Forensic Science and Forensic Anthropology
Doctor of Philosopy
| Status | Complete |
|---|---|
| Part Time | No |
| Years | 2017 - 2021 |
| Project Title | Human Identification: an investigation of 3D models of paranasal sinuses to establish a biological profile on a modern UK population |
| Project Description | My latest research project focused on developing a new approach to human identification in forensic reconstruction investigations using 1,500 three-dimensional (3D) models of the paranasal sinuses. Understanding biological patterns using linear measurements and geometric morphometrics on the paranasal sinuses in relation to age, sex, and ancestry may assist with identification in unknown human remains when other methods of identification (DNA or fingerprint comparison) are not possible. This project produced complex statistical modelling using discriminant function analysis and was the first to develop an identification method based on a modern U.K. population. It was also the first to establish an automatic approach to producing 3D models of the sinuses in an accurate, replicable and time efficient manner using free and open software. |
| Awarding Institution | University College London |