Narendra Ahuja
Narendra Ahuja researches computer vision, pattern recognition, and machine learning, including practical uses of image analysis. Ahuja received a computer science doctorate from Maryland in May 1979. His thesis studied mosaic models for image analysis and synthesis. He joined the Illinois faculty that year. Ahuja served as founding director of IIIT Hyderabad from 1999 to 2002.
- Works
- 532
- Citations
- 31,577
- h-index
- 75
Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 14 October 2026.
Timeline
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1979
Doctorate and Illinois appointment
Ahuja received a computer science doctorate from Maryland in May 1979. His thesis studied mosaic models for image analysis and synthesis. He joined the Illinois faculty that year.
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1992
Research recognition
AAAI elected Narendra Ahuja as a Fellow in 1992.
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1999–2002
Institution building in Hyderabad
Ahuja served as founding director of IIIT Hyderabad from 1999 to 2002.
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2013–2019
Information Technology Research Academy
Ahuja was founding director of India’s Information Technology Research Academy from 2013 to 2019. Its shared research program organised teams of academic institutions around societal problems, including health, transport, and water resources.
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As of October 2026
Vision systems and applications
His research includes texture models, spatial occupancy representations, camera systems, and automated image inspection. His lab has transferred technology and worked on shared projects.
Sources and credits
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