About
Dr Fernando Alvarez-Borges has over eight years of experience in innovating and implementing X-ray and neutron imaging-based non-destructive analysis solutions. With a background in civil engineering, he works on academic and enterprise projects spanning diverse fields, ranging from material sciences and engineering, to palaeontology and conservation. His personal interests are all 3D X-ray/neutron imaging applications in geotechnics and geomaterials research, with a dedicated emphasis on advancing renewable energy technologies.
Research
Research groups
Research interests
- X-ray and neutron computed tomography applications for geomaterials, particulates and porous media research
- Development and deployment of image processing and analysis solutions, including Deep Learning methods
- Geomechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, with emphasis on offshore renewable energy infrastructure
Research projects
Publications
38 publications
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R. Docherty, S. Riley, J.D. Morley, E. Papoutsellis, A. D. Bobitan, J. Donoghue, K. Rankin, F. Alvarez Borges, L. E. Salinas Farran, S. Michalik, A. Liptak, G. Burca, P. O. Autran, J. Wright, W. Kockelmann, O. Gutowski, A. C. Dippel, M. von Zimmerman, D. Matras, B. Winiarski, J. Mangum, M. Popeil, D. P. Finegan, J. Gott, D. Proprentner, G. West, L. F.J. Piper, H. Dong, M. P. Jones, F. Iacoviello, A. V. Llewellyn, R. Jervis, Y. Kimura, K. Amezawa, O. Sekizawa, M. G. Ardakani, A. Omirkhan, M. P. Ryan, J. O. Douglas, S. Wang, F. Giuliani, N. Mulcahy, S. Conroy, C. George, A. M. Beale, S. D.M. Jacques, S. J. Cooper & A. Vamvakeros,
2026, Digital Discovery
DOI: 10.1039/d6dd00321d
Type: article
Tian Zhao, Yi Zhang, Sourav Sahoo, Hailong Lu, Fernando Alvarez-Borges, Madhu Murthy, Pengfei Xie, Angus Best & Youhong Sun,
2026, Energy and Fuels, 40(33), 18102-18114
Type: article
Rebecca M. Howman, Fernando Alvarez-Borges, Mark N. Mavrogordato, Stephanie L. Shillitoe, Jasmin A. Godbold & Martin Solan,
2026, Ecological Solutions and Evidence, 7(3)
Type: article
Yeajin Lee, Yentl Swolfs, Partha Paul, Marco Margini, Fernando Alvarez-Borges, Pierre Thibault, Yasuhiro Fukuhara, Tsuneo Takano, Naoki Sugiura, Mark N. Mavrogordato, Ian Sinclair & S. Mark Spearing,
2026, Composites Part B: Engineering, 318
Type: article
Xingjian Zhao, Joao Gandra, Matthew Murphy, Ria Mitchell, Fernando Alvarez Borges, Sam Holdsworth, Bo Guan, Yanheng Xie, Le Ma, W. Mark Rainforth & Dikai Guan,
2026, Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 42, 12362-12380
Type: article
Jacob Trend, Fernando Alvarez-Borges & Tali L. Babila,
2026, Scientific Reports, 16(1)
Type: article
Abi Crane, Fernando Alvarez-Borges, Kathryn Rankin, Claire Clarkin, Katherine Williams & Neil Gostling,
2026, Palaeontologia Electronica
DOI: 10.26879/1621
Type: article
Antreas Potsis, Fernando Álvarez-Borges, Irene Jiménez-Fortunato, Erick Montes de Oca Valle & Francisca Martínez-Hergueta,
2026, Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 162, 139-149
Type: article
Samantha Bernstein, Steven D. Kim, Wei Li, Joseph Koo, Fernando Alvarez-Borges & Mark Mavrogordato,
2026
DOI: 10.2514/6.2026-2391
Type: conference
Oliver Clark-Hattingh, Conor Wright, Ehsan Nazemi, Fernando Alvarez-Borges, Chris Sandom, Tiina Roose, Daniel McKay Fletcher, Katherine A. Williams & Siul Ruiz,
2026
Type: conference
External roles and responsibilities
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Invited speaker at 6th Annual Workshop on Advances in X-ray imaging
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Speaker
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2023
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Computed tomography for soil and rock engineering applications
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Speaker
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2023
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X-ray CT scanning of the Melsonby Hoard
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Speaker
Year:
2025
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Computed tomography for soil and rock engineering applications at the 6th Annual Workshop on Advances in X-ray Imaging
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Speaker
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2023
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X-ray CT scanning of the Melsonby Hoard at ToScA UK & Europe 2025
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Speaker
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2025
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Seeing the unseen: X-ray CT for civil infrastructure asset intelligence (Invited Talk at ICTMS 2026 Summer School)
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Speaker
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2026