Ken McCabe

mccabe.ke AT northeastern DOT edu

About Me

I am a PhD student in the Mathematics Department at Northeastern University, advised by Jose Perea. My research centers on the mathematical foundations of topological data analysis.

Here is my CV.

Before coming to Boston, I completed my MA and BA in Mathematics at the University at Albany, SUNY, where I worked with Michael Lesnick.

Before turning to mathematics, I studied jazz saxophone performance at Temple University Boyer College of Music in Philadelphia, under Dick Oatts. While it's no longer my primary vocation, music is still a very important part of my life.

In my free time, I run an eBay store called High Voltage Mary, selling vintage electronics parts and components, as well as a YouTube channel called Bernie's Bootlegs, where I upload obscure jazz recordings.

I am originally from Clifton Park, New York.

Preprints

1. Lower Bounds for Approximating the Vietoris-Rips Filtration. Submitted. View on arXiv.

2. Sparse Approximation of the Subdivision-Rips Bifiltration for Doubling Metrics (with Michael Lesnick). Submitted. View on arXiv.

3. Nerve Models of Subdivision Bifiltrations (with Michael Lesnick). Submitted. View on arXiv.

Last updated: July 2026