Centre for Profiling and Behavioral Analysis

The leading European institute in behavioral profiling and credibility analysis.
Explore our programsBecome a certified behavioral profiler

Centre for Profiling and Behavioral Analysis

The leading European institute in behavioral profiling and credibility analysis.
Explore our programsBecome a certified behavioral profiler

Who we are?

About the Institute

We are an international research and training institute specializing in statement analysis, forensic linguistics, psycholinguistics, credibility assessment, behavioral analysis, and nonverbal communication.
Since 2016, we’ve been delivering advanced training and expert services to legal professionals, law enforcement, and private clients across Europe.

  • Our HQ: The company Institute of Nonverbal Communication, founded by Diana Lubandy, is registered in Austria.
  • The company is a licensed member of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber in Vienna (Wirtschaftskammer Wien).
  • Our training and tools are used by courts, ministries, and international institutions (UN, EU).
  • We developed the COBRA model (Credibility and Observation-based Reliability Assessment): the first validated tool for analyzing witness credibility
  • We focus on interdisciplinary excellence: all tools and expertises meet Evidence-Based Assessment standards.
  • Our company has had a PIONEERING ROLE in accrediting psycholinguistics and profiling techniques in Poland.

Trainings

 Our Flagship Programs

Behavioral Profiling Academy

Advanced Credibility Analysis

Statement Analysis of written/spoken communication

Psycholinguistic Profiling

Behavioral Analysis in risk management

Forensic Psychologist Expert

Forensic & Private Expert Reports

  • Credibility assessments of statements, documents, audio/video
  • Psychological profiling: criminal, parental, conflict dynamics
  • Review of expert opinions (content audit)

Behavioral Expert Reports

  • Court reports & forensic assessments
  • Audio/video credibility evaluations
  • Corporate investigations and behavioral audits

Why?

Why Learn Behavioral Profiling?

In today’s world—overflowing with misinformation, manipulation, and propaganda—the ability to detect deception has become a critical life skill.

Those who can distinguish truth from falsehood are better equipped to make rational, informed decisions. This leads to healthier relationships, stronger leadership, better business outcomes, and more resilience in social and professional settings.

Behavioral profiling helps you:

  • Identify manipulation in everyday interactions
  • Recognize verbal and nonverbal signs of dishonesty
  • See through propaganda and emotionally charged persuasion tactics
  • Navigate complex conversations with clarity and confidence

Why does it matter now more than ever?

You can’t erase false information—but you can train yourself to detect it.

The ability to assess credibility, intention, and authenticity is becoming essential—not just in law or security, but in business, media, relationships, and public discourse.

This skill saves you time, energy, money, and unnecessary disappointment.

In fact, airports that employ trained behavioral profilers have prevented terrorist attacks before they could happen. In national security, as in daily life, reading people accurately can make all the difference.

Profiling meets Artificial Intelligence

Behavioral profiling now has a new ally: artificial intelligence and machine learning.
Public data from social media, combined with algorithms, allow for the creation of personality profiles based on behavior, language, and even appearance.

Understanding how these profiles are built—and how to ethically apply that knowledge—is part of the future of responsible communication, negotiation, and decision-making.

More?

 Want to learn more?

You can dive into all of this in our Behavioral Profiling Academy, where we combine practical science, real-world case studies, and cutting-edge tools to train the next generation of behavioral analysts.

👇 Scroll down to view the full course curriculum.

🎓 Behavioral Profiling Academy

Become a certified behavioral analyst and conduct credibility assessments of behavior and speech.

🗓️ Format

A semester-long online course, held twice a year – in March and October.
Open to everyone. No prior academic background or professional experience required.

🧠 PART I – PSYCHOLOGICAL COMPETENCIES

Module 1 – Introduction to Profiling and Behavioral Analysis

Fundamentals of behavioral profiling, key concepts and terminology.

Module 2 – Psychology of Emotions & Psychophysiology

Understanding physiological and emotional reactions related to stress, fear, and deception.

Module 3 – Personality Psychology & Deception Psychology

Traits and patterns common to deceptive individuals and how to profile them.

Module 4 – Defense Mechanisms & Cognitive Biases

What distorts perception, memory, and behavior—and how to spot it in others.

Module 5 – Psycho- pathology & Dissociative Personality Disorders

Analysis of disorders affecting narrative reliability and behavioral control.

Module 6 – Autism Spectrum Disorders in Profiling

How neurodivergence influences communication, emotion expression, and credibility.

Module 7 – Non racia Profiling & First Impressions

How people form judgments based on visual cues—and how to interpret them scientifically.

Module 8 – Questioning Techniques in Profiling & Communication

How to ask strategic, neutral, and effective questions in interviews and assessments.

🔍 PART II – BEHAVIORAL ANALYSIS IN PROFILING & FORENSIC PRACTICE

Module 9 – Nonverbal Communication Analysis

Reading gestures, posture, and body cues during interviews and interactions.

Module 10 – Facial Expressions & FACS

Facial Action Coding System (FACS) and how to objectively interpret facial muscle movement.

Module 11 – Complex Expressions & Microexpressions

Detecting involuntary facial reactions that signal suppressed emotions or deception.

Module 12 – Forensic Linguistics

Analyzing written statements using language patterns, structure, and psychological markers.

Module 13 – Verbal Deception Detection Methods

How to recognize dishonesty in spoken language and narrative inconsistencies.

Module 14 – Credibility Assessment of Statements

Using structured models (e.g., COBRA) to evaluate the truthfulness of speech and text.

Module 15 – Limitations in Profiling & Ethics of Behavioral Analysis

Challenges, legal boundaries, and ethical considerations in behavioral work.

Module 16 – Ethics and Professional Standards

Gain inspiration from thought leaders in the field of behavioral science.

🧪 Final Exam & Diploma Project

Participants complete a practical final exam and submit an individual profiling case study or research project.
Successful graduates receive a Certificate of Behavioral Profiling Competence with an option to become a licensed behavioral analyst.

Tools

Our Tools & Methodology

We apply interdisciplinary tools:

COBRA

narrative-based model for credibility analysis

Cobra Voice

vocal stress & emotion profiling (AI-enhanced)

Cobra Linguistics

linguistic indicators of deception & cognitive load

Cobra Nonverbals

nonverbal indicators of deception

Statement Analysis, Reality Monitoring (RM), Statement Validity Assessment (SVA), stylometric profiling

COBRA

What is COBRA?

The First Validated Tool for Credibility Assessment

COBRA stands for Credibility & Observation-Based Reliability Assessment. It is the world’s first scientifically validated psychometric tool designed to assess the credibility of spoken or written narratives.

🔍 What makes COBRA unique?

Validated on real case data: normed against thousands of authentic statements.

Rigorous psychometric calibration—built on Evidence-Based Assessment standards.

Recognized and accepted in court proceedings across Europe.

COBRA

How COBRA Works?

Step 1 – Narrative Collection

Client statements (testimony, interview transcripts, written reports, audio/video) are collected in controlled conditions.

Step 2 – Structured Coding

Statements are coded using detailed COBRA criteria—analyzing verbal and nonverbal indicators, content consistency, memory detail, spontaneity, and coherence.

Step 3 – Psychometric Scoring

Each narrative receives a scaled credibility score, with statistical confidence supported by norm tables and validation metrics.

Step 4 – Forensic Reporting

We deliver comprehensive expert reports with:

  • Quantitative credibility assessment
  • Psychometric reliability scores
  • Interpretive context for judges, lawyers, or corporate stakeholders

COBRA

Why choose COBRA?

  • Forensic Standards Compliance: Fully accepted as expert evidence in Polish and European courts.
  • Transparency: Detailed methodology ensures full traceability—from raw data to psychometric score.
  • Interdisciplinary: Combines linguistics, psychology, forensic methodology, and statistical rigor.
  • Ethical and Objective: Minimizes bias and subjectivity through standardized evaluation procedures.

COBRA

🎓 Certification & Licensing

Join the COBRA Certification Course

When?

Next intake begins:
September 2025
(online & hybrid).

For who?

Open to trained psychologists, court experts, prosecutors, HR professionals, and security analysts.

Includes:

  • Multi-day practical training
  • Formal examination
  • Licensed trainer status & access to COBRA toolkit.

COBRA

🧑🔬 Expert Implementation

Court testimonies

Forensic psychologists use COBRA to assess witness reliability.

Corporate investigations

HR teams employ COBRA to detect inconsistencies in internal statements.

Research & Development

Academic and industrial researchers apply COBRA for credibility studies and tool validation.

FOUNDER

Diana Lubandy

Diana Lubandy is a behavioral profiler and a forensic expert investigating credibility of witness statements. Since 2016 she has been running a training and consulting company called the Institute of Nonverbal Communication. She is the co-author of the first interdisciplinary tool to assess witness credibility based on psycholinguistics, forensic psychology, psychometrics and advanced statistics. 

As a strategic advisor and behavioural analysis trainer she worked for the European Coast Guard Agency, the International Organization of Migration, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and for the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism – as a trainer for the Behavioral Insights Academy at International Hub on Behavioural Insights to Counter-Terrorism.

She is based in Austria, where she lives with her family.

LETS MEET!

Schedule onsite training at our beautiful location in Austria.

CONTACT

Interested in Training or COBRA?

Contact us to:

Book a consultation or expert assessment

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