Avinash Kak

Avinash Kak
Kak in 2016
Born
Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
Alma materUniversity of Madras
IIT Delhi
OccupationsComputer Scientist, professor
Known forComputer vision, SART algorithm, Robotics, Software engineering
Notable credit(s)Author of "Digital Picture Processing", "Objects Trilogy Project"
Scientific career
Doctoral studentsJennifer Dy

Avinash C. Kak (born 1944) is an Indian-American computer scientist and professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University who has conducted pioneering research in several areas of information processing. His most noteworthy contributions deal with algorithms, languages, and systems related to networks (including sensor networks), robotics, and computer vision. Born in Srinagar, Kashmir he did his bachelor's degree at University of Madras and PhD at Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. He joined the faculty of Purdue University in 1971.

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