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Abstract: Human face perception is generally fast and robust. Yet, face perception can become more challenging when information is less readily available, such as very brief presentations, behind a disguise or hidden in the dark. In this talk, I will discuss how various kinds of limited information can influence our face perception performance. I will also argue that not all limitations of information are as "detrimental". In addition to discussing the implications for face processing in the brain, I will discuss how such knowledge may be applied to privacy protection, law enforcement, eyewitness testimony, and technological advances.

Biography: Dr Charles Or is a vision scientist specialised in perception of faces, motion, and objects/form, using combinations of tools including electrophysiology (EEG), eye-tracking, computational modelling, and psychophysics. He is also interested in studying myopia control, confidence judgement, learning and memory, and more broadly, the cultural and social impact on visual perception. He is currently a Lecturer at the School of Psychology of the University of Plymouth, United Kingdom. After receiving his Bachelor of Cognitive Science and M.Phil. at the University of Hong Kong, he obtained his Ph.D. at York University, Canada. He also received postdoctoral training at University of California, Santa Barbara, and University of Louvain, Belgium.