Krishna Venkatasubramanian, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Computer Science
Computer Science and Statistics
The University of Rhode Island (URI)
9 Greenhouse Road
Kingston, RI 02881
Tyler Hall 131
: krish AT uri DOT edu
: 401-874-2701
: @k_deux_v
Background
I am an Associate Professor of Computer Science in the Department of Computer Science and Statistics at the University of Rhode Island (URI).
Research Interests
I direct the Accessible and Socially Aware Technologies (ASSET) lab in the Department of Computer Science and Statistics.
My work is situated at the intersection of accessibility, human-computer interaction, and machine learning applied to understand and meet the needs of marginalized populations.
My current research would not be possible without collaboration with these excellent institutions/groups: URI Engineering, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Fenway Institute, University of Massachusetts Medical School (Emergency Medicine), Massachusetts Disabled Persons Protection Commission (DPPC), and Massacusetts Department of Developmental Services (DDS).
My CV, Google Scholar, DBLP, and Publications links.
Teaching
I teach/have taught undergraduate courses in Data Structures/Algorithms, Human-Computer Interaction, Social Implications of Computing, Computer Networks, Software Security, Systems Programming, and graduate courses in Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Networks, and Cyber-Physical Systems.
News
- October 2026: Was awarded a new National Science Foundation (NSF) Human-Centered Computing (HCC) grant to empower people with I/DD to report abuse through developing novel mobile computing systems that align with their capabilities and support their independence, privacy, and agency.
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February 2026: Arlen Duma's paper “Smartphone-Based Digital Phenotyping Across Health Conditions: A Scoping Review,” has been accepted in JMIR. Congrats, Arlen!!
- October 2025: Our paper “Toward a taxonomy of negative outcomes from the use of AI-driven systems for people with disabilities,” has been accepted at ACM ASSETS 2025!!
- April 2025: Liam Cannon successfully defended his MS thesis on designing Bodhi: a post-trauma self-regulation app for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Congrats, Liam!!
- April 2025: Priyankan's paper “Understanding the Accessibility of Single-User Virtual Reality Environments for Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities,” has been accepted at ACM DIS 2025. Congrats, Priyankan!!
- January 2025: Our paper “Considering Trauma in Accessible Design for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities,” has been accepted at Communications of the ACM magazine.
- October 2024: Was awarded a new National Science Foundation (NSF) Human-Centered Computing (HCC) grant for the design of VR-mediated technologies that empower adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities to engage in independent post-trauma self-regulation to cope with the negative effects of trauma.
- March 2024: Brittany, Priyankan and Tina's paper, “A3C: An Image-Association-Based Computing Device Authentication Framework for People with Upper Extremity Impairments,” has been accepted at ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing.
- March 2024: Our paper, “Leveraging technology for post-abuse peer support for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities,” has been accepted at ACM CHI 2024 (LBW)
- July 2023: Brittany Lewis successfully defended her PhD dissertation on designing authentication solutions for people with upper extremity impairments. Congrats, Dr. Brittany Lewis!!
- June 2023: Was awarded a new NIH NIBIB (R01) grant for a novel, artificial-intelligence-assisted, wearable sensor system, MINDER, which will continuously monitor physiologic changes and will use machine-learning algorithms to accurately identify buprenorphine use. This work is a collaboration with Drs. Stephanie Carreiro from the University of Massachusetts Medical School and Kunal Mankodiya and Dhaval Solanki from URI Engineering.
- May 2023: Our app designed to help individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities recognize and report abuse has been released on the Apple app store and Amazon app store
- April 2023: Brittany, Tina, Alex, and Priyankan's paper on the use of security-focused smart home devices by people with disabilities has received an ACM CHI 2023 Honorable Mention Award. Yay!!!!
- Feb 2023: Brittany, Tina, Alex, and Priyankan's paper, “'I... caught a person casing my house... and scared him off:' The Use of Security-Focused Smart Home Devices by People with Disabilities,” has been accepted at ACM CHI 2023. Congrats, team!!