Dr. Prasanthi Sreekumari is an esteemed computer scientist with expertise in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, and Data Science. She currently holds the prestigious Kitty Degree Endowed Professorship in Computer Science at the University of Louisiana Monroe (ULM), where she also serves as an Associate Professor and Accreditation Coordinator. Dr. Sreekumari earned her Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from Pusan National University, South Korea, where her research focused on enhancing TCP performance over wireless networks through efficient loss recovery algorithms. Dr. Sreekumari's academic career includes tenured Associate Professor at Grambling State University (GSU), where she also served as Interim Department Head and Title III Activity Director for Cybersecurity & Cloud Computing. Also, she contributed to curriculum development, accreditation (ABET and SACSCOC) efforts, and the establishment of an Ethical Hacking Lab. Her research is widely published in peer-reviewed journals and presented at various IEEE international conferences, furthering the fields of networking and cybersecurity. In addition to her academic roles, Dr. Sreekumari is actively engaged in leadership positions, including serving as the Chair of the Computer Science Section in the Louisiana Academy of Sciences and as the Chair of the Track Section on Generative AI and its Applications at the 22nd International Conference on Information Technology: New Generations.