Dinesh Acharya U

Dinesh Acharya U serves as a Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal University. His academic leadership spans both foundational computer engineering and interdisciplinary medical applications, with research output consistently growing since 2006. Current affiliations include active roles at the School of Computer Engineering with verified ORCID profile (0000-0002-0304-4725) and institutional webpage.

Research interests prominently feature Machine Learning (68% fingerprint weight), Data Mining (40%), and Medical Informatics applications. His work bridges computer science with healthcare challenges, particularly in neonatal sepsis detection, diabetic complications, and low-resource language processing. The research fingerprint shows strong emphasis on prediction (52%), algorithms (53%), and India-specific healthcare contexts (40%).

Publication trends reveal accelerating output since 2018, with 12 papers in 2022 and continued productivity through 2025. Recent work demonstrates interdisciplinary convergence, particularly in

• Medical AI (neonatal sepsis, diabetic kidney disease)
• Natural language processing for low-resource languages
• Transformer-based architectures across domains

Notable patterns include increasing clinical collaborations and emphasis on practical implementation tools.

Professional recognition includes an h-index of 13 with 596 citations across 71 research outputs. Key distinctions:

• Scopus profile verification
• ORCID registration
• Multi-institutional collaborations evident in co-authorship

Academic supervision and grant activity cannot be confirmed from available data, though 15+ recent publications suggest active research teams. Current projects appear focused on

• Medical diagnostic tool development
• Low-resource language technology
• Clinical decision support systems

with evident laboratory infrastructure supporting computational healthcare research.