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Current research areas:
	Forensic statistics: Evidence evaluation, Quality assessment, Sampling
	Food and Environment: Statistical modelling and Sampling
Methods:
	Resampling, Bayesian hypothesis testing, Bayesian networks
Current international projects:
	“Implementation of Nuclear Techniques to Improve Food Traceability” CRP D5.20.37. Joint FAO/IAEA Division on Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture.
	“Integrated analytical approaches to assess indicators of the effectiveness of pesticide management practices” CRP D5.20.35. Joint FAO/IAEA Division on Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture.
Recent contributions to conferences and meetings:
	Date and place	Conference/meeting			Contribution(s)
	Sep 7-9, 2011, Lausanne, Switzerland	SPTM2011. Ninth annual meeting of the ENFSI marks working group			Contributed Talk: “Construction of a scale of conclusions ant its use for all types of forensic evidence”
	Aug 30 – Sep 3, 2011, Vienna, Austria	ISFG2011. 24^th World Congress of the International Society for Forensic Genetics			Contributed poster: “’Blame the brother’-Assessment of forensic DNA evidence when alternative explanations have different likelihoods” (with R. Hedell and R. Ansell) Contributed poster: “’Discrepancies between forensic DNA databases” (with R. Hedell and R. Ansell)
	June 15-17, 2011, Krakow, Poland	FORSTAT 2011. Fifth workshop on forensic evidence and statistical evaluation			Invited talk: Scales of reporting the value of evidence
List of publications:
	Publication						Journal/ Proceed./ Tech.Rep.	Peer-reviewed
	Nordgaard A., Hedell R., Ansell R. Assessment of forensic findings when alternative explanations have different likelihoods – “Blame-the-brother”-syndrome. Science and Justice 2012. [doi:10.1016/j.scijus.2011.12.001]						J	P
	Nordgaard A., Hedberg K., Widén C, Ansell R. (2012).Comments on ”The database search problem” with respect to a recent publication in Forensic Science International. Letter to the editor. Forensic Science International 217: e32-e33. [doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.11.023]						J	P
	Nordgaard A., Ansell R., Drotz W., Jaeger L. (2012) Scale of conclusions for the value of evidence. Law, Probability and Risk 11(1): 1-24. [doi:10.1093/lpr/mgr020]						J	P
	Nordgaard A. (2011). Resultatvärdering med Bayesianska nätverk. Kriminalteknik 4, 2011. Statens Kriminaltekniska Laboratorium, Linköping, Sweden.						J
	Lundquist P., Nordgaard A. (2011). Statistisk analys av narkotikahalter i material från polisbeslag analyserade på SKL. SKL Rapport 2011:12. Statens Kriminaltekniska Laboratorium, Linköping, Sweden.						T
	Digréus P., Andersson A-C., Nilsson J., Dufva C., Nordgaard A., Ansell R. (2011). Contamination monitoring in the forensic DNA laboratory and a simple graphical model for unbiased EPG classification. Forensic Science International: Genetics, Supplement Series, 2011;3:e299-e300						J	P
	Hedell R., Nordgaard A., Ansell R. (2011). Discrepancies between forensic DNA databases. Forensic Science International: Genetics, Supplement Series, 2011;3:e135-e136						J	P
	Nordgaard A. (2011) SKL:s utlåtandeskala. Kriminalteknik 2,2011. Statens Kriminaltekniska Laboratorium, Linköping, Sweden.						J
	Nordgaard A. & Höglund T. (2011). Assessment of Approximate Likelihood Ratios from Continuous Distributions: A Case Study of Digital Camera Identification. Journal of Forensic Sciences 56(2): 390-402.						J	P
	Hedman J., Ansell R., Nordgaard A. (2010). A ranking index for quality assessment of forensic DNA profiles. BMC Research Notes 2010 3:290.						J	P
	Nordgaard A., Wistedt I., Drotz W., Elmqvist J., Höglund T., Jaeger L., Torbjörnsson M., Palmborg J., Sullivan S., Wigilius I. (2010). Uppfattning av värdeord i sakkunnigutlåtanden – En studie genomförd bland olika aktörer i rättsprocessen i Sverige. SKL Rapport 2010:01. Statens Kriminaltekniska Laboratorium, Linköping, Sweden.						T	P
	Hedman J., Nordgaard A., Dufva C., Rasmusson B., Ansell R. & Rådström P. (2010). Synergy between DNA polymerases increases polymerase chain reaction inhibitor tolerance in forensic DNA analysis. Analytical Biochemistry 405: 192-200.						J	P
	Hedman J,. Nordgaard A., Rasmusson B., Ansell R. & Rådström P. (2009). Improved forensic DNA analysis through the use of alternative DNA polymerases and statistical modeling of DNA profiles. Biotechniques 47 (5): 951-958.						J	P
	Nordgaard A. & Grimvall A. (2006). A resampling technique for estimating the power of non-parametric trend tests. Environmetrics 17: 257-267						J	P
	Nordgaard A. (2005). Quantifying experience in sample size determination for drug analysis of seized drugs. Law, Probability and Risk 4: 217-225.						J	P
	Nordgaard A. (2003) Impact of Sampling Frequency on the Power of Nonparametric Tests for Water Quality Trends. In: The Information Society and Enlargement of the European Union, part 2 (A. Gnauck, R. Heindrich, eds.). Metropolis-Verlag, Marburg.						P	P
	Libiseller C. & Nordgaard A. (2002). Variance Reduction for Trend Analysis of Hydrochemical Data in Brackish Waters. In: Environmental Communication in the Information Society, part 1 (W. Pillmann, K. Tochtermann, eds.) ISEP, Vienna.						P	P
	Nordgaard A. (1996). Computer-intensive methods for dependent observations. PhD thesis. Linköping Studies in Science and Technology. Dissertations No. 209.
	Nordgaard A. & Hjorth U. (1993). Statistical extrapolation of nutrient concentrations in the Baltic Sea. Environmetrics 4: 279-309.						J	P
	Nordgaard A. (1992). Resampling Stochastic Processes using a Bootstrap Approach. In: Bootstrapping and Related Techniques (K.H. Jöckel, G. Rothe, W. Sendler, eds.) Lecture notes in Econometrics and Mathematical Systems 376. SpringerVerlag, Berlin.						P	P
Reviewing:
	Dissertations:			Rossana Moroni, Åbo Akademi, Finland, Date-of-defence: June 3, 2011
				Abdullah Almasri, Lund University, Department of Statistics, June 2003
	Half-time review:			Andreas Tillmar, Linköping University, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, November 2008
	Licentiate theses:			Yulia Yurgens, Chalmers University of Technology, Department of Mathematical Sciences, December 2004
				Panagiotis Mantalos, Lund University, Department of Statistics, June 1998
	Papers:			6 manuscripts (Forensic Science International (2), Journal of Chemometrics (2), Analytica Chimica Acta (1), Aquatic Living Resources (1))
All contributions to conferences and meetings
	Date and place		Conference/meeting			Contribution(s)
	Sep 7-9, 2011, Lausanne, Switzerland		SPTM2011. Ninth annual meeting of the ENFSI marks working group			Contributed Talk: “Construction of a scale of conclusions ant its use for all types of forensic evidence”
	Aug 30 – Sep 3, 2011, Vienna, Austria		ISFG2011. 24^th World Congress of the International Society for Forensic Genetics			Contributed poster: “’Blame the brother’-Assessment of forensic DNA evidence when alternative explanations have different likelihoods” (with R. Hedell and R. Ansell) Contributed poster: “’Discrepancies between forensic DNA databases” (with R. Hedell and R. Ansell)
	June 15-17, 2011, Krakow, Poland		FORSTAT 2011. Fifth workshop on forensic evidence and statistical evaluation			Invited talk: Scales of reporting the value of evidence
	Sep 8-11, 2010, Stockholm, Sweden		ESWG 2010 (English-Speaking Working Group of the International Society of Forensic Genetics)			Invited talk: "The forensic DNA profile index - a tool for comparison of electropherograms" (with J. Hedman and R. Ansell)
	June 25, 2010, Universidad de Margarita, Venezuela		Short course on Sampling (in association with TIES2010, see below)			Lectures (with R. Correll)
	June 21-24, 2010, Isla Margarita, Venezuela		The 21st Annual Conference of The International Environmetrics Society			Invited talk: "Change-point detection in environmental time series –A Bayesian approach" (with Du Yang)
	Sep 8-11, 2009, Glasgow, UK		5th European Academy of Forensic Science Conference			Invited talk: "Ordinal scales of conclusions for the value of evidence" (with R. Ansell, L. Jaeger and W. Drotz)
	Aug  20-23, 2008, Lausanne, Switzerland		The 7th International Conference on Forensic Inference and Statistics			Contributed talk: "The use of likelihood ratios in digital camera identification" (with T. Höglund)
	Feb 4, 2008, Stockholm, Sweden		Statistisk metod & analys - Skarpsynt utredning genom träffsäker datainsamling, IQPC			Invited talk: "Hållbar utveckling - aktuella statistiska utmaningar och problem i arbetet med miljöfrågor och utvecklingsövervakning"
	Aug 22-29, 2007, Lisbon, Portugal		56th Session of The International Statistical Institute			Invited talk: "Resampling species-wise collected abundance data for flexible assessment of changes in biodiversity" Special contributed talk: "Uncertainty in water quality data and its implications for trend detection" (with K. Wahlin and A. Grimvall)
	June 18-22, 2006, Kalmar, Sweden		The 17th Annual Conference of The International Environmetrics Society			Invited talk: "Resampling species-wise abundance data"
	March, 2005, Tempe AZ, USA		The 6th International Conference on Forensic Statistics			Contributed talk: "Sample-size Determination for Analysis of Ecstasy Pills"
	Aug, 2004, Prague, Czech Republic		COMPSTAT 2004			Contributed talk: "A resampling technique for estimating the power of non-parametric trend tests"
	Nov 2003, Johannesburg, South Africa		The 14th Annual Conference of The International Environmetrics Society			Contributed talk: "Power of non-parametric trend tests -- a semi-parametric approach"
	Sep 2003, Cottbus, Germany		17th International Conference, Informatics for Environmental Protection			Contributed talk: "Impact of sampling frequencies on the power of nonparametric tests for water quality trends"
	June 2003, Lund, Sweden		SPRUCE VI, International conference			Contributed talk: "Impact of sampling frequency on the power of nonparametric tests for water quality trends"
	Sep 2002, Vienna, Austria		16th International Conference, Informatics for Environmental Protection			Contributed talk: "Variance Reduction for Trend Analysis of Hydrochemical Data in Brackish Waters" (with C. Libiseller)
	June 2002, Genova, Italy		Short course on Estimation of human impact on the environment (in association with TIES2002)			Tutorials
	June 2002, Stockholm, Sweden		NORDSTAT 2002			Contributed talk: "Variance reduction for trend analysis" (with C. Libiseller)
	Aug 2001, Portland OR, USA		The 12th Annual Conference of The International Environmetrics Society			Contributed talk: "Geostatistical normalisation of nutrient concentrations in marine environments" (with A. Grimvall)
	March 2001, Lüneburg, Germany		8th International Meeting on Statistical Climatology			Contributed talk: "Simulating meteorological data by block resampling" (with Å. Forsman and A. Grimvall)
	Sep 2000, Sheffield, UK		The 11th Annual Conference of The International Environmetrics Society (jointly with SPRUCE)			Contributed talk: "Trends in depth profiles of marine hydro-chemical data" (with A. Grimvall)
	Aug 1995, Aarhus, Denmark		21st European Meeting of Statisticians			Contributed talk: "Resampling the empirical spectral measure"
	Aug 1992, Helsinki, Finland		The 4th Annual Conference of The International Environmetrics Society			Contributed talk: "Statistical extrapolation of nutrient concentrations in the Baltic Sea" (with U. Hjorth)
	June 1990, Trier, Germany		International conference on Bootstrapping and Related Techniques			Contributed talk: "Resampling Stochastic Processes using a Bootstrap Approach"