Fingerprints and Other Friction Ridge Evidence: Research and Development Projects
Award Abstracts
View the abstracts for all forensic research and development awards:
The following table — Fingerprint and Other Friction Ridge Evidence Research and Development Awards, 2005–2011 — shows awards made by NIJ for forensic friction ridge research and development projects.
Both ongoing and completed projects are included. Project titles for completed awards are linked to the substantive report submitted to NIJ at the completion of the project if available.
| Project Title (linked to final report if available) | Awardee | Award Number | Amount[1] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smartphone Technology for Capturing Untreated Latent Fingerprints | EOIR Technologies, Inc. | 2011-DN-BX-K536 | $208,085 | |
| Latent Print AFIS Interoperability Technical Working Group | NIST Office of Law Enforcement Standards | 2010-DN-R-7121 | $280,000 | |
| NIST/NIJ Expert Working Group on Human Factors in Latent Print Analysis (pdf, 248 pages) | NIST Office of Law Enforcement Standards | 2010-DN-R-7121 | $180,000 | |
| Development of Latent Print AFIS Interoperability Standards | NIST Office of Law Enforcement Standards | 2010-DN-R-7121 | $700,000 | |
| Web-based Testing and Quantification of Cognitive Suitability for Conducting Latent Print Examination | NIST Office of Law Enforcement Standards | 2010-DN-R-7121 | $273,000 | |
| Developing Methods to Improve the Quality and Efficiency of Latent Fingermark Development by Superglue Fuming | The University of Tennessee | 2010-DN-BX-K202 | $258,816 | |
| Acquisition of Fingerprint Topology Using Columnar Thin Films | The Pennsylvania State University | 2010-DN-BX-K232 | $470,216 | |
| Miami-Dade Research Study for the Reliability of the ACE-V Process: Accuracy, Precision, Reproducibility and Repeatability in Latent Fingerprint Examination | Miami Dade County | 2010-DN-BX-K268 | $139,530 | |
| Improving the Understanding and the Reliability of the Concept of "Sufficiency" in Friction Ridge Examination | The Pennsylvania State University | 2010-DN-BX-K267 | $479,412 | |
| Quantified Assessment of Contextual Information in Latent Friction Ridge Impression Analysis Related to Accuracy and Reliability of Subsequent Examiner Suitability Determinations | Complete Consultants Worldwide, LLC | 2010-DN-BX-K270 | $452,050 | |
| Quantitative Measures in Support of Latent Print Comparison | The Research Foundation of State University of New York | 2009-DN-BX-K208 | $498,784 | |
| Quantifying the Effects of Database Size and Sample Quality on Measures of Individualization Validity and Accuracy in Forensics | George Mason University | 2009-DN-BX-K234 | $974,981 | |
| Specific Heat Capacity Thermal Function of Cyanoacrylate Fingerprint Development Process (pdf, 32 pages) | Mountain State University | 2009-DN-BX-K196 | $207,731 | |
| Application of Spatial Statistics to Latent Print Identifications: Towards Improved Forensic Science Methodologies | Western Oregon University | 2009-DN-BX-K228 | $685,754 | |
| Establishing the Quantitative Basis for Sufficiency: Thresholds and Metrics for Friction Ridge Pattern Detail Quality and the Foundation for a Standard | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 2009-DN-BX-K229 | $854,907 | |
| Error Rates for Latent Fingerprinting as a Function of Visual Complexity and Cognitive Difficulty | University of California at Los Angeles | 2009-DN-BX-K225 | $866,674 | |
| The Information Content of Friction Ridge Impressions as Revealed by Human Experts | Indiana University | 2009-DN-BX-K226 | $424,285 | |
| Quantified Assessment of AFIS Contextual Information on Accuracy and Reliability of Subsequent Examiner Conclusions (pdf, 61 pages) | Complete Consultants Worldwide, LLC | 2009-DN-BX-K224 | $348,770 | |
| Latent Print AFIS Interoperability Technical Working Group | NIST Office of Law Enforcement Standards | 2008-DN-R-121 | $340,000 | |
| NIST/NIJ Expert Working Group on Human Factors in Latent Print Analysis | NIST Office of Law Enforcement Standards | 2008-DN-R-121 | $435,000 | |
| Universal IR Fluorescent Latent-Print Detection Method | Oak Ridge National Laboratory | 2008-IJ-R-134 | $440,013 | |
| Chemical Visualization of Latent Prints (pdf, 61 pages) | Midwest Research Institute | Friction Ridge | 2008-NI-CX-K012 | $167,371 |
| Electronic Fingerprint Development Device "Fuma-Room" (pdf, 94 pages) | Mountain State University | 2007-DN-BX-K242 | $60,916 | |
| Automatic Fingerprint Matching Using Extended Feature Set (pdf, 210 pages) | Michigan State University | 2007-DN-BX-0005 | $15,541 | |
| Cultivating Methods to Enhance the Quality of Aged Fingerprints Developed by Cyanoacrylate Fuming (pdf, 28 pages) | The University of Tennessee | 2006-DN-BX-K031 | $126,505 | |
| Breakable Cartridge Cyanocrylate Fingerprint Development System/3 Port Sublimation Chamber (pdf, 13 pages) | Mountain State University | 2006-DN-BX-K037 | $82,815 | |
| The Report of the International Association for Identification Standardization II Committee (pdf, 257 pages) | International Association for Identification | 2006-DN-BX-K249 | $179,943 | |
| Quantitative Assessment of the Individuality of Friction Ridge Patterns (pdf, 97 pages) | Research Foundation of the State University of New York, Amherst | 2005-DD-BX-K012 | $596,450 | |
| Ultra Scan Corporation | 2005-DD-BX-K056 | $126,601 | ||
| Latent-Print Detection by Macro-Raman Imaging (pdf, 35 pages) | Oak Ridge National Laboratory | 2005-DD-R-094 | $299,000 | |
| Improving Methods for Fingerprint Development on Hand-guns | U.S. Department of Defense, Technical Support Working Group | 2005-IJ-R-051 | $70,000 | |
| Adding Human Expertise to the Quantitative Analysis of Fingerprints (pdf, 54 pages) | Indiana University | 2005-MU-BX-K076 | $431,234 | |
| Analysis of Level III Characteristics at High Resolutions | International Biometric Group, LLC | 2005-MU-MU-K063 | $461,495 |
Note
[1] Award amounts include original and supplemental funding.
Date Modified: June 5, 2012
