Research and Educational Interests

  • Big Data Analytics
  • Machine Learning with special interest in Deep Learning
  • Bioinformatics

Honors and Awards

  • NSF CAREER Award (2017-2022): Division of Information and Intelligent Systems (IIS) under the CISE directorate.
  • Innovative Scientific Research Award: The Attorney William H. and Annette B. Johnson Endowed Annual Faculty Award, Claflin University, May 13, 2017.
  • Research Excellence Award: School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Claflin University, May 9, 2017.
  • Award for outstanding contribution at the Grant Writing Workshop, Claflin University, May 9, 2016. Give a talk on “Things to Know – Beginners’ Perspective.”
  • Research Excellence Award: School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Claflin University, May 13, 2015.