Akash Gupta

Dr. Akash Gupta is an Associate Professor in the Department of Systems and Operations Management at California State University, Northridge. He earned his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering and Management from Oklahoma State University, following a master’s degree from the Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, and a bachelor’s degree from Uttar Pradesh Technical University. His research focuses on data analytics, machine learning, logistics, and healthcare analytics. His work in healthcare analytics has received recognition and a financial award from the American College of Physicians, and his contributions to logistics earned an Honorable Mention for Best Applications Paper in IISE Transactions on Design and Manufacturing. Dr. Gupta is committed to improving public health by integrating engineering and medicine. His scholarly work includes models for clinical decision support systems, queuing theory, Bayesian networks, and machine learning applications.

Education

  • Ph.D. 2019, Oklahoma State University.
  • M.Tech. 2012, Indian Institute of Technology;
  • B.Tech. 2009, Uttar Pradesh Technical University;

Areas of Expertise/Research

  • Healthcare analytics
  • Machine learning, data modeling

Selected Publications

  • Rathee, S., Taylor, C. R., & Gupta, A. (2024). The appeal of blurred imagery: Enhancing advertising and brand attitudes for luxury goods. Journal of Business Research, 182, 114795.
  • Gupta, A., Lash, M. T., & Nachimuthu, S. K. (2021). Optimal sepsis patient treatment using human-in-the-loop artificial intelligence. Expert Systems with Applications, 169, 114476.
  • Gupta, A., Liu, T., & Shepherd, S. (2020). Clinical decision support system to assess the risk of sepsis using tree augmented Bayesian networks and electronic medical record data. Health informatics journal, 26(2), 841-861.
  • Gupta, A., Liu, T., &Crick, C. (2020). Utilizing time series data embedded in electronic health records to develop continuous mortality risk prediction models using hiddenMarkov models: a sepsis case study. Statistical methods in medical research, 29(11), 3409-3423.
  • Roy, D., Carrano, A. L., Pazour, J. A., & Gupta, A.(2016). Cost-effective pallet management strategies. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 93, 358-371.