AWARDS AND HONORS

2020 – Keynote Speaker at ICAMSME 2020, India (Topic: Importance of Robust Quality Index (RQI) Approach for Measuring overall Quality)

2020 – Invited Lecture Spring Colloquium Series, UALR, Little Rock (Topic: A Structured Approach for Analytics Execution and Measuring Analytics Quality)

2019 - Invited Lecture - School of Professional Studies, New York University (NYU) (Topic: Data Quality &  Analytics)

2019 - Invited Speaker - Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, India (Topic: A Structured Approach for Analytics Execution and Measuring Analytics Quality)

2019 – Panel Discussant, MIT PDA Inaugural homecoming event

2019 - Mentor, MIT PDA Data Science Group

2019 – Judge, DataFest Competition (SE Mass), Organized by American Statistical Association

2018 - Keynote speaker – The 12th International Conference on Axiomatic Design, in Reykjavik, Iceland. (Topic: Importance of Axiomatic Design Principles in Data & Metrics Management and in Analytics Engineering Operations).

2018- Honorable Guest & Dinner Speaker – 4th international conference on Robust Quality Engineering, organized by UTM, Malaysia (Topic: Big Data: Role of Robust Engineering)

2018 - Mentor, MIT PDA Data Science Group

2018 - Judge, DataFest, SEMASS 2018 held at Stonehill College in Easton, MA

2017 - Keynote speaker – The 11th International Conference on Axiomatic Design, Iasi, Romania (Topic: Use of Decomposition Principles in Data Management)

2017 - Keynote speaker – 3rd International Conference on Robust Quality Engineering, organized by National Institute of Quality and Reliability, Mumbai, India (Topic: Purpose-Driven Insights)

2016 - Special Lecture on “Big Data: Role of Data Quality and Multivariate Distance” – organized by IEEE, New Jersey Coast Section

2016 - Editorial board member – Journal of Advanced Research in Robust Engineering & Quality Management

2016 - Keynote speaker - The 10th International Conference on Axiomatic Design, Xi’an, China (Topic: Building Data Strategy using Decomposition Principles)

2016 - Invited speaker – International Collaboration on Robust Quality Engineering, Bali, Indonesia (Topic: Purpose-Driven Insights)

2015 - Elected Fellow of American Society for Quality (ASQ)

2014 - Keynote speaker – 2nd International Conference on Robust Quality Engineering, organized by National Institute of Quality and Reliability, Bangalore, India (Topic: Competing with Robust Data-Successful Insights through Disciplined Data Quality Approach)

2014 - Invited Speaker – Symposium on Business Analytics, organized by Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, India (Topic: Importance of Robust Data for Business Analytics)

2014 - Panelist- Careers in Operations and Supply Chain Management; Charlton College of Business, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth

2012 - Outstanding Alumni Award from ISE department of Wayne State University

2010 - American Society for Quality (ASQ) Testimonial Award for Distinguished Service and Leadership

2008 - Listed in Who’s Who in Science & Engineering List – published by Marquis Who’s Who publication board

2007 - Listed in Who’s Who in the world list – published by Marquis Who’s Who publication board

2006 - Willard F Rockwell Medal from International Technology Institute

2006 - Inducted into World level of Hall of Fame for Science, Engineering and Technology

2006 - Chairman, ASQ’s Feigenbaum Medal Award Committee

2004 - ASQ Quality Press Golden Quill Award

2002 - Feigenbaum Medal from ASQ

2002 - Profile published in October 2002 issue of the Journal of Quality Engineering Society

2001 - Featured as “face of quality” in September 2001 issue of Quality Progress

2001 - Advisory member of “Robust” International Project

2001 - Fellow Royal Statistical Society, UK

2000 - 2003 - ASI-Taguchi Scholarship

2000 - Richard A. Freund International Scholarship from ASQ

1999 - ASQ Research Fellowship Grant Award

1998 - Commendation certificate from Ford-WSU EMMP Group

Professional Activities

Fellow, American Society For Quality (ASQ)

Fellow, Royal Statistical Society, London (RSS), UK

Honorary Member, International Technology Institute (ITI)

Media Coverage

Quality Progress, Japanese Quality Engineering Society’s Journal, India Abroad, MIT Tech Talk (Published by the MIT News Office), RSS News (Royal Statistical Society’s News Letter), New-India Times (Online edition), SQC-OR Divisions News Letter (Indian Statistical Institute’s Publication), Four Pages (Indian Aluminum Company’s News Letter)