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

5 papers align trajectories

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.

PCA versus LDA

2001 2.3k citations A.C. Kak et al. IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence profile →
Simultaneous Algebraic Reconstruction Technique (SART): A Superior Implementation of the Art Algorithm

1984 988 citations A.C. Kak et al. profile →
Vision for mobile robot navigation: a survey

2002 901 citations A.C. Kak et al. IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence profile →
6G and Beyond: The Future of Wireless Communications Systems

2020 852 citations A.C. Kak et al. profile →
Limitations of Imaging with First-Order Diffraction Tomography

1984 450 citations A.C. Kak et al. profile →

Peers

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by A.C. Kak

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

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of A.C. Kak. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of A.C. Kak based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with A.C. Kak. A.C. Kak is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Flat UP: Toward RAN-Core Convergence for the 6G User Plane 2025 ·IEEE Communications Magazine ·(unknown), A.C. Kak, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Nakjung Choi, (unknown), Mikko Kanerva	0
2	HexRAN: A Programmable Approach to Open RAN Base Station System Design 2025 ·IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management ·A.C. Kak, (unknown), (unknown), Nakjung Choi	0
3	ORCA: Cloud-native Orchestration and Automation of E2E Cellular Network Functions and Slices 2024 ·(unknown), A.C. Kak, (unknown), Nakjung Choi	4
4	TinyRIC-ML: A Lightweight Real Time ML Platform for O-RAN 2024 ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), A.C. Kak, (unknown), Nakjung Choi	1
5	Towards a Scalable 5G RAN Central Unit 2023 ·(unknown), A.C. Kak, Nakjung Choi, Timothy Wood	1
6	Demystifying the Near-real Time RIC: Architecture, Operations, and Benchmarking Insights 2023 ·(unknown), (unknown), A.C. Kak, Nakjung Choi	8
7	ProSLICE: An Open RAN-based approach to Programmable RAN Slicing 2022 ·GLOBECOM 2022 - 2022 IEEE Global Communications Conference ·A.C. Kak, (unknown), (unknown), Nakjung Choi	9
8	Incorporating version histories in Information Retrieval based bug localization 2012 ·Bunyamin Sisman, A.C. Kak	51
9	3D Modeling of Optically Challenging Objects 2008 ·IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics ·Jongsun Park, A.C. Kak	37
10	Error analysis of robust optical flow estimation by least median of squares methods for the varying illumination model 2006 ·IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence ·Yeon-Ho Kim, A.C. Kak	18
11	Specularity elimination in range sensing for accurate 3D modeling of specular objects 2004 ·Jongsun Park, A.C. Kak	7
12	Content-based retrieval from medical image databases: a synergy of human interaction, machine learning and computer vision 1999 ·National Conference on Artificial Intelligence ·Carla E. Brodley, A.C. Kak, Chi‐Ren Shyu, Jennifer Dy, (unknown), Alex M. Aisen	31
13	The customized-queries approach to CBIR 1998 ·Jennifer Dy, Carla E. Brodley, A.C. Kak, Chi‐Ren Shyu, (unknown)	3
14	Integrating sensing, task planning, and execution for robotic assembly 1996 ·IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation ·(unknown), A.C. Kak	22
15	Automatic generation of object class descriptions using symbolic learning techniques 1991 ·National Conference on Artificial Intelligence ·(unknown), A.C. Kak	11
16	Dealing with uncertainties in cad-based assembly motion planning 1991 ·National Conference on Artificial Intelligence ·S.N. Gottschlich, A.C. Kak	6
17	Edge Extraction and Labeling from Structured Light 3-D Vision Data 1988 ·Signal Processing ·Hyun-Seung Yang, A.C. Kak	1
18	The PSEIKI Report -- Version 3. Evidence Accumulation and Flow of Control in a Hierarchical Spatial Reasoning System 1988 ·Purdue e-Pubs (Purdue University System) ·(unknown), A.C. Kak	9
19	Color-Encoded Structured Light for Rapid Active Ranging 1987 ·IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence ·Kim L. Boyer, A.C. Kak	261
20	Range Data Extraction and Interpretation by Structured Light 1984 ·Hyun-Seung Yang, Kim L. Boyer, A.C. Kak	16

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