Grants, fellowships & recognition
Awards
A curated list of research grants, academic fellowships, competitive awards, and industry recognitions.
Open Paper Competition Winner
2021Broadcast Education Association (BEA) Conference
Awarded for "Developing an ad viewing retention model for TV comedy through machine learning." Research recognised in a ComScore industry press release.
View press releaseSURE Grant
2025 – 2026Syracuse University Research Enhancement
Competitive research grant supporting doctoral dissertation work on bilevel optimization and large-scale combinatorial problems.
Graduate Summer Fellowship
2022Syracuse University Graduate School
Awarded to outstanding doctoral students to support independent summer research.
View press releaseCUSE Grant — ComScore Collaboration
2019 – 2020Syracuse University
Funded interdisciplinary research collaboration between Computer Science, Newhouse School, and ComScore on TV ad audience prediction.
NTSE Scholar
2004NCERT, New Delhi, India
National Talent Search Examination scholarship — awarded for undergraduate education to top performers in a nationwide competitive examination.
Outstanding Employee of the Business Unit
2009 – 2016Deloitte LLP
Multiple recognitions including SPOT Awards, Applause Awards, and Best Networking Analyst — for delivery excellence, automation initiatives, and firm-wide impact.
Peer review service
Invited reviewer at leading machine learning and AI venues: