Naveen K Kapoor was awarded a Certificate in Engineering Excellence in Big Data Analytics and Optimization from the International School of Engineering upon successful completion of their 352-hour program between June 25, 2016 and December 11, 2016, which included a project defense. The program covered essential skills in big data analytics, statistics, machine learning, data visualization, and communication challenges for analytics professionals. It was certified for quality by the Language Technologies Institute of Carnegie Mellon University, who also assisted in curriculum development.