Forensic Age Estimation in Living Individuals : Current Status, Future, and Bioethics.

  • Event type : Seminar
  • Dates : 9 January 2026
  • Hours : 17h00
  • Location : Faculté de Droit et de Science politique – Rue Lallemand et Rue Cardinal de Cabrières, Montpellier / Bâtiment. 2 > Amphi. Claude Serres (2.0.01)

As part of the research project conducted by visiting fellow Dr. Oguzhan Ekizoglu, the MAK’IT Institute is pleased to invite you to a conference organized in partnership with the Criminal Law and Forensic Sciences Team of Montpellier.

This event aims to provide an overview of current practices in age assessment of living individuals and to explore future perspectives in forensic medicine, law, and ethics, particularly in light of recent developments in new technologies, especially artificial intelligence.

Program

Forensic Age Estimation in Living Individuals: Current Status, Future, and Bioethics

Session Chair: Pr Marie-Christine Sordino

Introduction
Pr Marie-Christine Sordino

State of the Art in Forensic Age Estimation
Dr Laurent Martrille

The Future of Imaging Methods and the Role of Artificial Intelligence
Dr Oguzhan Ekizoglu

Obstacles to Research on Age Estimation in the Living in 2026: Is Artificial Intelligence Stronger than Bioethics?
Pr Eric Baccino