Dr. Ilija Vego is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at The University of Sydney, School of Civil Engineering. He completed his studies in Civil Engineering at the University of Padova (Italy) and conducted his thesis in collaboration with the Georgia Institute of Technology (United States) and the Université Grenoble Alpes (France). He obtained his PhD from Université Grenoble Alpes in March 2023, focusing on a multi-modal investigation of hygroscopic particle assembly. His research interests focus on studying the microstructure of materials using imaging techniques such as x-ray tomography, neutron tomography, and MRI. Ilija is particularly interested in mechanics, multi-phase systems, and the applications of imaging in civil engineering, geotechnics, mining, biology, and the food and pharmaceutical industries.