Educational Background

• Doctor of Engineering, Computer Science and Information Management , Asian Institute of Technology, 1997

Professional Background

• Sr. Operations Analyst , US AIRWAYS, OPERATIONS CONTROL CENTER, Pittsburgh, PA,
• Practitioner Faculty, UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX, Dallas (Texas) and Pittsburgh (PA)
• Subject Matter Expert VCLEARN INC., Brussels, Belgium
• Resource Manager/ SCM Team Lead - Education Services , i2 TECHNOLOGIES, Inc. Irving, Texas
• Sr. Solution Architect- Product Management, i2 TECHNOLOGIES, Inc. Irving, Texas
• Consultant/Sr. Consultant/Team lead, i2 TECHNOLOGIES, Inc. Irving, Texas
• Project Systems Manager , THE CENTER FOR ENERGY-ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT (CEERD), Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand

Publications

• Sushil Acharya,  Priya Manohar, & Peter Wu (2018), “Measuring Broader Impact of NSF-funded Project on Software Engineering Education”, 2018 ASEE Annual Conference in Salt Lake City, UT.

• Justin Josey, & Sushil Acharya (2018), “A Methodology for Automated Facial Expression Recognition Using Facial Landmarks”, 2018 ASEE Annual Conference in Salt Lake City, UT.

• Sushil Acharya, Priya Manohar, Peter Wu, Bruce Maxim, & Mary Hansen, “Design, Development and Delivery of Active Learning Tools in Software Verification & Validation Education (2017)” Journal of Education and Learning, ISSN# 1927-5250, Vol. 7, No. 1, 2018, pp 13 - 28.
• Priya Manohar, Sushil Acharya, & Peter Wu (2018), “Dissemination of Active Learning Tools for Software V&V Education and Their Pedagogical Assessment”, 2018 ASEE Annual Conference in Salt Lake City, UT

• Bruce Maxim, Sushil Acharya, Stein Brunvand, & Marouane Kessentini (2017), “WIP: Introducing Active Learning in a Software Engineering Course”, 2017 ASEE Annual Conference in Columbus, OH.

• Sushil Acharya, Priya Manohar, Peter Wu, & Walt Schilling, “Using Academia-Industry Partnerships to Enhance Software Verification & Validation Education via Active Learning Tools (2017)” Journal of Education and Learning, ISSN# 1927-5250, Vol. 6, No. 2., Jun. 2017, pp. 69 – 84.
• Sushil Acharya, Priya Manohar, & Peter Wu, “Using Case Study Videos as an Effective Active Learning Tool to Teach Software Development Best Practices (2016)” Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, ISSN# 1690-4524, Vol. 15, No. 3, September 2017, pp 70-75.
• Sushil Acharya,  Priya Manohar, Peter Wu, Walt Schilling, & Ali Ansari “Integrated Active Learning Tools for Enhanced Pedagogy in a Software Engineering Course (2016)”, Computers in Education Journal, ISSN# 0736-8607, Vol 7, No. 2, Apr. - Jun. 2016, pp. 17 - 28. 
• Peter Wu, Priya Manohar, Sushil Acharya, “The Design and Evaluation of Class Exercises as Active Learning Tools in Software Verification and Validation (2016)” Information Systems Education Journal (ISEDJ). - Published. ISSN # 1545-679X, Vol. 14, No. 4, pp 4 - 12
• Priya Manohar, Sushil Acharya, Peter Wu, Mary Hansen, Ali Ansari, & Walt Schilling, (2015) “Case Studies for Enhancing Student Engagement and Active Learning in Software V&V Education” Journal of Education and Learning, ISSN# 1927-5250, Vol. 4, No. 4., Dec. 2015, pp. 39 – 52. 
• Sushil Acharya, Priya Manohar, Peter Wu, Walter Schilling, Ali Ansari (2015), “Collaborative Education: Building a Skilled Software Verification and Validation User Community“, Computers in Education Journal, ISSN# 0736-8607, Vol. 5, No. 4, Oct. - Dec. 2014, pp. 26 - 35.
• Acharya, S., et. al., (2014) “Using Software Engineering Best Practices to create an App to Test Touchscreen Compatible Prostheses”, International Journal of Engineering Research & Innovation (IJERI), Print ISSN: 2152-4157, Online ISSN: 2152-4165
• Acharya, S., & Manohar, P. A. (2014). Case Studies in Software Verification & Validation, Alexander Street Press, ISBN 978-1-5016-2912-9
• Acharya, S. et.al. (2014), Enhancing Manufacturing Process Education via Computer Simulation and Visualization,  Journal of Education and Learning, ISSN # 1927-5250 (Print)  ISSN# 1927-5269 (Online)
• Acharya , S. & Ackerman, F.,  (2011), “Software Engineering Education Needs More Engineering” 2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition – Software Engineering Constituent Committee June 10 - 13 – San Antonio, Texas
• Acharya , S., & Schilling, W., (2011), “Effective Active Learning Approaches to Teaching Software Verification” 2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition – Software Engineering Constituent Committee June 10 - 13 – San Antonio, Texas
• Acharya, S. and Sirinterlikci, A., “Intelligent Rube Goldberg using Vex Robotics Development System”, 2010 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition Louisville, KY
• Acharya, S. and Sirinterlikci, A., “Introducing Engineering Design through an Intelligent Rube Goldberg Implementation”, The Journal of Technology Studies, 2010
• Acharya, S. and Burke, D., “Incorporating Gaming in Software Engineering Projects: Case of RMU Monopoly”, Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics (JSCI), ISSN#: 1690-4524, Volume 7, Number 1, Year 2009.
• Acharya, S. et. al., “Using Student Incepted Projects to Retain Student Interest in Software Engineering”, Technology Interface Journal, Volume 9 No.2, Spring 2009, ISSN# 1523-9926
• Acharya, S. et. al., “Integration of Service Learning into a Manufacturing Engineering Course: A Case Study”, International Journal of Service Learning in Engineering, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 44?52, Spring 2009, ISSN# 1555?9033
• Acharya, S. and  Czajkiewicz  Z.J., “Technology Based Hands-On Education in Engineering”, in Proceedings of the X International Conference on Engineering and Technology Education - INTERTECH'2008, Santos, Brazil, March 2-5, 2008
• Acharya, S., “Enhancing the Software Verification and Validation Course through Laboratory Sessions”, ASEE Annual Conference,  June 22-23, 2008
• Acharya S, Harvey V., Holdan E.G., Maxwell M.M., Wood D.F. and Wu P.Y., “Discrete Mathematics Applications for Information Systems Professionals”, 2^nd Edition, Robert Morris University, 2005 (Supplement to Richard Johnsonbaugh, Discrete Mathematics, Sixth Edition, Prentice Hall, 2005).