Honors, Awards & Grants

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2025
IEEE ComSoc Best Readings in Covert Communication and Networking

Recognizes impactful and landmark technical contributions in the field; featured paper: Aerial Intelligent Reflecting Surface-Enabled Terahertz Covert Communications in Beyond-5G Internet of Things

IEEE Communications Society

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2024
IEEE ICC Best Paper Award

Communication Theory Symposium — top 0.6% of 2,364 submissions

IEEE International Conference on Communications

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2024
IEEE SPCC-TC Best Paper Award

Only one paper is selected annually across all IEEE ComSoc publications

The Signal Processing and Computing for Communications Technical Committee

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2024
Australian Global Talent

Recognition under the national innovation program for exceptional achievement in technology

Australian Government, Department of Home Affairs

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2023
ECR International Travel Grant

Competitive early-career researcher grant for presenting research at international conferences

The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia

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2022
Exceptional PhD Thesis

Recognized among the top 5% in the field by independent examiners

Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

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2022
Graduate Research Completion Award

Awarded for successful and timely completion of doctoral research

Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

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2022
Postgraduate Publications Award

Recognition for outstanding research publications during doctoral candidature — AUD $5,000

Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

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2019
Vice-Chancellor's Congratulatory Letter

Teaching and learning excellence based on student unit evaluation results

Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

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2019
Monash Graduate Scholarship

Full doctoral scholarship for living stipend (AUD ~$120,000)

Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

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2019
Monash International Tuition Scholarship

Full tuition waiver over the PhD program (~AUD $200,000)

Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

2014
Exceptional Talent Recognition

Recognized for exceptional academic excellence

Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), Tehran, Iran

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2012
Top 0.2% — National University Entrance Exam (Konkour)

Ranked in the top 0.2% among nearly 300,000 applicants nationwide

Iran's Nationwide University Entrance Examination

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2011
Semifinalist — Math & Chemistry Olympiads

Selected among top performers in both national mathematics and chemistry competitions

National Science Olympiad Program, Iran