Bernard Tiddeman earned his Ph.D. from Heriot-Watt University in 1998. From 1999 to 2010, he worked as a Researcher and then a Lecturer with the University of St. Andrews. He is currently a full Professor and a former Head of the Department in Computer Science at Aberystwyth University. His research interests include 2D and 3D facial image analysis and synthesis, computer vision for robotics, and vision and graphics applications in archaeological heritage and biology research.