Research Excellence Award for Journal Publications
Interdisciplinary Research Center for Finance and Digital Economy (IRC-FDE), King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals — 2025
Distinction Award for Excellence in Academic Advising
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals — 2025
Best Software Engineering Senior Design Project Award — “Qulab”
Senior Design Project (SDP) Expo, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals — 2023 — Role: Supervisor
University Service Award — Ten Years of Service
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals — 2016
Saudi Arabian Cultural Bureau (SACB) Excellence Awards
Fall 2012 · Winter 2014 · Winter 2015 · Fall 2015
STC Distinguished Graduate Award — Top Ten Graduating Students
Saudi Telecom Company (STC), King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals — 2008
Outstanding Graduate Academic Performance Award
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals — 2008
Second Class Honors
King Saud University — 2006
Leadership Achievements
Second Place among 51 Teams — Gulf Programming Competition
Muscat, Oman — 2022 — Role: KFUPM Delegation Head
National Cybersecurity Authority (NCA) Education Alignment Certificate
For the Cybersecurity Master’s programs at KFUPM — 2022 — Role: Chairman
ABET Re-accreditation — Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals — 2021 — Role: Chairman
ABET Re-accreditation — Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals — 2021 — Role: Chairman
Scholarships & Grants
University of Ottawa Travel Grants
To support research collaboration and conference participation — 2010–2014 École Polytechnique de Montréal, Canada (2010–2012) · CSER Conference, Victoria, Canada (2012) · MODELSWARD Conference, Lisbon, Portugal (2014)
Fully Funded PhD Scholarship
Ministry of Higher Education, Saudi Arabia — 2010