Dr Vincent Knight
Senior Lecturer
- knightva@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 (0)29 2087 5548
- M/1.30, 1st Floor, Mathematics Institute, Senghennydd Road, Cardiff, CF24 4AG
- Media commentator
Overview
My main research interests lie in the fields of Game Theory, Queueing Theory and Pedagogy. I am a keen member of the Python software community and help run the School's code club.
I am a fellow of the sustainable software institute and acting director of engagement for the School.
For more information on my research please see my personal website.
You can follow me on twitter: @drvinceknight and I blog about mathematicaly related things here.
Biography
Qualifications
- BSc – Cardiff University (First Class Honors, 2005)
- PhD Thesis – "Alternating Sign Matrices and Polytopes" (2009)
Positions held
- 2011-Present - LANCS Lecturer in Operational Research
- 2009-2011 - LANCS post-doctoral research associate in Operational Research
Honours and awards
- Rising Star Award, Cardiff University, 2014
Professional memberships
- OR society General council
- OR in schools task force
- PyCon UK Organising committee
Academic positions
- 2009-2011 - LANCS post-doctoral research associate in Operational Research
Publications
We are currently unable to retrieve the list of publications. Visit our institutional repository.Teaching
I teach the following modules:
- MA1003 Computing For Mathematics
- MA1003 Computing For Mathematics (Continued)
- MA3600 Operational Research II
- MAT001 OR Methods
- MAT008 SAS Programming
Current PhD students
- Geraint Palmer
Research interests
My main research interests lie in the fields of:
- Game Theory
- Queueing Theory
- Healthcare Modelling