Forensics
Forensics plays a vital role in the criminal justice system and in research underway at the University at Albany.
One emerging area of research focus is the growing threat of cybercrime. Cyber security and warfare-related projects include the investigation of computer security threats such as botnets and malware, risk analysis, security policy development and evaluation, security modeling, and development of self-organized complex systems.
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Chemists Apply a Laser Focus on Solving Crimes
University at Albany chemist Igor Lednev is applying his laser spectroscopy expertise to the development of new scientific methods for solving crimes.
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Digital Image Forensic Specialist Uncovers Fake Photos
A team led by University at Albany computer scientist Siwei Lyu has developed a new method for authenticating digital images by analyzing “noise,” the digital equivalent of film grain which is generally invisible to the human eye.
University at Albany
Research Report
2012-2013
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