PUBLICATIONS

1. Y. Alvarez-Lopez, M. Garcia-Fernandez, J. Laviada, F. Las Heras, "Improving the Performance of the Phaseless Sources Reconstruction Method for Antenna Diagnostics and Characterization," IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation, 2024. 

2. M. Garcia-Fernandez, G. Alvarez-Narciandi, J. Laviada, Y. Alvarez-Lopez, F. Las Heras, "Towards real-time processing for UAV-mounted GPR-SAR imaging systems," ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, vol. 212, 2024. 

3. M. Garcia-Fernandez, G. Alvarez-Narciandi, O. Yurduseven, "Single Channel Frequency Diverse Computational Imaging System for Through-the-Wall Sensing," IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol. 62, 2024. 

4. J. Zhang, R. Sharma, M. Garcia-Fernandez, G. Álvarez-Narciandi, M. A. B. Abbasi and O. Yurduseven, “Deep Learning for Sensing Matrix Prediction in Computational Microwave Imaging with Coded-Apertures,” IEEE Access, pp. 16844-16855, 2024. 

5. M. Garcia-Fernandez, G. Alvarez-Narciandi, F. Las Heras, Y. Alvarez-Lopez, “Comparison of scanning strategies in UAV-mounted multichannel GPR-SAR systems using antenna arrays,” IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, vol. 17, pp. 3571-3586, 2024. 

6. R. Sharma, M. Garcia-Fernandez, G. Alvarez-Narciandi, O. Yurduseven, “Single Radar Image Motion Deblurring Through PSF Estimation and Convolution Regularizer,” IEEE Transactions on Radar Systems, vol. 2, pp. 84-100, 2024.

7. M. Garcia-Fernandez, G. Alvarez-Narciandi, Y. Alvarez-Lopez, F. Las-Heras, “Array-Based Ground Penetrating Synthetic Aperture Radar on Board an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle for Enhanced Buried Threats Detection,” IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol. 61, 2023.

8. V. Skouroliakou, A. M. Molaei, M. Garcia-Fernandez, G. Alvarez-Narciandi, O. Yurduseven, “Frequency Domain Image Reconstruction for Imaging With Multistatic Dynamic Metasurface Antennas,” IEEE Access, vol. 10, pp. 124728-124737, 2022.

9. M. Garcia-Fernandez, G. Alvarez-Narciandi, Y. Alvarez-Lopez, F. Las-Heras, “Improvements in GPR-SAR imaging focusing and detection capabilities of UAV-mounted GPR systems,” ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, vol. 189, 128-142, 2022. 

10. Y. Alvarez-Lopez, M. Garcia-Fernandez, G. Alvarez-Narciandi, F. Las-Heras, “Unmanned Aerial Vehicle-Based Ground Penetrating Radar Systems: A Review,” IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Magazine, vol. 10, no. 2, 66-86, 2022.

11. T.V. Hoang, R. Kumar, T. Fromenteze, M. Garcia-Fernandez, G. Alvarez-Narciandi, V. Fusco, O. Yurduseven, “Frequency Selective Computational Through Wall Imaging Using a Dynamically Reconfigurable Metasurface Antenna,” IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation, vol. 3, 353-362, 2022. 

12. M. Garcia-Fernandez, G. Alvarez-Narciandi, A. Arboleya, C. Vazquez, F. Las Heras, Y. Alvarez-Lopez, “Development of an Airborne-Based GPR System for Landmine and IED Detection: Antenna Analysis and Intercomparison,” IEEE Access, vol. 9, 127382-127396, 2021. 

13. M. F. Cabanas, S. B. Duque, J. D. Gonzalez, F. P. Gonzalez, M. Garcia-Fernandez, “Preliminary Results of a Hybrid Thermoelectric Propulsion System for a Multirotor UAS with Active Rectifying Electronic Throttle Control and Supercapacitors,” Applied Sciences, vol. 11, no. 17, 7899, 2021. 

14. M. Garcia-Fernandez, G. Alvarez-Narciandi, Y. Alvarez-Lopez, F. Las-Heras, “Analysis and Validation of a Hybrid Forward-Looking Down-Looking Ground Penetrating Radar Architecture,” Remote Sensing, vol. 13, no. 6, 1206, 2021. 

15. H. Fernandez-Alvarez, G. Alvarez-Narciandi, M. Garcia-Fernandez, J. Laviada, Y. Alvarez-Lopez, F. Las-Heras, “A Portable Electromagnetic System Based on mm-Wave Radars and GNSS-RTK Solutions for 3D Scanning of Large Material Piles,” Sensors, vol. 21, no. 3, 757, 2021. 

16. M. Garcia-Fernandez, Y. Alvarez-Lopez, F. Las-Heras, “Airborne Multi-Channel Ground Penetrating Radar for Improvised Explosive Devices and Landmine Detection,” IEEE Access, vol. 8, 165927-165943, 2020. 

17. M. Garcia-Fernandez, Y. Alvarez-Lopez, A. De Mitri, D. Castrillo-Martinez, G. Alvarez-Narciandi, F. Las Heras, “Portable and Easily-Deployable Air-Launched GPR Scanner,” Remote Sensing, vol. 12, no. 11, 1833, 2020. 

18. Y. Alvarez-Lopez, M. Garcia-Fernandez, F. Las-Heras, “A Portable Cost-Effective Amplitude and Phase Antenna Measurement System,” IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, vol. 69, no. 9, 7240-7251, 2020. 

19. M. Garcia-Fernandez, Y. Alvarez-Lopez, F. Las-Heras, “Dual-probe nearfield phaseless antenna measurement system on board a UAV,” Sensors, vol. 19, no. 21, 4663, 2019.

20. M. Garcia-Fernandez, Y. Alvarez-Lopez, F. Las Heras, “Autonomous airborne 3D SAR imaging system for subsurface sensing: UWB-GPR on board a UAV for landmine and IED detection,” Remote Sensing, vol. 11, no. 20, 2357, 2019. Feature Paper.

21. M. Garcia-Fernandez, A. Morgenthaler, Y. Alvarez-Lopez, F. Las Heras, C. Rappaport, “Bistatic Landmine and IED Detection Combining Vehicle and Drone Mounted GPR sensors,” Remote Sensing, vol. 11, no. 19, 2299, 2019. 

22. M. Gonzalez-Diaz, M. Garcia-Fernandez, Y. Alvarez-Lopez, F. Las Heras, “Improvement of GPR SAR-based techniques for accurate detection and imaging of buried objects,” IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, vol. 69, no. 6, 3126-3138, 2019.

23. M. Garcia-Fernandez, Y. Alvarez-Lopez, F. Las Heras, “Unmanned aerial system for antenna measurement and diagnosis: evaluation and testing,” IET Microwave, Antennas & Propagation, 2019. 

24. Y. Alvarez-Lopez, M. Garcia-Fernandez, R. Grau, F. Las Heras, “A Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)-Based Technique for Microwave Imaging and Material Characterization,” Electronics, vol. 7, no. 12, 373, 2018.  

25. M. Garcia-Fernandez, Y. Alvarez-Lopez, et al., “Synthetic Aperture Radar imaging system for landmine detection using a Ground Penetrating Radar on board an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle,” IEEE Access, vol. 6, pp. 45100-45112, 2018. 

26. M. Garcia-Fernandez, Y. Alvarez-Lopez, F. Las Heras, “On the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Antenna and Coverage Diagnostics in Mobile Networks,” IEEE Communications Magazine, special issue on future 5G millimeter wave systems and terminals, vol. 57, no. 7, pp. 72-78, 2018. 

27. Y. Alvarez, M. Garcia-Fernandez, et al., In situ antenna diagnostics and characterization system based on RFID and Remotely Piloted Aircrafts,” Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, vol. 269, pp. 29-40, 2018. 

28. M. Garcia-Fernandez, Y. Alvarez-Lopez, et al., “Antenna Diagnostics and Characterization using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles,” IEEE Access, vol. 5, pp. 23563-23575, 2017. 

29. Y. Alvarez-Lopez, M. Garcia-Fernandez, et al., “SAR-based Technique for Soil Permittivity Estimation,” International Journal of Remote Sensing, vol. 38, no. 18, 5168-5185, 2017.

30. Y. Alvarez, M. Garcia-Fernandez, et al., “Inverse Scattering from Monochromatic Phaseless Measurements,” IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, vol. 66, no. 1, 45-60, 2017.

31. Y. Alvarez, M. Garcia-Fernandez, F. Las-Heras, “An Improved Technique for Profile Reconstruction of PEC Bodies,” IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, vol. 16, 748-751, 2017. 

Participation in international events as Invited Speaker

• EXERTER Webinar (Processes and technology supporting the Security of Explosives), organized by EXERTER consortium (Security of Explosives pan-European Specialists Network) and coordinated by FOI (Swedish Defence Research Agency), December 2022.

• II Congreso de Ciencia y Tecnología para el Desminado (II Symposium on Science and Technology for Demining), organized by National Army of Colombia and University of Los Andes, Bogotá (Colombia), November 2022.

• 5th C-IED Technology Workshop¸ organized by NATO C-IED Centre of Excellence, Segovia (Spain), 2022.

• 4th C-IED Technology Workshop¸ organized by NATO C-IED Centre of Excellence, Madrid (Spain), 2019.

• Scientific Workshop “AMTA UAV-based antenna and field measurements”, sponsored by AMTA (Antenna Measurement Techniques Association) within the 12th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EUCAP), London (UK), 2018.

Contributions to international conferences

1. M. Garcia-Fernandez, G. Alvarez-Narciandi, O. Yurduseven, “On the Exploitation of Computational Imaging for the Next Generation Through-The-Wall Sensing Technology,” 2024 IEEE APS-URSI, Florence (Italy), July 2024. Accepted for presentation. 

2. M. Saikia, M. Garcia-Fernandez, G. Alvarez-Narciandi, M.A.B. Abbasi, S. Cotton, O. Yurduseven, “A Polarization Insensitive and Angularly Stable Reconfigurable Unit Cell for Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces,” 2024 IEEE APS-URSI, Florence (Italy), July 2024. Accepted for presentation. 

3. G. Alvarez-Narciandi, M. Garcia-Fernandez, O. Yurduseven, “Reconfigurable Coded Holographic Surfaces for Compressive Channel Characterization,” 2024 IEEE APS-URSI, Florence (Italy), July 2024. Accepted for presentation. 

4. Y. Alvarez-Lopez, M. Garcia-Fernandez, G. Alvarez-Narciandi, D. Castrillo-Martinez, J. Laviada, F. Las Heras, “Improvement of GPR-SAR imaging by considering the field radiated by the GPR antennas ,” 2024 IEEE APS-URSI, Florence (Italy), July 2024. Accepted for presentation. 

5. M. Garcia-Fernandez, G. Alvarez-Narciandi, O. Yurduseven, “Towards Frequency-Diverse Computational Imaging with CRR-based Metasurfaces for Ground Penetrating Radar,” IGARSS 2024, Athens (Greece), July 2024. Accepted for presentation. 

6. M. Garcia-Fernandez, G. Alvarez-Narciandi, J. Laviada, Y. Alvarez-Lopez, F. Las Heras, “On the Spatial Resolution of UAV-mounted DLGPR Imaging Systems,” IGARSS 2024, Athens (Greece), July 2024. Accepted for presentation. 

7. M. Garcia-Fernandez, G. Alvarez-Narciandi, O. Yurduseven, “GPR Imaging Relying on Frequency-Diverse Compressive Antennas,” 18th EuCAP, Glasgow (United Kindgom), March 2024. 

8. G. Alvarez-Narciandi, M. Garcia-Fernandez, O. Yurduseven, “Impact of the Unit Cell Distribution of 1-D Dynamic Metasurface Antennas on the Performance of a Computational Imaging System,” 18th EuCAP, Glasgow (United Kindgom), March 2024. 

9. V. Skouroliakou, A. Molaei, M. Garcia-Fernandez, G. Alvarez-Narciandi, O. Yurduseven, “A Case Study of Misalignment Errors for Range-Migration-Based Microwave Imaging with Multistatic Dynamic Metasurface Apertures,” 18th EuCAP, Glasgow (United Kindgom), March 2024. 

10. A. Molaei, T.V. Hoang, T. Fromenteze, V. Skouroliakou, R. Kumar, M. Zhao, M. Garcia-Fernandez, G. Alvarez-Narciandi, V. Fusco, O. Yurduseven, “Near-Field Bistatic Microwave Imaging with Dynamic Metasurface Antennas,” 18th EuCAP, Glasgow (United Kindgom), March 2024. 

11. V. Skouroliakou, A. Molaei, M. Garcia-Fernandez, G. Alvarez-Narciandi, O. Yurduseven, “Orthogonal Coding for Millimeter-Wave Imaging Using MIMO Dynamic Metasurface Apertures,” 18th EuCAP, Glasgow (United Kindgom), March 2024. 

12. M. Garcia-Fernandez, G. Alvarez-Narciandi, O. Yurduseven, “Automated Metrics to Assess the Performance of Computational Imaging Systems,” IEEE CAMA, special session, Genoa (Italy), November 2023. 

13. G. Alvarez-Narciandi, M. Garcia-Fernandez, Y. Alvarez-Lopez, F. Las Heras, “Comparison of Different Height Estimation Sources on the Performance of a UAV-mounted MIMO-SAR Ground Penetrating Radar system,” IEEE CAMA, special session, Genoa (Italy), November 2023. 

14. V. Skouroliakou, A. M. Molaei, M. García-Fernández, G. Álvarez-Narciandi, O. Yurduseven, “Fourier-based Image Reconstruction Algorithms for Sparse SAR Data,” 34th Irish Signals and Systems Conference, Dublin (Ireland), June 2023.

15. V. Skouroliakou, A. M. Molaei, M. García-Fernández, G. Álvarez-Narciandi, O. Yurduseven, “Range Migration Algorithm for a multistatic 3D Compressive Computational Imaging System with Dynamic Metasurface Aperture,” IRS 2023, Berlin (Germany), May 2023.

16. M. Garcia-Fernandez, G. Alvarez-Narciandi, O. Yurduseven, “Frequency-Diverse Metasurface Antenna for Computational Through-Wall Imaging,” 17th EuCAP, Florence (Italy), March 2023.

17. G. Alvarez-Narciandi, M. Garcia-Fernandez, O. Yurduseven, “C-Band Two-Dimensional Dynamic Metasurface Antenna for Through-The-Wall Computational Imaging,” 17th EuCAP, Florence (Italy), March 2023.

18. O. Yurduseven, M. A. B. Abbasi, T. Fromenteze, M. Garcia-Fernandez, G. Alvarez-Narciandi, R. Kumar, V. Fusco, “System Level Analysis of Computational Channel Characterization Using Compressive Surfaces,” 17th EuCAP, convened session, Florence (Italy), March 2023.

19. M. Garcia-Fernandez, G. Alvarez-Narciandi, Y. Alvarez-Lopez, F. Las Heras, “MIMO-SAR Imaging System on Board a UAV,” 17th EuCAP, Florence (Italy), March 2023.

20. M. Garcia-Fernandez, G. Alvarez-Narciandi, Y. Alvarez-Lopez, F. Las Heras, “Validation of a UAV-mounted GPR system for landmine and IED detection under operational conditions,” Proc. SPIE 12116, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives (CBRNE) Sensing XXIII, 1211613, Orlando (USA), April 2022.

21. M. Garcia-Fernandez, G. Alvarez-Narciandi, Y. Alvarez-Lopez, F. Las Heras, “SAFEDRONE project: development of a UAV -based high-resolution GPR system for IED detection,” 16th EuCAP, convened session, Madrid (Spain), March 2022.

22. M. Garcia-Fernandez, G. Alvarez-Narciandi, Y. Alvarez-Lopez, F. Las Heras, “Comparison of subsampling strategies for UAV-mounted subsurface radar imaging systems,” 2022 IEEE APS-URSI, Denver (USA), July 2022.

23. F. Las Heras, Y Alvarez-Lopez, M. Garcia-Fernandez, G. Alvarez-Narciandi, J. Laviada, “Prof. Sarkar’s contribution to Antenna Diagnostics and NF-FF Transformation,” 2022 IEEE APS-URSI, Denver (USA), July 2022.

24. R. Kumar, G. Alvarez-Narciandi, M. Garcia-Fernandez, V. Fusco, O. Yurduseven, “Computational Microwave Imaging Based on a Single Electric-Field Scan,” 2022 19th European Radar Conference (EuRAD), 2022.

25. M. Otten, M. Caro-Cuenca, M. Garcia-Fernandez, “IED Command Wire Detection with Multi-Channel Drone Radar,” 13th EuSAR, March 2021.

26. F. Las Heras, Y. Alvarez-Lopez, J. Laviada, A. Arboleya, M. Garcia-Fernandez, G. Alvarez-Narciandi, “Antenna Measurements and Signal Processing Techniques,” 14th EuCAP, invited session, Copenhague (Denmark), March 2020.

27. M. Garcia-Fernandez, Y. Alvarez-Lopez, F. Las Heras, “3D-SAR Processing of UAV-mounted GPR Measurements: Dealing with Non-Uniform Sampling,” 14th EuCAP, Copenhague (Denmark), March 2020.

28. M. Garcia-Fernandez, A. Morgenthaler, Y. Alvarez-Lopez, F. Las Heras, C. Rappaport, “Analysis of multistatic vehicle-drone Ground Penetrating Radar configurations for mine detection,” 2019 IEEE APS-URSI, Atlanta (USA), July 2019.

29. Y. Rodriguez-Vaqueiro, J. Vazquez-Cabo, B. Gonzalez-Valdes, A. Pino, Y. Alvarez-Lopez, M. Garcia-Fernandez, F. Las Heras, A. Arboleya-Arboleya, “Array of antennas for a GPR system on board a UAV,” 2019 IEEE APS-URSI, Atlanta (USA), July 2019.

30. M. Garcia-Fernandez, Y. Alvarez-Lopez, F. Las Heras, “Recent advances in high-resolution Ground Penetrating Radar on board an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle,” 13th EuCAP, convened session, Krakow (Poland), April 2019.

31. M. Garcia-Fernandez, Y. Alvarez-Lopez, F. Las Heras, “Advances in Antenna Measurement and Characterization using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles,” 13th EuCAP, convened session, Krakow (Poland), April 2019. Best Student Paper award.

32. M. Garcia-Fernandez, Y. Alvarez-Lopez, F. Las Heras, “Antenna measurement and diagnostics processing techniques using unmanned aerial vehicless,” 13th EuCAP, convened session, Krakow (Poland), April 2019.

33. M. Garcia-Fernandez, et al., “UAV-mounted GPR for NDT applications,” 15th EuRAD, Madrid (Spain), September 2018. Finalist of the Young Engineer Prize.

34. M. Garcia-Fernandez, et al., “GPR system onboard a UAV for non-invasive detection of buried objects,” 2018 IEEE APS-URSI, Boston (USA), July 2018. Honorable mention in the Student Paper Competition.

35. M. Garcia-Fernandez, et al., “UAV-based antenna measurement and diagnostics for circularly polarized arrays,” 2018 IEEE APS-URSI, Boston (USA), July 2018.

36. B. Gonzalez-Valdes, J. Vazquez-Cabo, Y. Rodriguez-Vaqueiro, Y. Alvarez, M. Garcia-Fernandez, A. Arboleya, “Array Optimization for an On-The-Move 3D Imaging System Demonstrator,” 2018 IEEE APS-URSI, Boston (USA), July 2018.

37. M. Garcia-Fernandez, Y. Alvarez-Lopez, F. Las Heras, “Evaluation of an Unmanned Aerial System for Antenna Diagnostics and Characterization,” 12th EuCAP, convened session, London (UK), April 2018. Finalist of the Best Paper Award in Antenna Measurement.

38. M. Garcia-Fernandez, Y. Alvarez-Lopez, F. Las Heras, “Unmanned aerial system for antenna measurement,” 12th EuCAP, London (UK), April 2018.

39. M. Garcia-Fernandez, Y. Alvarez-Lopez, Y. Rodriguez-Vaqueiro, B. Gonzalez-Valdes, A. Arboleya-Arboleya, F. Las-Heras, A. Pino-Garcia, “SVD-based Clutter Removal Technique for GPR,” 2017 IEEE APS-URSI, San Diego (California, USA), July 2017.

40. M. Garcia-Fernandez, et al., “Experimental Validation of a GPR Imaging System,” 11th EuCAP, Paris (France), March 2017.

41. Y. Alvarez-Lopez, M. Garcia-Fernandez, L. Poli, C. Garcia-Gonzalez, F. Las-Heras, A. Massa, “Novel Phaseless Measurement Inversion Strategy for Low-Cost Microwave Imaging Setup,” 2016 IEEE APS-URSI, Puerto Rico, July 2016.

42. M. Garcia-Fernandez, et al., “Influence of Contour Smoothness and Electric Size on the Profile Reconstruction of Metallic Objects using Hybrid Optimization,” EUROCON 2015, Salamanca (Spain), September 2015.

J. Laviada Martínez, Y. Álvarez López, M. García Fernández, G. Álvarez Narciandi, F. Las Heras, "In-situ acquisition systems for automotive measurements: drone and handheld approaches," in Modern Automotive Antenna Measurement. L. J. Foged and M. Sierra Castañer Eds. Boston/London: Artech House, 2022, ch. 9, pp. 195-219. 

• Y. Álvarez López, M. García Fernández, F. Las Heras, A. Arboleya, B. González Valdés, Y. Rodríguez Vaqueiro, A. García Pino, “Airborne system and method for the characterization and measurement of antennas or radiating systems,” Spanish Patent ES2639687, PCT/ES2018/000015, US Patent US11415615, Chinese Patent CN110582704, and European Patent EP3591412; Priority Date 3/3/2017; Proprietors: University of Oviedo and University of Vigo.

• B. González Valdés, Y. Álvarez López, A. Arboleya, Y. Rodríguez Vaqueiro, M. García Fernández, F. Las Heras, A. García Pino; “Airborne system and method for the characterization and measurement of antennas or radiating systems”; Spanish Patent ES2577403, PCT/ES2017/000006, European Patent EP3407007, US Patent US10895636 and Chinese patent CN109073348B; Priority Date 21/01/2016; Proprietors: University of Oviedo and University of Vigo.

• Participation in 12 regional, national, and European research projects.

• Strong commitment with technology transfer, having participated in 9 research contracts with companies and public organizations.

• Currently leading a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship (HIDE-SEEK) at Queen's University Belfast (QUB).

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