Alexandre Beaudoin | |
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| Born | (1978-02-16)February 16, 1978 (age 47) Drummondville, Quebec, Canada |
| Alma mater | Université de Montréal,University of Lausanne |
| Known for | Oil Red O,police technology assessment,ForATE index |
| Awards | Edward Foster Award,Member of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces, French Forensic Science Hall of Fame |
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| Fields | Fingerprintforensic scientist |
| Institutions | Ministry of Public Security (Quebec),Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières |
Alexandre Beaudoin (born February 16, 1978) is aQuebecfingerprint scientist known for inventing a technique for developing latent fingerprints on dry and/or wet porous surfaces (such as paper and cardboard).[1]
Alexandre Beaudoin was born inDrummondville, Quebec, Canada, in 1978. On May 24, 1997, he married his High school love, Amélie Charron. Together, they have four children: Thalie, Elric, Marek, and Liam. After receiving his BSc inmicrobiology andimmunology at theUniversity of Montreal in 2000, he was hired by theSûreté du Québec in the Forensic Identification Department as a latent fingerprint development specialist.
In 2003 he obtained a research position as Physical sciences specialist. He also pursues his full-time study during the same period, obtaining a degree ofMSc in Health Technology Assessment (HTA) & Management in 2009 with the medical schools of four different universities:University of Montreal,University of Ottawa,Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (Barcelona) andUniversità Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Rome).
Since 2006, he is a guest professor at theCanadian Police College and theOntario Police College about fingerprint chemical development. In 2007, through his work onOil Red O, he was awarded the Recognition Award – Creativity and Innovation.[2][3] In 2008, he became President of theCanadian Identification Society. In 2009, he was received by theInternational Fingerprint Research Group (IFRG), which are invited only the most active and creative researchers of the domain.[4]
In 2010, he founded and became president of the Association Québécoise de Criminalistique which regroup the French forensic specialists.[5] In 2016, he become associate professor withUniversité du Québec à Trois-Rivières. In 2018, he gets promoted to the position of Forensic Sciences Chief at theSûreté du Québec. In 2021, he got elected as president of theInternational Association for Identification (2021-2022) and obtain a degree ofPh.D. inForensic science fromUniversity of Lausanne. Since 2021, he is the Quebec Homeland Security General Manager at theMinistry of Public Security (Quebec).[3][6]
In 2004, Alexandre Beaudoin successfully made, at the age of 27, the first efficient latent fingerprints development using a technique he has developed based onOil Red O.[7][8][9] The research continued to integrate the method in fingerprint standards sequence development.[10][11] He then develops the concept of mini-PTA, on the basis of the Danish mini-HTA, consisting in Police Technology Assessment (PTA) for promoting the best technology purchase based on the regional realities of each police department.[12] During his doctoral studies, he produces a thesis on the development of a synthetic pre-acquisition analysis index, the "Forensic Assessment of Technologies Effectiveness" (ForATE), which makes it possible to bridge the gap between forensic science and management.[13]
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