April 2026
Faculty Advisor, Best Capstone Project Award
Florida Polytechnic University
Supervised a senior capstone team in developing Running Mate Scout, an autonomous drone system for runner safety.
Dec. 2025 - Dec. 2028
Fulbright Specialist Roster
ECA, U.S. Department of State
Selected to the Fulbright Specialist Roster for a tenure of three years.
April 2025
Faculty Advisor, Best Capstone Project Award
Florida Polytechnic University
Supervised a senior capstone team in developing LLM-based generative pre-trained transformer application. Sponsored by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, addressing law enforcement needs through AI innovation.
April 2021
Nominee for ABLAZE Award for Excellence in Research
Florida Polytechnic University
April 2018
ABLAZE Award for Excellence in Teaching
Florida Polytechnic University
April 2014
Phi Beta Delta Honor Society for International Scholars
Awarded for scholarly achievement, received a bronze Phi Beta Delta Medallion.
April 2014
Best Poster Award
Annual Graduate Student Poster Showcase, Department of Computer Science, Virginia Tech
March 2014
Top 5 Finalist, Paul E. Torgersen Research Excellence Award
College of Engineering, Virginia Tech
March 2012
1st Place Poster Award
28th Annual Graduate Research Symposium, Virginia Tech
April 2011
Upsilon Pi Epsilon Honor Society for the Computing and Information Disciplines
Virginia Tech
Outstanding academic achievement.
June 2008
Outstanding Graduate Academic Performance Award
College of Computer Science and Engineering, KFUPM
March 2007
Saudi ARAMCO Certificate of Recognition - Capstone Project
Awarded for creativity in designing and developing Project Quality Index System.
June 2006
IEEE Outstanding Project Accomplishment - Capstone Project
Awarded for successful implementation in the field with cooperation between industry and academia.
June 2006
KFUPM Distinguished Senior Capstone Project
Awarded for successful design and development of PQI system for Saudi ARAMCO.