Matteo Gallidabino

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Infrared spectral data of natural and man-made textile fibres for material identification and classification This article presents a structured dataset of attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectra acquired from natural and man…

New paper out from the FasTEX project 🧵

Open ATR-FTIR dataset for textile fibre identification now published in Data in Brief (Open Access).

📄 Paper: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

📂 Dataset: data.mendeley.com/datasets/rx3...

💻 Code: github.com/reeha-parkar...

Thanks @ukri.org

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DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.fo...

Evaluation of solid-phase extraction (SPE) systems for the recovery of smokeless powder (SLP) residues from swabs with a proof-of-concept comparison between gloves and bare hands Smokeless powders (SLPs) are widely used in improvised explosive devices, and understanding the transfer and persistence of their residues is central …

💥Our latest paper in #explosive #trace #analysis has finally been published in Forensic Chemistry. Free to download (Gold Open Access)!

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

📢 Registration Now Open!

Gillian Tully CBE @drgalli85.bsky.social #KingsForensics have produced an excellent programme for our one-day seminar:

Interpretation standards and guidance in forensic science: challenges and innovation
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Interpretation Standards and Guidance in Forensic Science: Challenges and Innovation | King's College London This one-day seminar is aimed at forensic scientists (scientific leads/quality leads), academics (forensic science and legal scholars), regulatory and inspecting bodies (Forensic Science Regulator and...

📢 Registration now open!

Interpretation standards & guidance in forensic science: challenges and innovation
🗓 14 April 2026 | 📍 @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social

🔗 www.kcl.ac.uk/events/inter...

#ForensicScience #ISO21043 #EvaluativeReporting #KCL #UNIL

Hybrid AI for toxicology interpretation: a learning-enhanced object-oriented Bayesian network (OOBN) expert system for case-level decisions - EPSRC DRIVE-Health Background. Interpreting toxicology results at the level of an individual case is hard. The clinical meaning of a measured drug (or metabolite) concentration depends on numerous case-specific factors ...

🧪Fully funded PhD opportunity in hybrid AI for toxicology interpretation (@drivehealth.bsky.social, start Oct 2026)!

We’re recruiting a PhD student at KCL to develop an AI-enhanced expert system for case-level toxicology.

Deadline: 12 Jan 2026

showcase.drive-health.org.uk/project/hybr...

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🚄 In Newcastle today for the Q4 Impact Innovation Fund meeting by #IMPACT+. Presenting FasTEX: FTIR + ML for textile ID. Great to share updates with fellow projects! #FasTEX

Great to connect with other funded teams and hear how research is driving real-world impact. 💡

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From Handling to Interpretation: Quantifying Transfer Dynamics of Smokeless Powder Residues LCGC International provides separation science insights, including liquid chromatography (HPLC), gas chromatography (GC), and mass spectrometry (MS).

💥Just out for #ForensicScienceWeek: I spoke with @lcgcinternational.bsky.social about our study on smokeless powder transfer to hands and what it means for activity-level interpretation in casework.

👉 Read the interview: www.chromatographyonline.com/view/from-ha...

#Forensics #Explosives

Our commentary challenging the flawed EA-4/23 INF:2025 forensic reporting guidance is now out in FSI. Free access for 50 days ⬇️

🔗 authors.elsevier.com/c/1lb8P1MCG0...

Preprint (always OA): papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

#forensicscience #ISO21043

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The EA guidance examples are logically flawed and risk misinforming courts. We urge forensic practitioners to follow the ISO 21043 standards instead.

🔗 Preprint (open access): papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
#Forensics #ScientificIntegrity

A response to EA-4/23 INF:2025 “The Assessment and Accreditation of Opinions and Interpretations using ISO/IEC 17025:2017”

🚨 A new commentary just published! I joined colleagues in signing this response to EA-4/23 INF:2025, a document that risks promoting misleading forensic reporting.

Read why we’re concerned 👇
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#ForensicScience #ISO21043

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🚨 Applications open!

I’m recruiting a paid Research Intern (Sept–Dec) for the FasTEX project @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social. Work on FTIR, machine learning & sustainability. Great opportunity for those into #textiles, #AI & #environmentalscience.

Apply via kingstalentbank.com/jobs/show/17...

🎉Great news! Science & Justice's 2024 Impact Factor is now 2.0! Proud of the progress we’ve made as an editorial team. Huge thanks to our authors, reviewers, readers & the @elsevierconnect.bsky.social team. Let’s keep building!

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Great day at #ARF2025 yesterday — inspiring talks, good conversations, and strong forensic science presence (especially from King's). Proud of my PhD student Jana for a clear and confident presentation. Thanks to @rsc.org and all involved!

🔍 Delighted to see our recent publication featured by the Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine at @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social !

DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.sc...

Study opens the door for stronger evidence in bomb handling cases Scientists have for the first time provided insight into how bomb residue transfers to the hands of suspects, which could lead to stronger evidence in court.

A new study led by Dr Matteo Gallidabino, Lecturer in Forensic Chemistry, offers insights into how bomb residue transfers to the hands of suspects — a discovery that could significantly strengthen evidence in court.

📖 Read more here: www.kcl.ac.uk/news/study-o...

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Quantification of smokeless powder (SLP) additives on hands after direct handling of bulk samples via a filter-and-shoot method Smokeless powders (SLPs) are easily available energetic materials that are often used in the construction of improvised explosive devices. Following a…

💥 New paper out in Science & Justice! We quantified smokeless powder (SLP) residues on hands using a filter-and-shoot #GC-MS method — a step toward activity-level interpretation in #forensic #chemistry. Open Access!

👉 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#ForensicScience #Explosives