Category Archives: Events

See you at the Digital Investigations Conference in Vienna

On March 20, the Amped team is heading to Vienna, Austria for the DIC (Digital Investigations Conference).

The conference is a platform for computer forensics experts and vendors, partners and sponsors working in the areas of Digital Investigations and E-Discovery. It offers independent lectures and workshops to develop technical skills and to learn more about software and hardware solutions in the market. The event will focus on law enforcement, government and military, businesses, law firms, consultants and academic organizations.

Come by our booth to learn about Amped Software’s full line of solutions that have been developed to assist an entire organization with all investigations, starting from the field, up to the forensic lab, and then to the courtroom.

And don’t miss our presentation scheduled from 11:45-12:30 in Lecture Hall 50 where you will learn more about Amped Software’s Ecosystem for Forensic Image and Video Analysis.

For more info about the event click here.

See you there!

See you at Forensics Europe Expo in London – where great things are going to happen!

From Tuesday, March 5th – Wednesday, March 6th Amped will be at Forensics Europe Expo in Olympia, London.

Forensics Europe Expo is dedicated to forensic science and is a primary meeting place for thousands of senior buyers looking to source the latest technological innovations on the market.

Following 6 successful years, the 7th edition will – for the first time – take place on the same show floor as Security & Counter Terror Expo at Olympia, London. As part of UK Security Week, Forensics Europe Expo will connect together the industry’s entire supply chain and provide an all-in-one platform to engage with the most senior decision makers and procurement specialists. 

Attracting 1,500+ international forensics professionals from the Government, Law Enforcement, Laboratories, Private Sector, Military, Legal Sector, Universities and Intelligence Sector, Forensics Europe Expo 2019 will continue to be the most important forum of discussion and debate for the global forensics community.

If you are at the event, or in the area, don’t forget to stop by the Amped Software Stand FE227 to see what we’ve been developing for the security and forensics community!

I look forward to meeting you there!

2018 LEVA DME Training Symposium – Amped Review

Hi everyone, great to be back writing a quick blog post on here. We are SO busy here at Amped with so much going on… but I do like to chat with you all when I can. 

This year’s LEVA event was in San Antonio, Texas.

What a place! If you ever get the chance to get down there, it’s a wonderful city.  

During the event, I held a 12-hour workshop on using Amped FIVE. Many people had received some training before, but some were new users, and some didn’t even have the software yet. That’s one of the many things I love about FIVE — it’s so quick to get using, once you understand the interface. 

The workshop concentrated on task and question orientated workflows —  how to complete a desired task, and how to answer a specific question. The magic of FIVE is that you can do multiples of these in a single project. 

No need to reformat or transcode in one piece of software, then edit images in another, then process video in one more. Keeping things simple means a much quicker result and that’s what we are here — to help you with getting results!

We looked at many functions and filters so I thought I would give a rundown here. It may help as a review to those who attended or be of interest to all you guys out there who may have missed a blog post over the past few years. 

Please note though that workshops like these allow you to see just some specific features of Amped FIVE — you really should attend the official Amped FIVE training to learn about all the possibilities in FIVE. Check the schedule here.

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The International Meeting of Criminology and Criminalistics

The Forensics Meeting is an international event dedicated to the various areas of forensic science, organized by the Institute of Forensic Sciences (ISF: Istituto di Scienze Forensi) in collaboration with the National Association of Criminologists and Criminalists (Associazione Nazionale Criminologi e Criminalisti).

The event will be held on November 9-10, 2018 in Milan, Italy, and is open to professionals, professors, and researchers working in the field who want to deepen their knowledge and get updates on the latest news and connect with international experts and companies.

Martino Jerian, CEO and Founder of Amped Software, will explain some of the potential problems when investigating image and video evidence and how to solve some technical issues in various potential scenarios related to CCTV and images.
Martino’s presentation entitled Forensic Video Analysis will be on Friday, November 9 from 15:15-16:00. 

For more info and to register visit: https://www.forensicsmeeting.com/

LEVA 2018 Annual Digital Multimedia Evidence Training Symposium

LEVA’s 29th annual video and audio evidence symposium will be held in San Antonio, Texas, from November 5-9. This annual training symposium provides valuable workshops and lectures to elevate skills set and offers great networking opportunities. LEVA will direct its attention towards addressing critical issues for those involved in the retrieval, processing and presenting in court all types of digital multimedia evidence.

Visit Amped Software during the vendor day on Tuesday, November 6 from 9 am – 5 pm to see first hand why Amped Software products are now the global leading forensic image and video solutions for law enforcement agencies worldwide.

Also, don’t miss the Amped FIVE workshop entitled: One Tool…Amped FIVE…Countless Possibilities! presented by David Spreadborough, Amped’s International Trainer.

Over the last few years, Amped FIVE has fast become an indispensable weapon in the FVA arsenal. It doesn’t matter if you are a daily user, or have never used it at all; if you’re interested in the latest developments on decoding, workflow, restoration, enhancement, comparison, and presentation – this workshop is for you! See how using FIVE can expedite your investigations, using a scientific methodology to get results – fast!

The workshop is divided into two parts: 
Part 1 on Thursday, November 8, from 8 am – 5 pm
Part 2 on Friday, November 9, from 8 am – 5 pm 

Established in 1989, LEVA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation committed to provide advanced training and certification in the science of forensic video analysis. LEVA serves as a key resource providing opportunities for professional development through quality training and informational exchange.

For more info visit: https://leva.org/index.php/training/training-conference

The value of forensic science: safer, healthier, wealthier and happier communities

The value of forensic science: safer, healthier, wealthier and happier communities – that is the title of The Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences conference for this year. Taking place on Thursday 1st and Friday 2nd November at The Park Inn by Radisson, Northampton.

The aim of this year’s conference is to celebrate the contribution forensic science makes to society. This may begin with saving costs and time in criminal investigations – if not being indispensable to solving them. It may relate to the social and economic benefits of crime reduction and prevention by rapid and reliable detection, or – for example – to the social and economic benefits of identifying, sanctioning or supporting offenders with drug or mental health problems. It may relate to the role forensic science plays in detecting terrorist-related, financial or organised crime, or crime affecting the food supply or environment. It may relate to crime arising from human rights abuses or to the detection of miscarriages of justice, which demonstrate the role forensic science plays in underpinning the rule of law in a free society – at home and abroad.

The conference will offer presentations on novel advances and applications in forensic science, on successful contributions to casework, and on practices and procedures that maximise the efficiency and effectiveness of forensic science – especially in holistic approaches to crime reduction and prevention. The Conference will also include sessions on forensic science’s role in organised crime and counter-terrorism, cybercrime, and humanitarian investigations, and illustrating the central role of forensic science in preventing, as well as elucidating miscarriages of justice.

David Spreadborough, CFVA and Amped Software International Trainer, will be speaking at this event, about the importance of forensic methodology when analyzing CCTV, video and images. His keynote presentation will be on Thursday, from 14:10-14:50 in the Kent Suite. 

For more info visit: http://www.csofs.org/Events/The-Value-of-Forensic-Science/46749

Westminster Briefing: Implementing the UK National Surveillance Camera Strategy

One year on from the National Surveillance Camera Strategy, the landscape of CCTV is still evolving. Issues around governance, regulation and new technologies continue to have an impact. The Surveillance Camera Commissioner’s strategy looks to provide guidance and co-ordinate a national framework.

Attend this Westminster Briefing “Implementing the National Surveillance Camera Strategy: One Year On” on Wednesday 31st October, 2018 to hear from Tony Porter, Surveillance Camera Commissioner and other experts, including David Spreadborough, Amped Software’s International Trainer. This is the ideal opportunity to explore best practice and hear about case studies of effective CCTV use.

Key Issues to be Addressed:

  • Update of the National Surveillance Camera Strategy
  • The role of the Surveillance Camera Commissioner in raising standards and ensuring best practice
  • Meeting regulatory and data protection obligations
  • CCTV and the Police: Ensuring better outcomes and working with other agencies
  • Forensics and the CCTV application
  • Partnership working across local services
  • Case studies of meeting and exceeding codes of practice

About the Day:

The morning session will aim to provide delegates with an up-to-date brief of the current regulatory framework and the new national surveillance camera strategy.

The afternoon session will focus on best practice in CCTV use. This is a good opportunity to explore how your organisation can meet the surveillance camera code of practice.

Who Should Attend?

Delegates will be drawn from all those who work with CCTV and surveillance cameras, including: CSPOs, CCTV Managers, CCTV Supervisors, Parking Managers, Enforcement Managers, Station Managers, Neighbourhood Managers, Community Safety Officers,  local authorities, local councils, police services, police authorities, security companies, and all others with an interest in this area.

For registration enquiries please contact:
Customer.services@westminster-briefing.com | 0207 593 5657

For more info please visit:
http://www.westminster-briefing.com/CCTV_Strategy

Forensic Image Analysis: A Workshop for Law Students

The University of Udine, together with The International Centre of Mechanical Sciences, are holding a seminar on October 24-25 in Udine, Italy that aims to provide a framework to introduce Forensic Image Analysis particularly to law students, but is also open to students from other disciples, including PhD students, young researchers, and professionals from the legal and public security fields.  

The courses will be held during two days, divided into three sections: general, legal, IT.  The general section provides a broad overview of forensic image analysis. The legal section focuses on the aspects of images and videos in a workplace environment, the issues concerning the protection of intellectual property and the circulation of protected material, and their use in court with reference to the civil law. In the IT section, students will be introduced to technologies that are used for the acquisition and analysis of images and videos. 

The course aims to provide students with theoretical knowledge and also practical skills. For this reason, a session is scheduled to take place in the computer lab, on Thursday, October 25, with Martino Jerian, Amped Software CEO and Founder, who will teach students how to analyze images and videos with Amped Software products. 

For the full agenda click here.

To register, click here.

Amped to present at the Italian National Observatory for Computer Forensics conference

On Friday, October 19, Amped will be attending the ONIF (The Italian National Observatory for Computer Forensics ) annual conference in Amelia, Italy. 

Join Marco Fontani, R&D Engineer at Amped Software, for his presentation entitled “Enhancement and Authentication of Digital Images and Video” to learn how Amped products assist in the analysis of image and video evidence for investigations.

For more info about ONIF and the event visit: http://www.onif.it/

ONIF is the Italian National Observatory of Computer Forensics, created by a pool of professionals in the field of digital and computer forensics. Its main goal is to promote the role of the ‘digital forensic expert witness’ as the subject that is capable of implementing existing best practices for the identification, acquisition, and analysis of digital evidence.