Awards and Recognitions

Date Recognition Given By Type Description
2019/8 Top Downloaded PaperÌý arXiv Citation Ìý
2019/3 IEEE AP-S Research AwardÌý IEEE Prize / Award Supervisor of graduate student winning the IEEE AP-S Research Award
2018/11 CVS Best Paper AwardÌý Ìý Prize / Award Ìý
2018/2 NSERC Science Action Top 75 Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Distinction Research selected among top 75 NSERC funded projects in 2017 based on a jury
committee from NSERC
2018/2 IEEE AP-S Research AwardÌý IEEE Prize / Award Supervisor of undergraduate co-op student winning the IEEE AP-S Research Award
2017/9 ACM MobileHCI 2017 Best Workshop Paper Award ACM Prize / Award Award for best workshop paper at the ACM MobileHCI 2017
2017/4 - 2017/4 IEEE AP-S Honorable Mention Best Paper AwardÌý IEEE Prize / Award For work done on smart contact lenses
2017/2 - 2017/12 IEEE Sensors Most Popular Paper (for the year 2017) IEEE Citation The most downloaded paper on IEEEXplore for the year 2017
2016/7 2016 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Symposium Third Best Design AwardÌý IEEE Prize / Award Team Supervisor of a group of students that won the third best design award at the IEEE
APS. Student team included 1 MASc students, and 3 undergraduate students. This is
the first winning team from University of À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ. It was the youngest participating team
among more than 60 participants.
2012/12 - 2013/9 IEEE Sensors most downloaded Paper on IEEEXplore Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Citation Paper was among the top 25 downloaded papers on IEEEXplore for more than 6
consecutive months. First UÀ¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ graduate to receive this honor.
2011/7 - 2011/7 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society Travel AwardÌý Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEEE Prize / Award To cover travel expenses to IEEE AP-S to present outstanding research work.
2011/6 - 2011/8 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation Honorable Mention Paper
AwardÌý
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEEE Prize / Award For the work done on low-cost sensors utilizing Carbon Nano-Tubes during the NSERC
MSFSS program at Georgia Tech. First student worldwide to win 3 best paper awards at
the AP-S during his PhD studies
2010/5 - 2011/4 Ontario Graduate ScholarshipÌý Ontario Ministry of Education Distinction OGS 2010. Declined award to pursue career opportunity.
2010/5 - 2011/4 University of À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ President’s ScholarshipÌý University of À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ Distinction 2010. Declined award to pursue career opportunity
2010/3 - 2010/3 Georgia Electronic Design Centre Outstanding Achievement by a Visiting StudentÌý Georgia Institute of Technology Distinction For outstanding performance at Georgia Tech
2010/1 - 2011/12 IEEE Electronic Components and Technology Conference Best Paper AwardÌý Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering Prize / Award Best in Session Paper award. A first to a University of À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ at IEEE ECTC
2009/8 - 2010/4 National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Michael Smith Foreign
Study SupplementÌý
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Distinction Sole winner from School of Engineering at UW. Nine months leave at any international
research lab/facility of choice (Georgia Tech).
2009/7 - 2009/7 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society Travel AwardÌý Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEEE Prize / Award To cover travel expenses to IEEE AP-S to present outstanding research work.
2009/6 - 2009/8 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation Best Paper AwardÌý Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEEE Prize / Award For the work done on new antenna design methodology. First UÀ¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ student to
receive this award.
2009/1 - 2009/12 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society Research Award/FellowshipÌý Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering Distinction Awarded to three graduate students worldwide. First UÀ¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ student to receive the
distinction.
2009/1 - 2010/4 NSERC Canada Graduate ScholarshipÌý Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Distinction Sole winner of the CGS-D3 across Canada in the area of electromagnetics. Funds from
2007 to 2010
2009/1 - 2009/12 IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Graduate Research Award/FellowshipÌý Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering Distinction Awarded to six students worldwide. A first to University of À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ
2009/1 - 2010/4 University of À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ President's ScholarshipÌý University of À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ Distinction For outstanding academic achievements. Funds from May 2007 to April 2010