Lakshmidevi Sreeramareddy

Dr. Lakshmidevi Sreeramareddy, is an Assistant Professor at Salem State University in Computer Science Department. She is teaching various IT/CS related course. She is collaborating with her colleagues in developing IT Major with ABET accreditation guidelines.

Previously she was an Adjunct Faculty at McDaniel College, Westminster, MD and at Towson University, Towson, MD in Computer Science department. She has earned her Doctoral degree in Information Technology at Towson University, MD, USA in Dec 2014.

Her research focuses on human computer interaction, usability, accessibility and security. She has developed gesture-based password authentication method and has conducted a series of user studies to evaluate the method. She has authored/co-authored five publications based on her research. She has extensive teaching experience, hands on system administration experience, and programming experience in standalone and web applications. She has great passion for teaching and collaborative research.
 

D.Sc. in Information Technology (2014)
Fisher College of Science and Mathematics, Towson University, Towson, MD. 

Dissertation topic: A Usable and Accessible Authentication Method: Gesture-Based Password, Committee members: Dr. Jinjuan Feng, Dr. Sungchul Hong, Dr. Yuanqiong Wang, Dr. Ziying Tang

Major courses: Database Management II, Network Architecture/Protocols, Software Project Management, Software Engineering I, Doctoral Independent Study, Dissertation

M.S. in Computer Science (2008)
Towson University, Towson, MD.

Major courses: Database Management I, Advanced Data Structures and Algorithms, Computer Networks, Information Technology Infrastructure, System Development Process, Advanced Database Management Systems, Operating System Principles, Introduction to E-commerce, Robotics, Internet Supply Chain Management, Special Topics in Computer Science, COSC Project/Internship

B.Sc. in Information Science and Engineering (2006)
Visvesvaraya Technological University, Bangalore, India.

Teaching:

• Computer Science Courses
• Information Technology Courses
• Web and Mobile Development
• Databases and System Administration

Research

• Human Computer Interaction
• Usable Security and Authentication
  Usability Testing, Accessibility and User Interface Design
• Machine Learning
• Research may involve participants with Cognitive Disabilities
• The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL)

• Teaching Computer Science Major Courses
• Teaching Information Technology Major/Minor Courses
• Teaching Support Courses for non Majors from other departments
• Curriculum Development with ABET Accreditation guidelines
• Program assessment
• Serve on various University wide and school wide committees
• Advise students and maintain office hours
• Explore other scholarly activities

1. L.Sreeramareddy, K.Kaur, N.Pothier (2020). A Second Look on Gesture Based Passwords: Usability and Vulnerability to Shoulder Surfing Attacks. International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction and Usability Evaluation Methods, New York, USA.
    
2. L.Sreeramareddy, K.Kaur, N.Pothier (2020). Evaluation of Gesture base d Password: User Behavioral Features using Machine Learning Algorithms. International Conference on Machine Learning and Data Mining, Boston, MA, USA.
    
3. S.Kentros, M.Wadhwa, L.Sreeramareddy, K. Kaur (2019). Improving Retention through Team-Based Learning Finch Labs and Peer-Educators in Intro to Programming. Proceedings of the 50th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
    
4. S. Kentros, M.Wadhwa, L.Sreeramareddy, K.Kaur, M.Ebenfield, A.Shwedel (2019). Course Redesign to Improve Retention: Finding the Optimal Mix of Instructional Approaches. The Twenty-Fourth Annual Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges Northeastern. Lisle, Illinois, USA.
    
5. Sreeramareddy, L., Mulbah, P., and Feng, J. (2015). Evaluating The Use of Gesture-Based Passwords By The Seniors. The 3rd International Conference on Human Aspects of Information Security, Privacy, and Trust  (HAS). It was held as part of the 17th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Los Angeles, CA. Los Angeles, CA, USA. Print ISBN: 978-3-319-20375-1, Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-20376-8
    
6. Sreeramareddy, L., Miao, S., and Feng, J. (2014). Investigating Gesture-based Password: Usability and Vulnerability to Shoulder-Surfing Attacks. Research in Adaptive and Convergent Systems (RACS)., Towson, MD USA. ISBN: 978-1-4503-3060-2
    
7. Sreeramareddy, L., Janprasert, A., and Feng, J. (2014).Evaluating Gesture-Based Password and Impact of Input Devices. The International Conference on Security and Management (SAM). WORLDCOMP 2014. Las Vegas, USA.?
    
8. Sreeramareddy, L., Feng, J. H., & Sears, A. (2012). Preliminary Investigation of Gesture-Based Password: Integrating Additional User Behavioral Features. Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security (SOUPS). Washington, DC, USA.
    
9. Ma, Y., Feng, J., Kumin, L., Lazar, J., and Sreeramareddy, L. (2012) Investigating Authentication Methods Used by Individuals with Down Syndrome’. Proceedings of ACM International Conference on Accessible Computing. Boulder, Colorado, USA.