Title

Disaster Victim Identification: DNA matching and statistical analysis by using Familias software

08:30
Monday August 17th
St-Laurent 8
Duration: 4 hours 
DVI
Lourdes Prieto
Laura Catelli

The main objective of the workshop is to show Familias software as a tool to perform DNA matching and statistical analysis in large-scale human identification cases. The WS includes a theoretical part as well as practical exercises to perform: 

  • Comparisons of Post-Mortem (PM) vs PM data,
  • The evaluation of Ante-Mortem (AM) pedigrees, including simulations to know their informativeness,
  • The calculation of posterior probabilities of identification using different approaches. 

The intention is to provide e-learning material prior to the WS in order for the participants to understand the theory behind the exercises.