After completing his studies in forensic science at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland, Claude
Roux migrated to Australia in 1996, to develop and lead the first Australian forensic science
undergraduate degree and PhD program at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS). He is
currently a Distinguished Professor of Forensic Science and Director of the UTS Centre for Forensic
Science.
His interests are broad and include microtraces / chemical criminalistics, documents, fingerprints,
forensic intelligence and the contribution of forensic science to policing and security. His
professional motivation has always been driven by his vision of forensic science as a distinctive
academic and holistic research-based discipline.
Claude has published over 200 refereed papers, 27 book chapters and co-authored one textbook. He received more than 20 prizes and awards including from the National Institute of Forensic Science, the 2004 AIPS Tall Poppy Award and the 2015 Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research Medal for Research Impact and a 2023 Australian Award for University Teaching citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning.
Claude is the Editor in Chief of WIREs Forensic Science, a member of the editorial board of six scientific journals and a member of many working and advisory groups in Australia and overseas. He is the immediate Past-President of the International Association of Forensic Sciences (2017-2023), the current Vice-President of the Australian Academy of Forensic Sciences, a past President of the Australian & New Zealand Forensic Science Society (2010-2016) and a Fellow of the Royal Society of New South Wales. He has also served on the Scientific Advisory Board of the International Criminal Court (2014-2023).
Claude is also a founding member of the African Forensic Sciences Academy.