PARTNERS

SPONSORS

Romanian Forensic Scientists Association (RFSA) will organize, in Bucharest, between October 18-19, 2024, in a mixed system (physical and online), the INTERNATIONAL FORENSIC SCIENCES CONFERENCE, the XII edition, with the theme “THE IMPACT OF THE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN THE ACTIVITY OF FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION”

with the following panels:

1. Panel A: Artificial intelligence and Forensic identification
2. Panel B: Artificial intelligence and Forensic expertise
3. Panel C: The interference of Forensics with other sciences to find out the judicial truth.

Partners

• “Acad. Andrei Rădulescu” Legal Research Institute of the Romanian Academy
• National Forensic Science Institute within the General Inspectorate of the Romanian Police
• National Forensic Expertise Institute within the Ministry of Justice of Romania
• National Center for Judicial Expertise under the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Moldova
• West University of Timişoara
• Romanian-American University of Bucharest
• „Titu Maiorescu” University of Bucharest
• „Valahia” University of Târgovişte
• Ecological University of Bucharest
• „Ovidius” University of Constanța
• „George Bacovia” University of Bacău
• National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, Piteşti University Center
• “Ştefan cel Mare” Universitaty of Suceava
• „Bogdan Petriceicu Haşdeu” State University of Cahul, Republic of Moldova
• Romanian Business Criminal Law Association
• Association of Criminal Lawyers from Romania
• SARA Law Research Center
• CyBureau - The Institute for Cyber Policy Studies Israel
• EUROPOL European Policemen Union, Romania

The conference is dedicated to all areas of Forensic Science, investigative sciences, police sciences, law, and related disciplines.

Theoreticians and practitioners with high professional recognition, from the country and abroad, will participate in the conference.

The working languages of the conference are Romanian and English.

The access to the conference proceedings is conditioned by the submission of the registration form to the following e-mail address: acr.criminalistilor@gmail.com and by the payment of the participation fee.

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

• Submission of the registration form: September 30, 2024;
• Submission the article, in Romanian language: September 30, 2024;
• Notification of acceptance/rejection of the proposed article: October 08, 2024;
• Submission of the article in English language, including the changes requested by the reviewers: October 15, 2024;
• Participation fee and submission of payment proof: October 15, 2024;
• Conference dates: October 18-19, 2024.

INFORMATION FOR AUTHORS

All the accepted articles will be published in the Revista Română de Criminalistică (ISSN 1454-3117) and the Romanian Journal of Forensic Science (ISSN 2069-2617), which is indexed in three international databases: EBSCO Host Research Databases, ProQuest and WorldCat databases.

The articles in Romanian and English, which will be written in compliance with the requirements presented in the template, will be sent, by 10.10.2023, in electronic format (doc or docx extension) to the e-mail address: acr.criminalistilor@gmail.com.

Contact persons:

Bgen. (retd.) University Professor PhD. Gheorghe Popa
tel. 0725.579.334
popa_gheorghe1959@yahoo.com

Adjunct Professor Forensic Expert PhD. Stoian Maria-Georgeta
tel. 0722.698.451
geta_stoian@yahoo.com

PARTICIPATION FEE INFORMATION

The participation fee is 200 lei for Romanian participants and 100 euros (500 lei) for participants from abroad.

The fee for students (student card will be presented upon registration) and for Romanian Forensic Scientists Association members (who have paid their dues for the current year) is 100 lei.

The participation fee includes: access to the conference proceedings, the conference documentation, Certificate of Attendance, coffee break and other cost of organizing the event.

The participation fee will be paid in the Romanian Forensic Scientists Association account, in the following Bank Account: RO96 RNCB 0080 0056 4199 0001 - Romanian Commercial Bank (Fiscal Identification Code: 14523220).

The payment proof must contain the following locution: „Fee ACR Conference 2024”, followed by the name of the participant. The fee can be paid no later than October 15, 2024. Proof of payment must be submitted to the following e-mail address: acr.criminalistilor@gmail.com.

Also, the participation fee can be paid cash at the Secretariat of the Romanian Forensic Scientists Association, located in Bucharest, Calea Victoriei no. 216, District 1, România or at the Conference secretariat on October 18, 2024.

Updated information on the Conference, the Registration Form, including the login link to attend, will be found on the website of the Romanian Forensic Scientists Association: www.asociatiacriminalistilor.ro

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

1. Professor Gheorghe POPA, PhD. - Faculty of Law, Romanian-American University of Bucharest, Romania, Forensic Expert, President of the Romanian Forensic Scientists Association
2. Professor Petre BUNECI, PhD. - Faculty of Law, Ecological University of Bucharest, Romania, First Vice-president of the Romanian Forensic Scientists Association
3. Professor Nicoleta-Elena HEGHEŞ, PhD. - Second Degree Scientific Researcher, “Acad. Andrei Rădulescu” Legal Research Institute of the Romanian Academy, Faculty of Legal and Administrative Sciences, „Dimitrie Cantemir” Christian University of Bucharest, Romania, Vice-president of the Romanian Forensic Scientists Association
4. Forensic Expert, Chemist eng. Maria-Georgeta STOIAN, PhD. - Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Law, „Titu Maiorescu” University of Bucharest, Romania, Secretary General of the Romanian Forensic Scientists Association
5. Professor Evelina Mirela OPRINA, PhD. - Director of the “Acad. Andrei Rădulescu” Legal Research Institute of the Romanian Academy
6. Police chief commissioner, Forensic Expert Daniel STAICU - Deputy Director of the National Forensic Science Institute within the General Inspectorate of the Romanian Police, Chair of the Forensic Expertise Department within the Romanian Forensic Scientists Association
7. Judicial Expert Olga CATARAGA, PhD. of Legal Sciences - Director of the National Center of Judicial Expertise within the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Moldova
8. Professor habil. Constantin DUVAC, PhD. - Faculty of Law, Academy of Economic Studies of Bucharest, Vice-President of the Romanian Lawyers' Union, Honorary President of the Romanian Forensic Scientists Association
9. Professor habil. Costel NEGRICEA, PhD. - Rector of the Romanian-American University of Bucharest, Romania
10. Professor habil. Elena-Ana IANCU, PhD. - “Aurel Vlaicu” University in Arad, Romania, Vice-president of SARA Law Research Center, Chair of the Forensic Methodology Department within the Romanian Forensic Scientists Association
11. Associate Professor Dan VOINEA, PhD. - Faculty of Law and Economic Sciences in Târgu Jiu, „Titu Maiorescu” University of Bucharest, Romania, Vice-president of the Romanian Forensic Scientists Association
12. Associate Professor Octavian Mădălin BUNOIU, PhD. - Vice-Rector of the West University of Timişoara, Romania
13. Associate Professor Manuela TĂBĂRAŞ, PhD. - Dean of the Faculty of Law, „Titu Maiorescu” University of Bucharest, Romania
14. Associate Professor Constanţa MĂTUŞESCU, PhD. - Dean of the Faculty of Legal and Administrative Sciences, „Valahia” University in Târgovişte, Romania
15. Associate Professor habil. Sorin Alămoreanu, PhD. - Faculty of Law, „Babeș-Bolyai” University of Cluj-Napoca
16. Professor Adrian STOICA-CONSTANTIN, PhD. - Dean of the Faculty of Law and Administrative Sciences, „Ovidius” University of Constanţa, Romania
17. Professor Vasile DRĂGHICI, PhD. - Faculty of Law and Administrative Sciences, „Ovidius” University of Constanţa, Romania
18. Professor Carmen-Silvia PARASCHIV, PhD. - Faculty of Law, „Titu Maiorescu” University of Bucharest, Romania
19. Professor Mihai Adrian HOTCA, PhD. - President of the Romanian Business Criminal Law Association
20. Professor Vitalie RUSU, PhD. in Law - Dean of the Faculty of Law and Social Sciences, “Alecu Russo” State University of Bălţi, Republic of Moldova
21. Associate Professor Vitalie JITARIUC, PhD. in Law - Dean of the Faculty of Law and Public Administration, State University „Bogdan Petriceicu Haşdeu” of Cahul, Republic of Moldova, Member of the Romanian Forensic Scientists Association
22. Professor eng. Ana-Maria GRĂMESCU, PhD. - Faculty of Constructions, „Ovidius” University of Constanţa, Romania, Member of the Romanian Forensic Scientists Association
23. Professor Tal PAVEL, PhD. - Cyber expert, Founder and Director of the private owned Institute for Cyber Policy Studies - CyBureau and Head of the Cybersecurity Studies in the Information Systems School at the Academic College of Tel Aviv Yaffo, Israel

THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

1. Professor Gheorghe POPA, PhD. - Faculty of Law, Romanian-American University of Bucharest, Romania, Forensic Expert, President of the Romanian Forensic Scientists Association
2. Forensic Expert Chemist eng. Maria-Georgeta STOIAN, PhD. - Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Law, „Titu Maiorescu” University of Bucharest, Romania, Secretary General of the Romanian Forensic Scientists Association
3. Police chief commissioner, Forensic Expert Daniel STAICU - Deputy Director of the National Forensic Science Institute within the General Inspectorate of the Romanian Police, Chair of the Forensic Expertise Department within the Romanian Forensic Scientists Association
4. Professor Nicoleta-Elena HEGHEŞ, PhD. - Second Degree Scientific Researcher, “Acad. Andrei Rădulescu” Legal Research Institute of the Romanian Academy, Faculty of Legal and Administrative Sciences, „Dimitrie Cantemir” Christian University of Bucharest, Romania, Vice-president of the Romanian Forensic Scientists Association
5. Professor Carmen-Silvia PARASCHIV, PhD. - Faculty of Law, „Titu Maiorescu” University of Bucharest, Romania
6. Associate Professor Nelu NIŢĂ, PhD. - Faculty of Economic, Legal and Administrative Sciences, „George Bacovia” University of Bacău, Romania
7. Associate Professor Adrian-Cristian MOISE, PhD. - Faculty of Legal, Economic and Administrative Sciences in Craiova, „Spiru Haret” University of Bucharest, Romania, Chair of the University Education Department within the Romanian Forensic Scientists Association
8. Associate Professor Bogdan BUNECI, PhD. - Faculty of Law, Ecological University of Bucharest, President of Association of Criminal Lawyers from Romania, Member of the Romanian Forensic Scientists Association
9. Associate Professor POPESCU CORINA-FLORENŢA, PhD. - Faculty of Law, Ecological University of Bucharest, Romania, Chair of the National and International Interinstitutional Relations and Cooperation Department within the Romanian Forensic Scientists Association
10. Associate Professor Gheorghe-Iulian IONIŢĂ, PhD. - Faculty of Law, Romanian-American University, Bucharest, Romania, Member of the Romanian Forensic Scientists Association
11. Associate Professor Victor-Andrei CĂRCĂLE, PhD. - Faculty of Law, „Ștefan cel Mare” University of Suceava, Romania, Member of the Romanian Forensic Scientists Association
12. Assistant Niculae GAMENŢ, PhD. - Faculty of Law, Romanian-American University of Bucharest, Romania, Member of the Romanian Forensic Scientists Association
13. Col. magistrate (r.), University lecturer Florin-Stelian BOBIN, PhD., Founding Member and Chair of the Forensic Tactics Department of the Romanian Forensic Scientists Association
14. Forensic Expert Leonard TOCAN - Vice-president of the Romanian Forensic Scientists Association
15. Forensic Expert Ilie-Dragoş NAIBA - Cluj County Police Inspectorate, Romania, Chair of the Forensic Technical Department within the Romanian Forensic Scientists Association
16. Forensic Expert Mihai-Paul CHENDE - Head of the Forensic Science Department within the Maramureş County Police Inspectorate, Chair of the Research, Innovation, Development Department within the Romanian Forensic Scientists Association
17. Forensic Expert Ion PLEŞEA - Chair of the Administrative Support Department within the Romanian Forensic Scientists Association
18. Cosmin ANDREICA, PhD. candidate, President of the European Policemen Union „EUROPOL” Romania
19. Forensic accounting expert and financial auditor Aurel ANDREI - President of the Bucharest branch of CECCAR, Member of Romanian Forensic Scientists Association
20. Forensic Expert Silviu PREDESCU, PhD. candidate - Forensic Science Department within the Timiş County Police Inspectorate, Romania

TECHNICAL SECRETARIAT OF THE CONFERENCE

1. Engineer Anca-Elena BĂLAN - Chair of the Project Preparation and Implementation Department within the Romanian Forensic Scientists Association
2. Ştefania DONIŢĂ, Member of the Romanian Forensic Scientists Association
3. MA Cristian DAN, Member of the Romanian Forensic Scientists Association
4. Student Denisa-Valentina MURARIU, Member of the Romanian Forensic Scientists Association

Venue of the conference:

„TITU MAIORESCU” UNIVERSITY from Bucharest, sector 4, Calea Văcăreşti, no. 187, in a mixed system (physical and on-line)

Proposed program:

October 18, 2024

• 09:00 - 09:30 - Reception / registration of the participants / Online access to the conference
• 09:30 - 10:00 - Opening of the conference proceedings; Greetings/Welcome speeches
• 10:00 - 13:30 - Articles presentation session
• 13:30 - 14:00 - Coffee break
• 14:00 - 17:30 - Articles presentation session
• 17:30 - 18:00 - Discussions and closing of the conference proceedings
• 18:30 - 22:30 - Collegiate Dinner (optional)

October 19, 2024

• 09:00 - 09:15 - Opening of the conference proceedings
• 09:15 - 13:00 - Articles presentation session
• 13:00 - 13:30 - Coffee break
• 13:30 - 16:30 - Articles presentation session
• 16:30 - 17:00 - Discussions and closing of the conference proceedings

The conference program will be broadcast on 15.10.2024.

Accommodation proposal:

RIN Central Hotel
Traian Street, no. 55 A, sector 3, Bucharest, Phone: +40.213083153

Negotiated prices:

• Standard single room: € 65 / night/ room - includes breakfast and VAT + local tax
• Standard double room: € 75 / night/ room - includes breakfast and VAT + local tax

The rate includes VAT and breakfast. The local tax is not included and represents approximately 2% of the accommodation rate. Parking is free within the limits of available spaces.

Collegiate Dinner (optional):

Please let us know by 15.10.2024 if you would like to participate in the Collegiate Dinner on October 18, 2024.

Estimated price: 250 lei/pers. Participants can pay either to the account of ACR RO96 RNCB 0080 0056 4199 0001 – opened at the BCR, or in cash at the Conference secretariat on October 18, 2024, until 10:00 a.m.

Sincerely,

PRESIDENT OF ROMANIAN FORENSIC SCIENTISTS ASSOCIATION
Bgen. (retd.) Professor PhD. Gheorghe POPA