Welcome to the Institute

The Institute for Forensic Imaging (IFI) was established on the Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) campus in June, 1995.  This was in response to an increased worldwide concern with crime. Citizens and criminal justice officials strongly expressed a need for operational and technological advances in their fight against crime. Advances in forensic imaging technology were often cited as an important component that would be useful for investigations and in the courtroom.

Leaders at IUPUI, state and local government officials, senior criminal justice officials and business leaders met to consider the development of an institute that would fill the gap in the use of new imaging systems, and training in the use of these. As a result, IFI was created as part of a not-for-profit corporation already existing at IUPUI. Offices and a laboratory were established in the SL Building at IUPUI. The Institute had its own staff and administration but involved faculty from several of the IUPUI schools, specifically including: the Purdue Schools of Engineering and Technology, Science. Also included were the Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis Community Learning Network, and Indiana University Schools of Journalism, Law, Dentistry, and Medicine. Business corporations, including Eastman Kodak, Canon USA, and Adobe Systems assisted with support, equipment, and advice.

Today, IFI still has strong links to IUPUI, but it also involves engineers and staff from Wolf Technical Services, Inc., a forensic engineering and research company.