Prof. Ranga Kasturi is always very prompt in sending mails related to specific events – so it was no surprise when I received a note from him reminding me about the anniversary of my ¡®big day¡¯. Yes exactly a year ago today, on Jnuary 30, 2004, I got the news that I have a tumor [...]
Many people are very visual. They remember things based on their appearance not based on the symbol, commonly called, name attached to them. Similarly, many times you remember that you saw an interesting thing, say a store, that was near another place that you remember, but you don¡¯t remember the details of that interesting store. [...]
It is not uncommon that media will talk so much about so little that you wonder whether you are the only one who does not get it. But that is usually not the case. Media definitely has the herd mentality. This usually does not surprise me. Today was different. The stories on Google and Yahoo [...]
There is a an interesting interview ¡°Hyperlinking the World¡± of Dr. Hartmut Neven at http://www.thefeature.com/article?articleid=101341&ref=5292898 Dr. Neven is a computer vision expert and he argues that cameras, even in the phones, can be used to take pictures that could be sent to databases to retrieve all information related to the object. Now since cameras have [...]
Some events are definitely bitter-sweet. Last week we had to pack all our stuff in Atlanta and get it moved to San Diego. We also closed the sale of our condo. This made me feel that I have really left Atlanta and moved from there. I will still be working with my students and with [...]