- General Chair, 21st International Conference on Scientific and Statistical Database Management, June 2009
- Recipient of the 2004 NRL Alan Berman Research Publication Award – Marine GeoSciences Division
- Recipient of the IEEE Computer Society Certificate of Appreciation for service and dedication as guest editor of the June 1996 special issue of IEEE Micro on public key system
- Recipient of the 1991 University of New Orleans Early Career Achievement Award for Excellence in Research
- Recipient of the College of Sciences Faculty Development Award, 1993
- Recipient of the Research Development Award, Federal Moghul Corporation, 1989
- Elected Outstanding Teacher by Students and Faculty, Computer Science Department, University of New Orleans, 1990
- Rated Superior Teacher (based on students' evaluations) by the Dean of Engineering and Science, University of Detroit, 1989
- Merit Fellowship, Ministry of Higher Education (Algeria), 1981-1986
- Fellowship, DeVLieg Foundation, Michigan, September 1983-August 1985
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