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
32 publications
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Fernando Alvarez-Borges, Robert Atwood, Thomas Connolley, Nghia Vo, Sharif Ahmed, B.N. Madhusudhan & David J. Richards,
2022
Type: conference
Fernando Alvarez-Borges, Sharif Ahmed & Robert C. Atwood,
2022, Journal of Imaging, 8(5)
Type: article
Eike M. Thaysen, Ian B. Butler, Damien Freitas, Aliakbar Hassanpouryouzband, Fernando Alvarez Borges, Robert C. Atwood, Bob Humphreys & Katriona Edlmann,
2022
Type: conference
Fernando Alvarez-Borges, Sharif Ahmed, Bangalore Narasimha Madhusudhan & David Richards,
2022, International Journal of Physical Modelling in Geotechnics, 22(1), 38-52
Type: article
Oliver King & Fernando Alvarez Borges,
2021
Type: software
Fernando Alvarez Borges, BN Madhusudhan & David Richards,
2020, Géotechnique Letters, 10(2), 360-366
Type: article
Fernando Alvarez Borges, David Richards, Christopher Clayton, Madhusudhan Bangalore Narasimha Murthy & Sharif Ahmed,
2020
Type: conference
Fernando Jesús Álvarez Borges,
2019
Type: thesis
Fernando Alvarez Borges, B.N. Madhusudhan & David J. Richards,
2018, Géotechnique Letters, 8(4), 298-304
Type: article
Fernando Alvarez Borges, D.J. Richards, Christopher Clayton & S.I. Ahmed,
2018
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
Year:
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
Year:
2023
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X-ray CT scanning of the Melsonby Hoard at ToScA UK & Europe 2025
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Speaker
Year:
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
Year:
2026