- Best Paper Presentation Award, Kamal Kumar, Debang Raj Neog, and M.K. Bhuyan, "Multimodal Vision-Based Hand Rehabilitation System with Hand and Eye Movement Analysis" Presented at the Smart City Workshop 2025, jointly organized by IIT Guwahati, IIT Madras, University of Ibaraki, Japan, and Hitachi Research, Japan.
- Most Influential Research Paper Over the Decade Award, Yuji Iwahori, Takayuki Shinohara, Akira Hattori, Robert J. Woodham, Shinji Fukui, M.K. Bhuyan, and Kunio Kasugai, "Automatic Polyp Detection in Endoscope Images Using a Hessian Filter", Awarded at the 18th International Conference on Machine Vision Applications (MVA2023), Hamamatsu, Japan.
- Outstanding Achievers’ Recognition (2021), conferred by the Hon’ble Vice President of India.
- Dr. M.K. Bhuyan developed an AI Platform for Colon Cancer Detection, contributing to advancements in the early diagnosis of colon cancer. This innovative work was featured in the Research News segment on early detection of colon cancer aired by Rajya Sabha TV – Gyan Vigyan News. (2021) (Video Link) (Click) (Click)
- Dr. M.K. Bhuyan developed the "Virtual Presence Platform" to enable remote participation during the 22nd Convocation of IIT Guwahati, held amid the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. The platform provided an innovative solution to ensure a seamless and interactive convocation experience for graduates, faculty, and guests during a period of global restrictions. (Video Link) (Click) (Click)
- Dr. M.K. Bhuyan was appointed as an Honorary Visiting Professor in the Department of Computer Science, Chubu University, Japan, for the period April 1, 2020 to March 31, 2025.
- The paper titled “Polyp Shape Recovery using Vascular Border from Single Colonoscopy Image”, authored by Prof. M.K. Bhuyan (Department of EEE, IIT Guwahati), Hiroyasu Usami, Yuji Iwahori (Chubu University, Japan), Aili Wang (Harbin University of Science and Technology, China), Naotaka Ogasawara, and Kunio Kasugai (Chubu University, Japan), received the Best Research Paper Award at the 6th International Conference on Bioimaging (BIOIMAGING 2019), held in Prague, Czech Republic.
- Prof. M.K. Bhuyan was awarded the prestigious Fulbright Academic and Professional Excellence Fellowship (2013–14) to undertake a combination of teaching and research at the School of Engineering and Technology, Purdue University, Indiana, USA.
- National Award for Best Applied Research and Innovation (2012), Conferred by the Government of India for his significant contribution to the development of an AI-based sign language recognition and education framework aimed at supporting the lives of persons with disabilities. The award was presented to Prof. M.K. Bhuyan by the Honourable President of India at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, on 6th February 2013. (Click here for the video)
- The paper titled “Dense 3D Reconstruction of Endoscopic Polyp”, authored by Ankur Deka, Yuji Iwahori, M.K. Bhuyan, Pradipta Sasmal, and Kunio Kasugai, was awarded the Best Paper Award at BIOIMAGING 2018, held in Portugal.
- The paper titled “Detection and Classification of Defective Electronic Circuit Boards Using CNN Features and Keypoint Extraction”, authored by M.K. Bhuyan, Yohei Takada, Tokiko Shiina, Hiroyasu Usami, and Yuji Iwahori, received the Best Paper Award at the Ninth International Conference on Pervasive Patterns and Applications (PATTERNS 2017), held in Athens, Greece from February 19–23, 2017.
- Elevated to the grade of IEEE Senior Member. Only, 8% of IEEE’s members hold this grade, which requires extensive experience, and reflects professional maturity and documented achievements of significance.
- Awarded a fellowship by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, to attend and deliver an invited talk at the Indo-French Seminar on Matrix Information Geometries, held at École Polytechnique, Paris, France, 2011. Subsequently, a book chapter related to the talk was published.
- The biography of Prof. M.K. Bhuyan was featured in the prestigious Who’s Who in America (2009) in recognition of his significant contributions to sign language research and support for persons with disabilities.
- Prof. M.K. Bhuyan’s research contributions were acknowledged in the SAFE (SENSORS) Strategic Project Review 2007, conducted by National ICT, Government of Australia.
- BOYSCAST fellowship 2006-2007 by DST, Govt. of India.
- Awarded the Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) in Engineering and Technology by the University Grants Commission (UGC), Government of India, during the pursuit of a Ph.D. degree.
- Received a fellowship from the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), Government of India, during the pursuit of an M.Tech degree.
- Branch/Stream topper in M.Tech.
- Qualified IES examination.
- Honours in B.Tech. degree.
- Awarded the Technical Merit Scholarship by the Director of Technical Education, Government of Assam, during the pursuit of a Bachelor’s degree.
- National Merit Scholarship, Assam Higher Secondary Education Council, Assam.
- Received a travel grant from the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, to attend an international conference held in Melbourne, Australia, 2005.
- Received a fellowship from the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, to attend the International Conference on Pattern Recognition and Machine Intelligence (PReMI 2005).
- Received a fellowship from the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) to attend the Indian Conference on Computer Vision, Graphics and Image Processing (ICVGIP 2005).
