a. Award for Teaching

2010

IEEE Canada, Outstanding Engineering Educator Award for exemplary teaching, curriculum development and lifelong dedication to students

2006

IEEE Victoria Section, Establishment of three annual scholarships valued at $1500 each, named as IEEE Pacific Rim Vijay Bhargava Scholarship. Funded from a $90,000 endowment to the University of Victoria. Established by IEEE Victoria Section

2002

IEEE Leon K. Kirchmayer Graduate Teaching Award for excellence in graduate teaching, curriculum development, and inspirational research guidance of graduate students in the area of wireless communications

 
b. Awards for Scholarship

2015

Killam Prize, awarded in recognition of exceptional career achievements in engineering. Killam award is among Canada’s most distinguished research awards. Killam Recipients are chosen by a committee of 15 eminent Canadian Scholars appointed by the Canada Council.

2015

Humboldt Research Award, awarded by Alexander von Humboldt-Foundation in recognition of a researcher's entire achievements to date to academics whose fundamental discoveries, new theories, or insights have had a significant impact on their own discipline and who are expected to continue producing cutting-edge achievements in the future.

2015

Canadian Award for Telecommunications Research, for distinguished contributions in the field of Telecommunications research.

2011

Advance Computing and Communications Society, Foundation Award for Outstanding Technical Contributions to the Body of Science in Communications Engineering

2010

University of British Columbia Killam Research Prize

2010

Foreign Fellow, Indian National Academy of Engineering

2009

Distinguished Visiting Fellowship, Royal Academy of Engineering, U.K.

2009

Thomson Reuter, ISI Highly Cited Author (ISIHighlyCited.com)

2007

IEEE Canada Reginald Fessendan Medal for Outstanding Contributions to Wireless Communications

2004

Royal Society of Canada, Thomas W. Eadie Medal for Major Contributions to the fields of Science and Engineering

2004

IEEE Vehicular Technology Society, Avant Garde Award for Contributions to Wireless Communication

2000

Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada

1997

Provost’s University of Victoria Faculty Series Lecture: Anyone, Anywhere, Anytime, The Magic of Wireless Communications

1995

- present, IEEE Communications Society, Distinguished speaker

1995

IEEE Canada, McNaughton Gold Medal for outstanding contributions to error control coding for wireless communications and for an unsurpassed record of service to the profession

1993

United Nations Industrial Dev. Organization (UNIDO), Visiting Expert in Telecommunications

1993

Science Council of British Columbia, Gold Medal in Engineering and Applied Sciences

1992

Elected IEEE Fellow for leadership in the development and application of error control coding devices

1989

Elected Fellow of Engineering Institute of Canada

1987

IERE (U.K.), A.F. Bulgin Premium for best paper published in 1987

c. Awards for Service

2012

IEEE Canada W.S. Read Outstanding Service Award for Meritorious Service to IEEE Canada at Several Levels

2011

IEEE Communications Society Joseph LoCicero Award for Exemplary Service to Publications for “contributions to the journals of the Communications Society, fostering new publications and improving effectiveness of the processes of existing ones.”

2006

IEEE Communications Society Wireless Communications Technical Committee Recognition Award

2005

IEEE VT Society Chairman’s Award

2000

IEEE Third-Millennium Medal

1999

IEEE Haraden Pratt Meritorious Service Award for meritorious Service to the Institute, particularly in regional and section activities, and for his efforts to improve relationships with technical and professional organizations worldwide

1996

IEEE Larry K. Wilson Transnational Award of the Regional Activities Board for promoting the integration of regional and technical activities worldwide, and for setting an example on the process

1990

Engineering Institute of Canada, John B. Stirling Medal in recognition of leadership and service to the Institute at National Level

1987

Engineering Institute of Canada Centennial Medal

1984

IEEE Centennial Medal

1982

IEEE Montreal Section Information Theory Chapter Best Chapter Chairman Award