Dr. Robin Ghosh, Arkansas Tech University assistant professor of computer and information science, has been selected to the AR-NETWORK Emerging Research Leaders Program.
According to information on the organization’s website, the AR-NETWORK Emerging Research Leaders Program is designed to support researchers who are early in their career or mid-career with “funding, mentorship and leadership development to help them establish sustainable research programs and achieve statewide impact.”
The support comes in the forms of research funding, training in research management and team leadership, mentorship from established research leaders and networking with researchers around the state.
Ghosh is one of 12 individuals selected for the initiative in 2026.
“I hope to build a sustained, interdisciplinary research program at the intersection of AI, precision agriculture and aquaculture that delivers practical, producer-centered tools, strengthens Arkansas’ capacity in data-driven agricultural innovation and positions our team for competitive extramural funding and broader statewide collaborations,” said Ghosh.
Ghosh earned his Doctor of Philosophy degree from Jackson State University in 2021 and became a full-time member of the ATU faculty that fall. Over the past five years, he has regularly mentored students who have performed research and presented it at conferences as well as the annual STEM Posters at the Capitol event in Little Rock.
The 2026 ATU Department of Engineering and Computing Sciences Outstanding Faculty Award in Scholarship winner, Ghosh is part of the team of ATU faculty members that earned a $2 million National Science Foundation grant during the 2025-26 academic year that will make science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) degrees more accessible to low-income students.
ATU Faculty Senate named Ghosh ATU faculty member of the month in April 2026 based upon his role in the development of and forthcoming implementation of a new artificial intelligence track as part of the ATU Bachelor of Science degree in computer science as well as his guidance of award-winning research by Arkansas Tech students.
Learn more about the AR-NETWORK Emerging Research Leaders Initiative at https://arnetwork.aralliance.org/programs/erl.
Learn more about the ATU College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics at www.atu.edu/stem.
