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Electrical Spectrum Database
Method and Apparatus for Classifying and Identifying Unknown Specimens using Spectral Properties The Problem: Much research has been conducted for military and related purposes in the field of target signature recognition via sonar and radar or by related spectral data identification. Target recognition and identification must be immediate so that...
Published: 6/7/2024   |   Inventor(s): John Birdwell, Scott Hansen, Carl Sapp, Tse-Wei Wang, Roger Horn, Mark Rader
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Mobile Data Collection Platform for Disaster Victim Identification and Missing Persons Investigations
Method and Apparatus for Mobile Disaster Victim Identification The Problem: Identification of a biological sample using DNA profiles is an important task in forensic science. Ideally, a forensic scientist obtains a DNA profile from a sample obtained from a personal effect of a missing person such as a toothbrush and searches for a match in a database...
Published: 6/7/2024   |   Inventor(s): John Birdwell, Scott Hansen, Nicholas Quentin Haas, Carl Sapp, Timothy Wentz
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Platform for Predicting and Preventing Criminal or Fraudulent Activity
The Problem:Data security breaches and fraud are becoming more and more frequent, and increasingly sophisticated methods are being used to steal data or cause targeted damage, hindering efforts to prevent attacks.The Solution:Researchers at the University of Tennessee have developed a novel method for predicting undesirable events using similarity-based...
Published: 7/31/2020   |   Inventor(s): John Birdwell, Tse-Wei Wang, David Icove, Sally Horn, Roger Horn, Dale Stansberry, Mark Rader
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Category(s): Engineering, Software & Copyright
A method for search for missing persons or identify unidentified human remain through kinship analysis
The TechnologyResearchers at The University of Tennessee have developed methods of searching for, ranking, and identifying unknown individuals based on DNA of relatives and DNA database search techniques. The methods compare DNA profiles from unknown biological specimens to DNA profiles of more than one family member. These methods support identification...
Published: 7/31/2020   |   Inventor(s): John Birdwell, Tse-Wei Wang, Dale Stansberry, Ranajit Chakraborty
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DNA Forensic Analysis Suite
Technology Overview DNA identification has become one of the most important application tools in forensic science. The deconvolution of mixed DNA profiles contributed by multiple people has been one of the most challenging tasks facing these scientists. There is a need for an efficient and accurate method to resolve a sample mixture of DNA into the...
Published: 7/31/2020   |   Inventor(s): John Birdwell, Tse-Wei Wang
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Category(s): Software & Copyright