New R&D activities to present game-changing opportunities in forensic technology

Forensic science is the branch of science that deals with solving of crimes, with the help of various science streams such as, chemistry, biology, psychology and physics. It has become a vital aspect of the judicial system, since it uses a vast spectrum of sciences to achieve information relevant to criminal and legal evidence. The use of forensic technology is mostly utilized in laboratories, however, certain tests need to be conducted on the spot in order to obtain better results related to the crime.

From utilizing artificial intelligence for determining bullet trajectory in body and various related aspects to finding sex of a deceased based on skull, ongoing activities will solve different problems and present answers to questions that were unanswered before.

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Technology has penetrated in the field of medical science and it has been utilized in different ways. The recent research and development activities outline the importance of forensic technology in gaining important information regarding various aspects of human body. From utilizing artificial intelligence for determining bullet trajectory in body and various related aspects to finding sex of a deceased based on skull, ongoing activities will solve different problems and present answers to questions that were unanswered before.

Research and development activities that utilize machine learning algorithms and artificial intelligence can become game-changing in the next few years. The Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine (VIFM), also operating as Monash University’s Department of Forensic Medicine, carries out autopsy services for deaths taking place at Victorian State Coroner. It contains data related to scans of nearly 75,000 full-body computed tomography (CT). This collection increases with addition of nearly 7,00 cases each year. The database has more than two million photographs including pathological conditions, internal & external injuries, and full-body images. Chris Bain, the Monash’s Professor from the Faculty of IT discovered the possibilities of machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI). He realized this database can become a game-changing information.

The development of new technologies is ongoing and the technology to determine gender of victims of war who have less remaining features. A refugee who built a life in Scotland after fleeing from war developed this technology. Rawad Qaq fled Syria and reached Germany. Then he gained scholarship to pursue PhD in forensic dentistry at the University of Dundee after completion of Masters. He grabbed this opportunity for development of facial reconstruction technology for identifying war victims. He developed free-to-use sex calculator that enables forensic scientists to utilize skulls for determining gender of deceased people. He plans to develop methods of identification in Syria and other neighboring countries. He added that skull is the second-best sex indicator after pelvis. In extreme conditions, forensic professionals might only have a skull and find solutions to the problems faced in the field. The sex calculator enables experts to determine sex with accuracy of nearly 80%.

In addition, the report focuses on leading industry players with information such as company profiles, components and services offered, financial information of last 3 years, key development in past five years.

• Agilent Technologies, Inc.
• Eurofins Scientific
• Forensic Fluids Laboratories
• Forensic Pathways
• GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
• HORIBA, Ltd.
• IDEMIA
• NEOGEN CORPORATION
• NMS Labs
• Thermo Fisher Scientific

Source: The Insight Partners