Research Grant from Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences (Leipzig, Germany, July-October 2009) 2008 CSIRO "Go for Growth” Award, ICT Centre, Autonomous Systems 2008 CSIRO ICT Centre Publishing Award, for scientific excellence and outstanding contributions both within the ICT Centre and to the international research community Most Innovative Technology - The 2004 AJB CEBIT Exhibition Award - Ageless Aerospace Vehicles, 2004 Teamwork award - CSIRO Telecommunications and Industrial Physics Divisional Award to the Ageless Aerospace Vehicle (AAV) Team, June 2003 JSAI (Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence) Award for scientific contribution to the RoboCup Simulation League, 2002 - for the work on entropy of joint beliefs as a measure of multi-agent coordination potential RoboCup Certificates for successful participation in the Simulation League competitions in 1999 - 2003  (team leader of the Cyberoos team) 3rd in Pacific Rim RoboCup series 1998 (Singapore, 10 teams); 4th in Euro RoboCup 2000 (Amsterdam, 14 teams); 9-12th in RoboCup 2000 (Melbourne, 34 teams); 9-12th in RoboCup 2001 (Seattle, 44 teams); 9-12th in RoboCup 2002 (Fukuoka, 42 teams); 3rd in RoboCup Australian Open 2003 (Sydney, 14 teams); 9th in RoboCup 2003 (Padua, 45 teams) Certificate of Recognition of the Missouri Chapter of the Fulbright Association and the University of Missouri-Columbia for the participation with distinction as 1992 - 1994 Edmund S. Muskie Fellow in a Fulbright Program of International Research and Cooperation (Columbia, Missouri, USA, 1994) Two-year Benjamin Franklin Fellowship Grant (USA, 1992)