Dinesh S. Reddy, PhD
Assistant Professor of Computer Information Systems and Security
Main Building, Room 301
210‐431‐5572
dsreddy@ollusa.edu
Areas of Expertise
My areas of expertise include penetration testing, malware analysis, digital forensics, voice and data security, intrusion detection, incidence response, cybersecurity policies and procedures, self-efficacy in information security, cybersecurity skills, and security education training awareness (SETA).
Teaching Philosophy
I approach teaching to prepare students for a smooth transition from academia to the IT Industry. To accomplish this goal, I develop the right course content, communicate the content clearly to students and constantly improve the content through regular student feedback. The overall process of preparing for teaching also helps me to stay current on subject matter and research in my area of expertise. Having taught multiple graduate and undergraduate courses (including conceptual and programming courses) in all three formats: face-to-face, online, and hybrid, I believe teaching is a rewarding experience both in terms of student success and personal growth in the chosen profession. I am highly committed to meeting my teaching responsibilities towards all the students. I have developed a passion for teaching and enjoy helping students achieve their learning and career goals. I believe in helping students learn the course content by following the learn-by-doing approach. I also believe that I need to help them transition from the school environment to work environment. I am always open to the idea of learning new ways to teach courses through professional development. I look forward to learning from my colleagues' experience to work collaboratively towards achieving departmental teaching goals.
Outside Interests
I enjoy traveling/driving, binge watching investigative/forensic shows (mostly related to aircrafts and space), interior designing techniques, and contributing to food bags/blanket service for the needy.
Certifications and Memberships
Professional Certifications and Trainings:
- Applying the Quality Matters (QM) Rubric (APPQMR) for online teaching (Feb 2020)
- Learning Management System: Canvas Course Facilitator (Aug 2018)
- Information Security Awareness (Jun 2018/19/20/21)
- Information Storage and Management from EMC (Mar 2009)
- EMC Implementation Engineer in Information Backup and Recover (Jun 2008)
- Business English Communication from Cambridge University (Jan 2007)
Professional Associations and Membership
- National Cybersecurity Training & Education Center (NCyTE) (Formerly CyberWatchWest).
- Mountain West Cybersecurity Consortium (MWCC).
- Colloquium for Information Systems Security Education (CISSE)
- AIS Special Interest Group on Information Security and Privacy (AIS SIGSEC)
- Association of Information Systems (AIS)
- Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Awards
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2020 Won “Educator of the Year” award for most embodying the teaching related aspects of our
mission at Texas A&M University Central Texas -
Nominee for “Excellence in Teaching” award for 2020 at Texas A&M University Central Texas
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2019 Recipient of NCyTE (National Cybersecurity Training & Education Center) (formerly CyberWatch West) awarded grant at 23rd annual CISSE, Las Vegas, NV
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2017 Won “Erich Spangler Student Cyber Research Paper of the Year” international award at 21st
annual CISSE (Colloquium for Information Systems Security Education), Las Vegas, NV -
2017 Recipient of Federal NSF (National Science Foundation) awarded grant at 21st annual CISSE
(Colloquium for Information Systems Security Education), Las Vegas, NV -
2017 Recipient of ACM (Association of Computing Machinery) awarded international grant to present in doctoral consortium at SIGMIS CPR, Bangalore
- 2016 Recipient of Federal NSF (National Science Foundation) awarded grant at 20th annual CISSE (Colloquium for Information Systems Security Education), Philadelphia, PA
Education
- PhD - Information Systems and Security, the University of Texas at San Antonio
- Master of Science - Information Technology
- Bachelor of Science - Electrical and Electronics Engineering