April 2026
Faculty Advisor, Best Capstone Project Award - Florida Polytechnic University. Supervised a senior capstone team in designing Running Mate Scout, an autonomous drone system intended to improve runner safety.
Dec. 2025 - Dec. 2028
Selected to the Fulbright Specialist Roster for a tenure of three years, ECA, U.S. Department of State.
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. Outstanding academic achievement, Virginia Tech.
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.