Dr. of Phys. and Math. Sciences, Prof.

Distinguished Professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Texas at San Antonio

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Eta Kappa Nu (HKN- the honor society for electrical and computer engineering). International Association for Pattern Recognition (IAPR). American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). Russian Association on Pattern Recognition. North American Fuzzy Information Processing Society, was elected as A new member of Academia Europaea (AE, June 6, 2022).

SPIE Fellow (2006). MAEStro Educator of the Year Award, From Society of Mexican American Engineers and Scientists, Inc. 30th Anniversary International Symposium and Career Fair (November 5, 2004 Austin), TX. Nominated for Outstanding Research Award, ECE Department (The University of Texas at San Antonio) (2002-2003 and 2004), etc.