Event Programme
Preliminary Programme
Congress Theme
21st Century Challenges to Facial Identification
Monday 14th PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS
(To run in parallel over one day)
08.30 9.30 Registration, Welcome Building Reception
Workshop 1, Skull Assessment - Dr Caroline Wilkinson & Dr Chris Rynn
09.30 17.00, Venue: MSI Anatomy Museum
Description: The first half of the workshop will allow delegates to gain experience in sex, age and ancestry determination from the skull. In the afternoon delegates will determine facial features from skeletal morphology following accepted and new standards employed in facial reconstruction. A number of skulls and ante-mortem images will be utilised, so that delegates will establish the reliability of the methods and increase their knowledge and range of experience.
Workshop 2, Facial Identification as a Court Expert. Dr Michael Bromby, Dr Xanthe Mallet, Mr Ray Evans, Mr Richard Neave, Dr Sachio Miyasaka, Amanda Broyles.
09.30 17.00, Venue: MSI Teaching Lab
Description: The first session (3 hours am) will consist of lectures covering the admissibility of expert witness evidence and how to give evidence in court, together with a discussion. Session 2 (3 hours pm) will consist of a practical component during which delegates will learn how to analyse and interpret evidence from CCTV images.
Workshop 3, Skull Casting - Caroline Needham
09.30 17.00, Venue: Sculpture studio
Description: This workshop will be practically based. Delegates will learn how to make a plaster cast replica of the cranium and mandible by first making an alginate mould direct from the skull.
17.00 - 18.00 Registration, West Park Centre - Mansion House
19.30, Welcome Recption - RSS Discovery
Tuesday 15th Facial Identification of the Dead
08.30 10.30, Registration, Auditorium foyer
Session 1, Technological Advances
Auditorium Chairs: Prof Sue Black, Dr Caroline Wilkinson.
09.15 Welcome by Caroline Wilkinson, University of Dundee, UK.
09.20 Opening address by Prof Sue Black, Head of Centre for Anatomy & Human Identification, University of Dundee, UK.
09.40 Keynote speaker Prof Dirk Vandermeulen. Medical Image Computing Centre, Leuven, Belgium. Technological Advances in Computer-based Craniofacial Reconstruction.
10.15 Q & A
10.30 Break for refreshments
11.00 The Evolution of Forensic Dentistry in Istanbul Huseyin Afsin, et al. Council of Forensic Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
11.15 Tut-Ankh-Amun; A Comparative Study of Facial Reconstruction Greg Mahoney. University of Dundee, UK.
11.30 Multi-disciplinary ID of Skeletal Remains Dorota Lorkiewicz - Muszynska, et al. University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland.
11.45 Application of the 3D Craniofacial Identification's Technology in the Homicide Case Detection - Yuwen Lan and Ye Ning. Tieling Research Institute, China.
12.00 The Face of Bach Caroline Wilkinson & Janice Aitken. University of Dundee, UK.
12.15 Q & A
12.30 Buffet lunch, Restaurant
Session 2, Soft Tissue Reconstruction, Auditorium
Chair: Richard Neave, Ronn Taylor
13.30 Keynote Speaker Ludo Vermeulen. Facial Reconstruction Artist, Belgium. Facial Reconstruction - Art or Science?
14.10 Comparative study Ronn Taylor. The University of Melbourne, Australia.
14.20 Nasal Prediction - Chris Rynn. University of Dundee, UK.
14.35 Possible Facial Features of he 'Oseberg Queen' and the 'Gokstag Cheiftan', From the Viking Age, A tentative Reconstruction Per Holck. University of Oslo, Norway.
14.50 Q & A
15.00 Break for refreshments
15.30 Facial Reconstruction of a Pathological Case Edgar Gaytan et al. Universidad de Concepcin, Chile.
15.45 Historical Case - Face Reconstructed with Modern Identification Tools - Dorota Lorkiewicz-Muszynska et al. University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland.
16.00 A Comparative Study between 2D Manual, 3D Manual and 3D Computerised Facial Reconstruction Techniques Caroline Needham. University of Dundee, UK.
16.15 3D Facial Reconstruction and Method standardisation Sadi Cagdir et al. Council of Forensic Medicine, Turkey.
16.30 A Case Report: Odontological contribution to a forensic case work of skeletal remains in Miglionico countryside (South Italy) Emilio Nuzzolese et al. University of Bari, Italy.
16.45 Q & A
17.00 Past Presidents' meeting
18.45 Social eveing in Broughty Ferry - Dinner at 'The Ship' at 8pm
Wednesday 16th Facial Data Acquisition & Modelling
08.30 9.30 Registration, Auditorium foyer
Session 1, Facial Data Acquisition
Auditorium Chair: Prof Dirk Vandermeulen, Ludo Vermeulen
09.30 Keynote speaker Prof Peter Hering, University of Dόsseldorf, Germany. 3D Facial Measurement Using Holographic Tomography.
10.10 A Comparative Study of Ancient and Modern Romanian Skulls - Carmen Simona Ionescu et al. Medico-Legal Institute, Romania
10.25 Q & A
10.40 Break for refreshments
11.15 Finding the correct Soft Tissue Thickness for Vietnamese People Steffi Burrath. State Criminal Investigation Dept. of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
11.30 Facial Soft Tissue Thickness in Japanese Children Hajime Utsuno et al. Matsumoto Dental University, Japan.
11.30 Measurements of Maximum Length and Width of Skulls for Northern Chinese Adults Wang Lijun et al. Jinzhou Police Dept, China.
11.45 Influence of Gender, Age and Body Mass Index on Facial Soft Tissue Depths Sven De Greef et al. Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium.
12.00 The Devil is in the Detail - Ronn Taylor. The University of Melbourne, Australia
12.15 Q & A
12.30 Buffet lunch, Restaurant
Session 2, Facial Modelling and Analysis, Auditorium
Chair: Dr Caroline Wilkinson,
13.30 Keynote Speaker Prof Tim Cootes, University of Manchester, UK. Building and Using Statistical Models of Facial Appearance.
14.10 Keynote Prof Stephen Richmond. University of Cardiff. Facial Characterisation and Facial Growth.
14.50 Q & A
15.00 Break for refreshments
15.30 Geometric Morphometric Analysis of Sexual Dimorphism in South African Blacks - Patrick Randolf-Quinney University of Dundee, UK.
15.45 Digital Face Transformation - Bernard Tiddeman et al. University of St Andrews, UK.
16.00 Q & A
16.15 3D virtual modelling demonstration Greg Mahoney, Break-out Room
16.15 Poster Session
19.00 DINNER & CEILIDH - West Park Centre
Thursday 17th Facial Identification of the Living
08.30 9.30, Registration, Auditorium foyer
Session 1, Facial Recall & Recognition, Auditorium
Chair: Gregory Mahoney, Prof Damian Schofield
09.30 Keynote speaker Prof Vicky Bruce. University of Edinburgh, UK. Helping the Police with their Enquiries; Improving the Use of Face Images in Criminal Investigations.
10.10 It's Evolutionary my Dear Watson! A More Effective way to Construct the Face of a Criminal - Charlie Frowd et al. University of Central Lancashire, UK.
10.25 Q & A
10.30 Break for refreshments
11.00 Obtaining Evidence from Child Witnesses Using Video Parades - Amina Memon et al. University of Aberdeen, UK.
11.15 A New Methodology in Facial Composite Construction: From Theory to Practice Stuart Gibson et al. University of Kent, UK.
11.30 Facial Recognition and Surface Scan - Niels Lynnerup et al. University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
11.45 Q & A
12.00 Student presentations
12.30 Buffet lunch, Restaurant
Session 2, Facial Analysis, Auditorium
Chair: Ray Evans
13.30 CCTV on trial: Comparing video images with the defendant in the dock - Josh Davis & Tim Valentine. Goldsmiths College, University of London.
13.45 Changing of Facial Appearance by Plastic Surgery Yalcin Buyuk et al. Council of Forensic Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
14.00 Confidence Tricks Damien Schofield. RMIT University, Australia.
14.15 Facial Analysis of the Lewis Chessmen Mark Hall & Caroline Wilkinson. Perth Museum & University of Dundee
14.30 Facial Image Analysis as expert evidence in court Xanthe Mallett, University of Dundee.
14.45 Computer Assisted Age Progression - Stuart Gibson et al. University of Kent, UK.
15.00 Q & A
15.15 Break for refreshments
15.45 Presentation of student award
16.00 AGM
17.30 CLOSE OF CONFERENCE