3DFace@Home - v1
Research type
Research Study
Full title
3DFace@Home - A pilot study for robust and highly accurate facial 3D reconstruction from mobile devices for facial growth monitoring at home
IRAS ID
353492
Contact name
Ludovic Magerand
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Dundee
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 8 months, 13 days
Research summary
The 3DFace@Home project aims at demonstrating that fully personalized facial 3D reconstruction can be more accurate than methods based on statistical prior of face shapes, particularly in the context of dysmorphia. Facial dysmorphia is not represented in existing dataset use for benchmarking facial 3D reconstruction methods. To remedy this, we create a dataset which include, but not limited to, examples of dysmorphia. The importance of this data is that it will enable future research into rare genetic conditions that affect facial morphology, and has the potential to translate into personalized and at home medical care, reducing costs and environmental impact of care related to facial dysmorphia.
The study and data collection take place at the University of Dundee and University of Glasgow, and is conducted by the 3DFace@Home team. The acquisition of data will be collected over a 3 months period between July 2025 and December 2025. Up to 100 volunteer participants will be recruited through a mix of advertisement from relevant NHS clinicians in the dental hospital of Dundee and Glasgow to patients attending orthodontics clinical appointments, advertisement with support groups charities related to facial dysmorphia, and advertisement within University of Dundee and Glasgow local communities.
REC name
North West - Greater Manchester West Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
25/NW/0245
Date of REC Opinion
12 Aug 2025
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion