Acharya has done his M.Tech and Ph.D. from IIT Kharagpur after his B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from Utkal University. He has 18 years of teaching experience. Prior to joining ABV-IIITM, he was working as an Assistant Professor at IGIT, Sarang, Orissa. He has published several papers in Journals of international and national repute and also presented papers and chaired sessions at international and national conferences. He has been a reviewer of prestigious international journals. His areas of interest include Software Engineering and Management, Busyness System Simulation, Operations Management.