Scientific Committee

Prof. Suhua Zhang is a research professor at Fudan University's Institute of Forensic Science. Her research areas include forensic genetics and forensic multi-omics. Her recent research includes human thanatomicrobiome analysis, microbiome profiling, transcriptomics and interpretation of degraded DNA mixtures. She is also a doctoral supervisor and has published extensively in forensic genetics and related molecular-science fields. 

Prof. Dr. Cornelius Courts is a leading German forensic molecular geneticist and currently heads the Forensic Molecular Genetics department at the Institute of Legal Medicine, University Hospital Cologne. His work focuses on the analysis and interpretation of forensic DNA evidence, including complex trace evidence and activity-level assessment. He is a member of Germany's Spurenkommission and has contributed to international forensic-genetics standards and resources. He is also a co-author of the DNA-TrAC literature database recommended by the International Society for Forensic Genetics (ISFG).

Forensic Genetics • DNA Profiling • Complex DNA Mixtures • DNA Evidence Interpretation.

Position: Division Director, Biology Division, Health Sciences Authority (HSA), Singapore

Specialization: Forensic Biology, DNA Profiling, Human Identification

Dr. Christopher Syn is a senior forensic-science professional with Singapore's Health Sciences Authority, where he currently serves as Division Director of the Biology Division. His division is responsible for forensic DNA profiling and related biological evidence used in criminal investigations. HSA identifies its Forensic Biology Division as a national forensic capability for uniquely identifying individuals through DNA profiling.

Forensic DNA Profiling

Forensic Genetics

Human Identification

Advanced Biological Evidence

DNA Databases

Current/Recent Position: Assistant Professor of Behavioral & Social Sciences, College of Medicine, Qatar University

Specialization: Forensic Medicine, Medical Anthropology, Medico-Legal Studies, Mental Health & Society

Dr. Suhad Daher-Nashif is an academic researcher at Qatar University whose research specifically includes forensic medicine and medico-legal systems. She holds a PhD in Sociology and Anthropology, with a focus on medical and cultural anthropology. Her work examines the intersection of science, society, politics and bureaucracy within modern healthcare systems, with forensic medicine and mental-health systems among her principal research areas. Her publications have addressed medico-legal practices, death practices and women's health in the Middle East.

Forensic Medicine

Medico-Legal Studies

Forensic Anthropology

Forensic Mental Health

Death Investigation & Society

Gender, Crime & Forensic Medicine

Current Position: Distinguished Professor, Faculty of Law

Specialization: Criminology, Criminal Justice, Empirical Research

Prof. Jianhong Liu is a senior criminology and criminal-justice scholar currently serving as a Distinguished Professor at Macau University of Science and Technology. His research focuses on criminology, criminal justice, policing, sentencing, and empirical approaches to crime and justice. He previously held professorial positions at the University of Macau and universities in the United States. His current publication record includes research on Chinese criminal-justice practitioners, capital punishment, sentencing, and comparative criminology.

Criminology & Criminal Justice

Criminal Investigation

Forensic Science & Criminal Justice

Evidence & Justice Systems

Comparative Criminology

Policing & Crime Research

Organization: Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago de Compostela (IDIS) / Fundación Pública Galega de Medicina Xenómica

Specialization: Forensic Genetics, Forensic Genomics, Human Identification & Population Genetics

Prof. Dr. Ángel Carracedo Álvarez is one of Spain's most internationally recognized forensic geneticists. He has been Professor of Legal Medicine at the University of Santiago de Compostela since 1989 and has directed the Galician Public Foundation for Genomic Medicine since 1997. He previously directed the Institute of Legal Medicine at USC and has held a leadership role at Spain's National Genotyping Centre.

His early scientific career focused strongly on forensic and population genetics, where he became a prominent researcher in the development and application of molecular technologies for human identification. His group has contributed substantially to forensic genetics and has trained researchers from around the world.