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New Zealand Institute for Public Health and Forensic Science Limited: all federal awards · Department of Commerce: spending

PURPOSE: TO ADVANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) TECHNOLOGIES WITHIN CRIME LABORATORIES, THIS PROJECT SEEKS TO HELP FORENSIC SERVICE PROVIDERS AND DEVELOPERS BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW AI CAN BE TRANSFORMATIVE IN FORENSIC WORKFLOWS. THE APPLICANT PROPOSES TO DEVELOP USE-CASE PROFILES, ALIGNED WITH NIST FORENSIC SCIENCE PROCESS MAPS; CREATE A PROCUREMENT FRAMEWORK OUTLINING KEY CONSIDERATIONS FOR ACQUIRING AI SYSTEMS IN FORENSIC CONTEXTS; AND CREATE A TAXONOMY THAT CAN BE USED TO STANDARDIZE HOW AI SYSTEMS ARE DESCRIBED. LASTLY, THE APPLICANT WILL CONDUCT A CASE STUDY OF LUMI DRUG SCAN, A FIELD DRUG DETECTION TOOL, AS A REAL-WORLD AI APPLICATION IN FORENSICS.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE RESEARCHERS WILL DEVELOP USE-CASE PROFILES OF AI IN FORENSIC SCIENCE, ALIGNED WITH NIST FORENSIC SCIENCE PROCESS MAPS, AND BUILD AN OPEN-ACCESS LIBRARY OF FORENSIC AI USE CASES. FURTHER, THEY WILL ANALYZE STRATEGIES FOR AI DEVELOPMENT AND PROCUREMENT THROUGH STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWS AND DOCUMENT REVIEWS, AND CREATE A PROCUREMENT FRAMEWORK OUTLINING KEY CONSIDERATIONS ACQUIRING AI SYSTEMS IN FORENSIC CONTEXTS. ESR WILL ALSO DESIGN, VALIDATE, AND PUBLISH A CONCEPTUAL TAXONOMY FOR FORENSIC AI APPLICATION TYPES. AND LASTLY, THEY WILL CONDUCT A CASE STUDY OF LUMI DRUG SCAN, AN AI-POWERED FIELD DRUG DETECTION SYSTEM, WHICH WILL SERVE AS A PRACTICAL EXAMPLE OF RESPONSIBLE AI DEPLOYMENT IN FORENSIC SCIENCE. THESE ACTIVITIES WILL ALL INCLUDED WORKING WITH FORENSIC PRACTITIONERS TO ENSURE RELEVANCE TO CASEWORK AND REAL-WORLD LAB OPERATIONS.EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE A VALIDATED AND ACCESSIBLE LIBRARY OF FORENSIC AI USE CASES, A PROCUREMENT FRAMEWORK, A TAXONOMY AND METADATA STRUCTURE TO DESCRIBE AI SYSTEMS, AND AN OPEN-ACCESS PLATFORM TO SHARE THESE RESOURCES.INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE PROJECT IS INTENDED TO BENEFIT FORENSIC LABORATORIES, AI DEVELOPERS, LEGAL PROFESSIONALS, COURTS, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. ULTIMATELY, IT WILL ALSO SERVE THE GENERAL PUBLIC BY SUPPORTING MORE RELIABLE AND TRANSPARENT USE OF AI IN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM.SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE RECIPIENT DOES NOT INTEND TO SUBAWARD FUNDS.

Project Grant (B) · National Institute of Standards and Technology · to New Zealand Institute for Public Health and Forensic Science Limited (UEI H1EPUWTEMBJ6) · data as of 2026-10-26

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