1. International Travel Grant from the Ministry of Science & Technology, New Delhi for traveling to Indonesia to attend the Asia Modeling Symposium 2009 in May 2009. The Grant Amount was 53,000 INR

2. International Travel Fellowship Centre For Co-Operation In Science & Technology Among Developing Societies (CCSTDS) - 2010

3. Invited to attend High Performance Grid/Cloud Computing Summer school 2010 from 1st -28th July 2010 at UAE University, sponsored by IBM and Sun Microsystems (800-node supercomputer). Sponsorship includes Accommodation and Visa during the stay. UAE University awards an amount of 2000 Dirhams for successful completion of a project on cloud/Grid computing - 2010

4. Multiple IEEE publications & good citations of an academic’s work

5. Reviewer of Professor William Stallings' book Data & Computer Communication, 10th edition

Intellectual Property Rights (IP) Technology Research/ Innovation Management/Strategy Consulting/ Patent Licensing/ Patent Litigation/Oppostion

• 18+ years of experience in providing patent and technology research solutions and business/ technology intelligence solutions to corporate and law firms globally.

• Worked closely with R&D managers, IP Counsels, and Licensing Managers of Fortune 500 companies to help them make informed, strategic decisions about their intellectual/technology assets.

• Managing portfolios of companies in specific technology domains, tracking competitors' activities, and defining IP strategy in consultation with R&D teams

Specialties:

• Licensing (assertive/ defensive), Technology Scouting, In-house Innovation management, Business Intelligence, portfolio management, R&D Support, and Reverse Engineering in cloud computing