The (US) Institute of Navigation presented Dr Lakshay Narula with its prestigious Bradford W Parkinson Award during the ION GNSS+ 2021 Conference on 24 September 2021.

Dr Narula was recognized for his thesis, Towards Secure & Robust PNT for Automated Systems.

The Bradford W Parkinson Award is awarded annually to an outstanding graduate student in the field of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS).
The award, which honours Dr Parkinson for his leadership in establishing both the US Global Positioning System and the Satellite Division of the Institute of Navigation, includes a personalized plaque and a $2,500 honorarium.