Our Team

Mehdi Mekni (PhD) Founder of LASER, Associate Professor

Dr. Mehdi Mekni is an associate professor of Computer Science and Cybersecurity at the University of New Haven. He built an international professional career including various research, development, and management positions. His academic career includes computing-related program coordination and curricula design and assessment. Dr. Mekni has been actively contributing to broadening participation from diverse groups of students.

Our Team

Alumni

Our Team

Anwar Ul Haq

Provost Assistant

Anwar Ul Haq is a graduate student pursuing a Computer & Information Sciences degree at the University of New Haven. ...

Anwar Ul Haq

Provost Assistant

Anwar Ul Haq is a graduate student pursuing a Computer & Information Sciences degree at the University of New Haven. He Received Provost Assistantship from the university and he is working as a Research Assistant with Dr.Mehdi Mekni. He worked as Full stack Web developer in WriteSea. Currently, as a part of team LASER, he is doing his research project on NFTs and Blockchain.

Email:ahaq1@unh.newhaven.edu

Emmanuel Ogunwobi

Research Assistant

Emmanuel is a graduate student pursuing his Master's degree in Computer Science at the University of New Haven....

Emmanuel Ogunwobi

Research Assistant

Emmanuel is a graduate student pursuing his Master degree in Computer Science at the University of New Haven. He’s currently an Adjunct Faculty in TCOE. He also works as a Research Assistant with Dr. Mehdi Mekni. Presently as a part of LASER, he is conducting his research project on Smart GAIT Analysis and its applicability in security systems.

Email:eogun1@unh.newhaven.edu

Ramya Prathusha

Research Assistant

Ramya is a Graduate student pursuing her master's in Computer Science at the University of New Haven. She has received the TCoE endowed scholarship from the University...

Ramya Prathusha

Research Assistant

Ramya is a Graduate student pursuing her masters in Computer Science at the University of New Haven. She has received the TCoE endowed scholarship from the university and is currently working as a Research Assistant under Dr. Mehdi Mekni. She has more than three years experience from Amazon and Accenture. Currently, as a part of the LASER team, she is working on BCI (brain-computer interface) using Emotiv and VR devices which generates EEG brain signals to interact with games and compare metrics with traditional systems and also Secure cloud provisioning project which helps the users to rectify their vulnerabilities in the code.

Email:rpala3@unh.newhaven.edu

Sree Veera Venkata Sai Saran

Research Assistant

Saran is a Graduate student pursuing a Computer & Information Sciences degree at the University of New Haven...

Sree Veera Venkata Sai Saran

Research Assistant

Saran is a Graduate student pursuing a Computer & Information Sciences degree at the University of New Haven. He worked as Security Analyst at IBM. Currently, as a part of the LASER team, he is leading a conversational agent-based system for student recruitment, retention, and support.

Email:snara8@unh.newhaven.edu

Thulasi Theja K S

Graduate Researcher

Thulasi Theja K S is a Graduate student with a Master's in Computer Science at the University of New Haven. Currently, as a part of the LASER team, ...

Thulasi Theja K S

Graduate Researcher

Thulasi Theja K S is a Graduate student with a Master's in Computer Science at the University of New Haven. Currently, as a part of the LASER team, he is working on a Secure Cloud Provisioning project to fix code smells in public Infrastructure as code (IaC) repositories and its testing practices.

Email:Tks1@unh.newhaven.edu

Shannon Russell

Graduate Researcher

Shannon Russell is a Black-African woman pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science and Game Development/Design.

Shannon Russell

Graduate Researcher

Shannon Russell is a Black-African woman pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science and Game Development/Design. She attended New York City College of Technology before transferring to the University of New Haven. Shannon has been working in the field since August 2020, learning many programming languages such as Python, HTML, CSS, C, C++, and C#. Russell, always striving to be the best she can be, always lends a helping hand, offering as much assistance as she can. Not only is she a student, but also an alumnus of Girls Who Code and Code Nation. In addition, she is a representative of her university's Computer Programming Club and a TCoE Ambassador.

Email:sruss9@unh.newhaven.edu

Binaya Sharma

Graduate Researcher

Binaya Sharma is a graduate student studying Master's in Computer Science at the University of New Haven.

Binaya Sharma

Graduate Researcher

Binaya Sharma is a graduate student studying Master's in Computer Science at University of New Haven. He has more than three years of experience working as a backend developer in pharmaceutical and banking domains. He is passionate in the field of big data, AI and cybersecurity.

Email:bshar2@unh.newhaven.edu

Revally kiran

Graduate Researcher

Revally kiran is a Graduate student with a Master's in Computer Science at the University of New Haven. Currently, as a part of the LASER team, ...

Revally kiran

Graduate Researcher

Revally kiran is a Graduate student with a Master's in Computer Science at the University of New Haven. Currently, as a part of the LASER team, he is working on a Secure Cloud Provisioning project to fix code smells in public Infrastructure as code (IaC) repositories and its testing practices.

Email:kreva1@unh.newhaven.edu

Alumni

Sai Kiran Mohal Sukumaran

Alumni

Sai Kiran is a Graduate student pursuing his master’s in Computer Science at the University of New Haven...

Sai Kiran Mohal Sukumaran

Alumni

Sai Kiran is a Graduate student pursuing his master’s in Computer Science at the University of New Haven. With more than six years in the industry he brings a lot of experience in Big Data and Cloud Computing . Currently, as a part of the LASER team, he and his team are working on using BCI devices ( brain computer interface) using EEG brain signals to interact with games and compare metrics with traditional systems.

Email:smoha26@unh.newhaven.edu

Naga Anvesh

Alumni

Naga Anvesh Kunuguntla is a Graduate student pursuing a Computer & Information Science degree at the University of New Haven...

Naga Anvesh

Alumni

Naga Anvesh Kunuguntla is a Graduate student pursuing a Computer & Information Science degree at the University of New Haven. Currently, as a part of the Laser team, he is involved in a research project on the Foresight.

Email:nkunu1@unh.newhaven.edu

Charitha Sree Jayaramireddy

Alumni

Charitha is a Graduate student at the University of New Haven. She received the TCoE endowed scholarship from the ...

Charitha Sree Jayaramireddy

Alumni

Charitha is a Graduate student at the University of New Haven. She received the TCoE endowed scholarship from the university and is currently working as a Research Assistant under Dr. Mehdi Mekni. She had worked as an SAP Payroll consultant for more than two years. Currently, as part of LASER, she is doing her research project on reinforcement learning algorithms and is also working on building a chatbot for the university.

Email:charithajayaramireddy@gmail.com

Keerthi Lavanyeswari Pasala

Alumni

Keerthi is a Graduate student pursuing a Computer & Information Sciences degree at the University of New Haven...

Keerthi Lavanyeswari Pasala

Alumni

Keerthi is a Graduate student pursuing a Computer & Information Sciences degree at the University of New Haven. She Received Provost Assistantship from the university and she is working as a Research Assistant with Dr.Mehdi Mekni. She worked as Full stack java developer in Cognizant. Currently, as a part of team LASER, she is doing her research project on Intelligent Parking System using Neural Networks

Email:kpasa3@unh.newhaven.edu

Lalitha Penmetsa

Alumini

Lalitha Penmetsa is a Graduate student pursuing her master’s in Computer Science at the University of New Haven.

Lalitha Penmetsa

Alumini

Lalitha Penmetsa is a Graduate student pursuing her master’s in Computer Science at the University of New Haven. With more than six years in the industry. She brings a lot of experience in Big Data and Cloud Computing. Currently, as a part of the LASER team, she and her team are working on using BCI devices (brain-computer interface) using EEG brain signals to interact with games and compare metrics with traditional systems.

Email:lalitha12p@gmail.com