Affiliations:

1. Senior Examiner  of  Chartoularios  C.  Laboratory  of  Forensic  Document  Studies.
   Chartoularios P.C. is an associated member of ENFSI (European Network of Forensic Science Insitutes), operating fully in a peer-review mode.
2. Lecturer of Criminology at the MBS College of Crete.
3. Lecturer at MSc Forensic Psychology at City Unity College.
4. Editor of the Journal of Forensic Document Examination.

External Collaborations:

1. Staffordshire University (UK)
   Position: External PhD Supervisor.
   Subject of Research: Capture and Analysis Software of biometric data obtained through electronic signatures.
2. University of Alcala Madrid (Spain)
   Position: External PhD Supervisor.
   Subject of Research: Analysis of biometric data obtained by AD patients.
3. Neuroscript Company (USA)
   Subject of Research: Various graphonomics researches (as outlined below) with the use of handwriting movement analysis software MovAlyzeR.

Working Experience

1. Position: Lawyer registered at the Board of Heraklion, Greece
   Dates: 2004-present
2. Position: Forensic Handwriting and Document Expert, appointed by the Greek State a) in the Courts of First Instance of Heraklion, Rethymnon, Chanea and Rhodes and b) in the Second Degree Courts of Crete and Dodekanese.
   Dates: 2005-2010
3. Position: Forensic Handwriting and Document Expert, appointed by the Greek State in the Courts of First Instance of Lasithion.
   Dates: 2005-2010
4. Position: Freelancer Forensic Handwriting and Document Expert
   Dates: 2005-present
5. Position: Senior  Examiner   Chartoularios  P.C.  Laboratory  of  Questioned  Document
   Studies
   Dates: 2013-present
6. Position: Lecturer of Criminology at MBS College of Crete
   Dates: 2016 – present
7. Position: Lecturer of Criminology at MBS College of Crete
   Dates: 2016 – present
8. Position: Lecturer of Criminology at City Unity College.
   Dates: 2021 – present

Education and training

1. Title of qualification awarded: Degree in Law
   Dates: 1997-2002
   Name  and  type  of  organisation  providing  education  and  training:  Democritus University of Thrace.
2. Title of   qualification   awarded:   Certification   of   Training   in   Forensic   Document Examination
   Date: 2003
   Principal Subjects Covered: Theoretical background of forensic document examination, practical handling of cases, non-destructive physical-technical analysis, familiarisation with English, American and German literature.
   Name and type of organisation: Dr. jur. Dr. habil. Manfred Hecker
3. Title  of  qualification  awarded:     Certification  of  Training  in  Forensic  Document Examination
   Date: 2007
   Principal Subjects Covered: Treatment of ESDA, evaluation of research concepts, discussion of contemporary literature, study of the neurophysiological and learning theoretical fundamentals of writing, formal aspects of conclusions etc.
   Name and type of organisation: Dr. jur. Dr. habil. Manfred Hecker
4. Title of qualification awarded: University Postgraduate Certificate in Forensic Sciences with Merit
   Date: 2008
   Principal Subjects Covered: Methodology and Theory of the Forensic Sciences.
   Name and type of organisation: Staffordshire University
5. Title of qualification awarded: University Postgraduate Certificate in Research Methods
   Date: 2011
   Principal Subjects Covered: Methodology and Theory of the Research, pertinent to Forensic Sciences.
   Name and type of organisation: Staffordshire University
6. Title of qualification awarded: University Master of Philosophy in Forensic Science.
   Date: 2013
   Thesis: “The effect of cataractus vision in the general characteristics of handwriting.”
   Name and type of organisation: Staffordshire University
7. Title of qualification awarded: PhD in Forensic Sciences
   Date: 2017
   Thesis:   “The   influence  of   visual  feedback  in   the   static   and  kinetic  individual characteristics of handwriting.”
   Name and type of organisation: Staffordshire University

Organisations I have been a member to:

• Laboratory of Criminology, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece (until 2002).
• Professional Member (MCSFS) of the Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences.
• Member of the International Graphonomics Society.
• Member of Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE).
• Member of the Association of Forensic Document Examiners (ADFE)
• Member of the Panhellenic Union of Forensic Document Examiners (Πανελλήνια Ένωση Δικαστικών Γραφολόγων – Πραγματογνωμόνων Γραφής και Εγγράφων).

Conferences/seminars attended:

1. 2008 – Lecture of Dr. Jur. Dr.Habil. Manfred Hecker at the Lawyer’s Bar Association of Salonica.
2. 2010 – Conference of the European Association for Vision and Eye Research (Poster Presentation) in Crete, Greece.
3. 2011 – Forensic Science Society  Conference  (Poster Presentation) in Birmingham, UK.
4. 2013 – FSSoc Evaluation & Interpretation of Evidence & Casework Report (Statement) Writing Workshop in Preston, UK.
5. 2013 – Congress of the Gesellschaft fuer Forensische Schriftuntersuchung (GFS) in Munich, Germany.
6. 2014 – 16th Annual Wroclaw Conference of Forensic Document Examination
7. 2014 – international conference in frontiers of handwriting recognition – Heraklion, Crete.
8. 2015 – «Refresher Course: The use of stereomicroscope in Forensic Document Examination», Chartoularios P.C., Athens.
9. 2015 – “Summer school: Research on electronic signatures using handwriting software analysis MovAlyzeR”, Chartoularios P.C., Athens , as presented by Dr. Hans-Leo Teulings
10. 2015 – ENFSI2015 Conference Zurich.
11. 2017 – International Graphonomics Society 2017 Conference Gaeta, Italy
12. 2017 – ENFSI2017 Conference Bled.
13. 2019   –   2nd    Conference   PEDIKGRAF   (Panhellenic   Union   of   Forensic   Document Experts) – Athens 18-10-2019.
14. 8-7-2020:    A  new  design  for  trace  evidence  courses  using  home  experiments,  a carousel  and  Labbuddy . A  Chartered  Society  of Forensic  Sciences  (CSFS)  Webinar Series.
15. 15-7-2020: Standard  Operation  Procedures  –  The  Way  Forward.   A  Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences (CSFS) Webinar Series.
16. 29-7-2020:    Validation  of  Methods:  Why?  When?  How?   A  Chartered  Society  of Forensic Sciences (CSFS) Webinar Series.
17. 10-14/8/2020: Virtual 78th Annual Conference of American Society of Questioned Document Examiners
18. 9-12-2020:  VSC  Technology:  for  the  Detection  of  Counterfeits  and  Fraudulent Documents –  Webinar hosted by Foster and Freeman.
19. AFS 73rd Annual Scientific Meeting, February 15-19, 2021
20. CSAFE Short Course, Statistical thinking for Forensic Practitioners. A four series course on Spring 2021.
21. 13th ENFHEX Conference and Business Meeting 16-18/6/2021
22. TRAINING ON THE ANALYSIS, COMPARISON & EVALUATION OF DIGITALLY CAPTURED SIGNATURES delivered during the 13th ENFHEX Conference and Business Meeting – Online Event – 16th-18th June 2021
23. Forensic Anthropology Society of Europe (FASA) Conference and Symposium 2022,
    1st of October 2022, organized by the University of Crete.
24. “New Frontiers in Document Examination” – Webinar on the 26-4-2023
    organized by Foster and Freeman Company.
25. “The Science of Detecting Fingermarks” – Webinar on the 31-5-2023 organized
    by Foster and Freeman Company.

Presentations:

1. Poster “Evaluating the effect of cataractous vision in the general characteristics of handwriting: its    forensic    implications”    2010-Conference    of    the    European Association for Vision and Eye Research in Crete, Greece
2. Poster “Evaluating the effect of cataractous vision in the general characteristics of handwriting: its  forensic  implications”  2011-Forensic  Science  Society   Conference (Poster Presentation) in Birmingham, UK.
3. “Evaluating   the   effect   of   cataractous   vision   in   the   general   characteristics   of handwriting” – Wroclaw, 2014.
4. “Correlation of envelopes and letters via ESDA examination”– Wroclaw, 2014
5. “The position of the court appointed expert witness in the civil law trial”, Athens, 2014.
6. “The effect  of  visual  feedback  in  the  individual  characteristics  of  handwriting” ENFSI2015 Zurich, 2015.
7. “Implementing a digital acquisition requested material software” ENFSI2015 Zurich, 2015.
8. “Effect of visual feedback in the static and kinematic characteristics of signatures” – IGS2017, Gaeta Italy.
9. “Effect of visual feedback in the static and kinematic characteristics of cursive and block handwriting” – ENFSI2017, Bled Slovenia.
10. “Effect of visual feedback in the static and kinematic characteristics of handwriting” – ADFE2017, Reno NV, USA.
11. Two day seminar regarding Forensic Science, Forensic Document Examination and Cognitive Bias that took place on the 19-3-2019 and 22-3-2019 at MBS College of Crete.
12. Poster Presentation “Alzheimer’s Disease and Static Characteristics of Handwriting: Preliminary Findings”, ENFHEX conference, Porto 2019.
13. “Handwriting and Vision” – PEDIKGRAF (Society of Expert Forensic Document Examiners), Athens, 18-10-2019.
14. “KINEMATIC AND STATIC FEATURES OF HANDWRITING IN ALZHEIMERS DISEASE: A PRELIMINARY STUDY” – 18th  Congresso Nacional de Medicina Legal e Ciencas Forenses, Porto, Portugal, 21-23/11/2019.
15. Οne day seminar regarding Forensic Science, Forensic Document Examination and Cognitive Bias that took place on the 14-2-2020 at MBS College of Crete.
16. “In-Air Trajectories (IATs): Applications of an Emerging Handwriting
    Characteristic” – AFS 73rd Annual Scientific Meeting, February 15-19, 2021
17. In–Air Trajectories as Individual Identifying Characteristics? – presentation of four case studies, 13th ENFHEX Conference and Business Meeting 16-18/6/2021
18. “Ιntroduction to Applied Forensic Document Examination” – a workshop presented at MBS College of Crete, 1-2-2022.
19. “In air trajectories: Applications of an emerging handwriting characteristic” – a  lecture presented in the 2022 AFDE Symposium of Continuing Education.
20. «The Use of Forensic Document Examination in the Trial» – 4-12-2023 in the
    conference «The Expertise in the Civil, Penal and Administtative Trial».
21. “Effect of visual feedback on the static and kinematic characteristics of handwriting”
    31-3-2023 in FDE-Linked conference
22. “Forensic applications of the in-air trajectories in digitally captured signatures” 1-4-
    2023 in FDE-Linked conference

Publications:

1. «Η περίπτωση   του   κρατούμενου   Κ»   [The   case   of     prisoner   K]–Ant.   Sakoulas Publications,   2002.   Appendix   in   the   book   “Εθνοπολιτισμικές   συγκρούσεις   στη φυλακή:  Η  περίπτωση  της  δικαστικής  φυλακής  Θεσσαλονίκης  (Διαβατών)”  by  Dr. Ariadne Gerouki 2002.
2. “Contribution to the definition of the term Forensic Document Examiner – Data from the  german  jurisprudence  in  a  comparative  analysis  to  the  greek  law  system”  – Radamanthis, Heraklion, 2002.
3. “Forensic   Document   Examination   on   non   original   documents”   –   Radamanthis, Heraklion, 2005.
4. “Evaluating the   effect   of   cataractous   vision   in   the   general   characteristics   of handwriting: its forensic implications” Acta Ophtalmologica, Special Issue 2010.
5. “The influence  of  cataractus  vision  in  the  individual  characteristics  of  handwriting and  the  implications   in   the   work  of   forensic   document   examiner”  –   Wroclaw University press,  Nowa Kodyfikacja Prawa Karnego 44, 2017 Pages from 87 to 100
6. “Effect of visual feedback in the static and kinematic characteristics of signatures” – Proceedings of IGS2017 Conference: Graphonomics for E-citizens.
7. “Effect   of   Visual   Feedback   on   the   Static   and   Kinematic   Characteristics   of Handwriting” – Journal of Forensic Document Examination – Vol. 27, 2017.
8. «In-Air   Trajectories:   forensic   and   graphonomical   applications   of   an   emerging handwriting  characteristic»  –  Mannheimer  Hefte  für  Schriftvergleichung  –  41  (3+4) (2018) 141-157.
9. «Η χρήση της λεκτικής κλίμακας αποτελεσμάτων στη Δικαστική Γραφολογία» [The use of verbal scale of results in the Forensic Document Examination] Ποινική Δικαιοσύνη (8-9/2021): 1165.
10. Fernandes, C. Montalvo, G. Pertsinakis, M. Guimaraes, J. Signature Execution in Alzheimer’s Disease: An analysis of Motor Features. In book: Interwining Graphonomics with Human Movements (pp. 349-354), December 2022

Books:

Collaborative Exercises –  Blind tests

From 2014 till today I have successfully participated as a Senior Examiner of Chartoularios P.C.  in  the  collaborative  exercises  of  ENFSI,  that  is  blind  trials  in  mock  forensic  document examination cases that are created by the pertinent ENFSI committee:

• Collaborative Exercise 2014: Successful participation
• Collaborative Exercise 2015: Successful participation
• Collaborative Exercise 2016: Successful participation
• Collaborative Exercise 2017: Successful participation
• Collaborative Exercise 2018: Successful participation
• Collaborative Exercise 2019: Successful participation
• Collaborative Exercise 2020: Successful participation
• ENFHEX Collaborative Exercise 2021: Successful participation
• ENFHEX Collaborative Exercise 2022: Successful participation
• CTE Collaborative Exercise 2020: Successful participation
• CTE Collaborative Exercise 2021: Successful participation
• CTE Collaborative Exercise 2022: Successful participation

Interviews:

• «Επάγγελμα:  Δικαστικός  Γραφολόγος»  [Profession:  Forensic  Document  Examiner],  New Crete         newspaper         –         electronic         format         can         be         found         here: http://www.neakriti.gr/?page=newsdetail&DocID=830153
• https://www.cretalive.gr/kriti/o-anonymos-epistolografos-me-ta-xorkia-kai-i-plasti-diathiki-me-ta-akinita-fileta
• https://www.patris.gr/2022/12/16/i-anonymi-epistoli-me-ta-xorkia-kai-i-pandimia-me-tis-plastes-diathikes-stin-kriti/?fbclid=IwAR1kItXpdOBGYmv70fnW7ULUaGEn9syBmSqzqwViPQICf9b4w8jNqztNGNQ
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYeoA4EKTpw
• «Τέμπη: Οι ειδικοί αναλύουν πώς θα βρουν ποιος έσβησε τις ώρες της βάρδιας μεμπλάνκο» https://www.in.gr/2023/03/10/greece/tempi-oi-eidikoi-analyoun-pos-tha-
  vroun-poios-esvise-tis-ores-tis-vardias-mplanko/

Technical knowledge:

Very  good  knowledge  of  the  theory  and  use  of  ESDA  (Electrostatic  Detection  Apparatus), VSC    (Video    Spectral    Comparator),    LuminSys,    stereomicroscope,    FORAM    (Spectral comparator with the use of RAMAN scattering).

Very good use of the handwriting analysis software MovAlyzeR.

Very good use of the handwriting analysis software FirmaCerta.

Special scientific interest:

• Quantification of forensic results
• Electronic signatures analysis
• Biometric Software
• Investigation of   the   influence   of   extrinsic   factors   in   the   characteristics   of handwriting.

Foreign Languages:

English  – Excellent (Michigan  Proficiency)

German – Novice (Grundstuffe  Sprachdiplom)

Computer Skills:

Very good knowledge of Windows and MacOS, Microsoft office, use of internet and data bases.

Good use of Matlab, MovAlyzeR, R and SPSS.