GRANTS (External funding)

Total to date [August 2024 onwards]: $360,000

[Additional information about the grants awarded for the year 2027 will be released here shortly]

• CCI, PI, CyberBridge Fellows: A Multi-Institution Experiential Learning and Internship Program for Cybersecurity Workforce Development, $100,000, July 2026 to June 2027.

• Comcast, PI, Empirical evaluation and open-source enablement of low-latency networking: L4S and NQB queueing architectures for improved end-user quality, $60,000, May 2026 to June 2027

• CCI ASCEND, PI, AETD-X: AI-Based Early Warning System for Inappropriate EMR Access, $75,000, May 2026 to May 2027

• CCI Tech transfer grant, PI, Secured Event Management System for Defense Networks, $8000, July 2025 to June 2026.

• Virginia Academy of Science Small grants awards, PI, Generating hyper-local ecosystem and terrain datasets using modified low-cost UAS platforms to support applied geospatial research, $1250, July 2025 to June 2026.

• VIVA Virginia's Academic Library Consortium, PI, Flight Lab: Fundamentals of Drone Coding, $15,277, July 2025 to June 2028.

• COVA CCI Fellow grant, PI, Ensuring System Integrity in Smart Grids: Automation of Cybersecurity Protocols Using AI for Continuous Monitoring and Response, $50,000, July 2025 to May 2026.

• COVA CCI grant, PI, Securing LiDAR sensors on autonomous vehicles, $50,000, January 1, 2025, to December 31, 2025.

INTERNAL GRANTS [Christopher Newport University]

• AI Fellowship, Christopher Newport University, Spring 2025, Fall 2026

• Tidewater Fellow, Community Engaged Learning, Fall 2026

• Faculty development grant awardee, Fall 2026

GRANTS [Previous affiliation - Texas A&M]

1. Division of Research and Innovation, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Student research grant

2. CBI endowment- Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

3. Division of Research and Innovation - Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Student Research Competition award (Equipment Grant)

4. CBI endowment- Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIP

Total till date: $60,500

1. 1st place in Engineering Student awards (Graduate category) and 2nd place in 15-minute oral presentation (Graduate category) at the SSIRCA 2024 (Symposium for Student Innovation, Research, and Creative Activities).

2. 3 Minute Thesis competition, University level, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, People’s Choice Award

3. International Graduate Scholarship - Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

4. Islander Leadership Scholarship, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

5. 3 Minute Thesis competition, University level, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, People’s Choice Award

6. Geospatial Engineering Graduate Scholarship - Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

7. Islander Leadership Scholarship, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

8. CBI endowment- Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

9. Geospatial Engineering GR Scholarship- Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

10. International Impact Scholar - Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

11. 3M thesis competition, University level, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, People’s Choice award

12. Geospatial Engineering GR Scholarship- Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

13. CBI endowment- Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

14. International Impact Scholar - Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

15. Graduate Student Merit Scholarship – Texas A&M University-Kingsville