Actionable Open-Source Intelligence Architecture for Cold Case Investigations

Swikar Bhandari

Actionable Open-Source Intelligence Architecture for Cold Case Investigations

Swikar Bhandari

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The number of unsolved homicides in the Netherlands has gradually stacked up over the past few decades resulting in more than 1700 “cold cases” as of 2024. To tackle this problem, this paper presents a socio-technical system that facilitates the semi-automated collection and derivation of actionable intelligence from publicly available information for cold case investigations. The proposed system is designed using a multi-disciplinary approach by integrating solutions from the domains of homicide, ethics and philosophy, intelligence studies and computer science. Additionally, existing requirement engineering literature was used to identify the necessary requirements needed to design the proposed system. Thereby ensuring the safety, security and responsible use of OSINT for cold case investigations. We hope that the proposed socio-technical system can help mitigate cold cases and thus contribute towards the social good

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Joint Proceedings of REFSQ 2025 Workshops, Doctoral Symposium, Posters Tools Track, and Education and Training Track
Editors	Anne Hess, Angelo Susi, Eduard C. Groen, Marcela Ruiz, Muhammad Abbas Khan, Fatma Başak Aydemir, Maya Daneva, Renata Guizzardi, Jens Gulden, Andrea Herrmann, Jennifer Horkoff, Sylwia Kopczyńska, Patrick Mennig, Marc Oriol, Elda Paja, Anna Perini, Alexander Rachmann, Kurt Schneider, Laura Semini, Paola Spoletini, Andreas Vogelsang
Place of Publication	Barcelona, Spain
Publisher	CEUR
Volume	3959
Publication status	Published - Apr 2025
Event	31st Joint of REFSQ 2025 Workshops, Doctoral Symposium, Posters and Tools Track, and Education and Training Track, REFSQ 2025 - Barcelona, Spain Duration: 7 Apr 2025 → 10 Apr 2025 Conference number: 31

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Name	CEUR Workshop Proceedings
Publisher	CEUR
Volume	3959

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Conference	31st Joint of REFSQ 2025 Workshops, Doctoral Symposium, Posters and Tools Track, and Education and Training Track, REFSQ 2025
Abbreviated title	REFSQ 2025
Country/Territory	Spain
City	Barcelona
Period	7/04/25 → 10/04/25

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Bhandari, S. (2025). Actionable Open-Source Intelligence Architecture for Cold Case Investigations. In A. Hess, A. Susi, E. C. Groen, M. Ruiz, M. A. Khan, F. B. Aydemir, M. Daneva, R. Guizzardi, J. Gulden, A. Herrmann, J. Horkoff, S. Kopczyńska, P. Mennig, M. Oriol, E. Paja, A. Perini, A. Rachmann, K. Schneider, L. Semini, P. Spoletini, ... A. Vogelsang (Eds.), Joint Proceedings of REFSQ 2025 Workshops, Doctoral Symposium, Posters Tools Track, and Education and Training Track (Vol. 3959). (CEUR Workshop Proceedings; Vol. 3959). CEUR. https://ceur-ws.org/Vol-3959/DS-paper1.pdf

Bhandari, Swikar. / Actionable Open-Source Intelligence Architecture for Cold Case Investigations. Joint Proceedings of REFSQ 2025 Workshops, Doctoral Symposium, Posters Tools Track, and Education and Training Track. editor / Anne Hess ; Angelo Susi ; Eduard C. Groen ; Marcela Ruiz ; Muhammad Abbas Khan ; Fatma Başak Aydemir ; Maya Daneva ; Renata Guizzardi ; Jens Gulden ; Andrea Herrmann ; Jennifer Horkoff ; Sylwia Kopczyńska ; Patrick Mennig ; Marc Oriol ; Elda Paja ; Anna Perini ; Alexander Rachmann ; Kurt Schneider ; Laura Semini ; Paola Spoletini ; Andreas Vogelsang. Vol. 3959 Barcelona, Spain : CEUR, 2025. (CEUR Workshop Proceedings).

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Bhandari, S 2025, Actionable Open-Source Intelligence Architecture for Cold Case Investigations. in A Hess, A Susi, EC Groen, M Ruiz, MA Khan, FB Aydemir, M Daneva, R Guizzardi, J Gulden, A Herrmann, J Horkoff, S Kopczyńska, P Mennig, M Oriol, E Paja, A Perini, A Rachmann, K Schneider, L Semini, P Spoletini & A Vogelsang (eds), Joint Proceedings of REFSQ 2025 Workshops, Doctoral Symposium, Posters Tools Track, and Education and Training Track. vol. 3959, CEUR Workshop Proceedings, vol. 3959, CEUR, Barcelona, Spain, 31st Joint of REFSQ 2025 Workshops, Doctoral Symposium, Posters and Tools Track, and Education and Training Track, REFSQ 2025, Barcelona, Spain, 7/04/25. <https://ceur-ws.org/Vol-3959/DS-paper1.pdf>

Actionable Open-Source Intelligence Architecture for Cold Case Investigations. / Bhandari, Swikar.
Joint Proceedings of REFSQ 2025 Workshops, Doctoral Symposium, Posters Tools Track, and Education and Training Track. ed. / Anne Hess; Angelo Susi; Eduard C. Groen; Marcela Ruiz; Muhammad Abbas Khan; Fatma Başak Aydemir; Maya Daneva; Renata Guizzardi; Jens Gulden; Andrea Herrmann; Jennifer Horkoff; Sylwia Kopczyńska; Patrick Mennig; Marc Oriol; Elda Paja; Anna Perini; Alexander Rachmann; Kurt Schneider; Laura Semini; Paola Spoletini; Andreas Vogelsang. Vol. 3959 Barcelona, Spain: CEUR, 2025. (CEUR Workshop Proceedings; Vol. 3959).

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Bhandari S. Actionable Open-Source Intelligence Architecture for Cold Case Investigations. In Hess A, Susi A, Groen EC, Ruiz M, Khan MA, Aydemir FB, Daneva M, Guizzardi R, Gulden J, Herrmann A, Horkoff J, Kopczyńska S, Mennig P, Oriol M, Paja E, Perini A, Rachmann A, Schneider K, Semini L, Spoletini P, Vogelsang A, editors, Joint Proceedings of REFSQ 2025 Workshops, Doctoral Symposium, Posters Tools Track, and Education and Training Track. Vol. 3959. Barcelona, Spain: CEUR. 2025. (CEUR Workshop Proceedings).

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