Sushil Acharya, Dr. Eng.
Associate Professor of Software Engineering (Engineering)
acharya@rmu.edu 412-397-4023 phone (M) 412-397-2593 fax John Jay 126

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

• 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 (Paper Accepted for presentation)
• 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 (Paper Accepted for presentation)
• Acharya, S. and Sirinterlikci, A., “Introducing Engineering Design through an Intelligent Rube Goldberg Implementation”, The Journal of Technology Studies, 2010
• Acharya, S. and Sirinterlikci, A., “Intelligent Rube Goldberg using Vex Robotics Development System”, 2010 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition Louisville, KY
• 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).
• 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 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., “Enhancing the Software Verification and Validation Course through Laboratory Sessions”, ASEE Annual Conference,  June 22-23, 2008
• 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. 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

Schedule of Courses
Schedule Book for All Active and Available Future Terms, Acharya, Sushil

Summer 2013 Course-Section Time Days Loc Instructor Session Seats ENGR2160-A 01:00-03:50 PM MTWR M Acharya 5 (05/13-05/31/13) 12 Seats

Fall 2013 Course-Section Time Days Loc Instructor Session Seats ENGR3410-C1 09:00-10:50 AM M W M Acharya 1 (08/26-12/14/13) 4 Seats ENGR4030-A 06:00-10:00 PM M M Acharya 5 (10/21-12/14/13) 0 Seats ENGR4450-A 09:30-10:45 AM T R M Acharya 1 (08/26-12/14/13) 4 Seats ENGR5030-A - ONLINE I Acharya 4 (10/19-12/14/13) 18 Seats ENGR5030-B 06:00-10:00 PM M M Acharya 5 (10/21-12/14/13) 0 Seats