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Data Scientist
Booz Allen Hamilton
Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Dr. Benjamin Knisely is a Data Scientist at Booz Allen Hamilton, where he currently supports a wastewater-based disease surveillance initiative in collaboration with the Defense Health Agency. His professional experience—both at Booz Allen and in prior roles—has primarily focused on the federal healthcare sector.
Dr. Knisely’s areas of expertise include applied statistics and machine learning, risk modeling, healthcare systems, and human performance analytics. Within these domains, he has first-authored 12 peer-reviewed publications and contributed to several more. He earned his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Maryland in May 2021. His doctoral research focused on modeling use-related risks associated with patient-facing medical devices, integrating principles of statistical modeling, human factors engineering, and systems risk analysis.
Dr. Knisely takes pride in his ability to facilitate collaboration across diverse disciplines and areas of expertise. He is an experienced interdisciplinary collaborator, having worked on projects involving healthcare providers (both military and civilian), epidemiologists, public health professionals, federal health and safety officers, and software developers. He is particularly interested in using this skill set to advance the integration of machine learning and artificial intelligence in clinical and public health contexts.