Dr. Peruma is an Assistant Professor in the Information and Computer Sciences Department at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. Dr. Peruma holds a Ph.D. in Computing and Information Sciences, a Master’s in Software Engineering from Rochester Institute of Technology, and a Bachelor’s in Computer Application from Bangalore University, India.

Dr. Peruma’s research is around software code quality and program comprehension, with a particular emphasis on developing tools and techniques to improve the developer experience in implementing and maintaining secure, high-quality software systems. Dr. Peruma has published several papers in leading software engineering journals and conferences on the topic of code quality and program comprehension. In addition to his research, Dr. Peruma is also actively involved in the software engineering community, serving on the program committees of several conferences and regularly reviewing papers for journals in his field.

Additionally, Dr. Peruma also possesses hands-on experience in the software development industry, working on software projects for clients in multiple industries. Dr. Peruma’s industry experience includes consulting, designing, implementation, project management, and sales.