GCCFEC 2018: GCC Forensics Exhibition and Conference Abu Dhabi, UAE, October 30-31, 2018 |
Conference website | http://www.gccforensic.com |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=gccfec2018 |
Abstract registration deadline | July 12, 2018 |
Submission deadline | July 30, 2018 |
Submission Guidelines
All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference.
Selection will be based on the following criteria:
- Relevance to the conference themes
- Excellence in research practices and adherence to international standards of ethics
- Possibility of real life implementation of research post conference by regional police forces
- Reliance on actual case studies
- Completeness of the required information submitted including abstract, references and submission form
- For detailed guidelines and to download a submission template visit: https://www.gccforensic.com/call-for-speakers
How to submit
After crafting your submission, you will need to upload it using the EasyChair Conference Management Platform using the following link:
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=gccfec2018 |
No submissions will be accepted by email or other means for this year’s Conference.
Important Dates
12 July, 2018 - Speakers will be notified of acceptance
12 August, 2018 - Speakers must submit final presentation slides
30 August, 2018 - Deadline for submitting documents for speakers/substitute speakers
List of Topics & Scope
Following the success of the inaugural edition of the GCC Forensic Science Conference, the event is returning for an expanded version with new themes that build on the foundation topics introduced in the previous year.
The programme aims to discuss the most important and current topics in Forensic Science areas, with a particular focus on:
- New technology & techniques for crime scene investigation
- Cold case solving
- Workflow case management
- Forensic intelligence
- Counterfeit currencies and documents
- Criminal profile construction
- Trends in forensic DNA & Next generation sequencing
- Sex crimes & human trafficking investigations
- Complex & multidisciplinary crime solving
- Investigation bias
- Applied genomics in the context of forensics
- Disaster victim identification
- Facial recognition technology
- Animal doping & exotic animal trafficking
- CBRN-E
- Evidence interpretation
- Novel psychoactive substances
- Cognitive forensic science
- Environmental tools in time of death estimation
- Bloodstain pattern analysis
- Disaster victim identification
- Forensic photography, audio and video examination
- Fibres & trace evidence analysis
- International forensic networks and information
- Digital forensics applications for multidisciplinary investigations
- E-crime and cryptocurrencies
Scope of the Conference:
- CSI
- Forensic DNA
- Forensic Psychology
- Trace Evidence
- Future Forensic Technology
- Criminalistics
- Lab Management & Forensic Intelligence
- DVI
- Toxicology & Drug Control
- Applied genomics
- Forensic Pathology & Legal Medicine
- Entomology
- Forensic Anthropology
- Forensic Archaeology
- Wildlife Forensics & Animal Doping
- Digital & cybercrime investigations
- Questioned Documents & Counterfeit Currency
- Forensic Odontology
- Ethics & Bias
- Ballistics
- Forensic Engineering
- Explosions and fire investigations
* We also welcome submissions from other areas of forensic science, which will be considered within the same criteria as the priority topics, as long as they are closely related to the overall themes covered at the event. Research may be rejected on the relevance criteria despite being of good academic quality, in order to maintain the consistency of the programme.
Committees
Scientific Committee
- Dr. Habiba AlSafar, Director of the Biotechnology Resarch Centre, Khalifa University of Science and Technology
- Dr Greg Hampikian, Boise State University
- Dr William Goodwin, University of Central Lancashire
- Dr Sasha Voss, University of Western Australia
- Dr Nikolas Lemos, University of California – San Francisco
- Dr. A. Nagarathna, National Law School of India University - Bangalore
- Dr Habiba Al Shafar, Khalifa University of Science and Technology
- Dr Ashraf Mozayani, Texas Southern University
- Dr Thomas Keller, Universität Salzburg
- Dr Paul Smith, University of Portsmouth
- Dr Salih Cengiz, Istanbul University
- Peter Massey, New Haven University
- Abdul Rauf Chaudhry, Naif Arab University for Security Sciences (NAUSS) & Managing Editor of the Arab Journal of Forensic Sciences and Forensic Medicine (AJFSFM)
- Dr. Mohammed Saleh Madadin, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
Organising committee
- Brigadier General Abdulrahman Mohammed Al Hamadi, Chief of Forensic Evidence Department, Abu Dhabi Police - Chairman of Organising Committee
- Lieutenant Colonel Suhail Al Khaili - Chairman of the Protocol Subcommittee
- Major Mohammed Ali Al Mazroei, Abu Dhabi Police, Team Acting Leader for Biology Content
- Major Saeed Ahmed Al Hassani, Assistant Expert & Head of Chemical Analysis Section, Abu Dhabi Police, Team Acting Leader for Chemistry Content
- Captain Abdulrahman Ismail Al Hammadi, Abu Dhabi Police, Committee Rapporteur
- Captain Ahmed Abdulla Al Mansoori - Assistant Expert & Head of Paternity & Kinship Branch, Abu Dhabi Police, Liaison Officer for Scientific Committee
- Captain Aamer Abdulla Al Shehhi - Assistant Expert, Abu Dhabi Police, Team Acting Leader for Conference Outcomes Committee
- Captain Abdulla Mahmoud Al Braiki - Head of DNA Database Branch, Abu Dhabi Police
- Captain Adel Nassib Al Saqri - Assistant Expert & Acting Head of Arsons, Abu Dhabi Police
- Captain Yahya Saleh Al Zaabi - Assistant Expert, Abu Dhabi Police
- Captain Ali Al Mazroui, Assistant Expert, Abu Dhabi Police, Liaison Officer for ADP Youth Council
- First Lieutenant Waleed Al Harbi
- First Lieutenant Abdulrahman Al Musabi
- First Lieutenant Hamad Al Ghafri
- Thomas Gaunt, Event Director, Clarion Events Ltd
- Mariana De' Carli, Content Manager, Clarion Events Ltd - mariana.decarli@clarionevents.com (Conference Manager)
- Amal Aziz, Marketing Manager, Clarion Events Ltd
- Maria Ines Pacaribu, Sales Manager, Clarion Events Ltd
Venue
Dusit Thani Hotel, Abu Dhabi
Contact
mariana.decarli@clarionevents.com