Timothy Thavarajah
Higher Degree by Research Candidate
School of Agriculture, Food and Wine
Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology
Timothy Thavarajah is a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) student in the School of Agriculture, Food & Wine under the supervision of Dr Julian Taylor (Biometry Hub) and Dr James Walter (Australian Grain Technologies). Timothy graduated with a BSc in Ecology and Plant Biology from The University of Adelaide.
Timothy is interested in incorporating innovative technologies in agriculture. Currently, Tim is undertaking a HDR project that focuses on improving the phenotypic assessment and selection of blackleg disease resistance in canola breeding programmes. His research uses technologies such as computer vision (object detection, instance segmentation) and multivariate genomic selection (LMMs).
| Language | Competency |
|---|---|
| Chinese (Mandarin) | Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review |
| English | Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review |
| Malay | Can read, write, speak and understand spoken |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | University of Adelaide | Australia | Doctor of Philosophy (Sciences) |
| 2020 - 2022 | The Univeristy of Adelaide | Australia | Bachelor of Sciences Advanced (Ecology & Plant Biology) |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Thavarajah, T., Walter, J., & Taylor, J. (2025). Improving assessment of blackleg disease in canola breeding through automated plant counting and improved genomic prediction approaches. In Australasian Plant Breeding Conference. Perth, Australia. |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Thavarajah, T. J. S., Walter, J., & Taylor, J. (2025). Canola blackleg disease nursery phenotype data and corresponding 8K+ genomic marker data. DOI |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Thavarajah, T., Walter, J., & Taylor, J. (2025). Improved bivariate analysis of canola survivability against blackleg disease. DOI |
| Date | Engagement Type | Partner Name |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 - ongoing | Collaboration | Australian Grain Technologies |
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