Awards
Industrial and Academic Achievements
August 2018
Tenured Associate Professor of Computer Science at IONA University
May 2016
Br. Arthur Loftus Outstanding Student Research Award presented by the Iona University President, Joseph E. Nyre, Ph.D., at the Honors Ceremony for actively engaging in research and scholarly activities with undergraduate and graduate students
April 2015
Academic Innovation Grant awarded by the Iona University President, Joseph E. Nyre, Ph.D., for allowing the school to achieve the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cyber Operations (CAE-CO) designation, a National Security Agency (NSA) accreditation for the Computer Science program with a concentration in Cybersecurity
2004-2012
14 IBM Invention Achievement Awards
Sep 2010; Dec 2008; Apr 2007
Three IBM Invention Plateaus for outstanding contributions to IBM’s Intellectual Property
Jul 2006
IBM First Patent Filing Award
May 2005
Selected for a Research Internship at IBM Research (acceptance rate less than 3%)
June 2004
Research Fellowship at New York University, for one academic year, comprehensive of stipend and full-tuition remission
May 2004
IBM Research Invention Achievement Award
June 2003
Research Fellowship from the New York State Center for Advanced Technology in Telecommunications (CATT) for one academic year, comprehensive of stipend and full-tuition remission scholarship
May 2003, Aug. 2002, and May 2001
Named to the St. John’s University Annual College of Professional Studies Dean’s Honor List of students awarded academic distinction for outstanding scholastic performances
Mar. 2003
Named to St. John’s University College of Professional Studies’ Honors Society
Aug. 2001-May 2003
St. John’s University Full-Tuition Presidential Scholarship for three academic years (only two years used because graduated in May 2003)
Apr. 2001
Unisys Corporation Scholarship
Oct. 2000
Rice Foundation Technology Scholarship
Oct. 2000
Certificate of Merit from New York State Senator, Nicholas A. Spano
May 2000 and Dec. 1999
Named to St. John’s University Annual College of Professional Studies President’s Honor List of students awarded academic distinction for outstanding scholastic performances