Kevin Knuth
Associate Professor
Physics
University at Albany
United States of America
Biography
Kevin Knuth is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Physics and Informatics at the University at Albany. He is Editor-in-Chief of the journal Entropy, and is the co-founder and president of the robotics company Autonomous Exploration Inc. He is a former NASA research scientist and he has 20 years of experience in applying Bayesian and maximum entropy methods to the design of machine learning algorithms for data analysis applied to the physical sciences. Knuth has published 27 papers in scientific journals, 59 papers in conference proceedings, and has given 70 invited talks in 10 countries. His current research interests include the foundations of physics (quantum mechanics and relativity), autonomous robotics, and the search for and characterization of extrasolar planets.
Research Interest
Space exploration; exoplanets; quantum mechanics and relativity; robotics
Publications
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Knuth, Kevin H., et al. "Bayesian evidence and model selection." Digital Signal Processing 47 (2015): 50-67.
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Knuth, Kevin H., and Newshaw Bahreyni. "A potential foundation for emergent space-time." Journal of Mathematical Physics 55.11 (2014): 112501.
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Placek, Ben, et al. "Characterization of Kepler-91b and the investigation of a potential trojan companion using EXONEST." The Astrophysical Journal 814.2 (2015): 147.
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Knuth, Kevin H. "Information-based physics and the influence network." It From Bit or Bit From It?. Springer International Publishing, 2015. 65-78.
