Gowri Ramachandran

Gowri Ramachandran is a Professor specializing in blockchain technologies, distributed systems, and cybersecurity. She is affiliated with the University of New South Wales (UNSW), where her research focuses on the intersection of blockchain applications, IoT, and secure decentralized systems. Her work emphasizes privacy-preserving architectures, energy-efficient mining strategies, and blockchain governance frameworks for multi-stakeholder environments. Ramachandran holds a PhD from KU Leuven (2017) and a Master's from Mälardalen University (2011). She has authored over 90 publications in top-tier conferences like IEEE and ACM, covering topics ranging from smart contracts to quantum-resistant IoT protocols.

Education:

• PhD in Computer Science, KU Leuven, 2017
• MSc in Computer Science, Mälardalen University, 2011

Research Interests:

• Blockchain scalability and privacy
• IoT security and edge computing
• Decentralized data markets
• Cyber-physical systems
• Energy-efficient distributed systems

Grants & Projects: Active in collaborative projects on blockchain for supply chain traceability, quantum-resistant IoT protocols, and decentralized identity systems. Her work often bridges theoretical foundations with real-world implementations in healthcare, energy, and logistics sectors.

Labs & Teams: Leads the UNSW Blockchain Research Group, collaborating with industry partners like Helix Cognitive Computing and academic institutions globally. Her lab focuses on deploying secure, scalable blockchain solutions for social good applications.