We are thrilled to share that Md Mojibur Rahman Redoy Akanda, a PhD student in the SPIES Lab, has won the Graduate Research Excellence Award 2026, presented at the Computer Science and Engineering Department’s annual banquet. This is the highest honor for PhD students conducting exceptional research across the department.
Congratulations! Akanda’s work, especially at the intersection of security and accessibility, is very unique and much needed, and he will be coming up on the tenure-track market in the next year’s cycle.
Please learn more about his work and achievements on his LinkedIn profile or directly via his website: https://redoyakanda.github.io/.
