Dr. Matteo Gallidabino is a rising academic in forensic science, specialising in chemical criminalistics and forensic chemistry. He earned his BSc, MSc and PhD degrees from the renowned School of Criminal Justice of the University of Lausanne (Switzerland), all with first class honours. His doctoral thesis focused on the estimation of the time since discharge of spent firearm casings through the temporal profiling of volatile gunshot residue. Following his PhD, he was awarded a prestigious fellowship by the Swiss National Science Foundation, enabling him to undertake post-doctoral research at King's College London. There, he led innovative projects aimed at modernising technologies in the analysis of explosive residues and environmental pollutants.

Throughout his career, Dr. Gallidabino has published extensively in high-ranking journals. His interdisciplinary research blends analytical chemistry, chemometrics, and computational sciences to solve forensic and environmental challenges. Notable recent achievements include the development of an AI-driven approach for reconstructing the chemical profiles of mutable traces, enhancing the evidential linking of energetic materials in shooting incidents and terrorist attacks. His interests further extend to the assessment of the significance of forensic findings using statistical and probabilistic methods.

In recognition of his academic excellence and research contributions, Dr. Gallidabino has earned multiple accoladed, including a Faculty Prize for his outstanding PhD thesis. He is a member of the Royal Society of Chemistry and the Chartered Society of Forensic Science. Additionally, he serves on the editorial boards of several analytical and forensic journals, holding positions such as Assistant Editor for Forensic Science International and Associate Editor for Science & Justice. He currently is Lecturer in Forensic Chemistry at King's College London, where he is part of the King's Forensics group.

Teaching

Matteo is a course leader for the following courses:

• 7BBFM127 - Chemistry of Drugs and Explosives
• 7MRFFS01 - Analytical Chemistry for Forensic Science and Toxicology

Matteo is a teacher for the following courses:

• 5MRFFS02 - Introduction to Forensic Science
• 6MRFFS04 - Forensic Chemistry and Toxicology
• 7BBFA009 - Advanced Forensic Toxicology
• 7BBPM026 - Analytical Techniques and Numerical Methods for Analytical Toxicologists
• 7BBFM126 - The Forensic Process
• 7BBFM127 - Chemistry of Drugs and Explosives
• 7MRFFS01 - Analytical Chemistry for Forensic Science and Toxicology