Awards/Honors/Patents

Teaching/Research Awards

Excellence in Research Award
Frank Batten College of Engineering and Technology, Old Dominion University
April 2006 (News@ODU) (e-Interaction)

Outstanding Researcher Award
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Old Dominion University
April 2006 (ECE Home)

Excellence in Teaching Award
Frank Batten College of Engineering and Technology, Old Dominion University
April 2004 (e-Interaction)

Outstanding Teacher Award
Eta Kappa Nu and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Old Dominion University
April 2002 (e-Interaction)

Awards to Students in the Research Group

PhD Researcher of the Year Award, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Old Dominion University
Ming Z. Zhang, April 2008

MS Researcher of the Year Award, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Old Dominion University
Inder K. Purohit, April 2008

Gaduate Student Service Award, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Old Dominion University
Praveen Sankaran, April 2008

3rd Place in the ECE 486 Senior Design Project Competition
Loc Tran, Lawrence Hall, Haree Pallera and Kristina Taylor, April 2008

Honorable Mention in the ODU-NSU-EVMS-VTC Research Day Poster Competition
Richard Cortland Tompkins, April 2008

PhD Researcher of the Year Award, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Old Dominion University
Hau T. Ngo, April 2007

MS Researcher of the Year Award, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Old Dominion University
Saibabu Arigela, April 2007

College of Engineering and Technology Outstanding Student Award (Faculty Award in Electrical Engineering)
Jacob Foytik, April 2007

Outstanding Junior in Electrical Engineering Award
Theus Aspiras, April 2007

Honorable Mention in the ODU-NSU-EVMS-VTC Research Day Poster Competition
Jacob Foytik, April 2007

Honorable Mention in the ODU-NSU-EVMS-VTC Research Day Poster Competition
Saibabu Arigela, April 2007

Honorable Mention in the ODU-NSU-EVMS-VTC Research Day Poster Competition
Richard Cortland Tompkins, April 2007

1st Place in the IEEE Hampton Roads Student Paper Contest
Jake Foytik, January 2007

1st Place in the ECE 486 Senior Design Project Competition
Jake Foytik, December 2006

University Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award
Hau Ngo, May 2006

MS Researcher of the Year Award, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Old Dominion University
Adam Livingston, April 2006

PhD Researcher of the Year Award, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Old Dominion University
Ming-Jung Seow, April 2005

MS Researcher of the Year Award, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Old Dominion University
Praveen Sankaran, April 2005

2nd Place in the ODU-NSU Research Day Poster Competition
Hau Ngo, Li Tao, Ming Zhang, Adam Livingston, April 2005

3rd Place in the IEEE Hampton Roads Student Paper Contest
David Oden, January 2005

College of Engineering and Technology Outstanding Student Award (Faculty Award in Computer Engineering)
Adam Livingston, April 2004

3rd Place in the ECE 486 Senior Design Project Competition
Ali Dashti, Mohamed Dashti, Marouane Balmakhtar, April 2003

MS Researcher of the Year Award, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Old Dominion University
Hau T. Ngo, April 2003

College of Engineering and Technology Outstanding Student Award (Faculty Award in Computer Engineering)
Hau T. Ngo, April 2001

Fellowships to Students in the Research Group

Marine Engineering Scholarship (Frank Batten College of Engineering and Technology)
Jacob Foytik, April 2008

Graduate Assistance for Advanced National Need (GAANN) Fellowship
Adam Livingston, 2007 – 2008

Graduate Assistance for Advanced National Need (GAANN) Fellowship
Ming Z. Zhang, 2007

University Graduate Fellowship
Praveen Sankaran, 2005 – 2006

Graduate Assistance for Advanced National Need (GAANN) Fellowship
Ming-Jung Seow, 2001 – 2005

Graduate Assistance for Advanced National Need (GAANN) Fellowship
Hau T. Ngo, 2001 – 2005

Other Awards and Honors

IEEE Senior Member
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
June 2001 (e-Interaction)

Honorary Member
International Society For Advanced Research
January 2008

Honorary Member
Research Board of Advisors: The American Biographical Institute
February 2004

Honored Member
America's Registry of Outstanding Professionals
January 2002

Honored Member
Strathmore's WHO'S WHO, USA
March 2001

Member: IEEE Hampton Roads Hall of Fame
February 2001

Patents Awarded

Color Image Characterization, Enhancement and Balancing (with Dr. Ming-Jung Seow), April 22, 2008 (ODU News)

Patents Filed

Color Image Characterization, Enhancement and Balancing (with Dr. Ming-Jung Seow) ((link))

Visibility Improvement in Color Video Stream (with Dr. Li Tao) (link)

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Frank Batten College of Engineering and Technology
Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA 23529, USA
(757) 683-3752