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1st December 2016
09:30 to 10:00 Registration, Tea and Coffee
Session 1: Session Chair: Leila Schneps (Institut de Mathématiques de Jussieu)
10:00 to 10:10 Welcome and Introduction Jane Leeks (Newton Gateway to Mathematics)
10:10 to 10:30 Overview of the Programme: Outreach and Accomplishments Norman Fenton (Queen Mary University of London)
10:30 to 11:10 Popular Understanding of Statistics and its Impacts on the Law Gerd Gigerenzer (Max-Planck-Institut für Bildungsforschung)
11:10 to 11:30 Tea and Coffee Break
11:30 to 12:00 Serial Killer Nurses: Is there an Epidemic? Richard Gill (Universiteit Leiden)
12:00 to 12:30 The Use of Forensic Databases in Forensic Casework Marjan Sjerps (Universiteit van Amsterdam), (Netherlands Forensic Institute)
12:30 to 13:00 Using Bayes Nets for Reasoning with Evidence: Real Life Examples David Lagnado (University College London)
13:00 to 14:00 Lunch
Session 2: Session Chair: Norman Fenton (Queen Mary, University College London)
14:00 to 14:30 Challenges and Opportunities for Statistics in Digital Forensics James Luck (Metropolitan Police)
14:30 to 15:00 Educating Lawyers and Forensic Scientists about Probability and Statistics Paul Roberts (University of Nottingham)
15:00 to 15:30 Validation of Probabilistic Genotyping Software for Complex DNA samples: The Promulgation of Industry Standards Keith Inman (California State University)
15:30 to 15:50 Tea and Coffee Break
15:50 to 16:20 The Relationship between Statistics and the Law - a Judicial Perspective Lord Justice Kitchin (Royal Courts of Justice)
16:20 to 17:00 Session 3: Chaired by Cheryl Thomas (University College London). Questions and Discussions
17:00 to 18:00 Drinks Reception and Networking