Harshini Sri Ramulu

Empirical Software Engineering

Research Associate

About Harshini Sri Ramulu

I am a final year PhD student advised by Prof. Dr. Yasemin Acar. My research lies in the intersection of Human-Computer Interaction, Security, and Privacy. I am predominantly interested in helping developers and organizations navigate security challenges, and ethical dilemmas they face during development. Besides that, I study security and privacy mental models of underserved users (using qualitative and quantitative methods and social media analysis), particularly in the context of geo-political changes/crises. I also research societal issues that resonate deeply with me.  I have published and won awards at top-tier security and HCI conferences (USENIX, IEEE S&P, CHI, CSCW, and SOUPS).

Research

Research Interests

Usable Security and Privacy, Human-Computer Interaction, Human-Centered Security

Teaching

Teaching Areas

User Interface Design, Applied User Experience Research and Design, Human Factors in Security and Privacy


Current Courses

The researcher does not teach any courses in the current semester.