SA Branch May 2026 Meeting – Forensic Application of Apple Health Data

The SA Branch of ANZFSS Welcomes Dr Luke Jennings, Lecturer in Digital Forensics at Flinders University to present a presentation on the Forensic Application of Health Data.

Health Data from phones and smart watches is becoming increasingly important in capturing actions, behaviours and biometric records in real world investigations. Drawing on extensive experience including from a fatal collision that happened in Daylesford (Victoria), Luke will show how step counts, expended energy, heart rate, and glucose levels inform investigators and medical examiners. We will also discuss how health data can inform sleep analysis and, how it can contain detailed information of locations, timezones and other associated devices – a treasure trove for forensic digital examiners.

Dr Luke Jennings holds a PhD on the Forensic Applications of Apple Health Data, from the University of Adelaide. Prior to being appointed at Flinders, Luke has worked as a senior digital forensic scientist at Digital Forensic Sciences Australia Pty Ltd, working on over 100 cases, many concerned with health data records.