Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering dean Raj Acharya poses for a headshot. Acharya will step down mid-March to participate in an artificial intelligence research initiative at IU. Courtesy of Indiana University Dean of the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering Raj Acharya will step down mid-March to participate in an artificial intelligence research initiative. Acharya said the school will hire an acting dean to replace him and then conduct a national search to find a permanent dean. Acharya launched the Department of Intelligent Systems Engineering in 2016 and has been dean since July 2016. He will now be associate vice president for research with the specific task of promoting artificial intelligence.