Manoj Acharya is an Advanced Computer Scientist at SRI International, having previously served as an Applied Scientist at Amazon, specializing in Natural Language Processing and Deep Learning architectures utilizing Large Language Models. Acharya's extensive research background includes a Doctor of Philosophy in Imaging Science from the Rochester Institute of Technology, where publications in prestigious conferences such as AAAI and ICCV were achieved. Additional experience includes roles as a Graduate Research Assistant and Teaching Assistant, focusing on deep learning, image processing, and computer vision courses. Earlier professional experience encompasses software development for medical visualization tools and firmware development for embedded applications.