• 2014 Construction Industry Institute (CII) Researcher of the Year Award
• 2010 Best Paper Award - ASCE Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering -"Computer Vision-Based Video Interpretation Model for Automated Productivity Analysis of Construction Operations."
• 2010 Construction Industry Institute (CII) Outstanding Instructor Award
• 2009 Construction Industry Institute (CII) Researcher of the Year Award
• 2009 CII Distinguished Professor Award
• 2008 Outstanding Early Career Researcher Award - FIATECH Celebration of Engineering & Technology Innovation (CETI)
• 2007 FIATECH CETI Award - Intelligent and Automated Construction Job Site Category. The Sandow Steam Electric Station Unit 5 RFID Trial. This field trial was part of the CII RT240 study.
• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: Fellowship - Computational Science and Engineering Program, 2001
• Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, 2001
• Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil: Fellowship - Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico - CNPq, 1989

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