Awards/Honours:
- Received Springer Nature's "Editor of Distinction Award 2026" for Editorial Contributions and Author Service to the Scientific Reports journal.
- Received ‘Faculty Star in Building International Network’ award from the Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Nottingham Ningbo China, 2025
- Received ‘Research Excellence’ award from the Artificial Intelligence and Optimization (AIOP) research group at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China, 2025
- Received ‘Excellent Performance’ awards for overall academic performance in the 2022-2023, 2023-2024, and 2025-2026 academic years at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China.
- Received 'Spot Award' for teaching excellence and effective service to the University of Nottingham Ningbo China, 2021, 2025, and 2026
- Received the 2020 IEEE Systems Journal (2020 I.F.: 4.463) Best Paper Award (this is one of the seven papers out of 793 papers [top 1%] that have received the award)
- Received ERCIM Alain Bensoussan Fellowship award from the European Union to pursue a postdoc at RISE SICS, Sweden, 2018 (declined).
- Received ERCIM Alain Bensoussan Fellowship award from the European Union to pursue a postdoc at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway, 2017.
- Received the SERB Overseas Postdoctoral Fellowship award from the Dept. of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, to pursue a postdoc at TU Delft, Netherlands, 2017 (declined).
- Received Erasmus Mundus Postdoctoral Fellowship award from the European Commission to pursue a postdoc at Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, 2016 (declined).
- Awarded a full financial institute travel grant to attend IEEE ICC 2015, London, United Kingdom.
- Awarded a travel grant to attend XRCI Open 2015, Bangalore, India.
- Awarded a travel grant to attend The Fourth IDRBT Doctoral Colloquium, Hyderabad, India, 2014.
- Awarded the second prize in a state-level science quiz competition organized by Paschim Banga Vigyan Mancha, West Bengal, India, 1996.
- Awarded the first prize from the Midnapore district in a state-level science exam competition organized by Paschim Banga Vigyan Mancha, West Bengal, India, 1995
Distinguished Recognitions:
- Dr. Kar’s project titled “AI-driven personalized learning paths” was featured in news coverage on Chinadaily.com. China Daily has the widest print circulation of any English-language newspaper in China.
- Recognized as a High-Level Talent by the Ningbo Municipal Government, China, 2021
