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.

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 Pathologist, Institute of Legal Medicine of Iași, Romania × Biography 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.

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.

Irina Manoilescu is a senior forensic pathologist since 2016 and lecturer in Forensic medicine at Grigore T Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Iasi since 2020. She graduated from Grigore T Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy in 1998. Since then she attended numerous postgraduate courses in Forensic Medicine, both national and international as well as various scientific conferences. She is author of numerous papers in the forensic medicine field.

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Additional Director, Expert Toxicology & Training Forensic Scientist, Regional Forensic Science Lab, Kota Rajasthan, India × Biography 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.

Dr. Marian Swindell is the first teaching instructor at Mississippi State University to be awarded tenure and achieve the rank of full professor. With over 30 years in forensic social work, Dr. Swindell 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 and completed her Bachelors of Arts (1989), majoring in Political Science and minoring in Latin from the University of North Carolina-Greensboro. She teaches Forensic Social Work at the College Park Campus and Research Methods for Social Workers. She is also a Captain in the Mississippi State Guard and is the first social work academic to present at this conference.

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.

Dr. Carleta Teodorescu is a forensic pathologist at the Institute of Legal Medicine of Iasi, Romania. She graduated from the Faculty of Medicine in 1992. Her main interest fields are forensic psychiatry and forensic thanatology.

Mr. Lothridge is a well-respected forensic scientist and business leader with more than with 28 years of experience in the international forensic community. His science and technical background, coupled with his business acumen and natural leadership abilities has enabled his rise from drug chemist to laboratory director to executive roles at Florida International University’s preeminent Global Forensic and Justice Center (GFJC). His expertise covers multiple areas of forensic science, including drug and explosive chemistry, fire debris analysis, forensic intelligence and emerging forensic technologies.

Erik Hallis 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. Leggie Boone is a Forensic Analyst in Florida, an educator at Keiser University, and president of Generation ForSciTe, a conglomeration of Forensic Science and Technology subject areas providing consultant services and research assistance. Dr. Boone completed her PhD from the Public Policy and Administration in Criminal Justice program through Walden University. She has worked in forensic science since 1993, as a forensic services practitioner and an educator in Maryland and Florida. She has also contributed to multiple publications, including So You Want to Be a CSI, a forensic textbook, and The Dead and the Bizarre, and has presented in international conferences on the topics of vicarious trauma, coping strategies, and fingerprints.

Zaida M. Guajardo Bachelor in Criminal Justice Investigations, National University College, Puerto Rico, Magna Cum Laude Master in Criminal Profiling and Emotional Intelligence, International school of Criminology and Criminalistics, Spain, Forensic handwriting analyst, and Grafoscopy, Colegio Mexicano de Grafología, I have worked the last 5 years in Premier High School in different positions with the students in different positions, as well as in hospitals in the area of pediatrics for 10 years

Darlene Brothers-Gray, recently received a book offer on her research on untested sexual assault kits title“The Phenomenon of Untested Sexual Assault Kits” published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. https://www.cambridgescholars.com/product/978-1-5275-7330-7.Dr. Brothers-Gray earned her PhD in Criminal Justice from Capella University in 2020, an MS in Forensic DNA and Serology from the University of Florida, and an MS in Forensic Investigations from National University. She is currently an Assistant Professor for the undergraduate Forensic Investigation Certificate in the Department of Criminal Justice at Coppin State University.

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.

Robert DeCicco is a Managing Director in Alvarez & Marsal’s DFIR practice and specializes in providing services related to digital forensics examinations for a variety of high-profile and confidential clients for over 25 years. DeCicco is a former NSA employee in Information Assurance and regularly works in conjunction with regulatory and law enforcement agencies on large scale in depth investigations. He is a court accepted expert in the fields of digital forensics, data analytics, electronic discovery, computer programming, information security and electronic evidence. He has provided expert reports, rebuttals and defended his opinions related to computer forensics and electronic discovery in both civil and criminal matters and in state, district and federal courts throughout the US and abroad.

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.

Peter Faulding is the founder & CEO of Specialist Group International (SGI), a world renowned company specialising in forensic search on land and underwater. Peter is a leading forensic search specialist and has worked on hundreds of cases, locating and recovering vital evidence and human remains in the remotest of places. Peter will give a photographic insight to many of the murder and missing cases he has worked on, including serial killer Peter Tobin.

Rach Strzelecki started her career as a Crime and Intelligence Analyst for Cleveland Police, working on several major investigations including human trafficking, vulnerable missing persons, drugs, and suspicious deaths. In 2006, she started guest lecturing for Teesside University in crime analytics, intelligence, and forensic investigation before securing a permanent role as a lecturer in policing. Rach has also worked at University of Wolverhampton, Interactive Pro and more recently Buckinghamshire College Group as an advanced practitioner leading on protective services and forensic and criminal investigation programmes. Her research has predominantly related to sexual offences and paedophilia however her publications have been within the field of terrorism, police and forensic investigations and online teaching and learning.

Alexa Villavicencio-Queijeiro has a BSc in Basic Biomedical Research and a PhD in Biomedical Sciences from UNAM. She has a Diploma in Science Dissemination and one in Forensic Science Teaching. She has been working as a full-time Associate Professor at the Forensic genetics lab of FSUP,UNAM in Mexico since 2014. She has published 16 papers in reputed journals, 8 book chapters and one book.

Smt. Annamma John is a professional Forensic Scientist and a consultant with 30 plus years of experience. She began her Forensic career with Kerala police Forensic Science Laboratory in 1990. During her Forensic tenure she practiced evidence analysis as well as Scene of Crime investigations. She has a professional approach to solve crime scene problems and has so many successful investigations to her credit. She has testified as an expert witness for hundreds of cases including Homicide, Arson, Explosion, Firearm, Toxicology, Hit &Run and Sexual assault cases. She has a proven track record of a professional trainer and worked in Kerala Police Academy for 7 years as Senior Instructor and Head of the Department of Forensic Science. She has also been a faculty of the MSc Forensic science Programme conducted by the Centre for Integrated studies, Cochin University of Science and Technology. As an eminent resource person of Kerala Police Academy having a strong background in Crime Scene Investigation with continuous skill upgradation, her expertise is being sought after by sleuths from CBI, NIA, and other Law enforcement agencies. She is the Chief patron of Indian Criminology and Forensic Science Association and also holds responsible position in Board of studies of various Universities and Autonomous colleges. She has authored one of the best- selling books in forensic science - “Advanced Technology in FORENSIC INVESTIGATION” in which she tries to merge theory into practice with experience based case studies. Presently, she is working with Cooper Surgical in Houston, USA