What is the highest academic position the author of Multi-Scale Kernels Using Random Walks holds at Purdue University?
Distinguished Professor
Xun Qian et al.: ARnnotate: An Authoring System Enabling Bidirectional Binding of Augmented Reality with Toys in Real-time. (2015) authored by Karthik Ramani. Vinh P. Nguyen et al.: SOFTii: Soft Tangible Interface for Continuous Control of Virtual Objects with Pressure-based Input. Karthik Ramani authored Ubi-TOUCH: Exploiting Touch and Stretch as a Method of Interaction for Smart Glasses Using Wearable Straps. (2014). Ayan Sinha et al.: SurfNet: Generating 3D Shape Surfaces Using Deep Residual Networks. (2018) authored by Karthik Ramani. Luis Paredes et al.: FabHandWear: An End-to-End Pipeline from Design to Fabrication of Customized Functional Hand Wearables. (2018) authored by Karthik Ramani. Zhanjun Li et al.: A methodology for engineering ontology acquisition and validation Karthik Ramani is a researcher in the areas of design, manufacturing and materials processing, robotics, and computational engineering. His interests include: deep learning of shapes and computer vision, human skill and augmentation, collaborative and hybridized intelligence, and deep learning of shapes and computer vision. -robot-machine interactions, making to manufacturing (M2M), factory of the future and robotics, and manufacturing productivity.
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Question: What is the highest academic position the author of Multi-Scale Kernels Using Random Walks holds at Purdue University?
Context: Xun Qian et al.: ARnnotate: An Authoring System Enabling Bidirectional Binding of Augmented Reality with Toys in Real-time. (2015) authored by Karthik Ramani. Vinh P. Nguyen et al.: SOFTii: Soft Tangible Interface for Continuous Control of Virtual Objects with Pressure-based Input. Karthik Ramani authored Ubi-TOUCH: Exploiting Touch and Stretch as a Method of Interaction for Smart Glasses Using Wearable Straps. (2014). Ayan Sinha et al.: SurfNet: Generating 3D Shape Surfaces Using Deep Residual Networks. (2018) authored by Karthik Ramani. Luis Paredes et al.: FabHandWear: An End-to-End Pipeline from Design to Fabrication of Customized Functional Hand Wearables. (2018) authored by Karthik Ramani. Zhanjun Li et al.: A methodology for engineering ontology acquisition and validation Karthik Ramani is a researcher in the areas of design, manufacturing and materials processing, robotics, and computational engineering. His interests include: deep learning of shapes and computer vision, human skill and augmentation, collaborative and hybridized intelligence, and deep learning of shapes and computer vision. -robot-machine interactions, making to manufacturing (M2M), factory of the future and robotics, and manufacturing productivity.
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