In forensic investigation, retrieving biological information from DNA evidence is a promising field of interest. One of the applications is on the estimation of the age of the donor based on DNA methylation. A large number of studies focused on age p...
We developed a new mutationally well-balanced 32 Y-STR multiplex (CombYplex) together with a machine learning (ML) program PredYMaLe to assess the impact of STR mutability on haplogourp prediction, while respecting forensic community criteria (high D...
Forensic science international. Genetics
Jan 1, 2020
We present a machine learning approach to short tandem repeat (STR) sequence detection and extraction from massively parallel sequencing data called Fragsifier. Using this approach, STRs are detected on each read by first locating the longest repeat ...
Forensic science international. Genetics
Jan 1, 2020
Despite advances in genotyping technologies, traditional kinship analysis tools utilized in forensic identification have seen limited evolution and lack measures of accuracy. Here, we leverage artificial intelligence (AI) and extend the Elston-Stewar...
For very serious crimes, reporting scientists often have to contend with complex cases where literally hundreds of items are submitted by investigators for analysis. In order to efficiently expedite the challenge of comparing reference profiles to ev...
Correct identification of different human epithelial materials such as from skin, saliva and vaginal origin is relevant in forensic casework as it provides crucial information for crime reconstruction. However, the overlap in human cell type composit...
Forensic science international. Genetics
Jan 1, 2019
Previous work has shown that artificial neural networks can be used to classify signal in an electropherogram into categories that have interpretational meaning (such as allele, baseline, pull-up or stutter). The previous work trained the neural netw...
Electropherograms are produced in great numbers in forensic DNA laboratories as part of everyday criminal casework. Before the results of these electropherograms can be used they must be scrutinised by analysts to determine what the identified data t...
Forensic science international. Genetics
May 1, 2017
The ability to estimate the age of the donor from recovered biological material at a crime scene can be of substantial value in forensic investigations. Aging can be complex and is associated with various molecular modifications in cells that accumul...
Forensic science international. Genetics
Nov 1, 2016
Electropherograms are produced in great numbers in forensic DNA laboratories as part of everyday criminal casework. Before the results of these electropherograms can be used they must be scrutinised by analysts to determine what the identified data t...