S. Rajalakshmi received her Ph.D. from VIT University and M.E in Optical Communication from Anna University, Guindy, Tamil Nadu. She has obtained her B.E degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from the University of Madras, Tamil Nadu. Her research interest is in the area of Next-Generation Passive Optical Networks, Optical Communication Systems, Optical Networks, and Optoelectronics. She is a Senior Member in IEEE, a Life Member in IETE (Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers), a Life member in SSI (System Society of India), and a Life member in ISTE (Indian Society for Technical Education). She is having 20 years of experience and currently working as an Assistant professor (Sr.,) in the School of Electronics Engineering, VIT University, Vellore, India. She has authored more than 20 Scopus indexed papers in different International and National journals and conferences. She is a reviewer in many journals. Presently, she is holding various responsibilities as a committee member of the University.