Awards and Honors
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Michael E. Conrad Graduate Research Award, Runner-Up, 2025 🏆 🎉
Department of Computer Science, Wayne State University, USA (announced April 14, 2025)
Awarded for our first-author paper “Burst-MAC: A MAC Protocol for Handling Burst Traffic in LoRa Network” (IEEE RTSS 2024). The Graduate Committee selected the paper from many exceptional submissions for its innovative methodology and meaningful impact on the field of computer science, recognizing it as an advance in the understanding of real-time and networked systems. The award honors research that reflects the pioneering spirit and intellectual boldness championed by Dr. Michael Conrad. -
MS Dean’s List, Winter 2024 🏆 🎉
College of Engineering, Wayne State University, USA
Awarded to Master of Science graduates or candidates who achieve a cumulative GPA of 3.9 or higher, representing approximately the top 5% of the graduating class. - Graduate Student Professional Travel Award, Wayne State University, 2023 and 2024
- Prime Minister’s Extraordinary Academic Achiever Award (top 1% of graduating students nationwide), Senior Secondary Examination, India, 2015
Research Support
- My doctoral research has been supported by seven National Science Foundation (NSF) awards (CAREER-2306486, CNS-2301757, CNS-2306745, CNS-2211640, CNS-2601685, CNS-2602744, and CNS-1948365) and one Office of Naval Research (ONR) award (N00014-23-1-2151), through collaborative research with faculty and researchers across more than eight universities, 2022 to present