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Computational Forensics: An Overview

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Computational Forensics (IWCF 2008)

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Cognitive abilities of human expertise modeled using computational methods offer several new possibilities for the forensic sciences. They include three areas: providing tools for use by the forensic examiner, establishing a scientific basis for the expertise, and providing an alternate opinion on a case. This paper gives a brief overview of computational forensics with a focus on those disciplines that involve pattern evidence.

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  1. Norwegian Information Security Laboratory, Gjøvik University College, Norway

    Katrin Franke

  2. CEDAR, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, USA

    Sargur N. Srihari

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Franke, K., Srihari, S.N. (2008). Computational Forensics: An Overview. In: Srihari, S.N., Franke, K. (eds) Computational Forensics. IWCF 2008. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 5158. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-85303-9_1

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