Timothy Chappell

Dr. Timothy Chappell is a Lecturer in the School of Computer Science at Queensland University of Technology. His research focuses on developing efficient algorithms for large-scale data analysis, particularly in bioinformatics and remote sensing applications. He develops methods for clustering, similarity search, and metagenomic analysis that scale to massive datasets.

Dr. Chappell's recent work includes the Crackling method for rapid CRISPR guide RNA design, metagenomic geolocation using read signatures, and parallel K-Tree clustering for extreme-scale datasets. He has applied these methods to diverse domains including urban flood mapping using satellite data, microbiome analysis, and biological sequence clustering.

He teaches programming principles (CAB302) and systems programming (CAB403). Dr. Chappell maintains collaborations with government and industry partners, including developing change detection tools for Queensland's Department of Natural Resources.