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Prof. Daniel Merkle is a Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at the University of Southern Denmark. His research focuses on computational systems chemistry, algorithmic methods for chemical reaction networks, and graph-based approaches in computational biology. He is actively involved in interdisciplinary projects addressing microbiome-driven diseases and computational systems chemistry. Merkle has held leadership roles in EU-funded initiatives and international research networks, including the COST Actions on complex chemical systems and origins of life. He contributes to teaching committees and organizes international conferences like the Dagstuhl Seminar on Algorithmic Cheminformatics.
His research interests span chemical graph rewriting, pathway realizability, reaction database curation, and algorithmic design for biochemical systems. Recent work includes advancements in synthetic chemistry frameworks (e.g., ChemReservoir), efficient extraction of reaction rules (SynTemp), and formal modeling of unbalanced chemical reactions using ITS Graphs. Merkle’s projects, such as MATOMIC and TACsy, address microbial community metabolism and train computational systems chemists. He has published over 110 research outputs and actively engages in peer review and editorial roles.
Key collaborations include work with Flamm, Stadler, and international research teams on computational methods for chemical systems. His contributions to open-source tools and algorithmic frameworks have advanced both theoretical and applied aspects of systems chemistry.
