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Ramakant Nevatia is a pioneering figure in computer vision and robotics, whose foundational work has shaped how machines perceive and navigate the world. His research spans stereo vision, motion analysis, and spatial reasoning for autonomous systems. Nevatia’s seminal 1985 paper, “Segment-based stereo matching,” with 373 citations, introduced a robust method for depth estimation from image pairs, a cornerstone for 3D reconstruction. Earlier, his 1976 work on “Depth measurement by motion stereo” (131 citations) laid early groundwork for inferring structure from motion. In the 1990s, Nevatia shifted focus to indoor robot navigation, developing the “s-map” spatial representation for obstacle mapping and exploring navigation with generic, non-specific maps. His contributions to “Recognition and localization of generic objects for indoor navigation using functionality” (38 citations) advanced object recognition by linking form to function. A University of Southern California professor and IEEE Fellow, Nevatia’s impact is measured not only in citations but in the enduring relevance of his methods—segment-based stereo remains a textbook technique, and his navigation frameworks anticipated modern autonomous systems. His career exemplifies how rigorous geometric reasoning can enable machines to see, move, and understand space.