Dr. Matteo Gallidabino

Biography

Matteo D. Gallidabino is a Lecturer in Forensic Chemistry at King’s College London and a core member of the King’s Forensics group. He received his PhD from the University of Lausanne, an internationally recognized institution in forensic science, where his doctoral research focused on the temporal profiling of gunshot residue to estimate the time since discharge of spent firearm casings. His research lies at the intersection of forensic chemistry, analytical science, and computational modeling, with a strong emphasis on the analysis of explosive trace materials and gunshot residue. Dr. Gallidabino's work integrates advanced analytical techniques, chemometrics, machine learning, and Bayesian statistics to extract richer context-relevant insights from complex chemical traces, ultimately supporting robust forensic inferences in investigations of gun crime, terrorist incidents, and serious offences. He is currently leading interdisciplinary projects involving the transfer dynamics of chemical particulate traces and the chemical profiling of explosive gunshot residue, as well as developing Bayesian networks to model trace evidence scenarios. His research directly applies to forensic casework and environmental forensics, with a growing focus on microfiber pollution and its forensic relevance. Dr. Gallidabino has contributed to high-impact journals and serves as an Associate Editor for Science & Justice and Assistant Editor for Forensic Science International. He is also an active member of the Royal Society of Chemistry and the Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences.

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