Hemchandra Kekre
Hemchandra Baburao Kekre (4 April 1935 – 5 November 2014) was a Professor, Author and Head of the Computer Science Department in the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay.[1][2] Kekre was among the initial professors who started the computer science department at IIT Mumbai.
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Born | Murtijapur, Maharashtra, India | 4 April 1935
Died | 5 November 2014 79) | (aged
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation | Professor, Researcher |
Years active | 1962-2014 |
Title | Professor of Computer Science |
Spouse(s) | Varsha Kekre |
Children | Vivek, Amol and Shilpa |
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Discipline | Computer Scientist |
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Biography
Early Life and education
Hemchandra Kekre was born in India on 4 April 1935 to Mrinalini Kekre, and Baburao Kekre.
Kekre graduated with degrees including: B.E. (Hons) in Telecommunications engineering from Jabalpur Engineering College, M.Tech in Electrical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, M.S.Engg in (Electrical engineering) from the University of Ottawa, and lastly a Ph.D in Electrical Engineering from IIT Mumbai.
Kekre moved from the electrical department to the computer science department 1970. Kekre was head of the Computer Science department between 1978-1984. Kekre retired from IIT Mumbai in 1995, and joined Thadomal Shahani Engineering College in Mumbai as a Professor of Computer Science, Vice Principal, and Head of Department of Computer Science. In 2008 Kekre joined Mukesh Patel School of Technology Management & Engineering (MPSTME) as a Senior Professor of Computer Science. Kekre worked in MPSTME until his death.
Academic works
Kekre is named after several transformations, these include: Kekre wavelet transform,[3]
Kekre's hybrid wavelet transform technique,[4] Kekre’s fast codebook generation[5] and Kekre's LUV color space.[6]
References
- "computer science department". Archived from the original on 28 December 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- "IIT CS Retired Professor List". Archived from the original on 2 December 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- "Biometric Authentication Using Kekre's Wavelet Transform". ieee.
- Iaeme, Iaeme. "download Kekre's hybrid wavelet transform technique". International Journal of Computer Engineering & Technology (Ijcet).
- Kekre, H. B.; Sarode, Tanuja K.; Thepade, Sudeep D.; Vaishali, Vaishali (2011). Improved texture feature based image retrieval using Kekre's fast codebook generation algorithm. pp. 143–149. doi:10.1007/978-81-8489-989-4_26. ISBN 978-81-8489-988-7.
- "Improving 'Color to Gray and Back' using Kekre's LUV Color Space".