Biography
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- Phone: 859-572-6544
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Kevin Kirby, Ph.D.
Chair and Professor
Kevin Kirby has been with NKU since 1994. From 1999 to 2005 he served as director of the Computer Science BS and MS programs in the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, and chaired the NKU Graduate Council during 2004-05.
Dr. Kirby’s primary research area lies in biological and physical computation, an area in which he has published over 25 papers. He currently holds the Evan and Lindsay Stein Professorship of Biocomputing. In addition to his research work, he has published pedagogical papers dealing with artificial neural networks, linear algebra, and projective geometry. Courses he often teaches include graphics programming, including a graduate course covering game engine design, as well as a variety of courses in computer programming, artificial intelligence, and the theory of computation.
His broad international interests led Dr. Kirby to co-found NKU's Alternative Spring Break program, which has been taking students to work in community development centers in Mexico City since 1999. During 2000-01 he lived in Korea while working as a visiting research professor at Sogang University in Seoul. He currently writes a column (in Korean) for the U.S. edition of the Korea Times.
Dr. Kirby received the Outstanding Junior Faculty Award when in the College of Arts and Sciences, and in 1998 he received the George Polya Award of the Mathematical Association of America.
Dr. Kirby’s primary research area lies in biological and physical computation, an area in which he has published over 25 papers. He currently holds the Evan and Lindsay Stein Professorship of Biocomputing. In addition to his research work, he has published pedagogical papers dealing with artificial neural networks, linear algebra, and projective geometry. Courses he often teaches include graphics programming, including a graduate course covering game engine design, as well as a variety of courses in computer programming, artificial intelligence, and the theory of computation.
His broad international interests led Dr. Kirby to co-found NKU's Alternative Spring Break program, which has been taking students to work in community development centers in Mexico City since 1999. During 2000-01 he lived in Korea while working as a visiting research professor at Sogang University in Seoul. He currently writes a column (in Korean) for the U.S. edition of the Korea Times.
Dr. Kirby received the Outstanding Junior Faculty Award when in the College of Arts and Sciences, and in 1998 he received the George Polya Award of the Mathematical Association of America.
