• Panacea at the 18th Scientific Meeting of the AEAOF in Oviedo

    Published on October, 29 2026

    THE EVENT

    We will attend the 18th Scientific Meeting of the Spanish Association of Forensic Anthropology and Odontology (AEAOF), to be held on November 12 -14, 2026, in Oviedo, Spain.

    PRESENTATIONS

    During the conference, our team has the honor to present our work on the following topics:  

    💬 Oral presentations:

    • New methodology for forensic facial comparison using 3D mugshots – Mª Alejandra Guativonza
    • Deep learning based age-at-death estimation from photographs of skeletal remains – Dr. David Navega
    • Dental morphological comparison: simulation and optimisation of realistic panoramic x-rays – Dr. Óscar Ibañez (Universidade da Coruña, Panacea partner)

    📌 Posters:

    • Analysis and integration of innovative methods for legal age estimation: design of a multimodal study and collaboration strategy – Rodrigo González-Romero
    • Multilevel explainability for AI-based legal age estimation: what the practitioner gains from being able to examine the model behaviour – Dr. David Navega
    • Artificial Intelligence for Postmortem Interval Estimation Based on Ocular Changes and Cadaver Cooling – Dr. Andrea Valsecchi
    • Project Anima: open-source cross-border human ID initiative – Dr. Óscar Ibáñez   (Universidade da Coruña, Panacea partner)

    ⭐️ Rosario Guerra Award

    We would like to honour the memory of our colleague Rosario Guerra, who passed away in March this year, by establishing an award for early-career doctoral researchers presenting at this conference. 

    Through this award, we hope to keep Ro’s memory alive and support the next generation of researchers in their work and dedication.

    Thank you to the AEAOF for this opportunity. See you in Oviedo!

    THE TEAM

    Mª Alejandra Guativonza profile picture

    Mª Alejandra Guativonza, MSc.

    Doctoral student in biomedicine, Master’s degree in Physical and Forensic Anthropology, Bachelor’s degree in Anthropology. Researcher in facial and craniofacial identification methods.  

    David Navega, Ph.D.

    David Navega is a forensic anthropologist and postdoctoral researcher at Panacea Cooperative Research, specializing in the application of machine learning and artificial intelligence to age estimation. He is currently working on M2IbAE (Multimodal and Multifactorial Image-based Age Estimation), a research project funded by the European Union within the framework of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions.

    Andrea Valsecchi profile picture

    Andrea Valsecchi, Ph.D.

    Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from the University of Oviedo. Master’s Degree in Soft Computing and Intelligent Data Analysis from the University of Oviedo. Sixteen years of research career developed between the European Center for Soft Computing, the University of Granada, and Panacea. 

    Rodrigo González-Romero, Ph.D

    Ph.D. in Biology in 2010 from the University of A Coruña and a Master’s degree in Bioinformatics from Pablo de Olavide University in 2023. He has had an extensive international research career, including postdoctoral fellowships at the University of Victoria (Canada) and Florida International University (U.S.), and has also worked as a research associate at the CITIC at the University of A Coruña.

    Óscar Ibáñez, Ph.D.

    Óscar Ibáñez is a founding member of Panacea, a Ph.D. in computer science, and a senior researcher at the University of La Coruña. With nearly 20 years of experience in research and transfer, he is a world pioneer in the application of AI in forensic sciences.

    Sebastian Kaiser, MSc.

    Sebastian Kaiser, with an MSc. in computer science, is the CMO of Panacea and an expert in the development of new technologies for digital transformation in the field of forensic science. He leads global for-profit and non-profit projects.