Recognition
Awards & Honors
Recognitions received for research excellence and innovation in AI and health informatics.
Rising Star Award
April 2026
IEEE ICHI 2026 Young Scholar Symposium
Selected for the Rising Star Award at the IEEE ICHI 2026 Young Scholar Symposium for the Bloom Health paper.
Recognized among a competitive pool of young scholars submitting to IEEE ICHI 2026. The award acknowledges exceptional promise in healthcare informatics research, highlighting the innovative approach to compassionate AI-driven nutrition coaching and its potential to advance the field of digital health.
Student Poster Award
April 2026
Alabama AI Innovation Summit 2026, University of Alabama
Received the Student Poster Award at the Alabama AI Innovation Summit for outstanding poster presentation.
Selected as a recipient of the Student Poster Award by Prof. Jiaqi (Jackey) Gong, Associate Professor of Computer Science and Director of the Alabama Center for the Advancement of AI. This award recognizes excellent research work presented at the summit, acknowledging both the quality of the research and the effectiveness of the poster presentation.