5^th International Conference on Forensic Research & Technology Oct 31- Nov 02, 2016 San Francisco, California, USA

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With the generous response and support received from the participants of Forensic Research 2015, Conference series LLC proudly announces "5^th International Conference on Forensic Research & Technology" which will be held during October 31-November 02, 2016 at San Francisco, USA. The theme of the conference is "Cutting Edge Forensic Technology".

Forensic Research 2016 looks forward to provide a forum for laying the foundations of a new principled approach in Forensic Science and its associated technology. This conference will bring together professors, researchers, and practitioners in all areas of forensic science and will provide an international forum for the dissemination of original research results, new ideas and practical developments. ConferenceSeries Ltd organizes a conference series of 3000+ Global Events with over 600+ Conferences, 1200+ Symposiums and 1200+ Workshops in USA, Europe & Asia with support from 1000 more scientific societies and publishes 700+ Open access journals which contains over 30000 eminent personalities, reputed scientists as editorial board members.

Track 1: Digital Forensics

It is a branch of forensic science encompassing the recovery and investigation of material found in digital devices, often in relation to computer crime. Digital forensic sciences includes several new topics like Digital evidence protection models, Digital forensic field guides, Digital forensic readiness management system, digital forensics services, Digital image forgery detection, Analysis of electronic signatures, Triage template pipeline models, Digital droplets-cloud computing, Digital forensic tools, Digital imaging and photography, Forensic Document Examination. In 2015, digital forensic sciences service segment is expected to make up about 50.0% of industry revenue. ABI Research calculates that total revenues for the global digital forensic science market will reach US$2.7 billion by the end of 2015. With the increasing prevalence of mobile devices, forensic evidence extracted from mobile as well as other electronic devices is becoming an invaluable source of evidence for investigators. Digital forensic tools help in analyzing the various digital crimes.

Relevant Conferences:

2^nd Global Summit on Multimedia Applications, August 15-16, 2016 London, UK; 3^rd International Conference on Wireless telecommunication, November 17-18, 2016 Dubai, UAE; 5^th International Conference on Biometrics and Biostatistics, October 20-21,2016 Houston, USA; 2^nd Conference on Satellite and Space Missions, July 21-23, 2016 Berlin, Germany; 8th EAI International Conference on Digital Forensics, September 28–30, 2016, New York City, United States; The 5^th International Conference on Cyber Security, Cyber Warfare, and Digital Forensic (CyberSec2016), July 26-28, 2016, Manchester, UK; American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors (ASCLD), American Society of Trace Evidence Examiners (ASTEE), Association of Digital Forensics Security and Law (ADFSL)

Track 2: Computational Forensics

Computational forensics (CF) is a quantitative approach to the methodology of the forensic sciences. It involves computer-based modelling, computer simulation, analysis, and recognition in studying and solving problems posed in various forensic disciplines. It includes various topics like Computational fluid dynamic modelling, Forensic facial approximation, superimposition and reconstruction in forensics, image processing techniques, eye colour predictive test, Computer forensic workflow management, Computer based analysis and validation studies, Counter forensics, Cyber forensics.
Nearly 30 universities in USA deals with the subject cyber forensics. Target audience will be investigative member, las assistants, the number of people working in this field are more. Approximately 10 labs are dealing with cyber crimes in USA, other than this private investigators also working under this field.

Relevant Conferences:

World Congress on Remote Sensing, August 01-03, 2016, New Orleans, USA, 2^nd Conference on Satellite and Space Missions, July 21-23, 2016 Berlin, Germany; IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence, 25-29, July 2016 Vancouver Canada; The International Conference on Innovations in Intelligent Systems and Computing Technologies Feb 24-26, 2016 Manila, Las Piñas, Philippines; American Forensic Association, International Association for Identification, American Academy of Forensic Sciences, International Society of Forensic Computer Examiners, American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors (ASCLD)

 Track 3: Forensic Accounting

Forensic accounting, forensic accountancy or financial forensics is the specialty practice area of accounting that describes engagements that result from actual or anticipated disputes or litigation. The topics that comes under this accounting are Regulations in forensic accounting, Statistical techniques for forensic accounting, Analysis of healthcare fraud which is used for the detection of fraud in health care companies, Fraud risk detection procedures in forensic accounting, Computerized accounting information system (cais). This industry provides services that apply accounting concepts and techniques to legal problems. Forensic accountants investigate and document financial fraud and white-collar crimes. The forensic accounting service market contains a high number of suppliers and the top four service provider’s account for less than 30.0% of total market revenue, indicating a low market share concentration.

Relevant Conferences:

2016 Forensic Accounting Education Conference, May 16-18, 2016, The Westin Jekyll Island. International Association for Identification, American Society of Law, Medicine, and Ethics (ASLME), American Society of Questioned Document Examiners (ASQDE), American Society of Trace Evidence Examiners (ASTEE), The Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences

Track 4: Forensic Anthropology

Forensic anthropology is the application of the science of anthropology and its several subfields, including Biological Anthropology (Physical) and Cultural Anthropology (Ethnology, Archaeology, Linguistics), in a legal setting. Its main significance includes disaster victim identification, other applications like Novel application of anthropometry, X-ray fluorescence and chemometric analytical techniques in chemical anthropology, Virtual anthropology and forensic anthropology case reports. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) projected a 19% growth in employment for anthropologists and archaeologists from 2012 to 2022. Many universities approximately 10 universities in USA works under forensic anthropology, but private investigators are there under this.

Relevant Conferences:

 Conference on Anatomy and Physiology, August 11-13, 2016 Birmingham, UK, AAFS 68^th Annual Scientific Meeting February 22-27, 2016 Las Vegas, Nevada. American Forensic Association, International Association for Identification, American Academy of Forensic Sciences, International Society of Forensic Computer Examiners, American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors (ASCLD), American Society of Law, Medicine, and Ethics (ASLME)

Track 5: Forensic Chemistry

Forensic chemistry is the application of chemistry to law enforcement or the failure of products or processes. Many different analytical methods may be used to reveal what chemical changes occurred during an incident, and so help reconstruct the sequence of events. The wide techniques that come under forensic chemistry are Capillary electrophoresis in forensic chemistry, Applications of icp-ms in chemical analysis of forensic evidence, Laboratory automation in forensics, Case studies of drug profiling, Method development and applications of LC-MS/MS in forensic analysis which is used for the identification of the drug products. In 2012, the global forensic technologies market was valued at US$8.3 billion and is anticipated to reach a total market value of US$17.7 billion by the end of 2019, registering a growth rate of 12.4% CAGR. The number of crime laboratories in the U.S. performing forensic analyses grew from 300 in 1999 to an estimated 475 in 2013. Publicly funded forensic crime labs now spend in aggregate more than $1.6 billion per year.

Relevant Conferences:

Annual Meeting on Forensic Chemistry, May 1-3, 2017 Barcelona, Spain, International Conference on Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, October 17-18, 2016 Chicago, USA; European Chemistry Congress, June 16-18, 2016 Rome, Italy; International Conference on Pharmaceutical Chemistry, September 5-7, 2016 Frankfurt, Germany; World Congress on Chromatography, September 10-12, 2016 Amsterdam, Netherlands; World Chemistry Conference, August 8-10, 2016 Toronto, Canada; 7^thInternational Conference on Analytical Bio analytical Techniques , September 28-30, 2016 Miami, USA; International Conference on Nuclear Chemistry, December 8-9, Philadelphia, USA; The 2^nd Conference on Advances in Chemistry Education, February 28 to March 1, 2016 Beijing, China; American Forensic Association, International Association for Identification, American Academy of Forensic Sciences, International Society of Forensic Computer Examiners, American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors (ASCLD), American Society of Law, Medicine, and Ethics (ASLME)

 Track 6: Forensic DNA Analysis

Forensic DNA analysis (also called DNA testing or DNA typing) is a technique employed by forensic scientists to identify individuals by characteristics of their DNA. DNA profiles are a small set of DNA variations that are very likely to be different in all unrelated individuals. It is having good scope for the identification of the DNA of humans,  forensic DNA analysis includes various methods like Novel methods of extraction of DNA from weathered and ancient bone fragments, Novel methods of purification of crime scene DNA analysis, the DNA identification techniques includes ABO typing and str testing for forensic DNA analysis, Forensic mitochondrial DNA data analysis, Forensic analysis using portable analyzers Efficient methods for recovery of high quality dna and RNA in forensic analysis. Reports forecasting that the industry to reach $804.0 million by 2018, growing at a CAGR of 13.9% between 2013 and 2018.

Relevant Conferences:

2^nd International Conference on Transcriptomics, September 12-14, 2016 Philadelphia, USA; 7^th Conference on Proteomics, October 24-26, 2016 Rome, Italy; 2^nd International Conference on Protein Engineering, November 14-16, 2016, Atlanta, USA, 6th International Conference on Genomics and Pharmacogenomics, September 12-14, 2016 Berlin, Germany; Single Molecule & Single Cell Analysis, March 15-16, 2016 Madrid, Spain, International Society for Forensic Genetics (ISFG, International Association for Identification, American Forensic Association

Track 7: Forensic Engineering

Forensic engineering is the investigation of materials, products, structures or components that fail or do not operate or function as intended, causing personal injury or damage to property, bridge damage evaluations. It had a wider scope in the fields of Accident reconstruction, Human factors assesment in structural failures. The new technologies developed under forensic engineering are chemical engineering investigation analysis, finger print silicone engineering, forensic evaluation using ultrasonic and radar echo techniques. BCC estimates that total sales of forensic products and services were nearly $10.1 billion in 2010 and that sales will grow at a 9.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) through 2016 to more than $17 billion.

Relevant Conferences:

5^th International Conference on Biometrics and Biostatistics, October 20-21,2016, San Houston, USA; 2^nd World Congress on Construction and Steel Structure, September 22-24, 2016, Las Vegas, USA; 3^rd International Conference on Industrial Engineering, November 14-15, 2016 Dubai, UAE; 4^th International Conference on Mechanical Aerospace Engineering, October 3-4, 2016 Orlando, USA; ICFEM 2016 : 18th International Conference on Forensic Engineering and Management, August 4 - 5, 2016, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. American Society of Trace Evidence Examiners (ASTEE), American Society of Law, Medicine, and Ethics (ASLME, American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors (ASCLD)

Track 8: Forensic Geology and Geophysics

Forensic geophysics also called forensic geology is the study, the search, the localization and the mapping of buried objects or elements beneath the soil or the water, using geophysics tools for legal purposes. Forensic archaeology will also comes under this department in which archaeological methods are applied to forensic – crime scene – work. Various sub topics includes Analysis of heavy metals and heavy mineral compositions, applications of palaeontology for investigations, advanced techniques for soil forensic examinations, geochemical and isotopic tracers, seismology and nuclear tests

Relevant Conferences

4^th International Conference on Geology, Mar 23-24, 2017 Orlando, USA; 3^rd Global Geologists Annual Meeting, July 11-12, 2016 Brisbane, Australia; International Conference on Geosciences, October 06-07, 2016 Miami, USA. Forensic Geosciences Group, Forensic Geosciences Group, The Forensic Science Society (FSSoc)

Track 9: Forensic Pathology

Forensic pathology is a sub-specialty of pathology that focuses on determining the cause of death by examining a corpse. The autopsy is performed by a medical examiner, usually during the investigation of criminal law cases and civil law cases in some jurisdictions. This includes forensic autopsy- case studies, determination of post-mortem interval, MRNA analysis of death investigations, forensic veterinary pathology (application of veterinary medicine to the forensic sciences), and implications in forensic pathology and post mortem interval analysis.

Relevant Conferences:

6^th Global Conference on Forensic Pathology and Medicine; Case Reports, August 03-04, 2016 New Orleans, USA, 3rd Euro-Global Experts Meeting on Medical Case Reports, June 30-July 02, 2016 Valencia, Spain, International Meeting on Clinical Case Reports, September 02-05,2017, Dubai, UAE, 5^th Conference on Pathology May 09-11, 2016 Chicago, USA; 2^nd International Conference on Cytopathology, August 10-12, 2016 Birmingham , UK; World Digital Pathology Congress, October 10-11, 2016 Manchester, UK, 2^nd Annual Conference on Pediatric Pathology, June 16-17, Ontario, Canada. American Forensic Association, International Association for Identification, American Academy of Forensic Sciences, International Society of Forensic Computer Examiners, American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors (ASCLD), American Society of Law, Medicine, and Ethics (ASLME)

Track 10: Forensic Psychology and Forensic Psychiatry

Forensic psychiatry is a sub-speciality of psychiatry and is related to criminology. It encompasses the interface between law and psychiatry. A forensic psychiatrist provides services – such as determination of competency to stand trial – to a court of law to facilitate the adjudicative process and provide treatment like medications and psychotherapy to criminals. This topic has the wide scope which includes behavioral forensic science, criminological studies, recent advancements and techniques in criminal psychology, case studies, and ethical issues in forensic psychology, personality disorders, and recent developments in forensic psychiatry. Around 15 universities are there particularly in North America

Relevant Conferences:

Experts Meeting on Forensic Psychology and Criminology,  October 06-07, 2016 London, UK; 2^nd International Conference on Psychiatry Disorders, May 02-04, 2016 Chicago, USA; International Conference on Positive Psychology and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, June 13-14, 2016 Philadelphia, USA; 2^nd International Conference on Adolescent Medicine and Child Psychology, October 06-07, 2016 London, UK; 4^th Euro-Global Psychiatrists Meeting, November 10-11, 2016 Alicante, Spain; Global Clinical Psychologists Annual Meeting, October 10-12, 2016 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; The 25th Division of Forensic Psychology Annual Conference, June 14-16, 2016, UK, 16^th Annual IAFMHS Conference, June 21 – 23, 2016, New York, USA, Division of Clinical Psychology Annual Conference 2017, January 18-20, UK. American Forensic Association, International Association for Identification, American Academy of Forensic Sciences, International Society of Forensic Computer Examiners, American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors (ASCLD), American Society of Law, Medicine, and Ethics (ASLME),

Track 11: Forensic Toxicology

Forensic toxicology is the use of toxicology and other disciplines such as analytical chemistry, pharmacology and clinical chemistry to aid medical or legal investigation of death, poisoning, and drug use. Forensic toxicology includes various identification techniques for drugs and toxic substances. It includes method development analysis and of cannbinoids, challenges in forensic toxicology, includes various analytical techniques like GC-MS. Many research labs and universities are present. Most of the techniques come under pharmacy techniques

Relevant Conferences:

International Conference on Forensic Science and Clinical Toxicology, November 2-3, 2017 San Antonio, Texas, USA, 5^th International Conference on Environmental Toxicology and Ecological Risk Assessment, September 12-13, 2016 Phoenix, USA;6^th Global Summit on Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, October 17-19, 2016 Houston, USA; 7^th Euro-Global Summit on Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, October 24-26, 2016 Rome, Italy; The International Association of Forensic Toxicologists  – 54th Annual Meeting August 28-31, 2016 Brisbane, Australia, 2^nd International congress of Forensic Toxicology, May 26-30, 2016, Ankara, Turkey, 54th Annual Meeting of TIAFT, August 28th - September 1st, 2016, Brisbane, Australia. American Forensic Association, International Association for Identification, American Academy of Forensic Sciences, International Society of Forensic Computer Examiners, American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors (ASCLD), American Society of Law, Medicine, and Ethics (ASLME), American Society of Questioned Document Examiners (ASQDE), American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), American Society of Trace Evidence Examiners (ASTEE), International Society for Forensic Genetics (ISFG), Society of Forensic Toxicologists (SOFT)

Track 12: Wild life Forensic Science

Wildlife forensic science is science that is applied to legal questions involving wildlife. Involves wild life poisoning, advanced wild life forensic techniques, applications of DNA bar-coding in wildlife forensics, animal crime investigation-case studies. Less research is going on under this title.

Relevant Conferences:

9th annual veterinary forensic science conference, May 11-13, 2016 Florida, USA. Society for Wildlife Forensic Science (SWFS), American Forensic Association, International Association for Identification, American Academy of Forensic Sciences

Track 13: Forensic Sociology

Forensic sociologists analyze evidence and research to determine negligence in criminal or civil cases. They may visit a crime scene to study how evidence collected relates to the behaviour of a defendant. Universities are there under the topics, but only limited research is going on at present.

Relevant Conferences:

2016 NOFSW Conference, June 17-19, 2016, New Orleans, USA; The Stockholm Criminology Symposium 2016, June 14 - 16, 2016, Stockholm, Sweden; 18th International Conference On Sociology And Criminology, June, 20 - 21, 2016, Paris, France; The 16th Annual Conference Of The European Society Of Criminology, September, 21 - 24, 2016, Muenster, Germany. The Australian and New Zealand Forensic Science Society, The Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences, Forensic Geosciences Group, Society of Forensic Toxicologists., Inc, Cornell Forensics Society, Forensic Geosciences Group, The Forensic Science Society (FSSoc)

Track 14: Vehicle Forensics

Vehicular accident reconstruction is the scientific process of investigating, analyzing, and drawing conclusions about the causes and events during a vehicle collision. Re constructionists are employed to conduct in-depth collision analysis and reconstruction to identify the collision causation and contributing factors in different types of collisions, including the role of the driver(s), vehicle(s), roadway and the environment

Relevant Conferences:

VDI Conference - IT Security for Vehicles, June 29-30, Düsseldorf, Germany; American Society of Questioned Document Examiners (ASQDE), American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), American Society of Trace Evidence Examiners

Track 15: Forensic Odontology

Forensic dentistry is the application of dental knowledge to those criminal and civil laws that are enforced by police agencies in a criminal justice system. Forensic dentists are involved in assisting investigative agencies to identify recovered human remains in addition to the identification of whole or fragmented bodies; forensic dentists may also be asked to assist in determining age, race, occupation, previous dental history and socioeconomic status of unidentified human beings. Forensic odontology has a wider scope. In USA around 6 universities are having this branch, but the targeted audience will be less than compared with research labs and university members. Market analysis is telling that by 2016 it will grow by $2.5 million.

Relevant Conferences:

14^th International Conference on Dental Health, September 14-16, 2016 Philadelphia, USA; 11^th Asia Pacific Congress Oral Health, July 25-27, 2016 Bangkok, Thailand; 12^th World Congress on Dentistry and Oral Health, August 4-5, 2016 Manchester, UK; 13^th International Conference on Dental Medicine, August 08-10, 2016 Toronto, Canada; 15^th Euro Congress on Oral Health, October 24-26, 2016 Rome, Italy, New Zealand Society of Forensic Odontology Conference and AGM 2016, May 20-21, Wellington, New Zealand; ANZFSS 23^rd International symposium on the Forensic Sciences, September 18-23, 2016, Auckalnd, New Zealand. American association of Forensic Odontology, The Australian and New Zealand Forensic Science Society, The Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences, Forensic Geosciences Group

 Track 16: Forensic Nursing

Forensic nursing practice is "application of nursing science to public or legal proceedings." Forensic nurses investigate real and potential causes of morbidity and mortality in a variety of settings. Forensic Nursing Care responsibilities range from collecting evidence from perpetrators and survivors of violent crime to testifying in court as a fact witness (someone who saw a situation firsthand) or an expert witness (someone who offers an opinion of a particular situation). Forensic nurses understand evidence collection, such as forensic photography, for subsequent legal and civil proceedings and are the "bridge between the criminal justice system and the health care system." Skills of the forensic nurse include but are not limited to: observation, documentation, and preservation of evidence, all critical in determining the legal outcome of violent crimes. The largest subspecialty of forensic nursing is sexual assault, closely followed by death investigation, forensic psychiatric nursing and medical-legal consulting.

Relevant Conferences:

13^th International Conference on Psychiatric-Mental health Nursing, October 03-04, 2016 London, UK; 5^th International Conference on Family Nursing, June 13-15, 2016 Philadelphia, USA; 6^th World Congress on Community Nursing, June 20-22 ,2016 Capetown , South Africa; 6^th World Healthcare Conference, August 15-17, 2016 Crowne Plaza, London, UK;10^th Global Nursing Conference, August 18-20, 2016 Sao Paulo, Brazil; 12^thNursing Congress, October 3-5, 2016 Vancouver, Canada; 15^th Euro Nursing & Medicare Summit, Oct 17-19, 2016 Rome, Italy; 17^th Critical Care Nursing Conference, November 21-23, 2016 Dubai, UAE; 2016 International Conference on Forensic Nursing Science and Practice September 29- October 2, 2016 Denver, CO, USA; 2017 International Conference on Forensic Nursing Science and Practice, October 11-14, 2017 Toronto, ON, Canada. American Forensic Association, International Association for Identification, American Academy of Forensic Sciences, International Society of Forensic Computer Examiners, American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors (ASCLD), American Society of Law, Medicine, and Ethics (ASLME)

Track 17: Forensic Entomology

Forensic entomology is the application and study of insect and other arthropod biology to criminal matters. It also involves the application of the study of arthropods, including insects, arachnids, centipedes, millipedes, and crustaceans to criminal or legal cases. it involves the study of case reports and protocols of forensic entomology

Relevant Conferences:

The XXV Congress of Entomology, September 25-30, 2016 Florida, USA; The2016 NAFEA Conference and Business meeting, September 25, 2016, Orlando, USA. American Forensic Association, International Association for Identification, American Academy of Forensic Sciences, International Society of Forensic Computer Examiners, American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors (ASCLD), American Society of Law, Medicine, and Ethics (ASLME), American Society of Questioned Document Examiners (ASQDE), American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), American Society of Trace Evidence Examiners (ASTEE), International Society for Forensic Genetics (ISFG), Society for Wildlife Forensic Science (SWFS)

Track 18: Forensic Medicine

Department of forensic medicine was a section within the Department of Pathology. Forensic medicine deals with the application of scientific medical knowledge to the administration of law, to the furthering of justice, and to the legal relations of the medical practitioner, forensic medicine addresses the physiology of dying, the cause and time of death, and post death phenomena. Forensic medicine deals with offenses against the person or patient. Practitioners of forensic medicine assist in medical-legal investigations by offering expert opinions to help legally authorized individuals understand the medical implications of pathological examinations, including post-mortem examinations (autopsies) of bodies, tissues, organs, and laboratory specimens.

Relevant Conferences:

6^th Global Conference on Forensic Pathology and Medicine; Case Reports, August 03-04, 2016 New Orleans, USA, 3rd Euro-Global Experts Meeting on Medical Case Reports, June 30-July 02, 2016 Valencia, Spain, International Meeting on Clinical Case Reports, September 02-05,2017, Dubai, UAE, 5^th Conference on Pathology May 09-11, 2016 Chicago, USA; 2^nd International Conference on Cytopathology, August 10-12, 2016 Birmingham , UK; World Digital Pathology Congress, October 10-11, 2016 Manchester, UK, 2^nd Annual Conference on Pediatric Pathology, June 16-17, Ontario, Canada. American Forensic Association, International Association for Identification, American Academy of Forensic Sciences, International Society of Forensic Computer Examiners, American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors (ASCLD), American Society of Law, Medicine, and Ethics (ASLME)

Track 19: Forensic Service & Market Analysis

Track 20: Forensic Equipment & Market Analysis