Deepfake Forensics: then Cybercrime Forensics SG AGM

SPEAKER

Áine MacDermott

AGENDA

17:00 - Waiting room opens

17:15 - Presentation starts

18:15 - Q&A

18:30 - AGM Estimated Start

19:30 - AGM Estimated Finish

SYNOPSIS

The proliferation of deepfakes and other AI-generated media presents unprecedented challenges for digital forensics and law enforcement. While detection technologies are advancing rapidly, they remain fragmented, inconsistent, and vulnerable to evasion by increasingly sophisticated generative models. This talk examines the technical limitations of current detection tools and techniques, highlighting issues of reliability, scalability, and evidential admissibility. Beyond technology, policing and Digital Forensics Units (DFUs) face operational hurdles, including the absence of standardised policies, procedures, and training frameworks to guide the handling of synthetic media evidence. We explore the implications for investigative workflows, evidential integrity, and public trust, and propose pathways toward robust forensic standards and cross-sector collaboration. Attendees will gain insight into the urgent need for integrated technical, procedural, and policy solutions to address the growing threat of synthetic media in criminal investigations.

SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY

Dr Áine MacDermott is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Computer Science and Mathematics, at Liverpool John Moores University, specialising in digital forensics and cyber security. With over 14 years of research experience, Dr MacDermott has conducted impactful research-informed teaching involving forensic evidence handling and methodologies, device and IoT forensics, network and technology security, and more recently, the forensic analysis of fabricated media such as deepfakes. Dr MacDermott holds a PhD in Network Security and BSc (Hons) in Computer Forensics and is passionate about educating the next generation of forensics professionals on the challenges and opportunities presented by emerging technologies like deepfakes and AI. With over 50 publications to date, Dr MacDermott continues to contribute significantly to the fields of cyber security and digital forensics.

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