Srivathsav Velpuri, BS
He/Him/His, Graduate Student, Teaching Assistant
About
I'm open to collaboration and love working with others to tackle interesting challenges (Open to teaming up for exciting projects)
I enjoy problem-solving and building side projects, especially retro-style games and fun coding experiments. In my free time, I like playing video games, watching movies with friends, and exploring creative ways to apply my technical skills outside of academics.
Research Interests:
My research interests focus on security and privacy, particularly in the context of smart devices, Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystems, and digital platforms such as Airbnb. I am interested in designing systems that balance usability with strong privacy protections, exploring stakeholder threat models, and studying how trust is built in shared or multi-user environments.
Educational & Professional Experience
I received my Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Engineering from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada(CIT)
I am currently working as a Software Development Intern at SPIE, where my responsibilities include designing and developing business and web solutions for SPIE constituents and internal staff. Using Microsoft technologies such as C# and ASP.NET, I contribute to building new features, software maintenance, and enhancing user-facing systems.
In addition, I have been working as a Teaching Assistant in the Computer Science Department at Western Washington University for the past year and a half. In this role, I support labs, grade programming assignments, and mentor students in their coursework.