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Mike Burton is a Professor of Psychology at the University of York, with a career spanning institutions across the UK, including the University of Aberdeen and University of Glasgow. His research focuses on face perception, emphasizing the mechanisms enabling identification across variable visual conditions and applications in computer-based face recognition and forensic settings.
- Education: BSc in Joint Honors Mathematics and Psychology (1980), University of Nottingham; PhD in Psychology (1983), University of Nottingham.
Mike’s research explores how perceptual systems derive stable representations from variable face images, using experimental and computational modeling. Collaborations extend to security agencies and institutions like Kent University, Durham University, and the University of New South Wales. Recent work examines neural dynamics, multimodal cues, and virtual environments in face recognition.
His publications span cognitive science, neuroscience, and forensic psychology, with a focus on unfamiliar face matching, neural correlates of familiarity, and computational modeling. Key grants include an ESRC Professorial Fellowship (2012–2016), an ERC Advanced Grant (2013–2018), and ongoing ESRC projects on high-fidelity avatars (2023–2026) and individual face recognition (2023–2026).
- Scientific Awards:
- Fellow of the British Academy (2017)
- Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences (2019)
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (2006)
Mike has held editorial roles in journals like Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology and Psychological Science, and served on REF2014 and REF2021 panels. He collaborates with researchers such as Rob Jenkins, Holger Wiese, and Markus Bindemann.
