Hemchandra Kekre

Hemchandra Baburao Kekre (4 April 1935 – 5 November 2014)^{[citation needed]} was a professor, author, and head of the Computer Science Department at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay.^[1][2] Kekre was among the initial professors who started the computer science department at IIT Mumbai.^{[citation needed]}

Hemchandra Kekre
Born	(1935-04-04)4 April 1935 Murtijapur, Maharashtra, India
Died	5 November 2014(2014-11-05) (aged 79)
Nationality	Indian
Occupation(s)	professor, researcher
Years active	1962–2014
Title	Professor of Computer Science
Spouse	Varsha Kekre
Children	Vivek, Amol and Shilpa
Academic background
Education	B.E. (Hons) in Telecommunications engineering MTech in Electrical engineering M.S.Engg in Electrical engineering PhD in Electrical Engineering
Academic work
Discipline	Computer Scientist
Institutions	Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Thadomal Shahani Engineering College
Notable works	Kekre Wavelet Transform Kekre's hybrid wavelet transform technique Kekre's fast codebook generation Kekre's LUV color space

Biography

Early life and education

Hemchandra Kekre was born in India on 4 April 1935 to Mrinalini Kekre, and Baburao Kekre.^{[citation needed]}

Kekre graduated with degrees including: B.E. (Hons) in Telecommunications engineering from Jabalpur Engineering College, MTech in Electrical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, M.S.Engg in (Electrical engineering) from the University of Ottawa, and lastly a PhD in Electrical Engineering from IIT Mumbai.^{[citation needed]}

Kekre moved from the electrical department to the computer science department 1970. Kekre was head of the Computer Science department between 1978 and 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.^{[citation needed]} Kekre worked in MPSTME until his death.^{[citation needed]}

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]