Welcome to Chengdu (China) ! The 5th International Symposium on Sino Swiss Evidence Science 2025 (5th ISSSES) will be held at Sichuan University in Chengdu (China) from Sunday 7 to Tuesday 9 September 2025. The symposium will provide a forum to discuss the current breakthroughs and new directions in the field of evidence science. The symposium is jointly organized by the School of Criminal Justice of the University of Lausanne (UNIL, Switzerland) and the Sino Swiss Evidence Science Research Center (SSESRC), chaired by Professor Baosheng Zhang, former Vice President of the China University of Political Science and Law (CUPL, Beijing).
The ISSSES Scientific Organizing Committee is composed of Professors Baosheng Zhang and Yuanfeng Wang from the China University of Political Science and Law (Beijing) as well as Professors Christophe Champod and Alex Biedermann from the University of Lausanne (Switzerland).
The Symposium topic is Current Challenges for Evidence Science and Judicial Proof and will promote the interchange of ideas between Chinese and Swiss lawyers, scientists, academics and their foreign counterparts. The symposium will provide a platform where leading scholars from China as well as other overseas countries will share their experience and expertise in the field of evidence science. Their perspective on the advancement of the administration of justice in an interdisciplinary perspective will be of interest to scholars and researchers from both forensic science and evidence law.
The 5th ISSSES is supported by:
- The “Double First-Class” University Plan
- The “2011 Plan” of China – Collaborative Innovation Center of Judicial Civilization
- The “111 Plan” of China – Evidence Science Innovation and Talent Base