As per Research.com, I am ranked as the 20th Best Computer Scientist in the UAE with a D-index of 34 and a global ranking of 8221. Additionally, I am recognized as a Rising Star, holding the 6th position nationally and ranking 805 globally.
2020-2023 Listed among the top 2% of scientists worldwide for Career-long & Single-year Ranking
Stanford University releases a list of top scientists annually in October, using Scopus data for its compilation. The list features two categories: Single-Year Ranking for the most recent year's performance and Career-Long Ranking for those consistently at the top of their field. I've been honored to be included in both categories since 2020.
2023 IEEE Computer Society Smart Computing STC (Middle Career Researcher award)
This Technical Committee selects only one middle-career scientist worldwide every year who has contributed in an outstanding way to the research in the field of Smart Computing, and I am the winner for 2023.
2023 IEEE Bio-inspired Computing STC Outstanding Leadership Award
For outstanding contribution to the Bio-inspired Computing domain and co-leading in establishing the Bio-inspired Computing STC.
2023 IFIP IoT Conference Best Paper Award
Our paper with title "Role-Based Access Control in Private Blockchain for IoT Integrated Smart Contract" received the best paper award.
2022 IEEE HITC Award for Excellence in Hyper-Intelligence Systems (Middle Career Researcher award)
IEEE Technical Committee on Hyper-Intelligence selects up to three mid-career scientists worldwide every year who have contributed in an outstanding way to the research in the field of Hyper-Intelligence.
2022 IEEE/ OITS OCIT Outstanding Paper Awards
Two out of three best paper awards received by our contributions on blockchian with following titles. These are
"AI-based Block Identification and Classification in the Blockchain Integrated IoT" and
"PharmaChain 3.0: Blockchain Integrated Efficient QR Code Mechanism for Pharmaceutical Supply Chain"
2022 IEEE Bio-Inspired Computing STC Best Paper Award
Our paper “Decision tree based user-centric security solution for critical IoT infrastructure.' Computers and Electrical Engineering, Volume 99, 2022” received the best paper awards for 2023 from IEEE Bio-Inspired Computing STC.
2022 IEEE Computer Society Executive Committee Board Member
In 2022, elected as the IEEE STC executive committee board member
2021-2023 IEEE Distinguished Speaker (Rock Star)
IEEE Consumer Electronics Society selects a few distinguished researchers to become a speaker to deliver lectures on their topic of interest. I have been selected for the topic of Cyber Security and Blockchain.
2021 IEEE Smart Computing STC Best Early Career Researcher
This Technical Committee selects only one young scientist worldwide every year who has contributed in an outstanding way to the research in the field of Smart Computing, and I am the winner for 2021.
2021 IEEE TEMS TC on Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies (runner-up)
This Technical Committee selects only 1-2 young scientists worldwide every year who has contributed in an outstanding way to the research in the field of Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies.
2021 IEEE iSES Outstanding Paper Award
Our contribution to data classification at the edge node received best paper awards in the IEEE iSES (an IEEE Computer Society sponsored conference).
2021-2023 Chair of IEEE Bio-inspired Computing Specal Technial Community
The IEEE Computer Society supports the IEEE Bio-inspired Computing STC to organize events and activities related to Bio-inspired Computing and honor the outstanding researchers in the domain.
2021 Technical Board Member of IEEE Hyper-Intelligence Technical Committee
The IEEE Systems Council supports the IEEE Technical Committee on Hyper-Intelligence to organize events and activities related to hyper-intelligence and honor the outstanding researchers in the domain.
2020 IEEE Consumer Technology Society Best Paper Award
Recognizing the top three papers published by IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine in 2020, where this paper appears as the second in the list out of three best papers (paper ref: DOI: 10.1109/MCE.2019.2953758). This paper proposed a first ever blockchain solution to secure the data along with devices.
2020 IEEE Distinguished Service Award
This ward is received for the outstanding & dedicated work for the IEEE CCCI 2020 Conference’s success by serving as the Programme Committee Chair for the conference.
2019 Best IEEE ComSoc Young Researcher Award (For Europe, Middle East, and Africa Region)
This award honors a best researcher every year for outstanding research contributions over the last five years.
2019 Elevated to IEEE Senior Member Grade
IEEE Senior Membership is an honor bestowed only to those who have made significant contributions to the profession.
2018 IEEE TCSC Award for Excellence in Scalable Computing (Early Career Researcher)
Recognizing the top three papers published by IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine in 2018, where this paper appears as the first in the list out of three best papers (paper ref: DOI: 10.1109/MCE.2017.2776459). This paper gives a firsthand experience to use blockchain for distributed security with use cases.
2018 IEEE Consumer Electronics Society Best Paper Award (Best Paper)
The IEEE Computer Society supports the IEEE Bio-inspired Computing STC to organize events and activities related to Bio-inspired Computing and honor the outstanding researchers in the domain.
2018 IEEE Consumer Electronics Society Best Paper Award (Second Best Paper)
Recognizing the top three papers published by IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine in 2018, where this paper appears as the second in the list out of three best papers (paper ref: DOI: 10.1109/MCE.2018.2816299). This paper covers overall technical concepts and applications of blockchain.
2018 IETE Best Research Award
Recognizing the top three professionals in India who have made major innovations in Engineering and IT that year. PhD student from India was nominated for this award. This award is based on our contribution to green cloud computing (paper ref: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11227-017-2133-4).
2017 IEEE Distinguished Doctoral Dissertation Award (awarded by IEEE Computer Society and STC on Smart Computing)
Recognizing only two individuals for outstanding contributions to the smart computing domain during PhD candidature. Criteria: excellence in publications, citations and doctoral thesis.
2017 Best Paper Finalist
(https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/bitstream/10125/41889/1/paper0740.pdf) for 'A synchronized shared key generation method for maintaining end-to-end security of big data streams', 50th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences.
2016 UTS: FEIT HDR Award (For excellence in research and high-quality publications)
This award is given to selected students from the Engineering and IT HDR cohort, who have made excellent contributions in research and published in high-quality journals (CORE A*/A).
2014-2017 CSIRO Postgraduate Research Scholarship Award
CSIRO attracts top quality postgraduate research students from Australia and internationally. There is always a limited number of scholarships for international candidates. (https://www.csiro.au/en/Careers/scholarships-phd-programs/Postgraduate-scholarships).
2014-2017 International Research Scholarship Award
University of Technology Sydney provides this scholarship to outstanding PhD students for their candidature in University. (https://www.uts.edu.au/scholarship/international-research-scholarship).