Workshop 1

Applying ACE-V in Forensic Examinations

Trine Edvardsen, Danish National ID Centre

This workshop is appropriate for all forensic practitioners and provides insight into how the ACE-V methodology can be used by any forensic practitioner.

The workshop aims to provide participants with an understanding of the ACE-V methodology and its relevance to forensic disciplines. It includes an overview of the ACE-V process, tools such as observation checklists, a decision model for conclusion scales, and case studies analyzing faces or fingerprints.

(Maximum of 25 attendees – first come, first served.)

Workshop 2

Seeing is Believing

Dutch National Police

This practical session lets participants work on mock crime scenes using VR and other tools. Academics and students are also encouraged to register.

An interactive workshop offering insights into forensic visualization and work processes, from recording at the crime scene to presentation in court.

• Part I: Presentation on Forensic Visualization (plenary)
• Part II: Work process recording I – on the crime scene with different techniques and equipment
• Part III: Work process recording II – on the crime scene with different techniques and equipment
• Part IV: Processing the data and presenting
• Part V: Q&A and closure

(Maximum of 15 attendees – first come, first served.)

Workshop 3

Forensic Gait Analysis: Stage One Training

Professor Ivan Birch and Dr. Nadia Asgeirsdottir

This workshop covers the human locomotor process, observational gait analysis from CCTV footage, report writing, and forming conclusions and confidence indicators. Attendees should have professional experience of gait analysis and/or comparative forensic work.

(Maximum of 25 attendees – first come, first served.)