ποΈ NSF CISE CRII Grant β $167,500 - Sole PI
Awarded the National Science Foundation (NSF) CISE Research Initiation Initiative (CRII) grant as the sole Principal Investigator. Thanks to NSF!
π Publications from this Project Grant:
A total of 5 papers have been accepted/published, including:
π§ CVPR 2025 β 2 papers
π ICDCS 2024 β 1 paper
π» COMPSAC 2024 β 1 paper
π‘ IEEE Consumer Electronics β 1 paper
ποΈ ORAU Research Innovation Partnership Grant β Β Lead PI
Received the ORAU Research Innovation Partnership Grant as Lead PI. This grant, funded by Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU), supports novel initiatives that strengthen collaboration across university members and subject matter experts.
ποΈ Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award (2024)Β
Truly honored to receive the Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award (2024) from the School of Computing at Southern Illinois University.
Grateful to my students, colleagues, and the entire SIU community for their support on this incredible journey. π‘πβ¨
ποΈ DHS CINA Grant (in collaboration with FIU) - SIU PI
Our collaborative project with FIU has been awarded a prestigious grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) under the Criminal Investigations and Network Analysis Center (CINA) program.
π£ Featured in: Southern Illinoisan News, SIU News
I am incredibly honored to have received the highly prestigious 2022 Real Triumphs Graduate Award from Florida International University (FIU). πΒ
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Each commencement, FIU recognizes a select group of graduates whose journey embodies exceptional academic excellence, professional promise, and personal resilience. Being chosen for this distinction is a profound honor and a reflection of the dedication and passion that fueled my time at FIU.Β
πΈ A proud and memorable moment shared with my incredible advisor, Prof. M. Hadi Amini β grateful for the guidance, inspiration, and unwavering support throughout this journey! ππ
Honored to be recognized with the University-Wide Outstanding Masterβs Degree Graduate Awardβa distinction presented to only one master's graduate during the induction ceremony, in recognition of exemplary academic excellence, impactful research, and dedicated service to the department, school, and broader community.
πΈ Proud moment shared with Prof. Jason Liu, Interim Director of Computer Science at FIU!
Received the Best Paper Award at CSCI 2019 for our work on distributed IoT sensing and federated learning. In this research, we developed a distributed IoT sensing framework and explored how it can effectively enhance federated learning algorithms by improving efficiency, scalability, and data privacy.