Prof. Dr. S. Elavenil is working as a Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, V.I.T.University, Vandalur, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India. She has earned her B.E.Degree from Madurai Kamaraj University in Civil Engineering in the year 1988 and M.E. Degree in R.E.C,Trichy, Bharathidasan University in Structural Engineering in the year 1994. She also achieved Ph.D degree from Anna University, Chennai in the topic'Dynamic response of plates under impact loading'in the year 2006.

She has 26 years of teaching experience in the Engineering colleges and Universities in Tamilnadu. She had published 20 papers in National and International Journals. She has participated and presented 25 papers in the National and International Conferences. She also guides her M.Tech and Ph.D students in the area of Structural Dynamics and Concrete Structures. She has published book in the title Basics of Dynamics and Aseismic Design of Structures –A.R.S Publications- June 2014. ISBN 97812048659.

She was invited to deliver lectures in many Universities such as B.S.Abdul Rahman University, Arupadai Veedu University, Chief guest in IG.K.M.Engineering college and as a Special lecture IN S.M.K.Fomra college of Engineering, judges in various events in symposiums and Conferences in Adiparasakthi college, T.J.S.Engineering college, Peruvoyal, Review committee members and doctoral committee members in Bharat University, Dr.M.G.R.University, Saveetha University, St.Peters University and Sathyabama University in India.