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Forensic Science

Digital evidence

Projects/Programs

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Computer Forensic Reference Data Sets

Ongoing
There are several uses envisioned for the data sets, but we also expect that there will be unforeseen applications. The four most obvious applications are testing forensic tools, establishing that lab equipment is functioning properly, testing proficiency in specific skills and training laboratory

Computer Forensics Tool Testing (CFTT)

Ongoing
The Computer Forensics Tool Testing Program is a project in The Software Diagnostics and Conformance Testing Division supported by The Office of Law Enforcement Standards.

Digital Forensics

Ongoing
The project team develops tools for testing computer forensic software, including test criteria and test sets. ITL also maintains the National Software Reference Library – a vast archive of published software applications that is an important resource for both criminal investigators and historians.
Image Analysis console

Digital Video Exchange Standards

Ongoing
NIST is working to develop a data export standard in conjunction with the stakeholder community. The goal of standardization is to increase evidentiary value and timeliness of CCTV video data; and to facilitate interoperable data sharing between CCTV/DVR owners and Law Enforcement; as well as among

ITL Forensic Science Program

Ongoing
The principal goals of the Program are to develop standards, measurement methods, tests, validation studies, and technology to: Better understand and improve the accuracy and reliability of forensic science. Provide scientifically validated bases for forensic methods and standards. Establish

National Software Reference Library

Ongoing
The National Software Reference Library (NSRL) is designed to collect software from various sources and incorporate file profiles computed from this software into a Reference Data Set (RDS) of information. The RDS can be used by law enforcement, government, and industry organizations to review files

NIST Cloud Computing Forensic Science

Ongoing
Cloud computing is a model for enabling ubiquitous, convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources (e.g., networks, servers, storage, applications, and services) that can be rapidly provisioned and released with minimal management effort or service provider

Software Assurance Metrics And Tool Evaluation (SAMATE)

Ongoing
The SAMATE project is an inter-agency project between the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and NIST, and consists of two parts: Development of metrics for the effectiveness of software security assessment (SSA) tools. assess current SSA methods and tools in order to identify deficiencies which

Speaker and Language Recognition

Ongoing
Current Speaker and Language Recognition technology activities: Speaker Recognition Evaluation series: (1996-) A biennial NIST evaluation of fully automated text-independent speaker recognition technology. View the 2012 NIST SRE report. Human Assisted Speaker Recognition Evaluation series: (2010- )

Video Analytics

Ongoing
Active evaluations/projects include: Activities in Extended Videos: The ActEV evaluation seeks to evaluate robust automatic activity detection algorithms for a multi-camera streaming video environment. ActEV will address activity detection for both forensic applications and for real-time