Wayne Kelly

Wayne Kelly is an Associate Professor in the School of Computer Science at Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Faculty of Science. He has over 25 years of academic experience and serves as the Academic Lead for Teaching and Learning and Course Coordinator for the Bachelor of Information Technology degree.

• PhD in Computer Science, University of Maryland, College Park, 1996
• BSc (Hons) in Computer Science, University of Queensland, 1989

His research expertise lies in Programming Languages, Compiler Construction, and Parallel Computing, with significant contributions to High Performance Computing, Big Data, and Bioinformatics. His work has led to collaborations with Microsoft Research and over $2 million in external funding.

His recent publications reflect a strong trend in parallel and distributed systems, embedded computing, bioinformatics data analysis, and remote sensing. Key themes include optimization of computational systems, memory management, and scalable data processing.

Wayne Kelly has made impactful contributions to both teaching and research, guiding numerous postgraduate students and leading curriculum development in information technology.

• Optimizing I/O cost and managing memory for bioinformatics
• A communication model for streaming applications on MPSoC
• Ruby.NET: a compiler for the Common Language Infrastructure

He is actively engaged in real-world technology development, including a project with a vision-impaired student to improve public transportation accessibility, currently trialed by transport authorities in Australia and the US.