2018:

Nominated to and received invitation from the Secretary of the Air Force for National Security Forum, Air War College, Air War University, Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, AL.

2016-present:

Max P. & Robert L. Watson Eminent Scholar Chair, Louisiana Tech University

2016:

2016 Louisiana Tech University Foundation Professorship Award in Recognition of Excellence in Teaching, Research and Service (University Wide)

2012:

Outstanding Leadership Award, Louisiana Tech College of Engineering and Science (COES)

2010:

Distinguished Researcher Recognition, Louisiana Biomedical Research Network.

2009:

Outstanding Poster Award, Joint National Institutes of Health (NIH) NCRI Informatics and National Cancer Institute (NCI) CaBIG Conference 2009; Biomedical Informatics without Borders: From Collaboration to Implementation.

2009:

Inventor Recognition Award, Louisiana Tech University.

2009:

Honorary Chair, International Joint Journal Conference in Engineering (IJJCE).

2009-present:

Fellow, The Association of Computer, Electronics and Electrical Engineers (ACEEE).

2008-present:

Senior Member, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) [Life Member].

2008-present:

Senior Member, IEEE.

2008:

Best Research Poster Award, 12th Annual Conference for Research, Computational Biology (RECOMB-08).

2007:

Research Recognition Award, Louisiana Tech College of Engineering and Science.

2007:

Early Promotion and Tenure, College of Engineering and Science, Louisiana Tech University.

2006:

Louisiana Tech University Engineering and Foundation Award for Dedication and Service, Louisiana Tech University Engineering and Science Foundation.

2005-present

2006-2016:

Included in Marquis Who’s Who (http://www.marquiswhoswho.com/)

Upchurch Endowed Professorship in College of Engineering and Science, Louisiana Tech University (awarded pre-tenure).

2001:

Sigma Xi’s Grant-in-Aid Research Grant (as a student).

2001:

Full Membership in Sigma Xi (as a student).

1981-1993:

Merit Scholarship, Delhi Municipal Corporation, India.