Forensic Anthropology Data Scientist
I build open-source software for forensic anthropology. On the side, I maintain a free tool for EMDR.
Forensic anthropology
Osteometric sorting
Compares skeletal measurements against reference populations to help reassociate commingled remains. Tests pair-matching, articulation and regression for a single pair of bones or a whole case file.
Forensic anthropology
Stature identification
Estimates living stature from skeletal measurements, with prediction intervals, and tests whether a known stature is consistent with a bone.
Mental health
Light bar for EMDR therapy
A free light bar for EMDR therapists. The client's screen shows a moving light with bilateral sound, and the therapist controls it from their phone. Runs on Windows and Mac with no accounts or internet.
Forensic anthropology
Osteometric sorting 3D
Pair-matches left and right bones by their 3D shape. Loads PLY models, places landmarks and compares pairs, including fragments, using multithreaded ICP registration.
Forensic anthropology
Quality assurance 3D
Checks the accuracy of 3D scanners for research and laboratory accreditation. Registers a scan to a reference surface and reports error, dimensional and flatness metrics.
Forensic anthropology
Archaeology
Excavation visualizer
Shows archaeological excavation data in 3D. Import a site's spreadsheet and explore the units and finds in the browser, filtered and coloured by type.
Software used in forensic casework shapes conclusions about real people, so it should be held to the same standard as any other scientific method: published, testable and open to challenge.
Every tool is free software under the GPL v2 or AGPL v3 license. Anyone can read, run, check and build on the code.
Public source code and full version history let others trace exactly how a result was produced.
Tagged releases, citation files and automated tests tie each result to the exact version that made it.
Known bugs, limitations and open methodological questions are tracked in public, not hidden.
The case for this is set out in Lynch & Stephan, Computational tools in forensic anthropology: the value of open-source licensing as a standard.
Email jjlynch@osteocoder.com, or open an issue on the project's GitHub repository.