QD Forensics Pty Ltd is a leading Australian national and international provider of forensic document examination, handwriting and signature comparisons and digital examination services to state and federal government departments, law enforcement agencies, statutory investigation authorities, financial institutions, private investigators, companies, members of the legal community and private individuals.
Please direct enquiries by phone to 0419154182 or by email to enquiries@qdforensics.com.au
Document examination and Digital examination evidence is used in a wide range of investigations and circumstances, the outcomes of such examinations can provide valuable primary or supporting evidence and generate new lines of inquiry in ongoing investigations. If you are unsure whether your investigation would benefit from our services please make contact so that we can discuss your matter further.
Our Services
Forensic Document Examination Services
- Examination of disputed signatures
- Examination of disputed handwriting
- Examination of erasures, obliterations and alterations to documents
- Examination and visualisation of indented and latent impressions on documents
- Examination of typed, machine and computer generated documents
- Examination of security identity documents
- Examination of counterfeit documents
- Examination of disputed Wills and disputed Land Title documents
- Examination of Graffiti and Anonymous Letters
- Greek and Italian handwriting examination
- Chinese signature examination
Forensic Digital Examination Services
- Recovery of damaged or deleted files from various media formats e.g. Hard Drives, USB devices, Compact Flash Cards & SSD’s
- Data format conversion
- Digital Image authentication and image editing detection
- Deep fake image and video analysis
- Analysis of malicious file formats (including documents and image files embedded with stenographic data)
- Analysis of PDF documents
- Email internet header analysis
Other Services
- Specialised photography
- Scientific imaging
- Image enhancement
- Independent peer review of other experts reports
- Presentation of expert evidence in court
- Cybersecurity
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) prompt engineering specialist (including Open AI ChatGPT, Lambda AI, Gemini, Claude, Stable Diffusion and Midjourney)
About QD Forensics
John Ganas, the Director of QD Forensics is a recognised international expert with over 30 years experience in Forensic Document Examination and holds a Degree of Bachelor of Science, a Post Graduate Diploma in Forensic Science, a Graduate Diploma in Computer Science, an Associate Diploma in Applied Photography and a Certificate IV in Biometric Technologies.
He has extensive court experience, has regularly provided specialised lectures and training to various law enforcement groups and government agencies, and been a sessional lecturer on Document Examination at La Trobe University, Swinburne University and The University of Melbourne.
He has previously held the positions of Manager of the Digital Sciences Group and Unit Leader of the Document Examination Unit of the Forensic Services Department, Victoria Police, is a member and past president of the Australian and New Zealand Forensic Science Society (ANZFSS) Vic Branch, a past chairperson of the Senior Managers of Australian and New Zealand Forensic Laboratories (SMANZFL) Document Examination Specialist Advisory Group, a member of the Australasian Society of Forensic Document Examiners (ASFDE), a member of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Evidence Based Policing (ANZSEBP), a member of the Hellenic Australian Lawyers Association (HAL), a member of the International Association of Financial Crimes Investigators (IAFCI) and a member of the Australian Academy of Forensic Sciences.
He has instructed and trained other examiners in forensic methods and techniques, supervised graduate research studies in forensic science and participated in joint research projects with law enforcement organisations. He has attended international conferences and workshops on Forensic Science with the involvement of various professional organisations, including the National Institute of Forensic Science (NIFS), the Australian and New Zealand Forensic Science Society (ANZFSS), the Australasian Society of Forensic Document Examiners (ASFDE), the Handwriting Analysis and Research Laboratory (HARL), the Australian Federal Police (AFP), the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC), Note Printing Australia, Placard Australia, Kinegram, Visa Inc, VicRoads, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), Australian Paper, the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), the Metropolitan Police Service London (MPS), the Israeli Secret Service Agency (Mossad), the US Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the United States Secret Service.
QD Forensics Pty Ltd
ACN 625 754 636
PO Box 420
Balwyn North
Victoria 3104 Australia
Telephone: 0419 154 182
Email: enquiries@qdforensics.com.au