Bahram Javidi is Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor at the University of Connecticut which is the highest rank and honor bestowed on a faculty member based on research, teaching, and service. Dr. Javidi is Fellow of seven National and International professional scientific societies. He is Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE), Fellow of the Optical Society of America (OSA), Fellow of the International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE), Fellow of the Institute of Physics (IoP), Fellow of The Society for Imaging Science and Technology (IS&T), and Fellow of The Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE).

In 2007, The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation granted Dr. Javidi with the Humboldt Research Award for outstanding scientists who reside outside Germany. He received the 2008 IEEE Donald G. Fink prized paper award among all IEEE Transactions, Journals, and Magazines, over 130 publications. In 2005, Dr. Javidi received the Dennis Gabor Award in Diffractive Wave Technologies by the International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE). He was the recipient of the IEEE Lasers and Electro-optics Society Distinguished Lecturer Award twice in 2003-2004 and 2004-2005. He was awarded the IEEE Best Journal Paper Award from IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology twice in 2002 and 2005. In 1990, the National Science Foundation named Prof. Javidi a Presidential Young Investigator. Early in his career, he received The Engineering Foundation and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Faculty Initiation Award. He was a David Packard Fellowship finalist at the completion of his PhD program. He was selected in 2003 as one of the USA's top 160 engineers between the ages of 30-45 by the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) to be an invited speaker at The Frontiers of Engineering Conference which was co-sponsored by The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. He is an alumnus of the Frontiers of Engineering of The National Academy of Engineering since 2003. Prof. Javidi has supervised over 90 Masters and Doctoral graduate students, Post Doctoral Students, Visiting Scientists, Visiting Professors and Visiting Scholars during his academic career. He is a strong believer in international scientific exchanges and collaboration. He has co-authored scientific publications with over 140 different scientists and engineers from around the globe. Prof. Javidi has over 630 publications. He has completed 8 books and 44 book chapters. He has published over 250 technical articles in major peer reviewed journals. He has published over 330 conference proceedings, including over 110 Plenary Addresses, Keynote Addresses, and invited conference papers. Prof. Javidi is on the Editorial Board of the Proceedings of the IEEE Journal, and is currently the Editor in Chief of the Springer-Verlag series on Advanced Science and Technologies for Security Applications.