Cícero Moraes

Cícero Moraes
Born Cícero André da Costa Moraes
(1982-11-13) 13 November 1982
Chapecó, Brazil
Nationality  Brazilian
Occupation 3D Designer

Cícero Moraes is a Brazilian 3D designer, which through open source programs like InVesalius,[1] Blender and MakeHuman[2] has become a reference in the field of forensic facial reconstruction in his country.[3]

Rose of Lima - facial reconstruction

His best-known work is the facial reconstruction of St. Anthony of Padua, performed in partnership with the Centro Studi Antoniani (which works inside the Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua), the Museum of Anthropology at the University of Padua, the Technology Center Renato Archer and the group of archaeological research Arc-Team.[4][5][6] The work, developed entirely with free software.[7]

During the year 2013 he created 12 panels on facial reconstruction related to human evolution, these were presented in the exhibition "Faces of Evolution" at the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum and in Curitiba, Brazil,.[8] All images displayed on that exhibition were donated to the Wikimedia Commons and came to illustrate posts of important publications online linked to science.[9][10][11]

In partnership with Rodolfo Melani, PhD and Paulo Eduardo Miamoto Dias, PhD at the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of São Paulo (FOUSP), Moraes wrote an article which describes the scanning techniques and facial reconstruction using only free software,[12] and also participated in publications which describe the conversion of a video into a CT scan, presented at an international conference on computer graphics in Portugal.[13] The partnership with Dr. Dias earned him two awards for best scientific poster at events of forensic dentistry and forensic anthropology at national[14] and international[15] level.

In August 2014, Moraes was awarded with an honorary degree from the City Council of Sinop, the Commendation Colonizer Enio Pipino, which was offered in honor of national and international projection provided to the city where he resides.[16]

In February 2015, he performed 27 facial reconstructions, of which 22 were related to human evolution and 5 were related to historic people of the city of Padua. The reconstructions were presented at the exhibit "FACCE - i molti volti della storia umana" (FACES. The Many Visages of Human History), organized by the Museum of Anthropology at the University of Padova, the group of open archaeological research Arc-Team and the Association of Anthropologists Antrocom Onlus. Besides St. Anthony's facial reconstruction, he also reconstructed the historic faces of poet Francesco Petrarca, devotee Luca Belludi and scientist Giovanni Battista Morgagni.[17][18][19]

Cícero Moraes was one of the main members of the Ebrafol, Brazilian Team of Forensic Anthropology and Odontology that reconstructed the face of Rose of Lima in Peru.[20][21][22]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.cti.gov.br/invesalius/?p=375 “Faces of Evolution” – InVesalius is used in forensics reconstructions
  2. ↑ http://www.makehuman.org/blog/makehuman_and_the_egyptian_mummy_in_latvia.html MakeHuman and the Egyptian mummy in Latvia
  3. ↑ http://2014.latinoware.org/the-use-of-technology-in-police-investigation/ http://2014.latinoware.org/the-use-of-technology-in-police-investigation/
  4. ↑ http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/forensic-experts-attempt-to-reconstruct-face-of-st-anthony-35312/ Forensic experts attempt to reconstruct face of St. Anthony
  5. ↑ http://vaticanresources.s3.amazonaws.com/pdf%2FING_2014_025_2006.pdf L'Osservatore Romano in English p. 15: Discovering the face of Anthony
  6. ↑ http://www.messengersaintanthony.com/messaggero/pagina_articolo.asp?IDX=699IDRX=185 In Search of Anthony’s Face
  7. ↑ http://www.blendernation.com/2014/06/18/the-face-of-st-anthony-finally-revealed-and-in-3d/ The face of St. Anthony finally revealed, and in 3D
  8. ↑ http://www.blendernation.com/2013/03/17/faces-of-evolution-exhibition-of-facial-forensic-reconstructions-of-hominids/ Faces of Evolution - Exhibition of facial forensic reconstructions of hominids
  9. ↑ How Climate Change and Plate Tectonics Shaped Human Evolution
  10. ↑ http://news.discovery.com/animals/extinct-animals-resurrected-130404.htm Could These 10 Animals Be Resurrected?
  11. ↑ http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/06/10/the-truth-about-why-mens-faces-look-the-way-they-do/?tid=hp_mm The Washington Post: Why men’s faces look the way they do
  12. ↑ http://www.portaldeperiodicos.unisul.br/index.php/JR_Dentistry/article/view/1993 Demonstration of protocol for computer-aided forensic facial reconstruction with free software and photogrammetry
  13. ↑ http://books.google.com.br/books?id=alliAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA585#v=onepage&q&f=false Forensic 3D facial approximation from a CT scan video of a mummified Egyptian-Roman child
  14. ↑ http://www.blendernation.com/2013/10/09/science-blender-at-the-meeting-of-forensic-anthropology-and-forensic-dentistry/ Science: Blender at the Meeting of Forensic Anthropology and Forensic Dentistry
  15. ↑ http://www.makehuman.org/blog/makehuman_for_forensic_face_reconstruction_and_crime_investigation.html MakeHuman for forensic face reconstruction and crime investigation.
  16. ↑ http://www.blendernation.com/2014/11/30/cicero-moraes-receives-an-honorary-title-for-his-work-with-blender/ Cicero Moraes receives an honorary title for his work with Blender
  17. ↑ https://www.sciencenews.org/article/expressive-face-human-history-display The expressive face of human history on display
  18. ↑ http://arc-team-open-research.blogspot.com.br/2015/02/antrocom-npo-patronises-exhibit-faces.html Antrocom NPO patronises the exhibit "FACES. The Many Visages of Human History"
  19. ↑ https://www.sciencenews.org/article/how-reconstruct-face-extinct-human-ancestor How to reconstruct the face of an extinct human ancestor
  20. ↑ http://www.churchpop.com/2015/08/28/is-this-what-st-rose-of-lima-looked-like-amazing-tech-reveals-saints-face/ Is This What St. Rose of Lima Looked Like? Amazing Tech Reveals Saint’s Face
  21. ↑ http://www.efe.com/efe/english/technology/cutting-edge-technology-to-recreate-3-saints-faces/50000267-2688671 Cutting-edge technology to recreate 3 saints' faces
  22. ↑ http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/is-this-what-saint-rose-of-lima-looked-like-43764/ Is this what Saint Rose of Lima looked like?

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