Awards

  1. Young Scientist Platinum Jubilee Award, National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI), 2013.
  2. Humboldt Fellow, Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung, Germany, 2012.
  3. DAAD Fellow, Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (German Academic Exchange Service), Germany, 2012.
  4. Grant from UNESCO Chair in Data Privacy, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, to attend AAECC-2009, Tarragona, Spain, 2009.
  5. Qualified the Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) selection test and interview for Ph.D. admission in Computer and Communication Sciences, Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Kolkata, India, 2006.
  6. Ranked 1st in the interview for Ph.D. admission, Dept. of Computer Science & Automation, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, India, 2006.
  7. Ranked 1st in the selection test and interview for Ph.D. (Institute Scholar) admission, Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, India, 2006.
  8. Qualified the University Grants Commission (India) National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and Lectureship in Computer Science & Applications, 2005.
  9. Leadership Award, Graduate Student Organization (GSO), State University of New York at Albany, U.S.A., 2005.
  10. Topped in the Masters Comprehensive Examination, State University of New York at Albany, U.S.A., 2002.
  11. Full scholarship offers for Ph.D. program from four Universities in U.S.A.: University of Arizona, Tucson; University of California, Irvine; University of Memphis, Tennessee; State University of New York, Albany; 2001.
  12. Ranked 174th in the Country (India) in Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE), 2001.
  13. Ranked 1st in Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in the Computer Science & Technology Department of Bengal Engineering College (Deemed University), which is now Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST), Shibpur , 1997-2001.
  14. Ranked 1st in the Bachelor of Science (Physics Honours) admission test, Presidency College, Kolkata, India, 1997.
  15. Ranked 133rd in the State (West Bengal, India) in Joint Entrance Examination (WBJEE), Engineering, 1997.
  16. Ranked 42nd (out of over 3,50,000 examinees) in the State (West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education) in Higher Secondary (Std. XII) Examination 1997.
  17. Ranked 2nd (out of over 5,00,000 examinees) in the State (West Bengal Board of Secondary Education) in Secondary (Std. X) Examination 1995.