His research interests include relational, XML and document oriented database systems and human computer interaction. He has led the development of native XML database systems, introduced security models for XML databases and trained software engineers in designing and developing relational and NoSQL systems. He is currently on sabbatical from Rose-Hulman and is working as a Senior Consultant at Avalon Consulting, LLC. He is also associated with the Database Lab in the Department of Computer Science at Indiana University. Sriram holds a Ph.D. and a masters degree in computer science from Indiana University.