International humanitarian
Forensics alumnus Stephen Fonseca specializes in incredibly sensitive work in the aftermath of a crisis—from Japan after the tsunami to Lebanon at the start of the Syrian conflict. Learn more about this former BC Coroner who is now regional forensic manager for Africa with the International Committee of the Red Cross.

Alumna presents at international conference
Michelle Le’s graduation project on DNA transfer was accepted by the American Academy of Forensic Sciences for their February conference in California. With ever-improving tools and techniques, investigators can now create DNA profiles with fewer and fewer cells. Michelle explored DNA transfer, which is a threat to validity: “My experiment showed that small amounts of DNA evidence should be used with caution, particularly contact DNA.”

Scholarship available for women in AI course
Four academic institutions, one common goal. BCIT, Northeastern, SFU and UBC have partnered to help address gender imbalance in Artificial Intelligence through the Athena Pathways project. Apply now for a $500 scholarship for women and register in the new BCIT part-time AI course this fall.

Grad projects explore frontiers of forensics
This past spring, the graduating BTech students present their final projects via video. Topics included studies on domestic and eco-terrorism, admissibility of social media evidence in court, data extraction from smartphones, proficiency testing in forensic DNA labs, and radicalization of female extremists.