Honors and Awards

2021

IEEE ITS Institutional Lead Award (C2M2) (IEEE citation: Contributions to cyber-physical transportation systems by addressing sensing, communication and computing aspects of computerized mobility)
Matt Franchi and Rebecca Kahn (undergraduate students, co-supervised) won the 2021 3-Minute research competition (virtual) for the IEEE ITSS-C2M2 Chapter
Matt Franchi and Rebecca Kahn (undergraduate students, co-supervised) won the “2021 Dupont Best Undergraduate Project” award from the School of Computing, Clemson University

2019

“Synergizing Roadway Infrastructure Investment with Digital Infrastructure for Infrastructure-Based Connected Vehicle Applications: Review of Current Status and Future Directions,” has been featured in the Editor’s Choice section of the Journal of Infrastructure Systems page in the ASCE Library.
Outstanding Graduate Research Assistant Award, Graduate School, Clemson University
Outstanding Graduate Research Assistant Award, College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences, Clemson University
Outstanding Graduate Research Assistant Award, Glenn Department of Civil Engineering, Clemson University
Outstanding Graduate Research Assistant Award, Graduate Student Government, Clemson University
Professional Enrichment Grant Recipient from Clemson University

2018

AASHTO National High-Value Research Project, SCDOT/FHWA sponsored study titled “Integration of the Incident Command System (ICS) Protocol for Effective Coordination of Multi-Agency Response to Traffic Incidents” Role: Graduate Research Assistant
Glenn Teaching Fellow, Clemson University
Professional Enrichment Grant Recipient from Clemson University

2017

One of the three Winners of 2017 Fuel Institute University Case Competition and served as the team leader
Professional Enrichment Grant Recipient from Clemson University

2016

4th Position among twenty teams in 2016 Fuel Institute University Case Competition and served as the team leader

2015

Second place award winner, Siemens Mobility Idea Contest 2015, Recognized as a Top innovator
Professional Enrichment Grant Recipient from Clemson University

2014

Semifinalist Team, ACC Clean Energy Challenge 2014 sponsored by the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
Bangladesh-Sweden Trust Fund Scholarship Recipient, 2014

2013 and earlier

Dean’s List for Honors marks in every semester at BUET
University Merit Scholarship in four years of undergraduate study
Bangladesh Government Scholarship in both Secondary School Certificate and Higher School Certificate for extraordinary results
Best Junior Lecturer based on evaluation of students in the Department of Civil Engineering, Presidency University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Semi-finalist of Inter-University Design Contest: a joint venture of B-SCAN and ESAB entitled “Universal Accessibility in Public Transportation”