International Research Awards
- The IIAS Research Award, the International Institute for Advanced Studies in Systems Research and Cybernetics, Germany, 1997.
- The IBC’s 21st Century Award for Achievement, the International Biographical Centre, 2002.
- The Distinguished Research Board of Advisors, the American Biographical Institute 2003.
- “Pocket SCORM”, the 2005 Brandon Hall Excellence in Learning Awards, Innovative Technology.
- The HSSS Award, the Hellenic Society for Systemic Studies, Greece, 2007.
- The 2014 Distinguished Engineering Alumni Awards, Santa Clara University, USA.
- The Google MOOC Focused Research Award, 2015.
Domestic Research Awards
- Research Award of NSC, Taiwan, 1995, Research Topic: On the Construction of a Prolog-Based Verifier for Systolic Designs.
- Research Award of NSC, Taiwan, 1996, Research Topic: An Operational Semantics Approach to Disciplined Exceptions in Logic Programming.
- Research Award of NSC, Taiwan, 1997, Research Topic: IMMPS: A Multimedia Presentation Design System.
- Research Award of NSC, Taiwan, 1998, Research Topic: On Computing Temporal/Spatial Relations.
- Research Award of NSC, Taiwan, 1999, Research Topic: Multimedia Abstract Machine
- Tamkang University Research Award, Tamkang University, Tamsui, Taiwan, 1994, Research Topic: A Temporal Arithmetic Based Reasoning System for Systolic Array Designs.
- Tamkang University Research Award, Tamkang University, Tamsui, Taiwan, 1995, Research Topic: An Operational Semantics Approach to Disciplined Exceptions in Logic Programming.
- Tamkang University Research Award, Tamkang University, Tamsui, Taiwan, 1996, Research Topic: On the Construction of Intelligent Multimedia Presentations.
- Tamkang University Research Award, Tamkang University, Tamsui, Taiwan, 1997, Research Topic: Case Studies in Intelligent Multimedia Presentation Design Systems in Terms of the Standard Reference Model: the IMMPS Project, the PreGen System, and the StrMP System.
- Tamkang University Research Award, Tamkang University, Tamsui, Taiwan, 1998, Research Topic: Multimedia Abstract Machine.
- Tamkang University Research Award, Tamkang University, Tamsui, Taiwan, 1999, Research Topic: An Operational Semantics Approach to Continuation Style Interpreter of Logic Programs.
- Tamkang University Research Award (Type A), Tamkang University, Tamsui, Taiwan, 2000, Research Topic: Mobile Agent Evolution Computing
- Tamkang University Research Award (Type B), Tamkang University, Tamsui, Taiwan, 2000, Research Topic: An Intelligent Content-based Image Retrieval System Based on Color, Shape and Spatial Relations
- Tamkang University Research Award (Type A), Tamkang University, Tamsui, Taiwan, 2001, Research Topic: Supporting Well-Engineered Web Documentation Development
- Tamkang University Research Award (Type B), Tamkang University, Tamsui, Taiwan, 2001, Research Topic: EVCS – A Complete Electronic Virtual Conference System
- Tamkang University Research Award (Type B), Tamkang University, Tamsui, Taiwan, 2001, Research Topic: Temporal Properties Underlying Multimedia Presentations with Z Notations
- Tamkang University Research Award (Type B), Tamkang University, Tamsui, Taiwan, 2001, Research Topic: An Efficient Approach to Holding a Virtual Conference.
- Tamkang University Research Award (2002 – 2008).
Best Paper Awards
- Ching-Sheng Wang, Timothy K. Shih, Chun-Hung Huang and Jia-Fu Chen, “Content-Based Information Retrieval for VRML 3D Objects”, Highly Commended Paper Award in the 2003 International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications (AINA’03), Xi’an, China, March 27 – 29, 2003.
- Timothy K. Shih, Ching-Sheng Wang and Chuan-Ho Kao, “A Flexible Content-Based Image Retrieval System Integrating with Color, Shape, and Spatial Relations”, Best Paper Award, in Proceeding of the 5th World Multiconference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics (SCI 2001) and the 7th International Conference on Information Systems Analysis and Synthesis (ISAS 2001), Orlando, USA, July 22-25, 2001.
- Ding-Jung Chiang, Jen-Shium Chiang, Stephen Y. Kuo and Timothy K. Shih, “Mobile Data with Time Constraint over Ubiquitous Computing Environments,” Best Student Paper Award, in the 3rd IEEE International Conference on Ubi-media Computing, Jinhua, China, July 5-7, 2010.
- Best Paper Award, Worapot Sommool, Batbaatar Battulga, Timothy K. Shih and Wu-Yuin Hwang, “Using Kinect for Holodeck Classroom: A Framework for Presentation and Assessment,” the 12th International Conference on Web-based Learning (ICWL 2013),Kenting, Taiwan, October 6-9 2013.
- Best Paper Award, Kumara W. G. C. W., Shih-Ming Chang, Timothy K. Shih, “Automatic Panorama Generation from a Video with Dynamic Background”, IEEE International Conference on Advances in ICT for Emerging Regions (ICTer), 11-15 December 2013, Colombo, Sri Lanka.