Dr Jaime Zabalza
Strathclyde Chancellor's Fellow
Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Personal statement
Jaime is a Strathclyde Chancellor's Fellow working closely with the Advanced Nuclear Research Centre (ANRC) since September 2022.
He is interested in the creation of new artificial intelligence tools to solve real-world industrial challenges.Â
Jaime has been within the Centre for Signal and Image Processing (CeSIP) since 2011 in different positions including: MSc and PhD student, Research Assistant, Associate, and Fellow. Previously, he took a number of research positions at the Universitat Jaume I, Universitat Politecnica de Valencia and the Energy Technological Institute in Spain.
Area of Expertise
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Digital Signal Processing
Hyperspectral Imaging
Software Engineering and Robotics
MATLAB, C/C#/C++
Prize And Awards
- Strathclyde Global Talent Programme Chancellor's Fellowship
- Recipient
- 1/9/2022
- Turing Network Development Award: Trailblazers Competition
- Recipient
- 6/2022
- Lightning talk judges choice winner at Game Changers Innovation festival (Whitehaven, England)
- Recipient
- 5/2022
- IEEE Brain Data Bank Challenges and Competitions
- Recipient
- 8/7/2018
- IEEE Brain Data Bank Challenges and Competitions
- Recipient
- 31/10/2017
- IET V&I Best PhD Thesis Award (only one in UK per year)
- Recipient
- 12/2016
Qualifications
PhD in Electronic and Electrical Engineering (2012-2015)
PGCert in Researcher Professional Development (2012-2015)
MSc in Electronic and Electrical Engineering (2011-2012)
MAS in Electrical Technology (2008-2010)
MEng in Industrial Engineering (2000-2005)
* MIEEE (since 2014)
* MIET (since 2011)
* Spanish Chartered Industrial Engineer (COIICV - 5288, since 2006)
Publications
- Challenge for screening of nuclear fuel debris by innovative spectral imaging and its verification by LIBS Mapping : (2) Hyperspectral imaging of simulated fuel debris samples in the visible and near-infrared ranges
- Sakaguchi Chisato, Sakamoto Kan, Ouchi Atsushi, Muta Hiroaki, Ohba Hironori, Zabalza Jaime, Dunphy R David, Murray Paul
- 2025 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium (NSS), Medical Imaging Conference (MIC) and Room Temperature Semiconductor Detector Conference (RTSD) 2025 IEEE NSS MIC RTSD (2025)
- Identification of nuclear fuel materials during decommissioning by short-wave infrared hyperspectral imaging
- Campbell Andrew John, Dunphy R David, Ali Teymoor, Zabalza Jaime, Smith Nick, Offin Douglas, Cockbain Neil, Di Buono Antonio, Goddard Dave, Hartley Christopher, Joyce Malcolm J, Muta Hiroaki, Okita Takafumi, Murray Paul
- 2025 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium (NSS), Medical Imaging Conference (MIC) and Room Temperature Semiconductor Detector Conference (RTSD) 2025 IEEE NSS MIC RTSD (2025)
- Real world video denoising for visual inspection in high-dose radiological environments
- Young Andrew, Fei Zhouxiang, Zabalza Jaime, West Graeme M, Murray Paul, McArthur Stephen D J
- Nuclear Technology Vol 211, pp. 1448-1458 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2024.2410610
- Challenge for screening of nuclear fuel debris by innovative spectral imaging and its verification by LIBS mapping : (1) Preparation and classification of in-core materials at 1F
- Muta Hiroaki, Murray Paul, Ohba Hironori, Sakaguchi Chisato, Zabalza Jaime, Sakamoto Kan, Dunphy R David, Wakaida Ikuo, Sato Y
- 2025 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium (NSS), Medical Imaging Conference (MIC) and Room Temperature Semiconductor Detector Conference (RTSD) 2025 IEEE NSS MIC RTSD (2025)
- Temporal denoising algorithms for radiation-affected nuclear inspection video footage
- Young Andrew, Devereux Michael, Zabalza Jaime, West Graeme
- Universities’ Nuclear Technology Forum 2025 (2025)
- New spectral and textural feature combinations for corrosion detection in hyperspectral images of special nuclear materials packages
- Keane Aoife, Hillman Thomas, Di Buono Antonio, Cockbain Neil, Bernard Robert, Engelberg Dirk, Murray Paul, Zabalza Jaime
- IEEE Sensors Journal (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1109/JSEN.2025.3574923
Teaching
Jaime is a lecturer in the EE270/EM270 class (Semester 1) since 2022-23, as well as a tutor in the Small Group Seminars since 2018-19. He is also part of Strathclyde's Chinese Teaching Agreement, where he delivers lectures in the class "Signals and Systems".
Research Interests
Signal and image processing, hyperspectral imaging and machine learning for artificial intelligence in a wide range of applications, focusing on the Nuclear Sector.
Professional Activities
- Strategic Themes - Bioimaging Workshop
- Participant
- 17/9/2024
- PhD Convener
- Examiner
- 6/2023
- Hyperspectral Imaging for Condition Monitoring and Inspection in Industrial Applications
- Speaker
- 20/4/2023
- University of Dubai
- Visiting researcher
- 12/11/2022
- Creating and publishing journal papers
- Speaker
- 11/2022
- Image-processing-based artificial intelligence in industrial applications
- Speaker
- 11/2022
Projects
- Video analytics and compression for Internet of Video Things
- Zabalza, Jaime (Principal Investigator) Murray, Paul (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2024 - 30-Jan-2027
- Robust Attitude Uncertainty Estimation for Debris Removal
- Vasile, Massimiliano (Principal Investigator) Ilioudis, Christos (Co-investigator) Zabalza, Jaime (Co-investigator)
- 20-Jan-2024 - 19-Jan-2026
- AI-based multi-sensor data fusion for autonomous navigation around asteroids
- Feng, Jinglang (Principal Investigator) Vasile, Massimiliano (Co-investigator) Wu, Yue (Co-investigator) Zabalza, Jaime (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2024 - 30-Jan-2027
- Hyperspectral Imaging Inspection of Nuclear Assets through Leaded Glass Windows
- Zabalza, Jaime (Principal Investigator) Murray, Paul (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2024 - 30-Jan-2024
- Non-destructive inspection of redundant flasks (GC 866)
- Zabalza, Jaime (Principal Investigator) MacLeod, Charles Norman (Co-investigator) Mohseni, Ehsan (Co-investigator) Murray, Paul (Co-investigator)
- 20-Jan-2024 - 19-Jan-2024
- Hyperspectral Detection (IR to UV) Re-entry Signatures from Orbit
- Fossati, Marco (Principal Investigator) Marshall, Stephen (Co-investigator) Murray, Paul (Co-investigator) Vasile, Massimiliano (Co-investigator) Zabalza, Jaime (Co-investigator)
- 08-Jan-2024 - 08-Jan-2025
Contact
Dr
Jaime
Zabalza
Strathclyde Chancellor's Fellow
Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Email: j.zabalza@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 2663