• Best paper award,  "A modified reinforcement learning algorithm for coordinated signalized networks",  Turkish Road Associtation, General Directorate of Highways, 2015
  • Granted recognized reviewer status (Feb., 2016) based on reviewer contributions to participating journals [link]
  • Modelling vehicle delays at signalized intersections using artificial neural networks, Best Msc Dissertation Award, Turkish Road Associtation, 2005. 
  • Postdoctoral Scholarship, Technical University of Bari, 2012.