Maximising opportunities from digital forensics in relation to crime prevention and detection

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  • Towards a Smart Digital Forensic Advisor to Support First Responders with At-Scene Triage of Digital Evidence Across Crime Types

    Over 90% of reported crime involves a digital device, and the increased use of digital devices in criminality has resulted in significant backlogs within the departments that forensically examine these devices. Despite t...

    Funded by: ESRC

    Lead research organisation: University College London

    Why might this be relevant?

    The project addresses the use of digital forensics in crime prevention and detection, specifically focusing on developing a tool to support first responders in triaging digital evidence at crime scenes.

  • Quantifying Digital Forensic Investigations and their Evidence

    With the growth of the world-wide web (WWW), there has been a corresponding growth in crimes that use the WWW. Specialist law enforcement investigators are ever more frequently required to examine PCs, laptops, mobile ph...

    Funded by: EPSRC

    Lead research organisation: King's College London

    Why might this be relevant?

    The project aims to address the issues of digital forensic investigations and evidence, which is directly related to the question of maximizing opportunities from digital forensics in relation to crime prevention and detection.

  • D-Figo and D-safe - Digital Evidence Management Solution

    Computer Science Labs Ltd (CSL) is a spin-off from Data Clinic Ltd (DC), a specialist computer support service company delivering data recovery products, technology, solutions and services to its clients. The B2B brand C...

    Funded by: Innovate UK

    Lead research organisation: COMPUTER SCIENCE LABS LIMITED

    Why might this be relevant?

    The project focuses on developing novel methodologies and technologies to quickly process evidential data, which partially addresses the question of maximizing opportunities from digital forensics in relation to crime prevention and detection.

  • Understanding the Use of Digital Forensics in Policing in England and Wales: An Ethnographic Analysis of Current Practices and Professional Dynamics

    Digital evidence can reveal a suspect's intent to commit an offence and help establish when events occurred, where victims and suspects were and with whom they communicated. It has been increasingly used in examinations ...

    Funded by: ESRC

    Lead research organisation: UNIVERSITY OF EXETER

    Why might this be relevant?

    The project aims to offer an ethnographic analysis of current practices and expertise in digital forensics in policing, which partially addresses the question of maximizing opportunities from digital forensics in relation to crime prevention and detection.

  • CameraForensics - An Online Service for Law Enforcement, Insurance and Security Services

    We will introduce a new web-based forensic tool for the law enforcement, security and insurance sectors - one that is capable of providing new evidence and intelligence by crossreferencing digital imagery online. By uplo...

    Funded by: Innovate UK

    Lead research organisation: CAMERAFORENSICS LTD

  • NEXUS: Next-generation Evidence eXamination Underpinned by Semantics — A First-of-a-kind AI Platform for Digital Forensics Investigations

    The police face an uphill struggle against criminals. This struggle is aggravated by globalisation and the widespread availability and increasing capabilities of the Internet, and the mass market for digital technology, ...

    Funded by: Innovate UK

    Lead research organisation: SEMANTICS 21 LTD

  • Cloud Based Digital Forensics Gateway - DFG

    PROJECT NUMBER: 101066 PROJECT TITLE: Cloud Based Digital Forensics Gateway - DFG PROJECT DESCRIPTION Investigating new methods and techniques for delivery of Forensic Cloud Computing and the merging of Forensic Techniqu...

    Funded by: Innovate UK

    Lead research organisation: FORENSIC PATHWAYS LIMITED

  • Network of Excellence in IT Forensics and Data

    The proposal for this Network arises as a result of the outcome of an invited workshop, organized jointly by EPSRC and the Ministry of Defence Science Advisors (MOD SA) on the topic of IT Forensics and Data Analysis, ref...

    Funded by: EPSRC

    Lead research organisation: City, University of London

  • CameraForensics for Law Enforcement and beyond - Market Study - Matt Burns Ltd.

    We aim to introduce a new web-based forensic tool to the law enforcement sector that is capable of providing new evidence in solving crimes involving digital cameras (robberies / burglaries etc.). By uploading a single p...

    Funded by: Innovate UK

    Lead research organisation: CAMERAFORENSICS LTD

  • Teesside University and Acume Forensics Limited

    To develop a cross platform Evidence Exploration System that automatically ingests, stores and searches civil and criminal law evidence bundles for review and disclosure securely and accurately using artificial intellige...

    Funded by: Innovate UK

    Lead research organisation: TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY

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