Hemchandra Kekre

Hemchandra Kekre
Born (1935-04-04)April 4, 1935
Murtijapur, Maharashtra, India
Died 5 November 2014(2014-11-05) (aged 79)
Residence Thane, India
Nationality Indian
Occupation Professor, Researcher
Years active 1962-2014
Title Professor of Computer Science
Spouse(s) Varsha Kekre
Children Vivek, Amol and Shilpa
Academic background
Education
Academic work
Discipline Computer Scientist
Institutions
Notable works
  • Kekre Wavelet Transform
  • Kekre's hybrid wavelet transform technique
  • Kekre's fast codebook generation
  • Kekre's LUV color space

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.

Biography

Early Life and education

Kekre was born in India on April 4, 1935. Kekre's parents were Mrinalini Kekre (his mother), and Baburao Kekre (his father).

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. 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 MPSTME, Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies as a Senior Professor of Computer Science. Kekre worked in NMIMS until his death.[3]

Academic Works

Kekre is named after several transformations, these include: Kekre wavelet transform,[4][5] Kekre's hybrid wavelet transform technique,[6] Kekre’s fast codebook generation[7] and Kekre's LUV color space.[8]

Publications

Kekre is the author of various books on computer science, a list of his publications can be found via Google Scholar [9]

Notable Former Students

  • Dr. Tanuja K. Sarode
  • Dr.Sudeep Thepade
  • Dr. Dhirendra Mishra
  • Dr. Vinayak Ashok Bharadi
  • Saylee Gharge
  • Pallavi Halarnkar
  • Dr.Vaishali Kulkarni
  • Varun K. Banura
  • Prathamesh Verlekar
  • Anant Shah
  • Dr. Rekha Vig
  • Sanjay Sange
  • Dr. Archana B

References

  1. ↑ "computer science department".
  2. ↑ "IIT CS Retired Professor List".
  3. ↑ "icgst academic community member".
  4. ↑ "Kekre's wavelet transform" (PDF).
  5. ↑ "Algorithms to generate Kekre's wavelet transform" (PDF).
  6. ↑ "download Kekre's hybrid wavelet transform technique".
  7. ↑ "Improved texture feature based image retrieval using Kekre's fast codebook generation algorithm".
  8. ↑ "Improving `Color to Gray and Back' using Kekre's LUV Color Space".
  9. ↑ "List of Publications by Dr H B Kekre that are available on Google Scholar".
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