Chartoularios hosted the 4th meeting of the CERTAIN-FORS (WP4) research group.
3 full days of work completed!Chartoularios P.C. Institute of Questioned Document Studies hosted the 4th in person meeting of the CERTAIN-FORS (WP4) group in Piraeus, with the assistance of IEK AKMI – ΙΕΚ ΑΚΜΗ. Colleagues from Portugal, Switzerland, Slovenia, Slovakia, Latvia, Poland, Sweden and Australia flew in to advance the work that is being done for […]
New Publication: Digitally Captured Signatures (Biometric Signatures) & Forensic Handwriting Examination. A short Introduction
New publication from our Institute’s Manager mr. Niko Kalantzis, in collaboration with Dr. A. Platt from Staffordshire University. The article entitled “Digitally Captured Signatures (Biometric Signatures) & Forensic Handwriting Examination. A short Introduction ” was published in the 10/2020 issue of the Journal “Penal Justice / Ποινική Δικαιοσύνη”. Abstract: Digitally Captured Signatures are being established as a means […]
New Publication: Recommendations for capturing signatures digitally to optimize their suitability for forensic handwriting examination
New publication from the STEFA G8 research team, in which our Institute’s director Niko Kalantzis is a member & contributor. The article entitled “Recommendations for capturing signatures digitally to optimize their suitability for forensic handwriting examination” was published in the Journal of Forensic Sciences. Abstract: The use of digitally captured signatures in everyday course of […]
New Publication: Features of Digitally Captured Signatures vs. Pen and Paper Signatures: Similar or Completely Different?
New publication from the STEFA G8 research team, in which our Institute’s director Niko Kalantzis is a member & contributor. In this publication 2 previous publications of another expert of our Institute, Dr. Michael Pertsinakis, are referenced. The article entitled “Features of Digitally Captured Signatures vs. Pen and Paper Signatures: Similar or Completely Different?” was […]
Nikolaos Kalantzis elected member of the Steering Committee of the European Network of Forensic Handwriting Experts (ENFHEX)
During the 1st joint meeting of the European Network of Forensic Handwriting Experts (ENFHEX) & the European Fingerprint Working Group (EFP-WG) that took place in Porto (Portugal) during 9-12 of September 2019, the manager of our laboratory was elected as part of the Steering Committee of European Network of Forensic Handwriting Experts (ENFHEX). The members of our laboratory wish him luck […]
1st Joint Meeting European Network of Forensic Handwriting Experts (ENFHEX) & European Fingerprint Working Group (EFP-WG)
The 1st Joint meeting of the European Network of Forensic Handwriting Experts (ENFHEX) & the European Fingerprint Working Group (EFP-WG) was successfully completed in Porto (Portugal) from 9 till 12 of September 2019. The conference was attended by more than 180 experts, coming from institutions from allover Europe, Saudi Arabia, Australia, Canada and other countries. During the […]
17th conference of International Graphonomics Society in Gaeta, Italy οn June 18, 2017
We inform you that Senior Examiner of our lab Dr. Michael Pertsinakis will present his findings titled “The result of visual feedback in the static and kinetic individual characteristics of signatures” at the 17th conference of International Graphonomics Society in Gaeta, Italy οn June 18, 2017. This conference has been endorsed by IAPR ( International […]
Michael Pertsinakis awarded PhD.
We are very happy to announce that Senior Examiner Mr. Michael Pertsinakis successfully defended his thesis “The influence of visual feedback in the static and dynamic individual characteristics of handwriting” and received the award of PhD in Forensic Sciences by the Staffordshire University. We congratulate deeply Dr. Pertsinakis and we wish him the best for […]
Handouts available for the Non-Originals: The pitfalls & the possibilities of working without original documents
Handouts given during the Non-Originals: The pitfalls & the possibilities of working without original documents workshop,given on the 2nd of April during the Emirates International Forensic Conference & Exhibition in Dubai, are now available. The handouts can be downloaded from the following link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ttdohmvoj39vpdv/DUBAI%20%20Workshop%20Handouts.pdf?dl=0 If you wish you can subscribe to the Laboratory’s mailing list to receive […]
Visiting Lectures at UCLan MSc Document Analysis
On Thursday April 6th of 2017, our laboratory manager mr. Nikolaos Kalantzis will deliver two lectures to the MSc Document Analysis students of the University of Central Lancashire. The titles of the lectures are as follows: Casework examples – non-standard cases require non-standard approach. Contextual bias in forensic science & document examination.
