National Institute of Justice's
Expert Systems Testbed (NEST) Project

Marshall University Forensic Science Center (MUFSC) is the host site of the National Institute of Justice Expert Systems Testbed (NEST) Project, a program developed to support the national forensic DNA community in the review of data. At the MUFSC, the NEST Project Team is responsible for the evaluation of commercially available expert systems for single-source samples and software tools for mixture deconvolution with casework samples.

 The NEST Project Team is on the cutting edge of supplying the latest information on expert systems and deconvolution tools through presentations, demonstrations, workshops, and reference materials.


Funding
MUFSC is hosting Phase II of the NEST Project as a partner in the Forensic Technology Center of Excellence. Phase II of the project is supported by Award No. 2007-MU-BX-K008, and Phase I is supported by Award No. 2005-MU-BX-K020 through the National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed by this project do not necessarily reflect those of the Department of Justice.

To learn more about the NIJ please visit their official website:
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/