Awards:
a. Award for Teaching
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2010
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IEEE Canada, Outstanding Engineering Educator Award for exemplary teaching, curriculum development and lifelong dedication to students
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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
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2002
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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
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b. Awards for Scholarship
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2015
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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.
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2015
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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.
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2015
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Canadian Award for Telecommunications Research, for distinguished contributions in the field of Telecommunications research.
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2011
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Advance Computing and Communications Society, Foundation Award for Outstanding Technical Contributions to the Body of Science in Communications Engineering
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2010
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University of British Columbia Killam Research Prize
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2010
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Foreign Fellow, Indian National Academy of Engineering
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2009
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Distinguished Visiting Fellowship, Royal Academy of Engineering, U.K.
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2009
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Thomson Reuter, ISI Highly Cited Author (ISIHighlyCited.com)
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2007
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IEEE Canada Reginald Fessendan Medal for Outstanding Contributions to Wireless Communications
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2004 |
Royal Society of Canada, Thomas W. Eadie Medal for Major Contributions to the fields of Science and Engineering
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2004 |
IEEE Vehicular Technology Society, Avant Garde Award for Contributions to Wireless Communication
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2000 |
Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
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1997 |
Provost’s University of Victoria Faculty Series Lecture: Anyone, Anywhere, Anytime, The Magic of Wireless Communications
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1995 |
- present, IEEE Communications Society, Distinguished speaker
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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
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1993 |
United Nations Industrial Dev. Organization (UNIDO), Visiting Expert in Telecommunications
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1993 |
Science Council of British Columbia, Gold Medal in Engineering and Applied Sciences
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1992 |
Elected IEEE Fellow for leadership in the development and application of error control coding devices
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1989 |
Elected Fellow of Engineering Institute of Canada
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1987 |
IERE (U.K.), A.F. Bulgin Premium for best paper published in 1987
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c. Awards for Service
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2012 |
IEEE Canada W.S. Read Outstanding Service Award for Meritorious Service to IEEE Canada at Several Levels
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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.”
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2006 |
IEEE Communications Society Wireless Communications Technical Committee Recognition Award
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2005 |
IEEE VT Society Chairman’s Award
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2000 |
IEEE Third-Millennium Medal
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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>
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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
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1990 |
Engineering Institute of Canada, John B. Stirling Medal in recognition of leadership and service to the Institute at National Level
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1987 |
Engineering Institute of Canada Centennial Medal
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1984 |
IEEE Centennial Medal
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1982 |
IEEE Montreal Section Information Theory Chapter Best Chapter Chairman Award
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