Yaakov Shoham, a retired Chief Superintendent of the Israel Police, served in the
police force for over 25 years. Before retiring, Yaakov Shoham was a computer investigator and controller. He is a graduate of Hebrew University of Jerusalem and
has recently completed an MA . Shoham has also taken various computer courses with IBM.
Mr. Baruch Glattstein–Chief Scientist of IDenta
Mr. Baruch Glattstein was until 2003, the R&D officer for the Israel National Police, Division of Identification and Forensic Science (D.I.F.S).
He retired as a Chief Superintendent (Lt. Col.) and with the scientific grade of A-1 (equivalent to a full professor) after 24 years of service. He has acquired an international reputation as a versatile and capable researcher.
Mr. Glattstein has published many articles on a wide variety of topics. These topics include the analysis of explosives, gunshot firing distance estimation, firearm imprints on the hands of people suspected of having handled a firearm, presumptive tests of drugs and explosives, analysis of inks, shoeprint evidence, and on the detection of DNA in fingerprints.
Baruch is author and co-author of 33 scientific articles and 37 scientific internal reports and the inventor of 7 patents and patents applications.
In August 2003, he was awarded the Minister of Homeland Security Prize for forensic science achievements.
Mr. Glattstein’s scientific milestones include:
B.Sc. from Bar-Ilan University (1970).
Chemist in a high-tech company (1970- 1974).
M.Sc. from Hebrew University (1976).
Establishment of "Erez Forensic Technology", developing and manufacturing field testing kits for drugs and explosives (later sold to "Mistral").