Dr Dharini Balasubramaniam

Dr Dharini Balasubramaniam

Senior Lecturer

Phone
+44 (0)1334 46 3266
Email
dharini@st-andrews.ac.uk
Office
C1.13
Location
Jack Cole Building (Computer Science )

 

Biography

I am a Senior Lecturer in Computer Science at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø. 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 ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø 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 ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø.

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.

I am a Senior Fellow of the Advance HE (SFHEA) and a member of IEEE, British Computer Society, ACM SIGCAS, ACM SIGCSE and the British Society of Gerontology.

Teaching

In 2025-26, I will teach Second and Master's level modules:

  • CS2001 - Foundations of Computation (co-delivered with Peter Macgregor)
  • CS2101 - Foundations of Computation (Accelerated - for direct entry students)
  • CS5033 - Software Architecture and Design

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
  • CS5030 - Software Engineering Principles

Research areas

My interests are broadly in the area of software engineering. Specifically, I work on

  • Software architecture,
  • Uncertainty in software systems,
  • Software ethics,
  • , 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.

I accept PhD applications in my areas of interest. Prospective applicants are welcome to contact me with an outline proposal for the proposed research.

PhD supervision

  • Rhayssa Silva De Oliveira

Selected publications

  • Open access
    Balasubramaniam, D., Williamson, J., Selva Kumar, R., Farag, Y., Narra, G., Thomson, F. & Boyd, K., 1 Mar 2026, In: Gerontechnology. 25, supplement, 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Abstract › peer-review

  • Open access
    Farag, Y., Narra, G., Balasubramaniam, D. & Boyd, K. M., 2 Jan 2026, Information and communication technologies for ageing well and e-Health: 10th international conference, ICT4AWE 2024, Angers, France, April 28–30, 2024, revised selected papers. Ziefle, M., Lozano Perez, M. & Mulvenna, M. (eds.). Cham: Springer, p. 30-62 33 p. (Communications in computer and information science; vol. 2762).

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Open access
    Kellenberger, M., Leidich, S. & Balasubramaniam, D., 8 Apr 2025, Proceedings of the 11th international conference on information and communication technologies for ageing well and e-Health (ICT4AWE 2025). Law, E.L.-C., Lozano Perez, M. & Mulvenna, M. (eds.). SciTePress, p. 284-290 7 p. (International conference on information and communication technologies for ageing well and e-Health (ICT4AWE)).

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Open access
    Balasubramaniam, D., 26 Sept 2024.

    Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster

  • Open access
    Li, P. H. & Balasubramaniam, D., 1 Mar 2024, Smart Ethics in the Digital World: Proceedings of the ETHICOMP 2024. 21st International Conference on the Ethical and Social Impacts of ICT. Arias-Oliva, M., Pelegrín-Borondo, J., Murata, K., Lara Palma, A. M. & Ollé Sesé, M. (eds.). Logroño: Universidad de La Rioja, p. 117-121 9326112

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Open access
    Farag, Y., Narra, G., Balasubramaniam, D. & Boyd, K. M., 28 Apr 2024, Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Ageing Well and e-Health (ICT4AWE 2024). Mulvenna, M., Perez, M. L. & Ziefle, M. (eds.). SciTePress, p. 47-58 (International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Ageing Well and e-Health (ICT4AWE)).

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Balasubramaniam, D., Williamson, J., Farag, Y., Narra, G. & Boyd, K. M., 3 Jul 2024.

    Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review

  • Open access
    Vaswani, M., Balasubramaniam, D. & Boyd, K. M., 11 Jul 2023, 2023 IEEE/ACM 45th International Conference on Software Engineering: Software Engineering in Society (ICSE-SEIS). IEEE Computer Society, p. 169-174 10173914. (IEEE/ACM International Conference on Software Engineering: Software Engineering in Society).

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Open access
    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

  • Open access
    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