Digital Wellness Framework for Cybersecurity

Dr. V. Sithira received her Ph.D. in Information Technology from James Cook University, Australia. She has more than 30 years of teaching experience in IT and Business-related courses. Her research mainly focuses on Cybersecurity and HCI (Human-Computer Interaction), improving Southeast Asia Secondary education by integrating cultural activity metaphors to stimulate teaching and learning experiences and to improve learning outcomes. Her study of cultural activities with Southeast Asia countries, mainly Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, and the Philippines, propelled her to propose culture-based ICT activities as “metaphors” and Culture-centred ICT guidelines for enriching teaching and learning. The proposed culture-based ICT activities prototypes were evaluated in Southeast Asia secondary schools, mainly in Indonesia and Brunei. She has the interest to expand her research to other parts of Asia and for adult learning.

During her tenure as a security consultant, she has worked with Microsoft Singapore on application compatibility and system migration projects, trained DSTA project managers on project management, and presented numerous security awareness talks to corporates, SMEs, and large enterprises. She was an adjunct lecturer with various universities and polytechnics for 15 years before joining the University of Newcastle. She is the Program Coordinator for the Master's in Cybersecurity.