One of the main questions posed to the forensic experts when, during a criminal episode, a firearm has been used, concerns its identification. The solution to this question is sought by examining the ballistic traces found in scaena criminis. In particular, through the study and analysis of the ballistic fingerprints, left by certain mechanical parts of the weapon on the surface of cartridge cases and bullets. Hence, the specifics of the ballistic toolmarks identify the characteristics of both the class and the single weapon. There are, therefore, the identification marks of the firearm itself that make it different from any other. This constitutes the principle at the base of ballistic identification.
Objectives
- Realization of a new data bank ot the ballistic fingerprints of all manufactured or imported firearms: setup of a common protocol for acquisition of images.
- Centralisation of data bases supporting forensic investigations.
- Analysis and navigation of data via the approach offered by GRAPH DATABROWSING (GDB)
Partner
Bologna University (Francesco Donato, Responsabile Scientifico); Sister - Sistemi Territoriali (Renè Moreno, Graph Databrowsing).
Head of the project at Cineca
Francesco Donato: Scientific Manager
Antonella Guidazzoli: Head of Project (Image processing)
Gian Luca Agnoli: Domain xpert
Margherita Planta: Functional analyst
Stefano Corsi: Institutional relations
Giovanni Guarino: Head of Project (GDB)
