Summary
Bhargab Acharya is a research-focused software engineer with nine years of industry experience who recently transitioned into vehicle security and is now a Research Assistant at the University of Memphis while pursuing a PhD in Computer Science. He has held senior engineering and leadership roles across startups and product teams, including CTO and senior backend positions, bringing practical full-stack and security research experience to academic investigations. His background spans hands-on backend systems, security research, and leading engineering teams through product development cycles, giving him a rare blend of practical deployment know-how and investigative rigor. Based in Memphis, he combines applied research with real-world engineering tradeoffs, often approaching vehicle security problems from both systems and adversarial perspectives.
9 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science at University of Memphis
Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering, Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering at Kantipur Engineering College
English, Nepali, Hindi