Craniofacial Superimposition: Can machine learning improve focus distance estimation from real-world facial photographs?

UQ researchers are seeking adult volunteers, aged 18 years or older to participate in a study exploring estimating the distance between a subject and the camera in face photographs.

Participation will take approximately 1.5 hours. The study involves coming to the University of Queensland (St Lucia Campus) to be involved in 3D scanning, photography and filming. Participants will be instructed to face specific directions and make specific facial expressions during photography. Note, flash photography will be used in this study.

Eligibility

To be eligible to participate in this research, volunteers must be 18 years of age or older. 

Participant benefits

Participants will receive a nominal reimbursement of AUD $60 for your time. Additionally, if you choose to, you can receive copies of your 3D face scans, if you bring a USB.

Register your interest 

If you’re interested in participating, please complete the online survey to assess your eligibility.

For further information, please contact Sean Healy on sean.healy@uq.net.au. or 07 3365 2724.

Complete the survey

This study has been approved by The University of Queensland Human Research Ethics Committee [Approval No.2024/HE000337]