Dr Dharini Balasubramaniam
Senior Lecturer
- dharini@st-andrews.ac.uk
- Office
- C1.13
- Location
- Jack Cole Building (Computer Science )
Biography
I am a Senior Lecturer in Computer Science at St Andrews. I obtained my first degree in Computation at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology and completed my PhD in Computer Science at St Andrews under the supervision of Prof Ron Morrison. In between the two degrees, I spent a year working in software industry, first as an Analyst Programmer and then as a Project Leader. I began my academic career as a Research Fellow in Computer Science at St Andrews.
Within the School of Computer Science, I have held roles such as Project Coordinator, Admissions Officer, Director of Postgraduate Teaching and Director of Teaching. I am currently the Director of Admissions, Recruitment and Outreach for Computer Science.
Teaching
I currently teach 2 Masters level modules:
- CS5030 - Software Engineering Principles
- CS5033 - Software Architecture
In the past, I have taught modules at different levels including:
- CS1002 - Object-Oriented Programming
- CS2003 - Advanced Internet Programming (currently Internet and the Web)
- CS3101 - Databases
Research areas
My interests are broadly in the area of software engineering. Specifically, I work on
- Software architecture,
- Uncertainty in software systems,
- Software ethics,
- Digital literacy, and
- Computer Science education.
I am interested in establishing collaborations with industry and other external organisations to identify open problems in the above areas and to find viable solutions to these problems.
PhD supervision
- Christopher Irvine
Selected publications
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Open access
A framework for considering uncertainty in software systems
Lupafya, C. & Balasubramaniam, D., 10 Aug 2022, Proceedings - 2022 IEEE 46th Annual Computers, Software, and Applications Conference (COMPSAC). Leong, H. V., Sarvestani, S. S., Teranishi, Y., Cuzzocrea, A., Kashiwazaki, H., Towey, D., Yang, J-J. & Shahriar, H. (eds.). IEEE Computer Society, 6 p. 9842720. (Proceedings - International Computer Software & Applications Conference).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Open access
Incorporating ethics in software engineering: challenges and opportunities
Mitchell, A. C., Balasubramaniam, D. & Fletcher, J., 6 Dec 2022, 2022 29th Asia-Pacific Software Engineering Conference (APSEC). IEEE Computer Society, p. 90-98 9 p. 10043326. (Asia-Pacific Software Engineering Conference (APSEC)).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Open access
Short paper: Integrating the data protection impact assessment into the software development lifecycle
Irvine, C., Balasubramaniam, D. & Henderson, T., 2020, Data Privacy Management, Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain Technology: ESORICS 2020 International Workshops, DPM 2020 and CBT 2020, Guildford, UK, September 17–18, 2020, Revised Selected Papers. Garcia-Alfaro, J., Navarro-Arribas, G. & Herrera-Joancomarti, J. (eds.). Cham: Springer, p. 219-228 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Security and Cryptology); vol. 12484 LNCS).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Support for traceability management of software artefacts using natural language processing
Arunthavanathan, A., Shanmugathasan, S., Ratnavel, S., Thiyagarajah, V., Perera, I., Meedeniya, D. & Balasubramaniam, D., 26 May 2016, 2nd International Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference, MERCon 2016; Civil Engineering Complex, University of Moratuwa, Katubedda, Moratuwa; Sri Lanka; 5 April 2016 through 6 April 2016. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., p. 18-23 7480109Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Open access
Handling the differential evolution of software artefacts: a framework for consistency management
Pete, I. & Balasubramaniam, D., 2 Mar 2015, 2015 IEEE 22nd International Conference on Software Analysis, Evolution and Reengineering (SANER). IEEE, p. 599-600Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Tool support for Traceability of Software Artefacts
Kamalabalan, K., Uruththirakodeeswaran, T., Thiyagalingam, G., Wijesinghe, D. B., Perera, I., Meedeniya, D. & Balasubramaniam, D., 2015.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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Maintaining Architectural Conformance during Software Development: A Practical Approach
Dimech, C. & Balasubramaniam, D., Jul 2013.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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PANDArch: A Pluggable Automated Non-intrusive Dynamic Architecture Conformance Checker
De Silva, L. R. & Balasubramaniam, D., Jul 2013.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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An Automated Approach to Generating Efficient Constraint Solvers
Balasubramaniam, D., Jefferson, C. A., Kotthoff, L., Miguel, I. J. & Nightingale, P., 2012, 2012 34th international conference on software engineering (ICSE 2012): Zurich, Switzerland 2-9 June 2012. IEEE, p. 661-671 11 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Controlling Software Architecture Erosion: A Survey
De Silva, L. R. & Balasubramaniam, D., Jan 2012, In: Journal of Systems and Software. 85, 1, p. 132–151Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review