Dr Alice Towler
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31 works between 2014 and 2025
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2020

Journal Article

Hyper-realistic face masks in a live passport-checking task

Robertson, David J., Sanders, Jet G., Towler, Alice, Kramer, Robin S. S., Spowage, Josh, Byrne, Ailish, Burton, A. Mike and Jenkins, Rob (2020). Hyper-realistic face masks in a live passport-checking task. Perception, 49 (3), 298-309. doi: 10.1177/0301006620904614

Hyper-realistic face masks in a live passport-checking task

2019

Journal Article

Do professional facial image comparison training courses work?

Towler, Alice, Kemp, Richard I., Burton, A. Mike, Dunn, James D., Wayne, Tanya, Moreton, Reuben and White, David (2019). Do professional facial image comparison training courses work?. Plos One, 14 (2) e0211037, e0211037. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0211037

Do professional facial image comparison training courses work?

2019

Journal Article

Are face recognition abilities in humans and sheep really 'comparable'?

Towler, A., Kemp, R. I., Bruce, V., Burton, A. M., Dunn, J. D. and White, D. (2019). Are face recognition abilities in humans and sheep really 'comparable'?. Royal Society Open Science, 6 (1) 180772, 180772. doi: 10.1098/rsos.180772

Are face recognition abilities in humans and sheep really 'comparable'?

2018

Journal Article

Are forensic scientists experts?

Towler, Alice, White, David, Ballantyne, Kaye, Searston, Rachel A., Martire, Kristy A. and Kemp, Richard I. (2018). Are forensic scientists experts?. Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition, 7 (2), 199-208. doi: 10.1016/j.jarmac.2018.03.010

Are forensic scientists experts?

2018

Journal Article

Familiarity and within-person facial variability: the importance of the internal and external features

Kramer, Robin S. S., Manesi, Zoi, Towler, Alice, Reynolds, Michael G. and Burton, A. Mike (2018). Familiarity and within-person facial variability: the importance of the internal and external features. Perception, 47 (1), 3-15. doi: 10.1177/0301006617725242

Familiarity and within-person facial variability: the importance of the internal and external features

2017

Journal Article

Visual comparison of two data sets: do people use the means and the variability?

Kramer, Robin S. S. , Telfer, Caitlin G. R. and Towler, Alice (2017). Visual comparison of two data sets: do people use the means and the variability?. Journal of Numerical Cognition, 3 (1), 97-111. doi: 10.5964/jnc.v3i1.100

Visual comparison of two data sets: do people use the means and the variability?

2017

Journal Article

Evaluating the feature comparison strategy for forensic face identification

Towler, Alice, White, David and Kemp, Richard I. (2017). Evaluating the feature comparison strategy for forensic face identification. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 23 (1), 47-58. doi: 10.1037/xap0000108

Evaluating the feature comparison strategy for forensic face identification

2017

Journal Article

Thinking forensics: cognitive science for forensic practitioners

Edmond, Gary, Towler, Alice, Growns, Bethany, Ribeiro, Gianni, Found, Bryan, White, David, Ballantyne, Kaye, Searston, Rachel A., Thompson, Matthew B., Tangen, Jason M., Kemp, Richard I. and Martire, Kristy (2017). Thinking forensics: cognitive science for forensic practitioners. London, United Kingdom, 57 (2), 144-154. doi: 10.1016/j.scijus.2016.11.005

Thinking forensics: cognitive science for forensic practitioners

2017

Book Chapter

Unfamiliar face matching systems in applied settings

Towler, Alice, Kemp, Richard I. and White, David (2017). Unfamiliar face matching systems in applied settings. Face processing: systems, disorders and cultural differences. (pp. 21-40) edited by Markus Bindemann and Ahmed M. Megreya. New York, NY, United States: Nova Science Publishers.

Unfamiliar face matching systems in applied settings

2016

Journal Article

Model forensic science

Edmond, Gary, Found, Bryan, Martire, Kristy, Ballantyne, Kaye, Hamer, David, Searston, Rachel, Thompson, Matthew, Cunliffe, Emma, Kemp, Richard, San Roque, Mehera, Tangen, Jason, Dioso-Villa, Rachel, Ligertwood, Andrew, Hibbert, David, White, David, Ribeiro, Gianni, Porter, Glenn, Towler, Alice and Roberts, Andrew (2016). Model forensic science. Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences, 48 (5), 496-537. doi: 10.1080/00450618.2015.1128969

Model forensic science

2014

Journal Article

Evaluating training methods for facial image comparison: the face shape strategy does not work

Towler, Alice, White, David and Kemp, Richard I. (2014). Evaluating training methods for facial image comparison: the face shape strategy does not work. Perception, 43 (2-3), 214-218. doi: 10.1068/p7676

Evaluating training methods for facial image comparison: the face shape strategy does not work

Current funding

  • 2025 - 2030
    Meta-expertise: A new class of human expert for responsible AI oversight (ARC Linkage Project administered by The University of New South Wales)
    University of New South Wales
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2022 - 2024
    What determines your face identification accuracy?
    ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
    Open grant

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  • AI
  • Algorithms
  • Biometrics
  • Border control
  • CCTV
  • Expertise
  • Face identification
  • Face recognition
  • Facial recognition
  • Facial recognition algorithms
  • Forensic examiners
  • Forensic science
  • Passports
  • Police
  • Recruitment
  • Super-recognisers
  • Super-recognizers
  • Training

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