Andreas Klappenecker is Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Texas A&M University. He received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Karlsruhe in Germany in 1998. He joined Texas A&M University in 1999 as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics, and worked shortly as a Research Associate at the University of Karlsruhe before accepting his current position.

His research interests include the design and analysis of algorithms, in particular quantum algorithms, signal and image processing, and cryptography. His research is supported by grants from the National Science Foundation, and from a Telecommunications and Informatics Initiative of Texas A&M University.

Dr. Klappenecker received a National Science Foundation CAREER award and a TEES Select Young Faculty award in 2004, was named Fellow-at-Large of the Santa Fe Institute in 2000, and received highest distinction for his Ph.D. thesis.