In 2024, he was honored with the “Best PhD Thesis” Award from the Prestige Institute of Management & Research, Gwalior. Recognized for his contributions to the technical community, he has been named an “Ambassador” by HashiCorp in the Asia Pacific region and earned “Community Top Voice” badges from LinkedIn. In 2023, his outstanding efforts were acknowledged with the prestigious “Research Scholar of the Year Award” by the Global Asia Education Conclave and the “Young Researcher Award” from the Institute of Scholars (InSc). His accolades include a distinguished “Open-Source Contributor” medal in 2022, and the title of “Author of the Month” for three consecutive months in 2021 by the AWS newsletter. During his tenure at FireEye, he received numerous awards, including “Spark Competencies”, “Spark Execution”, and “Fixate on Challenges”.

His research and training interests span DevOps, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and IT Operation, with a recent focus on building AIOps solutions on the cloud. He holds 3 patents published in Intellectual Property India and has authored over 8 research papers in peer-reviewed international SCI/Scopus journals. He has been recognized as a reviewer by various international organizations, such as Elsevier and Open Education. His impressive credentials include over 30 global industry certifications and 38 digital badges. His mentorship within AWS earned him the “Inspiration Award”, reflecting his dedication to nurturing aspiring learners. With a significant LinkedIn following of approximately 13.5K, he has mentored and coached numerous students and colleagues throughout his career.

As a technical author, he has published 4 AWS blogs, 8 AWS Prescriptive Guidance, and 11 GitHub code sample repositories under the AWS organization. His work has been featured by organizations such as Gremlin, Noise, Flipboard, O11, and AirFlow. Also, he has been featured in international magazines including “The Academic Insights” and “The Knowledge Review”. His awards and recognitions include the “Best Scylla User Award”, which received international coverage from sources like Yahoo, GlobalNewswire, and PICANTE. ScyllaDB has published his interview and presentation on GraphDB implementation across various social platforms, and he was among the “Top five global winners” in the ScyllaDB certification challenge. He was also a respected reviewer for esteemed platforms like Elsevier and Open Education.

As a public speaker, Dr. Rahul has presented at various international conferences and summits, including the AWS TFC Summit in Seattle, AWS re: Invent in Las Vegas, and Scylla Summit in San Francisco. He has also delivered technical sessions at IIT Bombay, IEEE Conference at VIT, and numerous other institutes and universities. His knowledge-sharing extends to community events, including HashiConf, CDK Day, Cloud Native Day, AWS Community Day, and User Groups.