Presented at
Diana Initiative 2020 Virtual,
Aug. 21, 2020, 3 p.m.
(60 minutes)
In order to address the massive growth of digital evidence available in criminal investigations, the St. Joseph County (IN) Cyber Crimes Unit began a partnership with the University of Notre Dame in 2015. Unlike any other cyber crimes unit in the country, they took a leap of faith and began employing students as sworn law enforcement personnel and digital forensics examiners. We are two of those investigators. In this role, we conduct digital forensics examinations on real cases, write and execute search warrants, and testify in court. When we are not actively working on a case, we conduct research and testing, looking for novel ways to apply technology and digital forensics to existing real-world problems.
Since the inception of traffic crash reconstruction in 1985, its methods and formulas have remained relatively unchanged. So, we asked: can technology revolutionize traffic crash reconstruction? In this talk, we will discuss research that we have done related to the feasibility of using data automatically collected by a smartphone to reconstruct traffic crashes. We have found that depending on user interaction with the phone, it may be possible to build a detailed timeline of events leading up to, during, and after a crash. This timeline can include not only user interaction with the phone, but also detailed GPS information and vehicle speeds. Finally, we will talk about how our research can address the limitations of existing crash reconstruction methods and show case examples of where we have applied this research to local cases.
Presenters:
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Laura Hernandez
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Laura is a senior undergrad at the University of Notre Dame studying Sociology with a minor in Cyber Safety and Security. She is currently a Senior Investigator in the St. Joseph County Cyber Crimes Unit in Indiana, where she works as a digital forensic examiner. She is also certified as a Magnet Certified Forensics Examiner (MCFE) through Magnet Forensics. In the summer of 2019, she co-founded Women in Forensics, a week-long day camp that introduced local high school girls to the DFIR/InfoSec world.
When she's not in the Cyber Crimes Unit, Laura loves to box (shoutout to Notre Dame Women's Boxing!), go hiking/camping, and cook!
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Brianna Drummond
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Brianna Drummond is a senior undergrad at the University of Notre Dame studying Political Science and Russian with a minor in Cyber Safety and Security. In addition to being a student, Brianna is a Senior Investigator for the St. Joseph County Cyber Crimes Unit. She also holds the MCFE (Magnet Certified Forensic Examiner) certification. In her role with the cyber crimes unit, Brianna co-founded and taught at the first Women in Forensics camp for high school girls last summer.In her free time, Brianna loves doing yoga, going for walks while listening to How I Built This with Guy Raz, and baking!
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