2026–Present
Baylor University
Postdoctoral Research Associate in Mechanical Engineering and the AVIA Lab, working at the intersection of aerospace engineering, artificial intelligence, optimization, and autonomous systems.
Researcher · Engineer · Educator
About Kamal Acharya
I am a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Mechanical Engineering at Baylor University and a member of the Advanced Vehicle Intelligence and Autonomy (AVIA) Lab. I develop interpretable AI and forecasting methods for advanced mobility and autonomous aerospace systems.
My work combines data-driven learning, symbolic reasoning, and optimization to support decisions under uncertainty.
Academic Journey
Ph.D.
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Ph.D. in Information Systems, with research in data-driven learning and neurosymbolic AI for Advanced Air Mobility demand modeling.
What guides my work
Research Philosophy
I am interested in AI systems that are not only accurate, but also understandable and useful to planners, researchers, and decision-makers. My work is motivated by transportation systems in which uncertainty, infrastructure, policy, and human trust matter as much as predictive performance.