Assistant Professor
Education
Biography
Dr. Subash Neupane is an Assistant Professor with a joint appointment in the Capstone College of Nursing and the Department of Computer Science at The University of Alabama. He earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Mississippi State University in 2025. He also holds a master’s degree in Information Technology from Swinburne University of Technology in Australia and a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering from Kathmandu University in Nepal.
Dr. Neupane’s research brings together artificial intelligence, machine learning, natural language processing, and health informatics to develop trustworthy and clinically useful AI systems. His work focuses on how AI can integrate information from patient records, generate meaningful clinical summaries, and support communication and decision-making. A central goal is to ensure that AI-generated information is accurate, understandable, grounded in patient-specific evidence, and responsive to patients’ values and preferences.
His current research interests include evaluating the reliability of clinical AI reasoning, developing patient-centered knowledge representations, and examining how generative AI can support personalized health communication. Through interdisciplinary collaboration with nursing and computer science researchers, he seeks to develop methods that support nursing practice, patient engagement, and continuity of care.
Dr. Neupane also teaches machine learning and mentors students in AI research. His teaching connects computational foundations with practical applications, emphasizing critical evaluation and responsible use of emerging technologies.