He was elected to serve on the IEEE Communications Society (COMSOC) Board of Governors as a member-at-large. He has chaired various technical and steering committees within ComSoc, currently serves as Director of ComSoc Educational Services Board, and has served on many committees such as the IEEE Fellow Committee. He has actively participated in organizing numerous International Conferences/Symposia/Workshops. He is frequently invited to deliver keynote addresses, distinguished lectures, tutorials, and invited talks. Among his many recognitions are several excellence in teaching awards, multiple best paper awards, the NCE Excellence in Research Award, several ComSoc TC technical recognition awards, the NJ Inventors Hall of Fame Inventor of the Year Award, the Thomas Alva Edison Patent Award, the Purdue University Outstanding Electrical and Computer Engineering Award, the NCE 100 Medal, the NJIT Excellence in Research Prize and Medal, and designation as a COMSOC Distinguished Lecturer. He has also been granted more than 40 U.S. patents.