Alexander Duncan

Dr. Alexander Duncan is a Senior Scientific Collaborator at École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), holding multiple roles across departments. Affiliated with the School of Basic Sciences (SB), Institute of Physics (IPHYS), and Laboratory of Electron Microscopy and Spectroscopy (LSME), he also serves in educational units like EDMX-ENS and SMX-ENS. His research focuses on advanced electron microscopy techniques, oxide heterostructures, and machine learning applications for nanoscale analysis.

• Materials Science
• Electron Microscopy
• Machine Learning for Materials Analysis
• Nanoscale Imaging
• Ferroelectric Materials
• Oxide Heterostructures

Duncan's recent publications demonstrate expertise in EDX spectral denoising, symmetry breaking interfaces, and machine learning-aided phase quantification. He has developed novel algorithms for hyperspectral unmixing and atomic-scale reconstruction techniques, with applications in neuromorphic computing and deep mantle mineral analysis.

He supervises PhD students including Aebersold Arthur Brian and Sblendorio Gabrielle Anne Laguisma, while actively contributing to open-source software development (espm and emtables). Duncan also participates in EPFL's Physics PhD program committee and teaches advanced electron microscopy courses.