He was awarded by the Marie Curie Actions research fellowship program sponsored by The European Commission in Year 1998 which he spent from 1998 to 2001 in ABB (Asea Brown Boveri) Corporate Research, Heidelberg. The Marie Curie Actions research fellowship program is a set of mobility research grant schemes funding pre- and post-doctoral researchers in Europe as well as experienced researchers from all over the world. The Marie-Curie Fellowships are Europe’s most competitive and prestigious awards, and are aimed at fostering interdisciplinary research and international collaborations.