Human Identification

Ana-Maria Acosteoaiei is an international student from Romania that has completed a BSc (Hons) in Criminology and Forensic Studies at the University of Portsmouth (UK) and is now completing her MSc in Forensic Investigation at Cranfield University (UK). She has a passion for forensic science and fingerprints and aspires to work in the field of forensic science and add her knowledge to this field as a Crime Scene Investigator and a fingerprint expert.

Fingermark visualization techniques on non-porous surfaces previously exposed to extreme temperatures

Dr. Leggie Boone is a Forensic Analyst in Florida, an educator at Walden University, and president of Generation ForSciTe, a combination of Forensic Science and Technology subject area consultation services, publishing assistance, and research advising. Dr. Boone completed her PhD from the Public Policy and Administration program through Walden University. She has worked in forensic science fields since 1993, as an autopsy technician, crime scene investigator, and latent print analyst, as well as an educator in Maryland and Florida. She has also contributed to multiple publications, including Someday My Prints will Come (a forensic foundation to fingerprints with puzzles and activities), So You Want to Be a CSI, a forensic textbook, and the international Manual of Crime Scene Investigation.

Vicarious Trauma versus Wellness, when ‘Every Contact Leaves a Trace’ in Forensic Professions

Meri Stojanovska has completed her MPharm degree from the Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of St. Cyril and Methodius in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. Prior to her graduation, she completed a two-month internship at Roche, where she immersed herself in valuable experiences and insights, followed by another two-month internship in Madrid, Spain focusing on forensic science. She’s currently working at Veeva Systems and one of her published abstracts is “Knowledge, opinions and attitudes of the general population in the Republic of N. Macedonia about vaccines and vaccination" which was presented at the 7th Congress of Pharmacy with international participation.

Forensic Toxicology: Where science becomes Sherlock, unraveling clues and scripting the truth

My name is Katie-Jane Hobbs and I am currently working as a Forensic Science and Criminology course leader and lecturer at Havant and South Downs College - Alton in the United Kingdom. I have always had a passion for forensic science ever since I was young and specialise in the Archaeological aspects of forensic science. I have obtained my degree and masters from Staffordshire University and will be starting a PhD in Criminology next September. I really enjoy the subject knowledge and looking into the reasons why criminals behave in a certain way. I have a passion for the field and work well with my colleagues and learners. My field allows me to grow and develop and work to my ability.

Critical Review of Forensic Profiling Methodologies in Psychology

Dena Mohamed Naguib has completed the PhD in forensic medicine and toxicology from faculty of medicine, Zagazig university, Egypt in 2018. She developed her practical experience by completing the Egyptian fellowship in forensic medicine and toxicology in 2022. She is an assistant professor of forensic medicine and toxicology in Zagazig university and senior forensic consultant in the Egyptian ministry of health. She has a long experience of 14 years in forensic field through teaching, research work, clinical practice, conferences speaker and workshop training.

Forensic DNA profiling in forensic field: Challenges and recent perspectives

Dr. Stacy Ann Nwodo ( Mrs.) is a scholar-practitioner and holds a doctorate degree in Forensic Accounting and Audit from the prestigious Charisma University, Turks and Caicos Islands UK, and another PhD in the field of Security and Strategic Studies from Nasarawa State University, Nigeria. Mrs. Nwodo is a quintessential administrator, a licensed Forensic Expert and a Chartered Accountant. She is a Fellow and Global President of the International Academy of Criminology, Disaster, Emergency and Forensic Professionals,- IACDEFP-UK. Also the current Country Director of International Institute of Certified Forensic Investigation Professionals (IICFIP) Nigeria, the Director Operations and Strategy (DOS) of the International Academy of Forensics (IAF), the Alumina Director of Charisma University, Turks and Caicos Island Uk, and the Lead Managing Consultant for JJTC Consulting Ltd and International College of Disaster Management and Forensic Studies (ICDMFS). She has presented research papers in international conferences and has facilitated the development of curriculum and training students and professionals in the field of Forensics across the world

INVESTIGATING OCCUPATIONAL FRAUD THROUGH FORENSIC AUDITING TECHNIQUES