Here is a list of my awards and honors:
Awards
- NSF/CRA/CCC Computing Innovation PostDoctoral Fellowship, 2009 (awarded to only 14 International students out of 300+, 60 in total out of 526)
- SIGMOD PhD Travel Grant, June 2009
- USENIX Annual Technical Conference Travel Grant, June 2009
- Graduate Student Grant, USENIX FAST 2009
- CIDR Student Scholarship, CIDR 2009
- Chancellor Award for highest CGPA in B.Sc among all departments, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) , 2003 (Awarded by the Hon. Prime Minister of Bangladesh)
- Sharfuddin Gold Medal for highest CGPA in Computer Science and Engineering Department, BUET, 2003 (Awarded by the Hon. Prime Minister of Bangladesh)
- University Merit Scholarship, BUET, 1998-2002
- Dean's List, all 8 semesters of B.Sc, BUET 1998-2002
- Runner Up, National Computer Programming Contest, 2000
- Runner Up, ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest, Dhaka regional site, 2001
- 1st Merit Position among approximately 50,000 examinees in Higher Secondary Certificate Examination (equivalent to US High School Graduation), Chittagong Education Board, 1996
- 4th Merit Position among 250,000 examinees in Secondary School Certificate Examination (equiv. to 10th grade), Comilla Education Board, 1994
- National Champion, General Knowledge Quiz, National Education Week 1992
Honors
- Invited speaker, 3rd Johurul Hoque-Al Muti Memorial Lecture, Society for the Popularization of Science, Bangladesh, 2007.