His research is focused on machine learning, data mining, and network science with interdisciplinary connections to climate data sciences, healthcare informatics, and social networks. He is the recipient of multiple awards for research and teaching innovation including outstanding dissertation award, outstanding undergraduate Teacher in 2008 and 2011, National Academy of Engineers New Faculty Fellowship, and number of best paper awards and nominations. His research is currently supported by National Science Foundation, the Department of Energy, the Army Research Labs, DARPA, and a number of Industry Sponsors, bringing in over $8 Million in research funding. He is the chair of the IEEE CIS Data Mining Technical Committee.