Honors and awards

Leadership awards
  • IEEE Communications Letters Exemplary Editor Award, 2019.

  • The 2013 IEEE Larry K. Wilson Regional Student Activities Award

  • IEEE Montreal Section Best Student Branch Award in 2012-2013

  • IEEE Region 7 (Canada) Exemplary Student Branch Award, 2010-2011 and 2012-2013

Research awards
  • NSF CAREER Award, 2023.

  • The 2021 IEEE Philadelphia Section Delaware Valley Engineer of the Year Award.

  • The 2020 IEEE Communications Society Fred W. Ellersick Prize.

  • Exemplary Reviewer of the IEEE Transactions on Communications, 2020.

  • Villanova University Summer Grant Fellowship, 2019.

  • Best paper award, Ministry of Science and ICT of Korea, 2017.

  • Exemplary Reviewer of the IEEE Communications Letters, 2017.

  • NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2015-2017

  • FQRNT Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2014

  • Mitacs Elevate Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2014

  • IEEE Information Theory Society Travel Grant, 2013

  • SYTACom FQRNT International Internships Award, 2012

  • McGill Graduate Research Enhancement and Travel Award, 4 times

  • IEEE Canada Vehicular Technologies Award, 2012

Academic awards/honors
  • IEEE Senior Member, 2018

  • Provost's Graduate Fellowship, McGill University

  • McGill International Doctoral Award, 2009-2011

  • McGill Engineering Doctoral Award, 2009-2012

  • Ranked 1/1700 in the Project Management entrance exam, Iran

  • Ranked top 0.1% in the nationwide university entrance exam, Iran