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Fabián A. Campos Montero

// Geotechnical Engineer & Researcher | Infrastructure, Soil Mechanics & AI

Geotechnical engineer and researcher at Deltares with over 10 years of experience across geotechnical engineering, site investigation, monitoring, natural hazards and applied research. His work combines a strong geotechnical foundation with AI and data methods, from CPT based subsurface schematisation and machine learning to field investigation, laboratory testing and fibre optic monitoring, alongside slope and embankment stability and probabilistic landslide assessment. Across research and consultancy projects, he turns complex geotechnical data into clearer engineering decisions.

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// experience

Dec 2022 – Present Deltares Delft, The Netherlands

Geotechnical Researcher and Consultant

Helped strengthen the technical basis for assessing Dutch railway embankments in ProRail's RESET programme, combining site investigation, laboratory and centrifuge data with PLAXIS 2D/3D, limit equilibrium analyses and Python automation to support decisions on running more, faster and heavier trains safely.
Developed machine learning methods relating dark fibre measurements along railway tracks to free field accelerometer data, giving a scalable way to screen larger parts of the network for locations with higher vibration risk.
Advanced automated subsurface interpretation with SchemaGAN, a generative AI method that creates geotechnical cross sections from limited CPT data, with related work on GeoSyn for synthetic ground data and Deep Reinforcement Learning for site investigation planning.
Made site characterisation and numerical studies faster and more reproducible by building Python workflows around CPT data, statistical parameterisation and PLAXIS, and by further developing the DGEOLIB Plus software.
Turns complex geotechnical and data analyses into clear engineering results for clients, researchers and multidisciplinary teams.

2014 – 2021 University of Costa Rica Geomechanics Laboratory, San José, Costa Rica

Geotechnical Engineer, Researcher and Lecturer

Carried out probabilistic landslide assessment using PISA methods, combining field, laboratory and GIS data under dry, saturated and seismic conditions.
Planned and interpreted site investigations, including CPT, SPT, boreholes, sampling, geological mapping, MASW, seismic refraction and electrical resistivity tomography, to build ground models for natural slopes, landfills, mines and quarries.
Carried out limit equilibrium analyses and foundation design, including bearing capacity and settlement, based on interpreted geotechnical parameters.
Performed and interpreted laboratory testing, including direct shear, triaxial and oedometer tests, to characterise soil strength and compressibility.
Led field investigations and emergency assessments, including the 2016 response to Hurricane Otto.
Taught soil mechanics and geology courses and supervised student research and junior staff in the Geomechanics Laboratory.

2018 – 2020 Inter-American Development Bank South America

Geotechnical Risk Consultant

Kantutani, La Paz — assessed the mechanics of a municipal solid waste mass at the Kantutani landslide, defining terms of reference for follow up investigation and coordinating with the municipality on geotechnical risk recommendations.
Quito Metro — reviewed spoil management following a fatal slope failure, defining terms of reference for further geotechnical investigation and assessing the affected disposal site and safer alternatives.
RP33 — landslide mapping — carried out field mapping and built a GIS corridor inventory of instability mechanisms along Route RP33 in Salta, Argentina, identifying priority risk areas.
RP33 — risk management — defined terms of reference for further studies and recommended slope monitoring, early warning and short term risk reduction measures.

Aug – Nov 2022 Royal HaskoningDHV The Netherlands

Geotechnical Engineer Intern

Compared conventional and load distributed anchor systems for the Oosterweel Link project using analytical calculations and PLAXIS, helping assess how anchor length affects performance and the use of double grouted anchors.

2018 – 2019 Geostru Software Part time

Technical Support Specialist

Produced technical training material, tested new features and gave structured feedback to the development team, supporting software adoption for geotechnical users across Latin America.

2013 Diquís Hydroelectric Project, ICE Costa Rica

Intern Geologist

Carried out geological and geomorphological mapping and in situ permeability testing, interpreting field data and developing a GIS database for the project.

// education

2023

MSc in Geo-Engineering / Geotechnical Engineering

Thesis: Deep Learning for Geotechnical Engineering: The Effectiveness of Generative Adversarial Networks in Subsoil Schematization.

Delft University of Technology, Netherlands

2020

Diploma in Underground and Overground Geomechanics

// Cum Laude

International Geotechnical Centre

2017

MSc in Engineering Geology

Thesis: Geomechanical characterisation and slope stability of a soil and municipal solid waste system at the San Ramón landfill.

// Honorable Mention

University of Costa Rica

2015

BSc in Geology

University of Costa Rica

// distinctions

2023

Schreuders Study Prize

Honorable Mention — MSc thesis on deep learning for geotechnical subsurface schematisation.

2020

Cum Laude

Diploma in Underground and Overground Geomechanics, International Geotechnical Centre.

2017

Honorable Mention

MSc in Engineering Geology thesis, University of Costa Rica.

// selected publications

2026

Assessment of critical train speeds of railways on soft soils – a case study

Linnemann, Y. S., Campos Montero, F., Zuada Coelho, B., van Duinen, A., & Fern, J.

E3S Web of Conferences, 730, 05001.

doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202673005001

2026

Application of line loads versus block loads for railway embankment stability assessment

Post, M., Campos Montero, F., Schweckendiek, T., de Jong, E., & Kleinjan, A.

International Conference on Advances and Innovations in Soft Soil Engineering, 24–26 August 2026, Delft.

2025

SchemaGAN: A conditional generative adversarial network for geotechnical subsurface schematisation

Campos Montero, F. A., Zuada Coelho, B., Smyrniou, E., Taormina, R., & Vardon, P. J.

Computers and Geotechnics, 183, 107177.

doi.org/10.1016/j.compgeo.2025.107177

2025

GEOSYN: Synthetic geotechnical cross-sections for machine learning applications

Campos Montero, F., Smyrniou, E., Zuada Coelho, B., Taormina, R., & Vardon, P. J.

29th European Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference.

doi.org/10.32762/eygec.2025.23

2025

Optimizing geotechnical in-situ site investigations using Deep Reinforcement Learning

Zuada Coelho, B., Smyrniou, E., & Campos Montero, F. A.

Geodata and AI, 100038.

doi.org/10.1016/j.geoai.2025.100038

2021

Application of kinematic admissibility analysis and limit equilibrium to optimize the excavation geometry of a quarry in the canton of León Cortés, San José, Costa Rica

Campos, F., Mora, R., Sequeira, J., & Garnier, M.

Revista Geológica de América Central, 1–25.

doi.org/10.15517/rgac.v66i0.49786

// skills

// site investigation & geodata

CPT, SPT & boreholes
Soil & rock sampling
Geological & geomorphological mapping
MASW & seismic refraction
Electrical resistivity tomography
LiDAR, photogrammetry & GIS
Ground modelling

// laboratory & soil mechanics

Direct shear & triaxial testing
Oedometer & consolidation testing
Index testing & soil classification
Strength & compressibility interpretation

// monitoring & instrumentation

Distributed fibre optic sensing & DAS
Accelerometers & inclinometers
Pore water pressure monitoring
Railway vibration monitoring & event detection
Signal processing & validation

// AI & data methods

Python & machine learning
Generative AI & reinforcement learning
Synthetic geotechnical data
Subsurface schematisation
Uncertainty & spatial variability
Automated data processing & statistics

// numerical & analytical geotechnics

PLAXIS 2D/3D & Python API automation
Limit equilibrium methods
Probabilistic & stochastic analysis
Monte Carlo simulation
Sensitivity & parametric studies
Slope & embankment stability
Foundation design & back analysis

// software & reproducibility

Jupyter, Git & version control
Docker & DGEOLIB Plus
Rocscience tools & AutoCAD
LaTeX
Automated reporting & post processing

// natural hazards & risk

Landslide mapping
Probabilistic slope instability & PISA methods
Geotechnical risk assessment
Monitoring & early warning concepts
Static & seismic slope stability

// languages

SpanishNative EnglishFluent, TOEFL iBT 115 DutchB1