Biomathematics Seminar: Pattern Recognition in Forensic Evidence Analysis

Arun Moorthy (of Trent University) will be providing a talk on the process of analyzing seized drugs and discuss some of the interesting mathematical modeling and statistical inference (and basic computing) problems that one encounters in the analysis of forensic evidence. Arun will also discuss and reflect on their experience working in a large multidisciplinary research team at a national laboratory, transitioning between research areas, and the challenge of disseminating actionable solutions to community stakeholders.

We hope to see you there!

Arun's explanation of what you can expect at the talk:

"I left the University of Guelph in 2016 to begin a postdoctoral fellowship at the National Insitute of Standards and Technology (NIST)--an agency of the US federal government. After spending 5 years in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics and another year in the Department of Food Science, I was expecting to pursue research at the interface of applied math and food science at NIST. But the explosion of fentanyl overdoses in the country (and the world) required I quickly change my research priorities. In this seminar, we will pull back the curtain on the process of analyzing seized drugs and discuss some of the interesting mathematical modeling and statistical inference (and basic computing) problems that one encounters in the analysis of forensic evidence. I will also reflect on my life working in a large multidisciplinary research team at a national laboratory, transitioning between research areas, and the challenge of disseminating actionable solutions to community stakeholders."