Prasanthi Akella

Prasanthi Akella is an experienced Principal Engineer in Product Security at News Corp, having joined the company in May 2023. Previously, Prasanthi held the position of Principal Product Security Engineer at Vimeo from April 2022 to May 2023. An extensive tenure at Synopsys Inc from June 2017 to April 2022 included roles as Senior Security Consultant, Security Consultant, Associate Security Consultant, and Software Security Intern. Prior experiences also encompass a research volunteer position at The University of Texas at San Antonio, an internship at Intel Corporation, and a role as Graduate Research Assistant at the Texas Sustainable Energy Research Institute. Additionally, Prasanthi worked as a Software Application Developer at NTT DATA Services. Educational qualifications include a Master's degree in Computer Science with a focus on Computer and Information Security from The University of Texas at San Antonio and a Bachelor's degree in Information Technology from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University.