Avinash Kak

American-Indian computer scientist
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Avinash Kak

Summary

Avinash Kak is a human[1]. His place of birth was Srinagar[2]. He was born on January 1, 1944[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4], engineer[5], university teacher[6], and artificial intelligence researcher[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (55 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Srinagar[2], Avinash Kak…
  • Avinash Kak was born on January 1, 1944[3].
  • Avinash Kak held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Avinash Kak held citizenship in India[10].
  • Avinash Kak held citizenship in Dominion of India[11].
  • Avinash Kak's professions included computer scientist[4].
  • Avinash Kak worked as an engineer[5].
  • Avinash Kak's professions included university teacher[6].
  • Avinash Kak worked as an artificial intelligence researcher[7].
  • Among Avinash Kak's employers was Purdue University[12].
  • Avinash Kak's education included a stint at Indian Institute of Technology Delhi[13].
  • Avinash Kak's education included a stint at Indian Institutes of Technology[14].
  • Avinash Kak's doctoral advisor was Pavaguda V. Indiresan[15].
  • Avinash Kak is recorded as male[16].
  • Avinash Kak's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Avinash Kak supervised Yuichi Motai as a doctoral student[18].
  • Avinash Kak supervised Seth A. Hutchinson as a doctoral student[19].
  • Avinash Kak supervised Kim L. Boyer as a doctoral student[20].
  • Avinash Kak supervised Robert Wilson Clark as a doctoral student[21].
  • Avinash Kak supervised Andrew Haydn Jones as a doctoral student[22].
  • Avinash Kak supervised Charles V. Jakowatz, Jr. as a doctoral student[23].
  • Avinash Kak supervised Carl Ross Crawford as a doctoral student[24].
  • Avinash Kak supervised Kris Allen Dines as a doctoral student[25].
  • Avinash Kak supervised Mostafa Fatemi as a doctoral student[26].
  • Avinash Kak supervised David Nahamoo as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Srinagar[2], Avinash Kak… he was born on January 1, 1944[3].

Education

Educated at Indian Institute of Technology Delhi[13], an institute of technology[28], in India[29], founded in 1961[30], headquartered in New Delhi[31] and Indian Institutes of Technology[14], a university system[32], in India[33], founded in 1956[34]. Avinash Kak's doctoral advisor was Pavaguda V. Indiresan[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[4], engineer[5], university teacher[6], and artificial intelligence researcher[7]. Avinash Kak was employed by Purdue University[12]. Doctoral students include Yuichi Motai[18], a mathematician[35], b. 1967[36]; Seth A. Hutchinson[19], an academic[37], of United States[38], specialised in robotics[39]; Kim L. Boyer[20]; Robert Wilson Clark[21]; Andrew Haydn Jones[22]; and Charles V. Jakowatz, Jr.[23], an electrical engineer[40], 1951–2015[41], of United States[42], awarded the Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award[43].

Why It Matters

Avinash Kak ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (55 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[8]

His notable doctoral advisees include Yuichi Motai[44], a mathematician[45], b. 1967[46].

FAQs

Where was Avinash Kak born?

Avinash Kak was born in Srinagar[2].

What did Avinash Kak do for work?

Avinash Kak worked as computer scientist[4], engineer[5], university teacher[6], and artificial intelligence researcher[7].

Where did Avinash Kak go to school?

Avinash Kak was educated at Indian Institute of Technology Delhi[13] and Indian Institutes of Technology[14].

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  8. [14] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  14. [15] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . NUKAT. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [44] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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