Paul Evans

Paul Evans is a Royal Society Wolfson Fellow and Distinguished Professor of Applied Imaging Science at Nottingham Trent University, where he leads the Imaging Science Group within the Computer Science department. His research focuses on innovative X-ray imaging technologies for security and medical applications, combining the fields of radiography and crystallography.

Professor Evans' research spans Applied Imaging Science, X-ray Imaging, 3D Imaging, Security Screening, Materials Identification, X-ray Diffraction, and X-ray Tomography. He has pioneered technologies including kinetic depth effect X-ray imaging (KDEX), laminography, binocular stereoscopic imaging, focal construct tomography (FCT), and focal construct geometry (FCG). His work has generated a portfolio of international patents in 3-dimensional X-ray imaging and materials identification.

His publication record demonstrates consistent advancement in conical shell X-ray beam technology, energy-dispersive X-ray diffraction, and materials identification. Recent work (2022-2023) has advanced micro-computed tomography for bone microarchitecture analysis, sparse sampling techniques for high-resolution imaging, and depth-resolved high-energy X-ray diffraction. His research consistently bridges fundamental physics with practical applications in security screening and medical diagnostics.

• Royal Society Wolfson Fellow (2018)
• Dennis Gabor Medallist and Prize Winner (2017)
• Times Higher Education THE Prize Winner (2016)
• Queen's Anniversary Prize (2015)
• Fellow of The Institution of Engineering and Technology (FIET)
• Chartered Engineer (CEng)

Professor Evans serves as Principal Investigator for a $5 million program to develop next-generation security scanners and has secured numerous research grants totaling millions from organizations including EPSRC, US Department of Homeland Security, Home Office, and Royal Society. He has supervised PhD students including HOGG, A. (2024) and is Founder and CTO of HALO X-ray Technologies Ltd, a spinout company commercializing his patented imaging technologies.

Professor Evans leads the Imaging Science Group, which collaborates with Cranfield University, US Department of Homeland Security, UK Home Office Science and Technology Group, and several NHS trusts. His work was instrumental in NTU's REF 2021 submission to the Engineering Unit of Assessment, where 98% of research submitted was rated world-leading or internationally excellent, contributing to NTU's ranking of 14th from 89 entries in the Times Higher Education REF 2021 subject rankings.