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SELECT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Elizabeth Daniel Vasquez has focused on the intersection of data, science, technology and the criminal legal system for more than a decade.
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In addition to running E. Daniel Vasquez Consulting, Elizabeth founded and is President of the non-profit The Forensic Evidence Table.
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She is also a Coordinating Discovery Attorney for the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, Defender Services Office.
Prior to founding her consulting firm and non-profit, Elizabeth created and ran the Science & Surveillance Project and the Forensic Science Practice at Brooklyn Defender Services; worked as a staff attorney and member of the forensic practice group in the trial division of the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia; and litigated wrongful conviction and civil rights cases involving forensic error and misconduct throughout the country at Neufeld Scheck & Brustin, LLP.
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Through her work, Elizabeth has cultivated deep technical and strategic experience working with experts, lawyers, and investigators across disciplines on cases involving complex science, technology, and data science. Elizabeth is a qualified STRmix user.
SELECT TEACHING AND TRAINING EXPERIENCE
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Elizabeth serves as an adjunct professor of law at New York University School of Law, where she teaches classes on artificial intelligence and criminal law.
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She also serves on the steering committee and faculty for the National Forensic College, an advanced, week-long training program for experienced attorneys that focuses on equipping lawyers to understand and address emerging scientific and technical methods in criminal cases.
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Elizabeth actively trains attorneys, investigators, judges, and court staff nationwide on DNA analysis including probabilistic genotyping systems like STRmix, surveillance technologies, and machine learning/artificial intelligence technologies:
In the News
Report
Confirmed: ShotSpotter Technology Increases Surveillance and Policing of Black and Latine New Yorkers, While Failing to Reduce Gun Violence
Obtained nine years of ShotSpotter response data from the NYPD, the largest time-span of law enforcement response data disclosed to date. The insights gleaned from that dataset about ShotSpotter's reliability and impact are significant.
Investigation
Shhh, They're Listening: An Investigation into the Large-Scale Community Surveillance Apparatus Built on Jail Phone Systems
Uncovered the terrifying impact of society's new big data capabilities lurking within the major jail telecommunications providers' systems, and sounded the alarm nationally. See also Sarah Stillman's piece on the Right to Hug.
