AIPIO 2026: forensic science in support of intelligence
AIPIO Intelligence 2026 sharpened a question for RHEM Labs: can forensic information about image origin reach analysts early enough to inform a decision?
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SPOT
8 items from the laboratory.
ADSTAR 2026: from forensic research to useful capability
ADSTAR changed how RHEM Labs understands the path from a working forensic method to useful capability: mission need, problem ownership, experimentation and operational learning.
SPOT: from research to representative evaluation
The current stage of Sensor Pattern Origin Testing and the role of operational users, technical partners and independent evaluators.
Challenges in authenticating synthetic media: forensic insights from 6,000 DALL·E-generated images
Experimental research evaluating image-origin characteristics in camera and DALL·E-generated images.
Determining Image Sensor Temperature Using Dark Current
Research on dark current and image-sensor temperature, forming part of the laboratory’s sensor-pattern research foundation.
Reverse Engineering the Raspberry Pi Camera V2: A study of Pixel Non-Uniformity using a Scanning Electron Microscope
Research into pixel non-uniformity in the Raspberry Pi Camera V2, using scanning electron microscopy.
An analysis of optical contributions to a photo-sensor’s ballistic fingerprints
Research examining optical contributions to image-sensor fingerprints.
Towards a unified theory of sensor pattern noise
Doctoral research on dark current, lens effects and temperature bias in CMOS image sensors.