Diego Alonso Alvarez

Dr Diego Alonso Alvarez is a Researcher and Head of the Research Software Engineering team at Imperial College London's Central Faculty. He joined in 2018 and leads the Grantham Institute RSE Team within Research Computing Services. His expertise includes software sustainability, accessibility, and GUI development for research software.

Education:

• PhD in Semiconductor Nanostructures
• Postdoctoral Research in Solar Energy Concepts & Solar Cells

Research Interests: Focus on advancing coding practices, software sustainability, and interdisciplinary applications in materials science and energy systems. Active contributor to projects like StrainMap, MUSE, and POWBAL.

Awards:

• Software Sustainability Institute Fellow

Advising/Grants: While no formal advisees are listed, his work spans collaborative projects funded by Imperial's Research Computing initiatives. He advocates for open-source methodologies to enhance reproducibility in research.

Labs/Teams: Leads the central RSE Team and collaborates with the Grantham Institute, fostering innovation in computational tools for sustainability research.