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.
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
- Digital twin challenges and opportunities for nuclear fuel manufacturing applications
- Bandala Manuel, Chard Patrick, Cockbain Neil, Dunphy David, Eaves David, Hutchinson Daniel, Lee Darren, Ma Xiandong, Marshall Stephen, Murray Paul, Parker Andrew, Stirzaker Paul, Taylor C James, Zabalza Jaime, Joyce Malcolm J
- Nuclear Engineering and Design Vol 420 (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2024.113013
- A new hybridized dimensionality reduction approach using genetic algorithm and folded linear discriminant analysis applied to hyperspectral imaging for effective rice seed classification
- Fabiyi Samson Damilola, Murray Paul, Zabalza Jaime, Tachtatzis Christos, Vu Hai, Dao Trung Kien
- IEEE Transactions on AgriFood Electronics Vol 2, pp. 151-164 (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.1109/TAFE.2024.3374753
- Enrichment measurement by passive γ-ray spectrometry of uranium dioxide fuel pellets using a europium-doped, strontium iodide scintillator
- Parker Andrew J, Bandala Manuel, Croft Stephen, Crouch Laurie, Dunphy R David, Hutchinson Daniel, Logsdon Roy, Ma Xiandong, Marshall Stephen, Murray Paul, Sarfraz Ali, Stirzaker P, Taylor C James, Zabalza Jaime, Joyce Malcolm J
- Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment Vol 1062 (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2024.169191
- Enhancing efficiency and reliability in nuclear power plant component inspection through automated anomaly detection and imaging techniques
- Young Andrew, Fei Zhouxiang, West Graeme, Murray Paul, Zabalza Jaime, Kennedy Chris, Barpugga Harpreet
- 4th Annual International Conference on Disruptive, Innovative and Emerging Technologies in the Nuclear Industry (2023)
- Hyperspectral imaging based characterization and identification of sintered UO2 fuel pellets
- Zabalza Jaime, Parker AJ, Bandala M, Murray Paul, Marshall Stephen, Ma X, Taylor CJ, Joyce M, Hutchinson D, Stirzaker P, Eaves D
- IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium (NSS), Medical Imaging Conference (MIC) and Room Temperature Semiconductor Detector (RTSD) (2023)
- Hyperspectral imaging based corrosion detection in nuclear packages
- Zabalza Jaime, Murray Paul, Bennett Stuart, Campbell Andrew, Marshall Stephen, Ren Jinchang, Yan Yijun, Bernard Robert, Hepworth Steve, Malone Simon, Cockbain Neil, Offin Douglas, Holliday Craig
- IEEE Sensors Journal Vol 23, pp. 25607-25617 (2023)
- https://doi.org/10.1109/jsen.2023.3312938
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
- 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
- PhD Convener
- Examiner
- 10/2022
Projects
- NuSec HSI small grant
- Zabalza, Jaime (Principal Investigator) Murray, Paul (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2023 - 29-Jan-2024
- Nuclear Fuel-debris Characterisation via Multimodal Spectroscopy and Analytics (NuFAMSA)
- Murray, Paul (Principal Investigator) Zabalza, Jaime (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2023 - 31-Jan-2026
- HSI for Granular Material Ph2 GC_267 Gamechanger
- Murray, Paul (Principal Investigator) Campbell, Andrew John (Co-investigator) Davidson, Christine (Co-investigator) Marshall, Stephen (Co-investigator) Zabalza, Jaime (Co-investigator)
- 24-Jan-2023 - 31-Jan-2024
- NNL Gamechangers GC_142 Phase 5 (Linked to 191761) Image Processing for Enhanced Visualisation
- Murray, Paul (Principal Investigator) Marshall, Stephen (Co-investigator) West, Graeme (Co-investigator) Zabalza, Jaime (Co-investigator)
- 18-Jan-2021 - 31-Jan-2022
- EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Industry-Inspired Photonic Imaging, Sensing and Analysis | Keane, Aoife
- Murray, Paul (Principal Investigator) Zabalza, Jaime (Co-investigator) Keane, Aoife (Research Co-investigator)
- 13-Jan-2021 - 13-Jan-2025
- Remote Inspection of SNM cans GC_253
- Murray, Paul (Principal Investigator) MacLeod, Charles Norman (Co-investigator) Marshall, Stephen (Co-investigator) Ren, Jinchang (Co-investigator) Zabalza, Jaime (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2020 - 31-Jan-2020
Contact
Dr
Jaime
Zabalza
Strathclyde Chancellor's Fellow
Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Email: j.zabalza@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 2663