Akshita Maradapu Vera Venkata Sai received her Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Computer Science from the Department of Computer Science at Georgia State University in 2023 and 2018, respectively, and her B.Tech degree in Computer Science and Engineering from GITAM University in 2016. She is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer and Information Sciences at Towson University. Her research interests lie in the fields of Digital Twins, Internet of Things, Cyber-Physical Systems, and Privacy and Security.