Karthik Ramani Explained

Karthik Ramani
Birth Place:India
Citizenship:American
Field:Mechanical Engineering and Computer Vision
Work Institution:Purdue University
Alma Mater:Stanford University
Prizes:Donald W. Feddersen Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering, ASME Fellow (2010)

Karthik Ramani is an Indian born American researcher, mechanical engineer, and entrepreneur.[1] He is the Donald W. Feddersen Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University, with courtesy appointments in Electrical and Computer Engineering and Educational Studies in the College of Education.[2] Previously, from 2001-2008, he was the Director of the Center for Information Sciences in Engineering at Purdue University.[3]

Education and career

Karthik Ramani received his Bachelor of Technology from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras in 1985, M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Ohio State University in 1987, and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University in 1991.

He became an Assistant Professor at Purdue University’s School of Mechanical Engineering in 1991, an Associate Professor in 1997, a Professor in 2001, the Donald W. Feddersen Professor of Mechanical Engineering in 2010, and appointed as a Distinguished Professor in 2020.

Research

Ramani is best known for his work on computer vision, human-computer interaction, and computational fabrication.

His research areas include design, manufacturing and materials processing, robotics, and computational engineering with interests in human skill and augmentation, collaborative and hybridized intelligence, deep learning of shapes and computer vision, human-robot-machine interactions, making to manufacturing (M2M), factory of the future and robotics, and manufacturing productivity.

Ramani's papers titled Three-dimensional shape searching: state-of-the-art review and future trends (2005)[4] and On visual similarity based 2D drawing retrieval (2006),[5] along with subsequent patents,[6] [7] led to the formation of VizSeek (formerly Imaginestics), the world’s first commercial shape-based search engine.

For his work at VizSeek, Ramani was awarded the Outstanding Commercialization Award for Purdue University Faculty in 2009.[8]

Most cited works

As of February 12, 2020 Ramani's three most cited works (according to Google Scholar), in decreasing order of citations were:

  1. The status, challenges, and future of additive manufacturing in engineering (2015)[9]
  2. Three-dimensional shape searching: state-of-the-art review and future trends (2005)
  3. The evolution, challenges, and future of knowledge representation in product design systems (2013)[10]

Awards

In 2020, Ramani was appointed as Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University[11]

He has also received other awards and honors in research, education, and innovation, including:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Karthik Ramani Curriculum vitae . February 9, 2020.
  2. Web site: Karthik Ramani's Purdue University Mechanical Engineering Faculty Profile . Purdue University. January 3, 2020.
  3. Web site: Purdue engineers design 'shape-search' for industry databases . Purdue University . January 9, 2020.
  4. Three-dimensional shape searching: state-of-the-art review and future trends . 2005 . Elsevier's Computer-Aided Design . 10.1016/j.cad.2004.07.002 . January 13, 2020 . Iyer . Natraj . Jayanti . Subramaniam . Lou . Kuiyang . Kalyanaraman . Yagnanarayanan . Ramani . Karthik . Computer-Aided Design . 37 . 5 . 509–530 .
  5. On visual similarity based 2D drawing retrieval. 2006 . Elsevier's Computer-Aided Design. 10.1016/j.cad.2005.10.009 . January 13, 2020 . Pu . Jiantao . Ramani . Karthik . Computer-Aided Design . 38 . 3 . 249–259 .
  6. US . Methods, systems, and data structures for performing searches on three dimensional objects . 9348877B2 . patent.
  7. US . Method of enabling a user to draw a component part as input for searching component parts in a database . 8145545B2 . patent.
  8. Web site: Purdue professor wins commercialization award . Purdue University. January 13, 2020.
  9. The status, challenges, and future of additive manufacturing in engineering . 2015 . Elsevier's Computer-Aided Design . 10.1016/j.cad.2015.04.001 . January 13, 2020 . Gao . Wei . Zhang . Yunbo . Ramanujan . Devarajan . Ramani . Karthik . Chen . Yong . Williams . Christopher B. . Wang . Charlie C.L. . Shin . Yung C. . Zhang . Song . Zavattieri . Pablo D. . Computer-Aided Design . 69 . 65–89 .
  10. The evolution, challenges, and future of knowledge representation in product design systems . 2013 . Elsevier's Computer-Aided Design . 10.1016/j.cad.2012.08.006 . January 13, 2020. Chandrasegaran . Senthil K. . Ramani . Karthik . Sriram . Ram D. . Horváth . Imré . Bernard . Alain . Harik . Ramy F. . Gao . Wei . Computer-Aided Design . 45 . 2 . 204–228 . 1056935 .
  11. Web site: Purdue trustees ratify distinguished faculty, posthumous degree . Purdue University . February 7, 2020.
  12. Web site: Introducing the Best of CES 2016 finalists! . Engadget . January 3, 2020.
  13. Web site: Technology developed by ME's Ramani wins top Silicon Valley award . Purdue University . January 9, 2020.
  14. Web site: Excellence In Research Award . . January 3, 2020.
  15. Web site: Kos Ishii-Toshiba Award . American Society of Mechanical Engineers. January 3, 2020.
  16. Web site: Imaginestics LLC to receive small business technology award from national association . February 12, 2020.
  17. Web site: Purdue wins 'Innovation of the Year' at 2006 Techpoint MIRA . Purdue University . February 12, 2020.

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