A.C. Kak

13.9k total citations · 5 hit papers
151 papers, 9.5k citations indexed

About

A.C. Kak is a scholar working on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Aerospace Engineering and Computer Networks and Communications. According to data from OpenAlex, A.C. Kak has authored 151 papers receiving a total of 9.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 78 papers in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, 44 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 27 papers in Computer Networks and Communications. Recurrent topics in A.C. Kak's work include Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization (35 papers), Advanced Vision and Imaging (25 papers) and Robotic Path Planning Algorithms (21 papers). A.C. Kak is often cited by papers focused on Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization (35 papers), Advanced Vision and Imaging (25 papers) and Robotic Path Planning Algorithms (21 papers). A.C. Kak collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Finland. A.C. Kak's co-authors include Aleix M. Martı́nez, Guilherme N. DeSouza, Anni H. Andersen, Ian F. Akyildiz, Shuai Nie, Kim L. Boyer, Malcolm Slaney, L.E. Larsen, Sicong Pan and Akio Kosaka and has published in prestigious journals such as IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, Proceedings of the IEEE and The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America.

In The Last Decade

A.C. Kak

146 papers receiving 8.9k citations

Hit Papers

PCA versus LDA 1984 2026 1998 2012 2001 1984 2002 2020 1984 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. PCA versus LDA
    2001 2.3k citations A.C. Kak et al. profile →
  2. Simultaneous Algebraic Reconstruction Technique (SART): A Superior Implementation of the Art Algorithm
    1984 988 citations A.C. Kak et al. profile →
  3. Vision for mobile robot navigation: a survey
    2002 901 citations A.C. Kak et al. profile →
  4. 6G and Beyond: The Future of Wireless Communications Systems
    2020 852 citations Ian F. Akyildiz, A.C. Kak et al. profile →
  5. Limitations of Imaging with First-Order Diffraction Tomography
    1984 450 citations A.C. Kak et al. profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
A.C. Kak 4.4k 1.9k 1.9k 1.6k 1.2k 151 9.5k
Alfred M. Bruckstein⋆ 9.2k 2.1× 1.1k 0.6× 1.9k 1.0× 1.1k 0.7× 1.5k 1.2× 245 15.7k
Yin Zhang 2.9k 0.7× 1.9k 1.0× 1.8k 1.0× 976 0.6× 777 0.6× 291 8.4k
Konstantinos N. Plataniotis 7.6k 1.7× 728 0.4× 1.5k 0.8× 2.0k 1.3× 2.7k 2.2× 531 14.1k
Shengyong Chen 4.3k 1.0× 1.8k 0.9× 669 0.4× 941 0.6× 1.8k 1.5× 469 9.5k
Benjamin Recht 5.0k 1.1× 1.1k 0.6× 1.5k 0.8× 1.6k 1.0× 4.8k 4.0× 101 16.5k
Bhaskar D. Rao 2.3k 0.5× 1.9k 1.0× 2.0k 1.1× 5.3k 3.4× 1.5k 1.2× 388 15.1k
Mário A. T. Figueiredo 7.1k 1.6× 649 0.3× 3.3k 1.8× 1.1k 0.7× 3.2k 2.6× 219 16.4k
Robert D. Nowak 4.3k 1.0× 570 0.3× 3.0k 1.6× 3.0k 1.9× 2.5k 2.1× 238 15.0k
Anand Rangarajan 4.6k 1.0× 1.6k 0.8× 689 0.4× 527 0.3× 1.4k 1.2× 215 8.1k
Sushmita Mitra 4.1k 0.9× 459 0.2× 1.5k 0.8× 1.4k 0.9× 3.0k 2.5× 287 11.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by A.C. Kak

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of A.C. Kak

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kak, A.C., et al.. (2025). HexRAN: A Programmable Approach to Open RAN Base Station System Design. IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management. 22(6). 5803–5821.
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Kak, A.C., et al.. (2025). Flat UP: Toward RAN-Core Convergence for the 6G User Plane. IEEE Communications Magazine. 63(5). 62–68.
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Kak, A.C., et al.. (2024). TinyRIC-ML: A Lightweight Real Time ML Platform for O-RAN. 1584–1586. 1 indexed citations
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Kak, A.C., et al.. (2023). Towards a Scalable 5G RAN Central Unit. 1–2. 1 indexed citations
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Kak, A.C., et al.. (2022). ProSLICE: An Open RAN-based approach to Programmable RAN Slicing. GLOBECOM 2022 - 2022 IEEE Global Communications Conference. 197–202. 9 indexed citations
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Kak, A.C., et al.. (2022). Demo: A Disaggregated O-RAN Platform for Network Slice Deployment and Assurance. 1–2. 7 indexed citations
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Kak, A.C., et al.. (2020). Radio access network design with software-defined mobility management. Wireless Networks. 26(5). 3349–3362. 2 indexed citations
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Sisman, Bunyamin & A.C. Kak. (2012). Incorporating version histories in Information Retrieval based bug localization. 50–59. 51 indexed citations
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Park, Jongsun & A.C. Kak. (2008). 3D Modeling of Optically Challenging Objects. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. 14(2). 246–262. 37 indexed citations
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Park, Jongsun & A.C. Kak. (2004). Specularity elimination in range sensing for accurate 3D modeling of specular objects. 707–714. 7 indexed citations
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Brodley, Carla E., et al.. (1999). Content-based retrieval from medical image databases: a synergy of human interaction, machine learning and computer vision. National Conference on Artificial Intelligence. 760–767. 31 indexed citations
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Dy, Jennifer, et al.. (1998). The customized-queries approach to CBIR. 3 indexed citations
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Gottschlich, S.N. & A.C. Kak. (1994). AMP-CAD: Automatic assembly motion planning using CAD models of parts. Robotics and Autonomous Systems. 13(4). 245–289. 6 indexed citations
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Kak, A.C., et al.. (1991). Automatic generation of object class descriptions using symbolic learning techniques. National Conference on Artificial Intelligence. 710–717. 11 indexed citations
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Gottschlich, S.N. & A.C. Kak. (1991). Dealing with uncertainties in cad-based assembly motion planning. National Conference on Artificial Intelligence. 646–652. 6 indexed citations
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Yang, Hyun-Seung & A.C. Kak. (1988). Edge Extraction and Labeling from Structured Light 3-D Vision Data. Signal Processing. 1 indexed citations
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Kak, A.C., et al.. (1988). The PSEIKI Report -- Version 3. Evidence Accumulation and Flow of Control in a Hierarchical Spatial Reasoning System. Purdue e-Pubs (Purdue University System). 9 indexed citations
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Yang, Hyun-Seung, Kim L. Boyer, & A.C. Kak. (1984). Range Data Extraction and Interpretation by Structured Light. 199–205. 16 indexed citations

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