Dr Jessica Liu

Liverpool School of Art and Design

Jessica joined Face Lab in 2015 as a PhD student, she finished her studies in 2018 and started as the project manager of Face Lab in 2019. Her PhD project was focused on Facial identification from online images for use in the prevention of child trafficking and exploitation. It was an interdisciplinary project between the Department of Computer Science and Face Lab.
She holds a BSc (Hons) in Forensic Anthropology and a MSc in Forensic Facial Identification both from the award-winning Centre for Anatomy and Human Identification (CAHID) at the University of Dundee (2009-2014).

She is a certified Forensic Anthropologists level III, fellow of the Royal Anthropological Institute; a member of the British Association for Forensic Anthropology (BAFA); and a member of the Hong Kong Forensic Science Society. She is also an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Learning & Teaching in Higher Education Continuing Professional Development.

She has presented in the field of facial anthropology at various symposia, both nationally and internationally. As a researcher within Face Lab, she continues to be involved in facial depictions from skeletal remains for both archaeological and forensic identification purposes.

Languages

English
Chinese (Cantonese)
Chinese (Mandarin)

Degrees

2018, Liverpool John Moores University, UK, PhD
2014, University of Dundee, United Kingdom, MSc, Forensic Facial Identification
2013, University of Dundee, United Kingdom, BSc (Hons), Forensic Anthropology

Certifications

2021, Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom, Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice
2016, Higher Education Academy, United Kingdom, AFHEA

Academic appointments

Face Lab Project Manager, School of Art and Design, Liverpool John Moores University, 2019 - present

Postgraduate training

Forensic Art and Anthropology Internship Program, Turkey, Police Academy, 2014 - 2014

Highlighted publications

Wilkinson C, Liu C, Roughley M. 2022. Facial Depiction of Ramses II (Digital Movie) Publisher Url

Wilkinson C, Shrimpton S, Liu C, Pinheiro Flores M. 2020. Facial reconstruction of remains found on Glenrothes industrial estate Publisher Url

Liu C, Shrimpton S, Roughley M, Wilkinson C. 2020. 3D facial depiction of Abbot John of Wheathampstead Publisher Url

Liu CJ, Wilkinson C. 2020. A guided manual method for juvenile age progression using digital images Forensic Science International, 308 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Liu CJ, Wilkinson C. 2019. Image conditions for machine-based face recognition of juvenile faces Science and Justice, 60 :43-52 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Liu CYJ. 2018. Facial identification from online images for use in the prevention of child trafficking and exploitation Wilkinson C, Hanneghan M, Sudirman S. Public Url

Liu C, Burton I, Shrimpton S, Wilkinson C. 2018. Facial depictions of WW1 German soldier excavated from a battlefield near the French Village of Bullecourt. Featured on Digging for Britain: 'East', Series 7 Episode 3 Publisher Url

Wilkinson CM, Liu CYJ, Roughley MA. 2017. Facial depiction of a 19th century individual (POW) with a craniotomy: Featured on BBC4, Digging for Britain, Series 8, Episode 4, 04/DEC/2019, 21:00 Author Url Publisher Url

Wilkinson CM, Liu C, Smith K, Roughley MA. 2017. Illustrations for the article "Three individuals, three stories, three burials from medieval Trondheim, Norway" Author Url

Wilkinson CM, Liu, C , Roughley MA. 2017. Facial Depiction of a Tudor Dubliner Author Url Publisher Url

Roughley M, Liu C-YJ. Digital 2D, 2.5D and 3D methods for adding photo-realistic textures to 3D facial depictions of people from the past Rea P. Biomedical Visualisation 11 Springer International Publishing DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Design

Wilkinson C, Liu C, Roughley M. 2022. Facial Depiction of Ramses II (Digital Movie) Publisher Url

Liu C, Roughley M, Wilkinson C. 2022. Facial depiction of Leasowe Man (2022 update) Publisher Url

Liu C, Roughley M, Shrimpton S, Wilkinson C. 2022. 3D Facial Depiction of B37 (13-14 years) from Kilkenny Ireland, with a Digital Movie and a skull replica Publisher Url

Wilkinson C, Godfrey B, Liu C. 2021. Convict Faces (Average): Georgia Prosoners in Black and White Publisher Url

Wilkinson C, Shrimpton S, Liu C, Pinheiro Flores M. 2020. Facial reconstruction of remains found on Glenrothes industrial estate Publisher Url

Liu C, Shrimpton S, Roughley M, Wilkinson C. 2020. 3D facial depiction of Abbot John of Wheathampstead Publisher Url

Liu C, Wilkinson C, Godfrey B. 2020. Convict Faces (Average): Arizona State Archives

Liu C-YJ, Shrimpton S, Wilkinson C. 2019. Facial depiction of a Medieval Scottish individual excavated from a site in Tarbat display at Tarbat Discovery Centre, Scotland Publisher Url Public Url

Wilkinson C, Shrimpton S, Liu C, Roughley M. 2018. Facial depiction of an Iron Age male in his 60's featured on Digging for Britain, Season 7 Episode 4 'Iron Age Revealed' Author Url Publisher Url

Wilkinson C, Liu C, Roughley M. 2018. Facial depiction of a Neolithic individual excavated from a site in Switzerland on display at Museum Burghalde in Lenzburg Author Url

Liu C, Burton I, Shrimpton S, Wilkinson C. 2018. Facial depictions of WW1 German soldier excavated from a battlefield near the French Village of Bullecourt. Featured on Digging for Britain: 'East', Series 7 Episode 3 Publisher Url

Wilkinson CM, Liu CYJ, Roughley MA. 2017. Facial depiction of a 2nd Century older Roman female found as an isolated burial in Dunstable Author Url Publisher Url

Wilkinson CM, Liu CYJ, Hengelhaupt ID, Roughley MA. 2017. Facial depiction of Skeleton 22 - 17th Century Scottish soldier found buried at Durham Cathedral, for the exhibition 'Bodies of Evidence' at Palace Green Library, Durham Cathedral. Author Url Publisher Url

Wilkinson CM, Liu CYJ, Roughley MA. 2017. Facial depiction of a 19th century individual (POW) with a craniotomy: Featured on BBC4, Digging for Britain, Series 8, Episode 4, 04/DEC/2019, 21:00 Author Url Publisher Url

wilkinson CM, Roughley MA, liu C. 2017. Facial Depictions of Liffs Low man and Fin Cop 8 on display as part of the 'Wonders of the Peak' exhibition at Buxton Museum Author Url Publisher Url

Wilkinson CM, Liu C, Smith K, Roughley MA. 2017. Illustrations for the article "Three individuals, three stories, three burials from medieval Trondheim, Norway" Author Url

Wilkinson CM, Liu, C , Roughley MA. 2017. Facial Depiction of a Tudor Dubliner Author Url Publisher Url

wilkinson CM, smith K, liu C, Roughley MA. 2016. Facial depictions of 3 medieval Norwegians for the exhibition "Hvor kommer du fra?/From where do you hail?" at Bryggens Museum, Bergen, Norway 01 Oct 2016 - 13 Aug 2017 Author Url Publisher Url

wilkinson CM, Roughley MA, liu C. 2016. Facial depiction of Leasowe man on display at Liverpool Museum Publisher Url

Liu C, Roughley M, Shrimpton S, Wilkinson C. Facial depiction of two Mesolithic individuals from Norway on display at Bergen City Museum

Poster

Liu C-YJ, Wilkinson C, Roch A, Zesch S, Mussauer A, Paladin A, Zink A. 2022. Facial depiction of a Roman Period mummy with portrait from the Fayoum Oasis, Egypt The World Mummy Congress Author Url Public Url

Dickinson T, Liu C-YJ, Roughley M. 2022. The affordances of 3D imaging modalities for forensic facial identification 19th Biennial Meeting of the International Association for Craniofacial Identification Public Url

Roughley M, Liu C-YJ. 2021. Digital 2D, 2.5D and 3D methods for generating photo-realistic 3D facial depictions of people from the past 19th Biennial Meeting of the International Association of Craniofacial Identification: "Race and Face: bias in forensic and archaeological investigation". Liverpool John Moores University Public Url

Journal article

Omran A, Wertheim D, Smith K, Liu CYJ, Naini FB. 2020. Mandibular shape prediction using cephalometric analysis: applications in craniofacial analysis, forensic anthropology and archaeological reconstruction. Maxillofac Plast Reconstr Surg, 42 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Liu CJ, Wilkinson C. 2020. A guided manual method for juvenile age progression using digital images Forensic Science International, 308 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Liu CJ, Wilkinson C. 2019. Image conditions for machine-based face recognition of juvenile faces Science and Justice, 60 :43-52 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Bulut O, Liu C-YJ, Gurcan S, Hekimoglu B. 2019. Prediction of nasal morphology in facial reconstruction: Validation and recalibration of the Rynn method Legal Medicine, 40 :26-31 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Bulut O, Liu C-YJ, Koca F, Wilkinson C. 2017. Comparison of three-dimensional facial morphology between upright and supine positions employing three-dimensional scanner from live subjects Legal Medicine, 27 :32-37 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Deng Q, Zhou M, Wu Z, Shui W, Ji Y, Wang X, Liu CYJ, Huang Y, Jiang H. A regional method for craniofacial reconstruction based on coordinate adjustments and a new fusion strategy Forensic Science International, DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Thesis/Dissertation

Liu CYJ. 2018. Facial identification from online images for use in the prevention of child trafficking and exploitation Wilkinson C, Hanneghan M, Sudirman S. Public Url

Artefact

Roughley MA, Smith KA, Liu CYJ, Hengelhaupt ID, Wilkinson CM. 2018. Facial depiction (3D printed replica) of a 17th Century Scottish Soldier known as SK22 for the exhibition “Bodies of Evidence” Author Url Publisher Url

Wilkinson CM, Shrimpton SL, SMITH K, LIU C, Roughley MA. 2017. Facial depiction of George Lister and Elizabeth Dibb (3D printed replicas) on display at Washburn Heritage Centre Publisher Url

Wilkinson C, Shrimpton S, Roughley M, Smith K, Liu CY. Facial depiction of two Mesolithic individuals from Norway (3D printed replicas) on display at Bergen City Museum

Exhibition

Wilkinson C, Godfrey B, Liu C, Maxwell-Stewart H. Convicts Publisher Url

Chapters

Roughley M, Liu C-YJ. Digital 2D, 2.5D and 3D methods for adding photo-realistic textures to 3D facial depictions of people from the past Rea P. Biomedical Visualisation 11 Springer International Publishing DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Award:

Liverpool John Moores University's Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence- Impact Story (2022) - Presented to Professor Caroline Wilkinson and the Face Lab team., Liverpool John Moores University. 2022

Research Team of the Year (awarded to Face Lab, LJMU) - Educate North Awards 2019, Educate North, https://www.educatenorth.co.uk/2019-winners. 2019

‘Heritage Project Award’ for Exercise MAGWICH, Ministry of Defence Sanctuary Awards (2018), presented to Operation Nightingale (DIO) and Face Lab (LJMU), Ministry of Defence, https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/757743/Sanctuary_magazine_2018_issue.pdf. 2018

‘Silver Otter Award’ for Exercise MAGWICH, Ministry of Defence Sanctuary Awards (2018), presented to Operation Nightingale (DIO) and Face Lab (LJMU), Ministry of Defence, https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/757743/Sanctuary_magazine_2018_issue.pdf. 2018

Liverpool John Moores University's Vice-Chancellor's Excellence Award for Excellence in Social and Economic Engagement (2016) - Presented to Professor Caroline Wilkinson and the Face Lab team, Liverpool John Moores University. 2016

Media Coverage:

Interviews and coverage on the facial depiction of Ramses II on L'Egypte, une passion française, France 3 - Collaborative work with Professor Caroline Wilkinson, Jessica Liu, Mark Roughley. 2022

BBC coverage of the release of the updated facial depiction of Merseyside's oldest skeleton know as 'Leasowe Man' - Collaborative work with Professor Caroline Wilkinson, Jessica Liu, Mark Roughley

BBC4, Digging for Britain, Series 8, Episode 4, 04/DEC/2019, 21:00. Digging for Britain joins Ministry of Defence archaeologist Richard Osgood on an island near Portsmouth with members of Operation Nightingale, a military initiative using archaeology to aid in the recovery of service personnel injured in conflict. Face Lab produced the facial reconstruction.

Membership of professional bodies:

Secretary, The International Association for ​Craniofacial Identification, http://www.craniofacial-id.org/. 2022

Member, British Association for Forensic Anthropology, http://www.bafa.uk/. 2020

Certified Forensic Anthropologist III (FA III), Royal Anthropological Institute, https://www.therai.org.uk/forensic-anthropology/certified-faiii. 2019

Conference presentation:

Roughley, M. and Liu, C-Y.J (2022). Digital 2D, 2.5D and 3D methods for adding photo-realistic textures to 3D facial depictions of people from the past, 19th Biennial Meeting of the International Association for Craniofacial Identiification, Liverpool John Moores University, Oral presentation. 2022

Roughley, M. and Liu, C-Y.J (2022). Workshop: Digital Technologies for Craniofacial Depiction, 19th Biennial Meeting of the International Association for Craniofacial Identiification, Liverpool John Moores University, Other. 2022

Liu, C.Y.J. and Roughley, M. (2021). Rebuilding historical faces from the skull. A look at a recent project with Museum of Liverpool to update the reconstruction of Leasowe Man, Museum of Liverpool #ArchaeoSTEM Twitter Conference, Liverpool, Other. 2021

Conference organisation:

The 19th Biennial meeting of the International Association for Carniofacial identification. ‘Knowledge Transfer; presentation, ethics, bias and expectation’, Host and organiser, http://www.craniofacial-id.org/next-meeting.html. 2022

The 19th Biennial meeting of The International Association for Craniofacial Identification: Race and Face: bias in forensic and archaeological investigation [one day virtual short program], Organiser and host, http://www.craniofacial-id.org/next-meeting.html. 2021

Inaugural Graduate School PGR Conference 2016. 2016

Research Grants Awarded:

LJMU QR APSS, The affordances of 3D imaging modalities for forensic facial identification (2022), C.Y. Liu, M. Roughley, Grant value (£): 1911.18, Duration of research project: 6 months. 2022

Other Professional Activity:

Public Engagement Event: Walker Art Gallery, 11/04/19. Fab Lab Liverpool and MA Art in Science programme at Liverpool School of Art and Design present 'Leonardo's Pop-up Laboratory'. Visit our pop-up laboratory to explore some of the technologies and methods that Leonardo da Vinci may have used if he was alive today, including 3D printing and 3D scanning, and digital haptic or virtual reality sculpting. https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/about-us/events/2019/4/11/leonardos-pop-up-laboratory.

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