Curriculum Vitae
SiYang Zeng
Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- SiYang Zeng
- Gender
- Male
Citation names
- Zeng, SiYang
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- FB16-54A1-11F1
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0003-2004-8231
Email addresses
- spencer.syzeng@gmail.com (Professional)
Addresses
- Calçada Martim de Freitas, the University of Coimbra, Coimbra, 3000-456, Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal (Professional)
Knowledge fields
- Medical and Health Sciences - Other Medical Sciences - Forensic Science
- Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine
Languages
| Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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| English | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Advanced (C1) | Proficiency (C2) | Advanced (C1) |
| Chinese (Mother tongue) | |||||
| Portuguese | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) |
Education
| Degree | Classification | |
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2020/02/04 - 2024/12/05
Concluded
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Antropologia (Doutoramento)
Major in Anthropology, specialization in Forensic Anthropology
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
"Feasibility of Metric Sex Estimation Using Adult Femora and Humeri Across Diverse Populations
Portuguese" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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2017/02/27 - 2019/07/25
Concluded
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Master of Forensic Anthropology (Master)
The University of Western Australia, Australia
"Morphometric method for Sex Estimation with Western Australia Standard by Using 40 Chinese Skulls and Craniums Samples" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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WAM: 58.667; GPA 4.25 |
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2016 - 2016
Concluded
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Academic English Bridging Course (Licence)
The University of Western Australia - Claremont Campus, Australia
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Mark 77/100, good standing |
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2010/09/10 - 2015/07/01
Concluded
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Bachelor’s Degree in Medicine, specialisation in forensic medicine (Bachelor)
Major in Forensic Medicine
Kunming Medical University, China
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Mark 76.63/100 |
Outputs
Publications
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| Journal article |
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| Thesis / Dissertation |
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Activities
Event organisation
| Event name Type of event (Role) |
Institution / Organization | |
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| 2021/02/27 - 2021/02/27 | Workshop torturing at X In4Med
"Take the lead, Risk to achieve" - Sessões de Workshop "Forensic Anthropology" a medical-scientific congress organized by
the Medical Students Nucleus of the University of Coimbra (NEM/AAC) (2021/02/27 - 2021/02/27)
Workshop (Other)
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Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal |
Event participation
| Activity description Type of event |
Event name Institution / Organization |
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|---|---|---|
| 2024/06/06 - 2024/06/06 | In this event, Dr. Mercedes Salado discusses key considerations and lessons learned in the identification process of missing
persons within complex contexts. She delves into the challenges and inherent limitations in mathematically quantifying certainty,
providing valuable insights for professionals in the field.
Conference
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Panacea Cooperative Research, Spain
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| 2024/04/24 - 2024/04/24 | Presenters of this conference are among frontline researchers in China, actively conducting bioarcheological studies and experimenting
with different approaches. These advancements also demonstrate the vast potential for more in-depth research contextualized
within rich archaeological, historical, and environmental records and studies in China and beyond.
Conference
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Paleopathology Research in China – Recent Progresses & Future Directions
The Paleopathology Association, United States
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| 2023/09/21 - 2023/09/21 | In this event, Dr Caroline Wilkinson introduces the Migrant DVI Action supported by the European Cooperation for Science &
Technology (COST) and reflects on the current status of migrant DVI across Europe. The talk describes the ongoing Forensic
Missing Migrant Initiative and deliberates the implementation of new techniques in current deceased migrant cases, missing
persons databases, and mass disasters, and discusses the challenges and limitations.
Conference
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Migrant Disaster Victim Identification
Panacea Cooperative Research, Spain
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| 2023/02/03 - 2023/02/03 | In this webinar, attendees were provided with a historical perspective on law enforcement’s use of facial composites, forensic
facial approximation, and craniofacial superimposition. Newer technologies, like facial recognition, forensic video, and DNA
phenotyping were discussed.
Conference
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Modern Techniques in Forensic Facial Identification
Panacea Cooperative Research, Spain
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| 2022/11/24 - 2022/11/26 | Forensic Science Poster: Estimation of biological sex with the femur: an update based on three Portuguese reference skeletal
collections
Congress
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20º. Congresso Nacional de Medicina Legal e Ciências Forenses (The 20th. National Congress of Forensic Medicine and Forensic
Sciences)
Instituto Nacional de Medicina Legal, Portugal
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| 2022/11/24 - 2022/11/26 | This meeting discusses the most legal medicine relevant and interesting topics for forensic expert practice in its various
aspects within a high-quality Organizing Committee and a Scientific Committee. A poster of sex estimation using the femur
in the Portuguese population is presented.
Congress
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20º. Congresso Nacional de Medicina Legal e Ciências Forenses (The 20th. National Congress of Forensic Medicine and Forensic
Sciences)
Instituto Nacional de Medicina Legal, Portugal
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| 2022/11/23 - 2022/11/23 | A course of application of forensic radiology in forensic pathology and forensic anthropology
Seminar
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IMAGIOLOGIA FORENSE PARA A PATOLOGIA E ANTROPOLOGIA FORENSES (FORENSIC IMAGING FOR FORENSIC PATHOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY)
Instituto Nacional de Medicina Legal, Portugal
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| 2022/08/29 - 2022/08/31 | The R program training with data analysis and Geometric Morphometrics analysis training
Workshop
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University of Pretoria, South Africa
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| 2022/07/01 - 2022/07/02 | Forensic Science Congress Poster: A Femur of a Portuguese Female or A Femur of a Portuguese Male
Congress
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Congresso Internacional de Ciências Forenses e Comportamento Criminal / International Congress on Forensic Science and Criminal
Behavior
Egas Moniz Cooperativa de Ensino Superior CRL, Portugal
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| 2022/04/29 - 2022/06/10 | Statistical analysis with PAST
The dataset preparation and analysis are based on univariate tests, multivariate tests, and models.
Workshop
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Workshop of Statastic analysis using PAST
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, South Africa
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| 2022/03/18 - 2022/03/18 | The identification of deceased migrants appears largely absent from current international policy, academia and the media.
This symposium seeks to re-examine migrant body identification, acknowledge the implications for individuals, families and
states involved and address the shortcomings of current identification efforts.
Symposium
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Migrant Disaster Victim Identification
The British Academy, United Kingdom
Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom |
| 2021/11/11 - 2021/11/13 | The advanced course will include different virtual methods in forensic anthropology as well as education, virtual databases
and issues related to the use of virtual data. The participants will have the opportunity to discuss current virtual practices
in forensic anthropology with invited speakers.
Symposium
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Virtual FASE Advanced Course and Symposium |
| 2021/11/10 - 2021/11/10 | The Arizona State University Dental Anthropology System workshop was given by Prof. Joel Irish, Liverpool John Moores University
(United Kingdom).
This workshop was organized within the context of the Marie Sklodowska-Curie funded VAPP project
Workshop
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The Human tooth crown and root morphology: The Arizona State University Dental Anthropology System workshop
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom |
| 2021/09/10 - 2021/09/17 | Excavation of the Archaeological Site of São Simão
Human remains recovery as a forensic anthropologist at the Roman villa of São Simão, Coimbra
Workshop
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Grave Excavation of the Archaeological Site of São Simão |
| 2020/08/01 - 2020/08/20 | Excavation of the Archaeological Site of São Simão
Human remains recovery as a forensic anthropologist at the Roman villa of São Simão, Coimbra
Workshop
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Escavação do Sítio Arqueológico de São Simão |
| 2018/09/09 - 2018/09/13 | Symposium were united forensic sciences specialists by : 1) biological criminalistics; 2) anthropology, archaeology and odontology;
3) wildlife & forensic taphonomy; 4) electronic & digital evidence; 5) firearms & tool marks; 6) document examination; 7)
fires & explosions; 8) toxicology & pharmacology.
Symposium
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The Australian and New Zealand Forensic Science Society 24th International Symposium |
| 2018/06/03 - 2018/06/23 | Excavate human skeletal remains of men, women and children from the 'Camposanto' walled cemetery, dating to the 16th-17th
centuries. The field season includes exhumation (locating, cleaning, documenting and lifting skeletal remains) and site recording
(mapping and drawing). In addition, daily laboratory sessions to undertake a detailed study of the skeleton (biological sex,
age, stature, pathologies and individuating characteristics) as well as personal items associated with the burials.
Workshop
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Grave Excavations at Lazzaretto Nuovo- Campo Santo Excavation- Italy
The University of Western Australia, Australia
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Conference scientific committee
| Conference name | Conference host | |
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| 2024/09/24 - 2024/09/24 | Dating human remians in a forensic anthropology context | Forensic Anthropology Society of Europe |
| 2024/09/11 - 2024/09/11 | Forensic evidence interpretation with the help of the likelihood framework: An introduction | Forensic Anthropology Society of Europe |
Distinctions
Award
| 2024 | Best poster in the area of forensic anthropology for the 22nd National Congress of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences (Portugal)
Instituto Nacional de Medicina Legal e Ciências Forenses Delegação do Sul, Portugal
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