2025
Highly Ranked Scholar, LifetimeScholarGPS. Top 0.05% of researchers worldwide across all fields of scholarly endeavor; #1 in Evolutionary Computation, Multi-objective Optimization, and Mathematical Optimization.
2025
Vaibhav FellowDepartment of Science and Technology, Government of India.
2024
AEM FellowDepartment of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa.
2024 to 2026
ACM Distinguished LecturerAssociation for Computing Machinery.
2023
Top AI ScientistInternational Artificial Intelligence Industry Alliance (AIIA).
2023
Fellow, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
2022
Fellow, Asia-Pacific Artificial Intelligence Association (AAIA)
2022
Withrow Senior Distinguished Research Scholar AwardCollege of Engineering, Michigan State University.
2022
Best Paper AwardIEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation, Padua, Italy.
2021
University Distinguished ProfessorMichigan State University.
2018
IEEE CIS Evolutionary Computation Pioneer AwardIEEE Computational Intelligence Society.
2017
Lifetime Achievement AwardClarivate Analytics.
2017 to 2025
Highly Cited ResearcherClarivate Analytics, named every year.
2017
Outstanding Researcher AwardSoft Computing Research Society (SCRS).
2016
IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation Outstanding Paper AwardIEEE Computational Intelligence Society.
2016
SIGEVO Impact AwardACM Special Interest Group on Evolutionary Computation.
2016
Best Paper Award, Genetic Algorithms TrackGenetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO-2016).
2016
JC Bose Memorial Lecture AwardIndian National Science Academy (INSA).
2015
Eminent Engineer AwardTripura State Centre, The Institution of Engineers (India).
2015
Honorary Life MemberSoft Computing Research Society.
2014
Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
2014 to 2016
IEEE CIS Distinguished Lecturer AwardIEEE Computational Intelligence Society.
2013
Honorary Doctorate DegreeFaculty of Information Technology, University of Jyvaskyla, Finland.
2013
Wiley Practice PrizeInternational Society on Multi-Criterion Decision Making (MCDM).
2012
TWAS Prize in Engineering SciencesUNESCO The World Academy of Sciences.
2012
Fellow, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
2011
Infosys PrizeInfosys Science Foundation, Bangalore, India.
2011
J. C. Bose National FellowshipDepartment of Science and Technology, Government of India.
2011
Cajastur Mamdani PrizeEuropean Center for Soft Computing, Spain.
2011
Distinguished Alumnus AwardIndian Institute of Technology Kharagpur.
2011
Fellow, Indian National Science Academy (INSA)
2011 to 2012
VELUX Foundation Guest ProfessorshipTechnical University of Denmark (DTU).
2010
Most Highly Cited and Current Classic PaperEssential Science Indicators, Thomson Reuters, for the 2002 IEEE TEC paper introducing NSGA-II.
2009
IEEE CIS Teaching AwardIEEE Computational Intelligence Society.
2008
MCDM Edgeworth-Pareto AwardInternational Society on Multiple Criteria Decision Making.
2006
Thomson Citation Laureate Award in Computer ScienceThomson Reuters.
2006
Fellow, Indian Academy of Sciences (IASc)
2005
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize in Engineering SciencesCouncil for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Government of India.
2004
Fast Breaking Paper Award in EngineeringISI Web of Science Essential Science Indicators, for the 2002 IEEE TEC paper introducing NSGA-II.
2004
Fellow, Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
2003
Fellow, International Society for Genetic and Evolutionary Algorithms (ISGEC)
2003
Best Paper AwardEvolution Artificielle Conference, Marseille, France.
2002
Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research AwardAlexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany.
1998 to 1999
Humboldt FellowAlexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany.
1996
INAE Young Engineer AwardIndian National Academy of Engineering.
1996 to 1997
AICTE Career Award for Young TeachersAll India Council for Technical Education.
1995
First Prize, All India Students Design CompetitionInstitution of Engineers, India, for "Design a machine to drill polygonal holes."
1994
DST Young Scientist Project AwardDepartment of Science and Technology, India.
1989 to 1991
Graduate Research Council FellowshipUniversity of Alabama, Tuscaloosa. Awarded two consecutive years.
1990
Jefferson Goblet Student AwardAIAA/ASME/ASCE/ASC/AHS Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, Long Beach, California.
1989 to 1991
Outstanding Graduate Research AssistantDepartment of Engineering Mechanics, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa.
1990
Outstanding Master's Thesis AwardCollege of Engineering, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa.
1985
Best Student in Mechanical EngineeringAmlan Sen Memorial Award, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur.
