Special Recognitions and Awards
- University Faculty Fellowship Award, UHCL, 2022
- Anthony & Barbara Lekkos Endowment Faculty Fellowship, UHCL, 2021
- Recognition of General Chair, IEEE/ACM CHASE 2021
- Recognition of Service as Program Chair of ACM/IEEE SEC 2020 by ACM, 2020
- UHCL President's Distinguished Research Award, 2019
- IEEE Outstanding Leadership Award, 2019
- Recognition on paper "On security challenges and open issues in Internet of Things" featured in Future Generation Computer Systems's Research Insights
- IEEE Outstanding Leadership Award, 2018
- 2018 Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award, 2018
- UHCL Spotlight Researcher, 2018
- Elsevier Outstanding Reviewer, 2018
- IEEE Seninor Member, 2016
- ACM Senior Member, 2016
- IEEE Outstanding Leadership Award, 2015
- IEEE Outstanding Leadership Award, 2014
- Recognition of Workshop Co-Chair, ICCCN 2013
- Distinguished Student Mentor of Meinders School of Business, OCU, 2012
- Fellow of the Faculty Teaching Academy, OCU, 2011
- Semi-Finalist in 2012 Oklahoma Governor's Business Plan Competition (as advisor), 2012
- The 3rd Place in 2011 Oklahoma Governor's Business Plan Competition (as advisor), 2011
- Cambridge Who's Who, 2008
- Marquis Who'Who in America, 2008
- General Motor Corporations Academic Award, 2008
- Meritorious Prize of International Undergraduate Mathematical Contest on Modeling (MCM), 2000
- First-Rank Award of Mathematics Contest in Modeling (MCM) of China, 1999
- Baogang Fellowship, by Shanghai Ministry of Education, 2000