Postdoctoral Fellowship - Data Science
Southern Methodist University - 2018
Gity Karami
Associate Professor of Instruction
Computer Science Department
Co Chair of Grace Series | Course Coordinator of Programming Language Paradigms | Faculty Advisor for UTD's Girls Who Code | Faculty Advisor for Women Who Compute | Faculty Advisor for Women in Cybersecurity
Professional Preparation
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) - Computer Science
Southern Methodist University - 2017
Southern Methodist University - 2017
Master of Science (MS) - Software Enginerring
Southern Methodist University - 2016
Southern Methodist University - 2016
Master of Science (MS) - Information Technology
Shiraz University - 2008
Shiraz University - 2008
Bachelor of Science (BS) - Software Engineering
Shiraz Azad University - 2001
Shiraz Azad University - 2001
Research Areas
Research Interests
- Software Security and Reliability
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
- Student Success and Educational Improvement through AI/ML
Publications
G. Karami and J. Tian, “Maintaining accurate web usage models using updates from activity diagrams,” Information and Software Technology, Vol.96, pp. 68-77, April, 2018 - Journal Paper
G. Karami and J. Tian, “Applying Task Models from Human Computer Interaction to Support and Improve Usage Based Statistical Testing for Web Applications,” International Journal of Computers and Their Applications, Vol. 25, No.2, pp. 64-75, June, 2018 . - Journal Paper
G. Karami and J. Tian, “Improving Web Application Reliability and Testing Using Accurate Usage Models,” In: Lee R.(eds) Software Engineering Research, Management, and Application (SERA 2017), Studies in Computational Intelligence (SCI), Vol. 722, Springer, 2018. - Book Chapter
G. Karami and J. Tian, “Using Task Models to Maintain Accuracy of Web Usage Models,” in 30th International Conference on Computer Applications in Industry and Engineering (CAINE), 2017. - Conference Paper
C.T. Schommer, P. Nellogi, N-L. Habboush, G.Karami ,“Advances and Applications of the Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) Algorithms, Southwest Data Science Conference
2025 - Oral Presentation
2025 - Oral Presentation
Additional Information
Teaching
- CS 6314 - Web Programming Languages
- CS 5343/3345 - Data Structures & Algorithmic Analysis
- CS 4375 - Machine Learning
- CS 4337 - Programming Language Paradigms
- CS 4341 - Digital Logic and Computer Design
- CS 3377- Systems Programming in UNIX and Other Environments
- CS 2340 - Computer Architecture
- CS 1336 - Programming Fundamental
Professional Development
- Certificate in Effective Teaching Practice Framework- Association of College and University Educators — 2026
- Certificate in Fostering a Culture of Belonging, Association of College and University Educators — 2026
Professional Conferences
- Grace Hopper Celebration, Anaheim, CA — 2026
- MLH's Hackcon conference, Copake, New York — 2026
- Women in Cyber Security (WiCyS) Conference, Washington, D.C. — 2026
- Grace Hopper Celebration, Chicago, IL — 2025
- Women in Cyber Security (WiCyS) Conference, Dallas, TX — 2025
- Grace Hopper Celebration, Philadelphia, PA — 2024
- Grace Hopper Celebration, Orlando, FL — 2023
- Public Safety Broadband Stakeholder Meeting, San Diego, CA — 2018